Tsunamis Shine at "Away" Coast Aquatics Meet!

Team Records, New SES Qualifiers and High Point Awards Take Front Stage At Coast Surf & Swim Classic!

The first ever Coast Aquatics long course meet was originally supposed to be in Gulf Breeze at "The Club".  Since the meet was relocated, your Tsunamis took full advantage of the situation as over 100 of our swimmers put together tons of great swims in their home pool.  The recipe was full of some gooooooood home cookin and our Tsunamis finished the meet with bellies full of new best times, team records, new all-time top 10 swims and great memories.  And for one young PCST swimmer, a first ever Southeastern cut also proved to be a delicious menu option.  Check out all of these great swims from our June long course meet hosted here at home at Frank Brown Park.

Brasfield Joins PCST Long Course Championship Team at Coast Aquatics Long Course Meet!
At a meet that saw a large number of Tsunamis adding new Southeastern qualifying times to their list of upcoming Knoxville swims in July, we also added yet another fantastic young star to the championship team.  Congratulations to Pate Brasfield for his first ever SES qualifying time!  We look forward to having you as a part of history for the largest most powerful Southeastern team we have ever assembled.

Seven Different Team Records Fall at Innagural Long Course Coast Meet!
Kari Troia made a statement at her final 11-12 girls meet by setting yet another two team records that will certainly serve as great motivators in the future for our great upcoming 12 & Under swimmers.  Kalanne Krause proved that not only is she back and as strong as ever, she is also the fastest 13-14 year old 100 freestyler we have ever had on the team.  Not to be out done, Kyla Hallam came out aggressively in her 100 breast, breaking the team record in the 50 breast along the way.  And don't think for a second that the boys were going to let the girls have all of the fun because they showed that we have some of the strongest groups of boys coming up through the ranks with multiple team relay records from the younger age groups.

New Individual Team Records
Kari Troia 11-12 Girls 100 Breast (1:22.30) breaks Kari Troia (1:23.80) from 2012
Kari Troia 11-12 Girls 200 IM (2:40.10) breaks Kalanne Krause (2:40.28) from 2010
Kalanne Krause 13-14 Girls 100 Free (1:03.94) breaks Laura Kearns (1:05.25) from 2008
Kyla Hallam 13-14 Girls 50 Breast (39.23) breaks Kyla Hallam (40.13) from 2012

New Relay Team Records
8 & Under Boys 200 Med Relay (3:55.11) Luke Maggiore, Josh Dean, Noah Vaden, Alex Fulton
breaks (3:58.80) Tristand Gandy, Aiden Ferry, Nico Gobel, Javier Elias from 2008
11-12 Boys 200 Medley Relay (2:35.75) Reid Metcalf, Cole Tillman, Nico Gobel, Matt Dean
breaks (2:38.50) Sami Rifai, Chad McGuire, Alex Phlegar, Josh Vaden from 2010
11-12 Boys 200 Free Relay (2:18.64) Matt Dean, Reid Metcalf, Cole Tillman, Nico Gobel
breaks (2:19.70) Alex Phlegar, Chad McGuire, Josh Vaden, Sami Rifai from 2010

Taylor Wilder Leads Tsunamis With Multiple New Top 10 All-Time Swims!
One swimmer who has been training her tail off has been Taylor Wilder.  Since early April, she has been a hard working leader in the senior group and is starting to see lots of great best times as a result.  Her latest incredible accomplishment came in the 200 Back at the Coast Meet when she moved all the way into 2nd place all time with a smoking 2:34.32.  Congratulations to all of the other swimmers who improved their Top 10 All-Time rankings.

New All-Time Top 10 Swims (all ages combined)
100 Back: Taylor Wilder 4th (1:14.35)
200 Back: Taylor Wilder 2nd (2:34.32)
50 Breast: Kyla Hallam 9th (39.23)
100 Breast: Kari Troia 6th (1:22.30); Kyla Hallam 9th (1:23.8)
200 Breast: Michaela Ashley 8th (3:03.64)
200 IM: Kari Troia 6th (2:40.10); Taylor Wilder 9th (2:40.54)
100 Fly: Jonathan Ratliff 6th (1:02.17)

New All-Time Top 10 Swims (each age group)
You will soon see that we have great swimmers coming up through each age group.  One of the strongest groups we have on the team right now is our 9-10 year old girls.  Sarah Kate Paine, aka "Skate", put together one of her finest meets as a Tsunamis to earn her place in 10 & Under Girl history.  This performance came just in time as she is now ready to age up to the exciting 11-12 year old age group.  Congratulations to the MANY new swimmers who are now among the best we have ever had all time in each age group.

8 & Under Girls
Lily Bradford: 50 Free (10th), 50 Back (9th), 50 Fly (7th)
Natalie McKenzie: 100 Breast (9th)

8 & Under Boys
Josh Dean: 100 Free (10th), 50 Breast (5th), 50 Fly (10th)
Luke Maggiore: 50 Back (7th), 100 Back (7th), 50 Breast (9th), 50 Fly (9th)
Noah Vaden: 100 Back (8th)
Alex Fulton: 100 Back (10th)

9-10 Girls
Sarah Kate Paine: 50 Free (6th), 100 Free (4th), 200 Free (5th), 400 Free (4th), 50 Fly (4th), 100 Fly (4th), 200 IM (5th)
Reagan Swindler: 100 Free (7th), 200 Free (7th), 400 Free (6th), 100 Back (5th), 50 Breast (10th), 200 IM (7th)
Marisa Ashley: 200 Free (4th), 400 Free (3rd), 50 Breast (5th), 100 Breast (6th), 100 Fly (8th), 200 IM (4th)
Heidi Retherford: 400 Free (7th), 200 IM (10th)
Isa Gobel: 400 Free (8th), 100 Back (10th), 100 Breast (5th), 200 IM (8th)

9-10 Boys
Pate Brasfield: 200 IM (8th)

11-12 Girls
Kari Troia: 50 Free (4th), 200 Free (2nd), 400 Free (2nd), 100 Back (2nd), 100 Breast (1st), 200 IM (1st)
Amelia Talkington: 50 Free (5th), 200 Free (6th), 400 Free (7th), 200 IM (7th)

11-12 Boys
Nico Gobel: 50 Free (10th), 200 Free (10th), 100 Fly (8th), 200 IM (10th)
Reid Metcalf: 100 Back (7th), 100 Breast (5th)
Cole Tillman: 100 Breast (7th)

13-14 Girls
Kyla Hallam: 50 Free (5th), 100 Free (7th), 50 Breast (1st), 100 Breast (2nd), 200 Breast (7th)), 100 Free (7th), 200 IM (8th)
Kalanne Krause: 100 Free (1st), 50 Back (4th), 50 Breast (5th), 100 Fly (4th)
Alexis Hall: 100 Free (9th), 50 Fly (10th)
Michaela Ashley: 50 Breast (4th), 100 Breast (6th), 200 Breast (2nd)
Fallon Gelsleichter: 50 Fly (6th), 100 Fly (8th)
Kylie McKinney: 50 Fly (7th), 200 Fly (6th)

13-14 Boys
Chad McGuire: 100 Breast (7th), 200 Breast (5th)
Alex Phlegar: 200 Breast (10th), 200 IM (10th)

15-16 Girls
Taylor Wilder: 200 Free (8th), 100 Back (2nd), 200 Back (2nd), 50 Breast (6th), 200 IM (5th)
Lindsey Gurganus: 50 Breast (7th)
Hali Naggiar: 50 Breast (8th)

15-16 Boys
Jonathan Ratliff: 50 Free (10th), 100 Fly (3rd)

Senior Girls
Nicole Gazia: 50 Free (6th), 100 Free (8th), 50 Back (8th)
Alysiah Stock: 50 Bresat (7th), 100 Breast (5th)
Jamie McDonald: 200 Breast (10th), 50 Fly (7th), 100 Fly (7th)
Astrid Escobar: 400 IM (9th)

Senior Boys
Michael Duderstadt: 50 Free (10th), 100 Fly (3rd)
JD Clutch: 50 Back (5th), 100 Back (5th), 200 Back (5th)
Evan Escobar: 50 Breast (9th), 200 Fly (6th), 200 IM (10th)

Troia, Duderstadt and Ratliff Bring Home High Point Trophies!
These three swimmers have proven once again that they are among the best of the best in their age groups.  While they do this time and time again, it is still important to appreciate each time they achieve such a feat.  Well done Kari, Duder and Jonathan!

High Point Awards
1st Place: Kari Troia (11-12 Girls), Michael Duderstadt (Senior Boys)
2nd Place: Jonathan Ratliff (Senior Boys)

8 Individuals and 5 Relays Win Events at Coast Long Course Meet!

Marisa Ashley (10 & Under Girls): 400 Free
Kari Troia (11-12 Girls): 50 Free, 50 Breast, 100 Breast
Reid Metcalf (11-12 Boys): 100 Breast
Astrid Escoabar (Senior Girls): 100 Breast, 200 Breast
Victoria Hove (Senior Girls): 200 IM
Taylor Wilder (Senior Girls): 200 Back
Michael Duderstadt (Senior Boys): 50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 IM
Evan Escobar (Senior Boys): 200 Fly
Senior Girls 400 Medley Relay
12 & Under Boys 200 Free Relay
12 & Under Boys 200 Medley Relay
Senior Boys 400 Free Relay
Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay

Up next for a couple of our Tsunamis is a chance to see what great swims they have lurking deep inside at the Richard Quick Invitational at Auburn University.  Senior leaders Victoria Hove and Michael Duderstadt are giving it their all at the mid season prelims/finals meet.  Stay tuned for great results from the meet!

CATCH THE WAVE!

Coach Jonathan