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WHAT Swimming LOVES Sunday Trials/Finals sessions!! * Celeste: 200 Backstroke- LIFETIME BEST- 207.03- SPEEDO Sectional Qualification Time- Championship Finalist * Tara: 100 Freestyle Consolation Finalist- 53.43- SPEEDO Sectional Qualification Time * Eliza: 200 Backstroke- LIFETIME BEST- won "C" final * Brendan: 200 Backstroke- LIFETIME BEST/TEAM RECORD and 100 freestyle- LIFETIME BEST/TEAM RECORD * Max: 200 Backstroke- LIFETIME BEST and 100 freestyle0 LIFETIME BEST * Matt: 200 Backstroke- LIFETIME BEST * Adam: 200 Backstroke- LIFETIME BEST * Hayley: 100 freestyle- LIFETIME BEST- Consolation Finalist * Kim: 100 freestyle- LIFETIME BEST *...

WHAT performances!! John: 200 breast- TEAM RECORD- 2:21.91 Tara: 50 free finalist - LIFETIME BEST Brendan: 200 fly finalist-TEAM RECORD- 2:00.59 and 100 back finalist- TEAM RECORD- 54.98 Eliza: 100 backstroke finalist Celeste: 100 back CHAMPIONSHIP Finalist- LIFETIME BEST- 58.72- 2013 Long Course SPEEDO SECTIONAL QUALIFICATION TIME!! Max: 500 free- TEAM RECORD- 5:02.94 15-18 Men's 200 Medley Relay- TEAM RECORD- 1:43.44- Brendan; John; Matt; Jonny 15-18 Men's 400 Free Relay- TEAM RECORD- 3:21.58- Matt; Max; Brendan; Jonny Hayley: 200 fly- 2:16.84- LIFETIME BEST Matt: 100 back- 1:00.69- LIFETIME BEST

The second day of the CT Senior Swimming Championships are in the books..... WHAT a night!! Tara: 1:55.00 in 200 free (just missed team record) Brendan: 1:48.91 in 200 free (TEAM RECORD) and Bonus Final 100 fly Hayley: Consolation Final 100 fly Men's 800 Free Relay (15-18); TEAM RECORD- Max, Brendan, Matt, Jonny John: 1:04.50 - TEAM RECORD- 13-14 100 Breast MORE FAST SWIMMING TO COME ON SATURDAY!!

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Listed below is a great article from USA Swimming National Team member Kelly Harrigan. I was lucky enough to coach Kelly on the New England Saints swim team and watched her become a very successful college swimmer. The article speaks of Kelly preparing for meets: http://www.usaswimming.org/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&itemid=5068&mid=8712

GOOD LUCK to all of our WHAT Swimmers competing at the CT State Open Championships!!

Katie Riccobon

As you can see the 12 & unders are heating up the competition at the 2013 Age Group Championships....

Katie Riccobon

WHAT Seniors love Sunday morning prelims!

Two Sessions (Thursday and Friday A.M.) of Age Groups are down and WHAT Swimming is not wasting their opportunities: LBT's (Lifetime Best) Jett: 500 free Ben: 500 free Taylor: 500 free Tara: 500 free & 50 free John R.: 200 IM & 200 Breast Matt G.: 200 IM & 50 free Tor: 50 free & 500 free TEAM RECORDS Jett: 10/under 500 free Tor: 13-14 500 free & Senior Championship Cut John R.: 200 breaststroke

Short Course Age Group Championship WEATHER DELAY: All events for Friday will be run as TIMED FINALS. 13/O -- 10:45 am Warm-Up; 12 noon Start 12/U -- 4 pm Warm-Up; 5 pm Start