ATAC Competes in All-Star Swim Meet

 ATAC qualified 7 swimmers from the Fl. Short Course Championships for the Florida All-Stars. They are Emma Layton, Wyatt Foote, Stuart Higdon, John Yambor-Maul, Parker Brown, Ryan Rumana and Emily Chorpening There are two associations in Florida , the Fl. Assoc. and the Fl. Gold Coast Assoc. which is primarily the S.E. coast. Every year the two associations square off in a dual meet to see who has bragging rights for that year. This year’s Meet was held in Ft. Pierce on April 5^th and 6^th. Each association puts up their best swimmers and they dual it out. This year, as in previous years, the Florida Association won scoring 658 points to the Gold Coast’s 614. Wyatt Foote and Emma Layton were unable to attend but the following ATAC swimmers did.

Emily Chorpening (10&Under Girls) – 200 Free 1^st (true State Champion!), 200 IM 2^nd, 100 IM 6^th, 50 Free 19^th, 100 Back 6^th.

Stuart Higdon (10&Under Boys) -  Stuart swam in an arm brace having a small fracture in his arm. A real trooper! 50 Back 8^th, 100 Free 6^th, 50 Free 10^th, 100 Fly 12^th, 200 Free 13^th 50 fly 15^th.

John Yambor-Maul (13&14 Boys) – 200 Free 4^th, 50 Free 8^th, 100 Fly 6^th, 500 Free 8^th, 100 Free 11^th.

Parker Brown (11&12 Boys) – 100 Free 7^th, 200 IM 5^th, 100 IM 13^th, 50 Free 10^th, 200 Free 7^th, 500 Free 5^th.

Ryan Rumana (13&14 Boys) – Ryan qualified as a 12 year old and turned 13 just prior to the All-Star meet. These birthday swimmers are allowed to compete, but in the 13&14 year old division. Quite a challenge, but Ryan stepped up and had a great meet. His events were; 100 Back 21^st, 100 Breast 16^th, 200 IM25th, 50 Free, 26^th, 200 Back 16^th, 200 Breast 15^th.

CONGRATULATIONS swimmers on representing both ATAC and the Florida Association.