FAST Independence Invite (Ocala) recap

After a long weekend of racing, there is no question that Tidal Wave left its mark in Ocala, FL.  The weekend finished with five new team records, 31 new All-Time Top 10 times, 18 event wins, and four high point award winners!!!  Our swimmers dropped time by huge chunks.  Nikolay Chernev broke four 13-14 boy’s teams records (100 & 200 breast, and 200 & 400 IM)!  Reagan Burton erased a 23-year-old team mark in the senior girl’s 100 breast! Abigail Magouyrk (8 & under), Preston Hatcher (11-12), and Nikolay Chernev (13-14) were first place finishers in their respective high point awards, while Jonah Corbitt (Senior) was the runner-up for senior boys.

A full list of new Tidal Wave All-Time Top 10 swims follows:

8 & under: Abigail Magouyrk: 200 free – 2^nd (3:04.99), 50 back – 4^th (46.79), 100 back – 3^rd (1:39.55), 50 breast – 4^th (55.70), 50 fly – 4^th (44.65), 200 IM – 2^nd (3:26.20); 11-12: Preston Hatcher: 400 free – 5^th (5:01.74), 1500 free – 2^nd (20:07.50), 50 back – 3^rd (33.97), 200 back – 3^rd (2:37.16), 100 breast – 7^th (1:22.87), 200 IM – 7^th (2:38.57); Kasen Sweet: 100 free – 9^th (1:05.72); 13-14: Keaton Gerda: 200 breast – 9^th (2:59.28); Nikolay Chernev: 50 free – 5^th (26.31), 400 free – 3^rd (4:21.35), 100 breast – 1^st (1:08.34), 200 breast – 1^st (2:29.45), 100 fly – 2^nd (1:00.20), 200 fly – 3^rd (2:15.88), 200 IM – 1^st (2:15.01), 400 IM – 1^st (4:46.00); William Magouyrk: 200 breast – 9^th (2:49.54); Senior: Reagan Burton: 100 breast – 1^st (1:14.46), 200 IM – 3^rd (2:26.68); Jonah Corbitt: 100 free – 9^th (54.86), 200 free – 7^th (1:58.35), 400 free – 7^th (4:17.23), 1500 free – 6^th (17:17.50), 100 fly – 8^th (58.71).  Great job swimmers!