Boys<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 151\u00a0\u00a0 Christchurch\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0115<\/p>\n
Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 172\u00a0\u00a0 Covenant\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a082<\/p>\n
Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 173\u00a0\u00a0 Wakefield School\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a093<\/p>\n
Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 192\u00a0\u00a0 TC Williams High School\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 55<\/p>\n
Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 211\u00a0\u00a0 Middleburg Academy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 28<\/p>\n
Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 212\u00a0\u00a0 Fresta Valley Christian\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 20<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Girls<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 167\u00a0\u00a0 Christchurch\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 98<\/p>\n
Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 166\u00a0\u00a0 Wakefield School\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 86<\/p>\n
Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 166\u00a0\u00a0 TC Williams High School\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 83<\/p>\n
Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 171\u00a0\u00a0 Covenant\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a063<\/p>\n
Seton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 184\u00a0\u00a0 Fresta Valley Christian\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 71<\/p>\n
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Conquering Fears and Expanding Horizons<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Last year, I vividly recall getting so excited by what I was seeing in this meet, that I resolved to find a way to write a 4,500-word research paper from economy seats in two airplanes and restaurant tables in two different airports on my way to an important business meeting in Israel \u2013 and it is SOOO worth it. \u00a0\u00a0This year, I\u2019m just as excited, but I fortunately get to write this from the comfort of my office.<\/p>\n
There were many anxious young swimmers on deck when I arrived at the Freedom Center from Baltimore on Saturday.\u00a0 They were anxious because they were swimming events like the 500 Free or 200 IM for the very first time, and they were concerned that they could not do it.\u00a0 I even had one swimmer e-mail me in advance because his mother was concerned that I had made a mistake on his entries.\u00a0 Nope, I didn\u2019t make a mistake.\u00a0 You gotta trust me ladies \u2013 your babies are not babies anymore.<\/p>\n
Young Chris Arnold (7)<\/strong> summed it up his experience in the 500 Free best when he told one of the Captains, \u201cThat was fun!\u201d<\/strong>.\u00a0 Yes, I\u2019ve heard that before.\u00a0 I also commonly hear from kids who have just completed the 500 Free for the first time, \u201cCan I do that I again?\u00a0 I think I can do better next time.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nBefore I highlight all the kids who successfully conquered their fears while learning a valuable life lesson, let me tell you about first-year swimmer, Elena Morano<\/strong>.\u00a0 Elena is a senior and has never swum competitively.\u00a0 She decided to join the Seton Swim Team this year anyway.\u00a0 That made me very happy.<\/p>\nWhat made me even happier was when Elena noticed that we had an empty lane in the Girls 500 Free and asked, \u201cCan I try it?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHeck yeah you can try it Elena!\u00a0 Go get your cap and googles!\u201d.\u00a0 After a brief pause, I added, \u201cAnd make sure you do all 19 flip turns.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doubting whether she should have brought this whole idea up in the first place, she said with obvious concern, \u201cI don\u2019t know if I can do flip turns when I\u2019m tired.\u201d<\/p>\n
I thought about that for second and then I told her, \u201cElena, this is probably the last time you will ever have to get a chance to compete in the 500 Free in an official meet.\u00a0 You don\u2019t want to be laying in bed tonight thinking that you could have done 19 flip turns but only did 18.\u00a0 Do all 19 flip turns.\u201d<\/p>\n
And she did.\u00a0 Elena dove in and studiously applied all she had learned about how to swim an efficient freestyle.\u00a0 The whole experience gave me 10:34.18 seconds of some of the greatest joy I had experienced in the entirety of the busy swimming weekend.<\/p>\n
I am so proud of you Elena Morano<\/strong>.<\/p>\nHere are the 24 other Seton Swimmers who learned the all-important life lesson that they can always do more than they think they can do:<\/p>\n
\nMichael McGrath (8)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:24.84 and 500 Free in 7:34.04<\/li>\nLucia Bingham (7)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:07.82 and 500 Free in 8:02.77<\/li>\nMary Catherine Hurley (7)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:15.41 and 500 Free in 8:13.54<\/li>\nVirginia Hartung (JR)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:47.25 and 500 Free in 8:18.58<\/li>\nRose Waldron (7)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:31.20 and 500 Free in 9:03.65<\/li>\nAmelia \u201cGrandma\u201d Geary (8)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:38.06 and 500 Free in 9:37.98<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
\nJoseph Dwane (8)<\/strong> – 500 Free in 11:09.06 and 200 Free in 4:05.61<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
\nShannon O\u2019Malley (7)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:06.56 and 100 Fly in 1:39.84<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
\nLiam Halisky (7)<\/strong> \u2013 500 Free in 8:08.52<\/li>\nClare Waldron (SO)<\/strong> \u2013 500 Free in 8:18.29<\/li>\nChris Arnold (7)<\/strong> \u2013 500 Free in 8:26.86<\/li>\nSeth Kellogg (7) <\/strong>\u2013 500 Free in 9:25.04<\/li>\nOrla Haggerty (7)<\/strong> \u2013 500 Free in 9:34.16<\/li>\nPeter Hartung (7)<\/strong> \u2013 500 Free in 9:35.87<\/li>\nCate Waldron (8)<\/strong> \u2013 500 Free in 11:03.82<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
\nMaggie Gibbons (8)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 2:49.56<\/li>\nLucy Cunningham (7)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:11.19<\/li>\nRyan Beltran (8)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:14.15<\/li>\nJulia Atkinson (8)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:22.16<\/li>\nElodie Brox (7)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:26.70<\/li>\nElizabeth Dwane (SO)<\/strong> \u2013 200 IM in 3:32.53<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
\nHaley Fifield (7)<\/strong> \u2013 100 Fly in 1:37.42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/p>\n
\nJo Hartung (8)<\/strong> \u2013 200 Free in 3:49.00<\/li>\nKyle Da Re (JR)<\/strong> \u2013 200 Free in 4:14.75<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMind-boggling Improvements<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Sometimes improvement is so incremental and expected, that we might not fully comprehend how much we are improving \u2013 like the 50 Free where some get a new PR seemingly every week.<\/p>\n
Then we swim an event like the 200 Free where the last time we did it was at Time Trials.\u00a0 With nearly an entire season intervening, the improvement can be mind boggling, particularly for a new swimmer who\u2019s been taught to swim for something other than fun or safety for the very first time.<\/p>\n
And when I say \u201cmind-boggling\u201d, I\u2019m talking about improvements that can sometimes be measured in half or even whole minutes.\u00a0 Here are some of the kids that are inspired all of us with their dramatic improvements on Saturday.\u00a0 Not all of them are young, but many are new to the team and accomplished something truly great on Saturday:<\/p>\n
\nChris Lynch (8)<\/strong> dropped a nearly unbelievable 61.01 seconds from his 200 Free PR. Amazing!\u00a0 He also cut 8.90 seconds in 100 Back.<\/li>\nPeter Konstanty (8) <\/strong>took 57.79 seconds off of his 500 Free PR. His resulting time of 6:57.21 earned him a spot on the post-season varsity team!<\/li>\nElena Morano (SR) <\/strong>didn\u2019t just swim the 500 Free. In the 200 Free, she dropped an amazing 50.06 seconds!<\/li>\nEmma Catabui (SO) <\/strong>cut 49.89 seconds from her 200 Free PR. Wow!<\/li>\nJo Hartung (8) <\/strong>beat her 100 Back PR by 28.08 after tweaking a muscle in her leg. That didn\u2019t stop her!<\/li>\nMary Clare Waldron (SO) <\/strong>crushed her previous PR in 200 Free by 27.19 seconds.<\/li>\nJoey Arnold (SR) <\/strong>lowered his 100 Fly time by 22.74 seconds. Coach Mulhern was very excited.<\/li>\nChris Arnold (7)<\/strong> cut 36.60 seconds from his 200 Free PR<\/li>\nMeg Blanchette (7) <\/strong>dropped 30.79 seconds in 200 Free<\/li>\nSophia Zadnik (SO) <\/strong>had a great swim in 200 Free, going 23.26 second faster than ever before<\/li>\nOrla Haggerty (7) <\/strong>swam her 200 Free 16.75 seconds faster than ever before.<\/li>\nCate Waldron (8) <\/strong>beat her previous best time in 200 Free 14.27 seconds<\/li>\nMichael Brox (7) <\/strong>lowered his 200 Free PR by 13.52 seconds<\/li>\nJed Albin (8) <\/strong>dropped 13.29 seconds in 100 Back<\/li>\nCatriona Linton (SO) <\/strong>lowered her 100 Fly PR by 12.66 seconds.<\/li>\nMax Wilson (7) <\/strong>cut 12.08 seconds from his 200 Free PR.<\/li>\nDominick Tolentino (SR) <\/strong>dropped 10.36 seconds in 100 Back<\/li>\nDavid Hudson (8) <\/strong>cut 9.61 seconds from his 100 Fly PR.<\/li>\nAaron \u201cA-Ron\u201d Bishop (8) <\/strong>conquered the 500 Free in last meet 10.51 seconds faster than ever before.<\/li>\nKathleen O\u2019Malley (SR) <\/strong>beat her previous 500 Free PR by 10.50 seconds.<\/li>\nAva Hudson (8) <\/strong>came back to conquer the 500 Free 8.22 seconds faster than she ever had before. She also lowered her 100 Breaststroke PR by 7.58 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe Big Boys are Fighting for a Place on the State Team<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n We had two senior boys improve their chances for one or more swims at the State Championship meet in a few weeks:<\/p>\n
\nJacob Alsup (SR) <\/strong>didn\u2019t drop a half a minute in anything, but he did do something nearly as impressive. Jacob split 24.03 in a 200 Free Relay, beating his previous best split by .57 seconds and jumping up the \u201cA\u201d 200 Free Relay for the VISAA Division II Invitational.\u00a0 He also cut .78 seconds from his 100 Fly to go a very fast 1:03.78.<\/li>\nJeremy Kleb (SR) <\/strong>had a great meet also, swimming three flat-start PRs and a relay split PR. He cut a big 4.45 seconds in 100 Back, .83 seconds in 200 IM and .18 seconds in 50 Free leading off a relay.\u00a0 His most impressive swim though was his 58.64 100 Free split in the 400 Free Relay.\u00a0 That was 1.05 seconds faster than his flat-start PR, and has him in 9th<\/sup> position for the State 400 Free relay \u2013 just .25 seconds behind the 8th<\/sup> faster swimmer on the team.\u00a0 One more good weekend and Jeremy could make it onto the State team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWe also had a few other boys make some movement up the rankings that will determine our relay line-ups in the coming weeks:<\/p>\n
\nNathan Luevano (FR)<\/strong> split 25.48 in a 200 Free relay to move up to 10th<\/sup>. Nathan was already on the 400 Free \u201cB\u201d Relay, but he moved up to the 6th<\/sup> fastest swimmer with an outstanding 56.80 split, nearly a second faster than previously.<\/li>\nJohn McGrath (JR)<\/strong> split 25.84 in a 200 Free relay, nearly a second faster than his previous best, to move up to the 11th<\/sup> fastest time 50 Free on the team. John also moved up to 11th<\/sup> in 100 Free with his 59.43 split in the 400 Free Relay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nI have a whole separate blog posted on the topic of State Meet qualifiers, so please see that blog for details on where everyone stands.<\/p>\n
There Were So Many Other Personal Record Swims<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019ve already mentioned numerous Personal Records, but here are the rest of the 62 PRs that I have not yet had an opportunity to highlight.\u00a0 Considering how many swims we had for which there was no previous time (therefore it is impossible to get a new PR), 62 is a really incredible figure:<\/p>\n
\nMick Fioramonti (8)<\/strong> had an awesome 100 Breaststroke, dropping 6.19 seconds<\/li>\nCatriona Linton (SO) <\/strong>cut 5.94 seconds in 200 Free.<\/li>\nMoira Haggerty (FR) <\/strong>also had a big drop in 100 Breaststroke. Her\u2019s was by 5.32 seconds.<\/li>\nJohn McGrath (JR) <\/strong>dropped 4.79 seconds in 500 Free and .89 seconds in 50 Free.<\/li>\nNathan Luevano (8) <\/strong>lowered his already fast 200 Free PR by another 4.76 seconds.<\/li>\nElizabeth Dwane (SO)<\/strong> swam 100 Fly 4.61 seconds faster than ever before.<\/li>\nJJ Brox (FR)<\/strong> crushed his previous best 100 Free time by 3.96 seconds going 1:01.26. It\u2019s just a matter of time before JJ breaks the 1:00 barrier.\u00a0 He also cut .43 seconds from his 100 Breaststroke PR.<\/li>\nKathleen O\u2019Malley (SR) <\/strong>cut 3.83 seconds from her 100 Fly PR<\/li>\nLily Byers (SO) <\/strong>dropped 3.31 seconds in 200 Free, .62 seconds in 50 Free, and .38 seconds in 100 Free leading off a relay. It was a great weekend for Lily!<\/li>\nEvan Wilson (JR) <\/strong>swam 200 IM 3.23 seconds faster than ever before. He also cut another .73 seconds from his 100 Back PR.<\/li>\nTeresa Bingham (SO)<\/strong> lowered her 100 Breaststroke PR by 2.83 seconds and her 50 Free PR by .29 seconds.<\/li>\nElodie Brox (7) <\/strong>swam 100 Breaststroke 2.72 seconds faster than ever before.<\/li>\nCeili Koehr (SO) <\/strong>had a great swim in the 200 IM, particularly her backstroke leg, and the result was a 2.72 second PR. Ceili also cut .84 seconds from her 100 Breaststroke PR.<\/li>\nJulia Atkinson (8) <\/strong>cut 2.48 seconds from her 100 Fly PR<\/li>\nClare Flynn (8) <\/strong>swam 100 Backstroke 1.70 seconds than ever before.<\/li>\nSeth Kellogg (7) <\/strong>lowered his 200 Free PR by 1.65 seconds.<\/li>\nMeg Blanchette (7) <\/strong>beat her previous best 100 Free time by 1.49 seconds<\/li>\nMadelyn Zadnik (8) <\/strong>dropped a whopping 1.43 seconds from her 50 Free<\/li>\nSophia Zadnik (SO) <\/strong>lowered her 50 Free PR by another 1.27 seconds.<\/li>\nDavid Hudson (8) <\/strong>cut 1.05 seconds from his 100 Breaststroke PR.<\/li>\nMary O\u2019Malley (SO) <\/strong>hit PRs in 50 Free by .88 seconds, in 100 Free by .33 seconds, and in 100 Free again leading off a relay by .26 seconds.<\/li>\nPeter Konstanty (8) <\/strong>beat his 50 Free PR by .76 seconds.<\/li>\nLauren Curley (SR) <\/strong>dropped another .71 seconds in 50 Free<\/li>\nJoey Dealey (FR) <\/strong>lead of a 200 Free Relay with a .68 second PR in 50 Free.<\/li>\nMax Wilson (7) <\/strong>cut another .56 seconds from his 100 Back PR.<\/li>\nJed Albin (8) <\/strong>swam a .19 second PR in 50 Back leading off a medley relay<\/li>\nRyan Beltran (8)<\/strong> dropped .18 seconds in 100 Free.<\/li>\nLucia Bingham (7) <\/strong>beat her 100 Back PR by .11 seconds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nFinal Notes<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s been so much to say, but let\u2019s wrap it up with some final notes:<\/p>\n
\nThis week is the last week for all swimmers who are not on the Post-Season Varsity Team<\/strong>\n\nThat is because, for all the remaining Varsity meets, there are no exhibition entries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n But the good news is that next weekend is one of my favorite meets of the year, our annual Junior Varsity Invitational<\/strong> at the Fitch WARF<\/strong>.\n\nAll 7th<\/sup> through 9th<\/sup> graders are eligible, and you will get a chance to swim against kids you own age. I expect we\u2019ll do quite well!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIt was a great weekend.\u00a0 Let\u2019s make the most of the rest of the season!<\/p>\n
Coach Jim Koehr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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