Junior National Championships (Results & Photos)

Congratulations to our Junior National Team who competed at the USA Swimming Winter Junior National Championships Knoxville, Tennessee at the University of Tennessee.  After 3 1/2 months of hard training and competitions which included the High School Season and Winter Championships, these swimmers competed with the Top 18 and under swimmers in the country.

 

Marta Ciesla - personal best time in the 50 freestyle and swam in 3 of the relay teams in her first Junior Nationals.

 

Casey Francis - personal best time in the 400IM which earned a second swim in the "b" final at night and in the process broke the Pine Crest club record in a time of 4:19.52.

 

Kent Haeffner - personal best times in both the 500 free and 1650 freestyle and earned a second swim in the "c" final for the 500 free.

 

Brittany Hammond - personal best time in the 400IM, and competed in the 200IM, 200 & 500 free and was part of all five relay teams.

 

Caroline Nava - swim in the 50, 100, and 200 free and 100 fly individual events and was part of all five relay teams in her first Junior National meet.

 

Tyla Martin - swam in her first Junior National meet in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 200IM events and swam the butterfly leg on our medley relay teams.

 

Click HERE for the final results

Standing:  Kent Haeffner, Casey Francis

Sitting:  Caroline Nava, Marta Ciesla, Brittany Hammond, Tyla Martin

Caroline Nava starting on the 200 freestyle relay

Girls hanging out with Missy Franklin's coach

200 Medley Relay

On the deck of the Allan Jones Aquatic Center, University of Tennessee

Allan Jones Aquatics Center