Summer Solstice Recap

76 athletes from the Spokane Waves joined the nearly 600 swimmers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana at the 2011 Summer Solstice Meet at Witter Pool.

Fourteen team records were set during the weekend competition, eight of which were individual and six came in relays. Kaylee Beck’s team record in the 200 butterfly was especially sweet, as she achieved her first ever Senior Sectional qualifying time.

A huge congratulations to all of our individual record breakers:

15-18 & Open Female 50 Breaststroke Faith Barr

15-18 & Open Female 200 Butterfly Kaylee Beck

11-12 Boys 200 Backstroke Evan Childears

15-18 Boys 1650 Freestyle Nate Endebrock

15-18 Boys 50 Backstroke Conner Hickey

15-18 Boys 200 Backstroke Nate Endebrock

And, another huge congratulations to our relay record breakers:

15-18 & Open Female 400 Medley Madi Lydig, Carlie McGregor, Rachel Millet, Taylor McGregor

15-18 & Open Female 400 Freestyle Carlie McGregor, Madi Lydig, Taylor McGregor, Rachel Millet

15-18 & Open Male 400 Freestyle Nate Endebrock, Jacob White, Conner Hickey, Asa Wolfe

We finished the meet with an impressive 320 best times, here’s the list of swimmers who had at least 1 best time or swam in their first long course meet:

Samantha Abbott-Moore: 8 best times

Stephanie Assonken: 7 first time swims

Faith Barr: 4 best times

Stephanie Bayless: 3 best times

Kaylee Beck: 3 best times

Taylor Brown: 1 best time

Ali Bumann: 2 best times

Heather Buries: 6 first time swims

Megan Buries: 3 first time swims

Evan Childears: 2 first time swims, 6 best times

Ashley Christoff: 2 best times

Matthew Christoff: 2 first time swims,5 best times

Nicole Cook: 5 first time swims

Tabor Cote: 6 first time swims

Sam Court: 1 first time swim, 7 best times

Maisie Crane: 2 first time swims, 4 best times

Rachael Deobald: 2 best times

Sam Deobald: 1 best time

Didi Djatej: 2 first time swims

Mandi Edlin: 1 first time swim

Makenna Endebrock: 4 best times

Nate Endebrock: 2 best times

Eric Foote: 1 first time swim

Ryan Foote 1 first time swim, 3 best times

Ryan Frostad: 3 first time swims

Jared Geschke: 2 first time swims,8 best times

Kaylie Geschke: 4 first time swims, 4 best times

Caden Gillis: 4 best times

Marian Gillis: 3 first time swims

Jaclyn Gray: 1 first time swim, 2 best times

Marlena Hamilton: 2 first time swims, 7 best times

Conner Hickey: 2 best times

Karen Kiehl: 2 best times

Katie Laurier: 3 first time swims, 3 best times

Madi Lydig 3 best times

Izzy Madill: 2 best times

Sophia Madill: 10 best times

Taylor McGregor: 2 best times

Aiden McIlraith: 1 first time swim

Aubrey McLaughlin: 1 first time swim, 6 best times

Brandon Merrick: 2 best times

Meghan Merrick: 3 best times

Abi Millet: 7 best times

Josh Millet: 2 best times

Selene Moore: 2 first time swims

Alexis Murua: 5 first time swims

Isabelle Nachtsheim: 3 best times

Makenzie Norman: 10 best times

Matthew Norman: 2 first time swims

Delaney Phillips: 10 first time swims

Izabella Ruckhaber: 4 first time swims, 1 best time

Brady Ruckhaber: 4 first time swims

Alexis Schmidt: 10 first time swims

Sam Sentenn: 2 first time swims, 6 best times

Danielle Sherven: 10 first time swims

Heather Spall: 3 first time swims

Marissa Stapleton: 4 best times

Griffen Stauffenburg: 1 first time swim

Emma Thackston: 6 first time swims

Sam Thackston: 2 first time swims

Avery Tripp: 2 first time swims, 1 best time

Brooklynn White: 4 first time swims

Jacob White: 3 best times

Bailey Wilks: 2 first time swims

Asa Wolfe: 2 best times

Brynn Worden: 3 best times

David Wray: 5 first time swims

Anna Zook: 10 best times

Emily Zook: 9 best times

Rose Marie Zook: 6 first time swims

Thanks, everyone, for a fantastic weekend.  We’ll see you in Wenatchee!