Western Championships Day 1

1500 free started the meet and Emily Gerson crushed her previous best by nearly a minute on the way to her first Senior National qualifying time.  Emilys 17:27.65 gave her 6th overall.  She had best times at the 400/800 split on the way through.  Congratulations Emily!  

Lindsay Clarke was next in the 50 fly winning her heat and going best time at 29:74.  Matt Hua finished the individual races with his 50 breast coming in 6th overall with a BT of 30:04. Matt was 2nd in his age group.

The girls 800 free relay was next.  Unfortunately the team could not keep the momentum going and overall only Kitten Lee could lay claim to an improved swim.