Tsunamis Show Versatility at Coast Pentathlon!
Tsunamis Show Versatility at Coast Pentathlon!
More than 30 PCST swimmers made the trip to Destin to compete in the Coast Aquatics Pentathlon Meet. The meet featured nearly 200 swimmers representing teams from Florida and Mississippi. Swimmers competed in each of the four strokes as well as the Individual Medley and brought home many awards. It is rare that PCST swimmers get a chance to swim Short Course Yards during the Summer meet season, so our Tsunamis took the chance to establish some new Team Records, Southeastern Qualifying Times, and PCST All Time Top 10 performances.
New PCST Team Records!
8 & Under Boys
Alex Fulton 25 Back (18.65)
Alex Fulton 25 Fly (16.64)
3 Tsunamis and 5 Relays Take Home Victories!
PCST swimmers earned first place finishes in a total of 12 events. 8 year old Alex Fulton led the way for the Tsunamis, winning four of his five individual events. 13 year old Kari Troia was champion in two individual events in the 13&Over Girls age group, while Ella Hicks added a victory in the 8&Under Girls 25 yard Butterfly. PCST's 8&Under Girls won both the 100 yard Freestyle Relay (Ella Hicks, Caroline Freisthler, Sophia Coughlin, Riley Fulton) and 100 yard Medley Relay (Fulton, Coughlin, Hicks, Emma Martin). Our 11-12 Boys also accomplished the relay double, taking first place in the 200 yard Freestyle Relay (Nico Gobel, Ben Hicks, Sean Adams, Daniel Rhodes) and 200 yard Medley Relay (Hicks, Ethan Andes, Gobel, Jack Lehnhardt). The final relay victory was posted by our 13&Over Giirls 200 yard Medley Relay (Kari Troia, McKenna Hyman, Sarah Adams, Katherine Kozan).
Top 10 Finishers in Pentathlon Results
Swimmers were ranked based on their total time over each of the five events in their age group. In order to be considered for the pentathlon awards, swimmers must have competed in each event and completed the events legally. Below is a listing of our swimmers who placed in the Top 10 for their age group:
1st Place Finisher - Alex Fulton (8&U B)
2nd Place Finisher - Ella Hicks (8&U G), Nico Gobel (11-12 B), Kari Troia (13&O G)
3rd Place Finisher - Sophia Coughlin (8&U G), Luke Maggiore (8&U B)
4th Place Finisher - Isa Gobel (9-10 G)
5th Place Finisher - Ben Hicks (11-12 B)
6th Place Finisher - Riley Fulton (8&U G), Sean Adams (11-12 B)
7th Place Finisher - Ethan Andes (11-12 B)
8th Place Finisher - Caroline Freisthler (8&U G), Natalie McKenzie (9-10 G), Jack Lehnhardt (11-12 B), Sarah Adams (13&O G)
9th Place Finisher - Emma Martin (8&U G)
2nd Place Finisher - Ella Hicks (8&U G), Nico Gobel (11-12 B), Kari Troia (13&O G)
3rd Place Finisher - Sophia Coughlin (8&U G), Luke Maggiore (8&U B)
4th Place Finisher - Isa Gobel (9-10 G)
5th Place Finisher - Ben Hicks (11-12 B)
6th Place Finisher - Riley Fulton (8&U G), Sean Adams (11-12 B)
7th Place Finisher - Ethan Andes (11-12 B)
8th Place Finisher - Caroline Freisthler (8&U G), Natalie McKenzie (9-10 G), Jack Lehnhardt (11-12 B), Sarah Adams (13&O G)
9th Place Finisher - Emma Martin (8&U G)
SES Championship Meet Qualifying Times Earned!
Short Course Southeastern Times may be used to qualify for corresponding events at the 2013 SES Long Course Championships. As such, some swimmers were looking to add swims for the championship meet in July, while others were looking to punch their tickets to Nashville. We had two swimmers achieve new SES Qualifying Times at this meet:
Isa Gobel (10&U G) - 100 IM
Jordan vahabzadeh (10&U B) - 50 Back, 50 Fly
New Age Group All-Time Top Swims!
The following swimmers have also earned some of the fastest swims in team history for their age group:
8 & Under Girls: Ella Hicks - 25 Free (9), 25 Breast (10)
8 & Under Boys: Alex Fulton - 25 Free (4), 25 Back (1), 25 Breast (4), 25 Fly (1)
9-10 Girls: Isa Gobel - 50 Breast (8)
9-10 Girls: Isa Gobel - 50 Breast (8)
11-12 Boys: Nico Gobel - 50 Free (2), 50 Breast (7), 50 Fly (4), 100 IM (3)
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