6 Swat swimmers piled into a van, drove 6 hours to Gresham, OR.  Swimming fast was what we were about, and Senior Sectionals was the destination.  The region’s fastest swimmers met for 5 days of competition, at the Mouth Hood Community College pool (arguably the nicest outdoor facility in the northwest.)  Our small team of athletes trained up to 4.5 hours a day for the last 4 months in preparation… and it paid off.  17 new SWAT Records, 2 Inland empire Records, one Sectional Champion (setting 2 meet records), and many other best times were the result of months of hard work.  Here’s a quick glance at some of the highlights.  Also, you can log into our flo-swimming account to re-live the races on-line.

New SWAT team Records:

Carlie McGregor, Melissa Kirby, Madi Lydig, Rachel Millet: [Open] – 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medly Relay, 400 Medly Relay

Madi Lydig:  [13-14]: 50 Back , 100 Back , 200 Back – [Open]: 100 Back, 200 Back

Rachel Millet: [15-18] 200 IM, 400 Free – [Open] 200 IM, 400 Free

Rory Buck:  [Open ]- 100 Breast , 200 Breast, 200 IM, 50 Free

Rory Buck IES Record breaker, Sr. Sectional Record breaker, Ranked 3^rd in South Africa:

Sectional Champion in the 100 Breast (1:03.38) and the 200 Breast (2:17.95).  He also sent the IES record in the 100 & 200 Breast.  Great swimming Rory!  Also, both those times place him 3^rd in South Africa, Top 2 at their Olympic trials swim at the Olympics.