Winter Age Group Championships - Day Two

Winter Age Group Championships continued Saturday, December 14 and Beach Cities put up a strong fight.  We kicked off prelims with an amazing swim by Shannon O’Brien placing fourth and making finals with a time of 1:02.60 and finaling 8th with a time of of 1:03.28.  Prelims 100 back also saw Riley Farrell placing ninth and making finals with a time of 1:04.34 and finaling 10th with a time of 1:05.40.  Kathryn Doyle also made the final cut swimming prelims with a time of 1:04.40 and making it back with a time of 1:02.64 which placed her sixth overall.  Great swimming for all three girls!!

The timed final session reported a 91% best time percentage…. higher than BCS has ever seen before!! WOW!!!! Alex Crisera kicked things off with a 7th place finish in the girls 200 yards freestyle with a time of 2:07.60.  Standing out in the boys 7-10 age group for the 200 yard freestyle was Roger Brown with a finishing place of 3rd overall and a time of 2:16.08.  

The next event in the timed finals session was the 50 yard backstroke where Alex Crisera and Roger Brown proved, once again, that hard work pays off.  Alex swam to a 3rd place overall finish with a time of 30.37.  Roger swam to what has been quoted by BCS coaches as “the swim of the meet” (so far).  Roger raced for a first place overall finish with a time of 31.60.  Congratulations Alex and Roger!!!  Fantastic swims!

The 100 yard individual medley was a nerve wrecking race for coaches and parents as they looked on to see who would out touch the competition.  Alex Crisera proved to be the victor for the 11-12 girls as she raced to a first overall finish with a time of 1:05.43 and Kai Scarlet l ed the boys 7-10 with a second place finish and a best time of 1:10.02.  Great swims Alex and Kai!

Beach Cities finished strong in the 50 yard butterfly via Kai Scarlet (1st), Roger Brown (3rd) and Bradley Diaz (6th).  All three boys swam to a best time and their coach is extremely proud of their progress and efforts in the pool.

The timed finals session ended with the 11-12 boys swimming to a 6th place finish in the 200 yard medley.  Congratulations to Caleb Gorman, Vi Hong, Sean Keegan , and Ethan Swim that complete the race in a best time of 2:07.36.  GO BOYS, GO!!

The relay standout of the meet thus far goes to the 7-10 boys 200 yard freestyle A relay!!!  BCS put up a tough fight and locked in the first overall finish with a time of 2:00.07.  Great swim Kai Scarlet, Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Mason McEwen, and Roger Brown!!!  The 7-10 boys 200 yard freestyle B relay swam with the same amount of pride as they finished with a time of 2:09.85 for an eighth place finish.  Great job Brad Diaz, Robert Rogers, Evan Herr, and Matthew Cullen!!!   Your team is so very proud of you!!

Day three will p review olders 200 free, 200 breast, 50 free, 100 fly, and 1650 free and youngers 200 IM, 100 back, 50 breast, 100 free, and relays that are sure to be show toppers!!  Stay tuned for Saturday's posting of finals and the Sunday meet report!!!

GO BEACH CITIES!!