Gators Close LCM Season With Big Swims At Stars & Stripes, Divisionals and Zone Championships

The summer long course season has come to a close, but not before the Gators ripped of so many amazing swims and brought home a load of hardware at our July meets. First our 12 & Under swimmers had one last regular season meet at the CGAC Stars and Stripes. So many swimmers showed off their tremendous improvement this season. Then we sent our squad to the IN Swimming SE Divisional Championship where we saw some blazing speed, loads of podium finishes to earn medals, and several new Gator team records! Finally Elyza Tschopp earned a spot on Team Indiana to compete against other all star teams from other states at the US Central Zone Championship Meet in Fargo, ND. What an amazing way to finish out the season by all our swimmers. Highlights from the meets are below.

US Central Zone Championship Meet

• Elyza Tschopp – 3 swims in Girls 13-14
  • 25^th in 100 Back
  • 26^th in 100 Free in a LTB swim and a new US Zone Championship cut
  • 29^th in 200 Free in a LTB swim

Indiana Swimming Summer SE Divisional Championship – Photos Fileshare

• David Brenton – 5 swims in Boys Open with a 25^th in 100 Back and 3 LTBs
• Annie Chrisman – 3 swims in Girls Open with a 37^th in 200 Free and 2 LTBs
• Aberdeen Couturier – 6 swims in Girls 13-14 with a 6^th in 100 Breast and 2 LTBs
• Bailey DeSantis – 5 swims in Girls 11-12 with a 38^th in 100 Back and 1 LTB
• Austin Holt – 5 swims in Boys 13-14 with a 16^th in 500 Free and 5 LTBs
• Tyson Holt – 6 swims in Boys 13-14 with 2 podium 8^th places in 100 and 200 Free and 6 LTBs
• Emmanuel Jackson – 6 swims in Boys Open with 2 podium 8^th places in 100 Breast and 100 Fly
• Marshall Jackson – 6 swims in Boys 10 & Under with 4 podium finishes of 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 8^th in 50 Free, 50 Breast, 200 IM, and 100 Free and 4 LTBs
• Ben McCoy – 4 swims in Boys 11-12 with 17^th in 100 Back and 3 LTBs
• Jacob McCoy – 6 swims in Boys 10 & Under with 3 podium finishes of 6^th, 7^th, 8^th in 100 Fly, 200 Free, 200 IM with 4 LTBs
• Nick McCoy – 5 swims in Boys 13-14 with 5 podium finishes of 1^st, 1^st, 1^st, 1^st, 3^rd in 50, 100, 200, 500 Free, and 200 Back, 5 LTBs, and a new Gator team record in the 500 Free!
• Adrian Monroe – 1 swim in Girls 13-14 with a 81^st in 50 Free
• Lila Phillips – 6 swims in Girls 13-14 with a podium 5^th in the 500 Free and 2 LTBs
• Lucas Richardson – 5 swims in Boys 10 & Under with a 9^th in 100 Free and 5 LTBs
• Paisley Salamh – 6 swims in Girls 11-12 with 6 podium finishes of 1^st, 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th in 100 Back, 200 Free, 50 Back, 500 Free, 100 Free, 50 Free and 4 LTBs
• Elyn Schacht – 2 swims in Girls 10 & Under with 18^th in 50 Fly and 2 LTBs
• Espn Schacht – 4 swims in Boys 13-14 with 11^th in 200 Breast and 4 LTBs
• Joe Sheets – 4 swims in Boys Open with 4 podium finishes of 1^st, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd in 100 Fly, 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Fly and 3 LTBs and new Gator team records in the 100, 200 Fly and 200 IM!
• Lucas Stephon – 4 swims in Boys 13-14 and 1 swim in Boys Open with 4 podium finishes 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 8^th in 50 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free, 500 Free, 3 LTBs, and a new Gator team record in the 100 Back!
• Reagan Sullivan – 6 swims in Girls 11-12 with a podium 6^th in 500 Free and 4 LTBs
• Elyza Tschopp – 5 swims in Girls 13-14 with podium finishes of 1^st, 1^st, 2^nd, 2^nd, 2^nd  in 100 Breast, 200 Back, 200 Breast, 100 Fly, and 400 IM, 5 LTBs, and new State Championship cuts in the 100 Breast, 100 Fly, and 400 IM!
• Emma Tschopp – 6 swims in Girls Open with 2 podium finishes of 1^st, 3^rd in 100 Free, 50 Free and 6 LTBs
• 10^th in Girls 13-14 200 Free Relay – Monroe, Couturier, Phillips, Tschopp
• 2^nd in Boys 13-14 200 Free Relay – Schacht, A. Holt, T. Holt, McCoy
• 3^rd in Boys 13-14 200 Medley Relay – Stephon, Schacht, McCoy, T. Holt

CGAC Stars and Stripes

• Rayna Brenton – 10^th Girls 9-10 50 Fly with 4 LTBs
• Bailey DeSantis – 8^th in Girls 11-12 100 Breast with 1 LTB
• Jasmine Goyal – 8^th in Girls 8 & Under 50 Free with 3 LTBs
• Kaylee Graves – 15^th in Girls 9-10 50 Back with 3 LTBs
• Katelyn Holt – 4^th in Girls 9-10 100 Breast with 3 LTBs
• Marshall Jackson – Two 1^st in Boys 9-10 50 Free and 200 IM, 1 LTB, and a new Divisional Championship cut in the 100 Breast!
• Ben McCoy – 6^th in Boys 11-12 50 Fly with 3 LTBs and a new Divisional Championship cut in the 100 Free!
• Jacob McCoy – 4^th in Boys 9-10 50 Fly with 1 LTB
• Cole Murray – 7^th in Boys 11-12 100 Back
• Norah Naughton – 17^th in Girls 9-10 50 Free with 2 LTBs
• Adelaide Nungester – 3^rd in Girls 8 & Under 50 Back with 1 LTB
• Aarya Prajapati – 7^th in Girls 11-12 100 Back with 4 LTBs
• Lucas Richardson – 2^nd in Boys 9-10 200 IM with 1 LTB
• Paisley Salamh – Two 1^st in Girls 11-12 100 Free and 100 Back with 2 LTBs
• Elyn Schacht – 8^th in Girls 9-10 50 Back with 1 LTB
• Kaylin Slagle – 1^st in Girls 8 & Under 25 Back with 3 LTBs
• Reagan Sullivan – 4^th in Girls 11-12 50 Fly
• Maren Thompson – 6^th in Girls 8 & Under 25 Breast with 2 LTBs
• Kristin Wehnert – 6^th in Girls 11-12 100 Breast with 4 LTBs

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A few important notes and reminders

• End of Long Course Season Info – Our summer long course season has completed. We will be taking the month of August off. Get some rest and get off to a great start to school! Registration information for fall short course season will be coming in the next 2 weeks so be on the lookout. Light practices for returning swimmers will kick off the first week of September with full season practices beginning Sept 16. Full details coming soon.
• Gator Staff Openings – Going into the fall the Gators organization will have several staff openings, including coaches, lessons coordinators, and board positions. If you have previous swimming/coaching experience and are interested in either a paid or volunteer coaching position please reach out to [email protected]. If you have interest in lessons staff(paid) or board positions(volunteer) please reach out to [email protected].
• Team Pool Party – Gators have rented out the Franklin Family Aquatic Center for a team pool party Friday August 16 from 6-8pm. This will be a great opportunity for our entire team and their families to get together, celebrate the team’s success, and just have fun! More details to come as we get closer but mark your calendars to ensure you can join us.
• Triathlon Fundraiser – Gators will once again be hosting the annual Kids Tri For Kids Triathlon at Freedom Springs the morning of Aug 25. This is a great competition option for our younger athletes where they get to swim in the Freedom Springs lazy river! This is also a fundraiser for Gators and we must have several parent and older athlete volunteers to put on the event. Signup your kids to Compete HERE. Signup to Volunteer HERE.
• Gator Team Photo Share – We’re trying out a Google Photo Share for the team so we can share all the great pics of our swimmers throughout the seasons. I’m still trying to work things out but it looks like its up and running anyway. I believe its setup so others can add to it as we go. Please let me know if you have any questions.
• Leadership Council - This exciting program is continuing into the summer, helping our athletes of all ages with important skills surrounding leadership, mental health, sportsmanship, and goal setting. Please talk to Coach Abbi or Coach Sarah for details on this exciting new program!

Upcoming Meets and Events- See Calendar for full calendar and signups

• Board Meeting – Jockamo Pizza Greenwood – Aug 15 6:30pm
• Team Pool Party – Franklin Family Aquatic Center – Aug 16 6-8pm
• Kids Tri For Kids Triathlon – Freedom Springs – Aug 25

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