Spring Championship Meets Recap

Speedo Sectionals - Boise Idaho

600 athletes, from 6 states, over 4 days at 2750 ft above sea level. We had our work cut out for us.
BISC showed up and placed 17th overall out of 75 scoring teams with only 5 athletes in attendance. Every swimmer made a finals appearance or several. For Wyatt, Tessa and Kyler, it was their very first Sectionals meet.

Kyler Boyden: Kyler had a really nice first Sectionals with .48 drop in 100 free. 3.28 drop in 100 back for a 55.95, .61 drop in 100 Breast and .24 drop in 100 fly. He finaled and was 15th in the 100 Breaststroke. Great meet for Kyler.

Tessa Hurguy: Tessa crushed it, no other way to put it. Crazy list of events to swim and made all "A" Finals at her first Sectionals. She made 4 Futures Cuts: 400 IM, 200 Breast, 500 Free and the 1000 Free. She came away as an event Champion in 1650 and scored a whopping 135 points for the team. Amazingly strong showing for a first timer at this meet. Great job Tessa!

Sara Kriegh: Sara had a bit of a challenging meet, but she kept coming back with a smile on her face and swinging for the fences each time. She swam 50 and 100 Free hovering around her best times along with 100 Back. She also made finals in the 100 Fly. Keep up the good work Sara, it will pay off. Great job!

Ian Letson: Ian had some really good swims as well, most notably the 400 IM where he and Wyatt fought to the bitter end. Such a fun race to watch. He too, had a very challenging list of events at this meet. Ian swam 1000 Free, 200 Breast, 200 Fly, 400IM, 500 Free, 200 IM and the 1650. He did a TT of the 100 fly just on his best in all his events, and scored 20 points for his team. Nice job Ian!

Wyatt (Kenneth) Livingston: Wyatt is a beast. He had a massive list of events to swim with lofty goals. He kept making finals and scored 24 points for his team. He had a big list of events and swam his heart out. 1000 free, 200 Breast drop of .77, 400 IM drop of 1.5, 500 Free, 100 Breast and 1650 with small adds. Super job Wyatt and Great Season!

I think this meet was a little more challenging for the HS Boys after coming off of their state meet high / taper and then trying to circle back for best times. We will have a better plan for next. There was some altitude to deal with along with a time change. All these variables add up and create some havoc.

Brian and Erin, thank you for all the rides, that sure simplified some things and saved the club some moola as well. Great job at this meet, we turned some heads again! I am looking forward to some good training / meets this spring and summer.

Regionals Recap - Boise Idaho

What a wild ride this meet was. We had 18 athletes at this meet and we placed 7th overall out of 68 scoring teams. We were the smallest team in the top 7. We had some amazing time drops, new Sectional Cuts, close finishes, close wins and exciting relays. BISC had tons of finals representation. We made our mark in Boise for sure. We had to deal with altitude, the post mid-winter break, snow days and some illnesses, but we battled through all the way to the end.

Thank you Megan, Betsy, Kay and Katherine for all the taxi rides. Reminded of me being a teen without a license again :). Thank you Shanna and Kay for your officiating efforts as well and all you folks who stepped up to time for the kiddos. GO BISC!

Avery Britt - Swim Off Champion in the 50 breast put her into the finals and Avery then placed 7th in the final and dropped another second from her swim off time. She also swam 100 free, and 50 fly as well, all with time drops and added 2 points Way to go Avery!

William Browning - What a meet for this guy. Scoring 24 points and making finals in all but one of his events. 100 back .42 drop, 200 back 6 second drop, 100 fly 3.6 drop, 200 fly 8.6 drop, 50 free, 200 IM 2.7 drop. Such big swims by this young man, so fun to watch grow and smash his times. Great job William!

Rylee DuPont - Rylee had a full schedule as well which included some super fun and fast relay swims. Rylee swam at or a little better than her best times in her events. She dropped in her 100 Fly 2.13 seconds and had fantastic relay splits. Rylee scored 27 points for her team, making finals in ALL of her races and placing second as part of 200/400 Medley Relays and 1st in the 200 Free Relay. Way to bring it Rylee!

Lena Everett - Wow, just missed her first Sectional Cut in the 200 breast and became a Regional Champion for the first time! She dropped in the 100 back by .82, dropped 2.2 in the 200 Breast where she was 1st Place. She also swam 200 IM 5th place and 100 Breast 6th Place scoring 16 points for her team. What a great meet Lena.

Jonathan Fort - First Regional swimmer. J Dawg had a good meet as well. Jonathan dropped time in his 200 Breast by 4.8, 50 Back 1.22, and 50 Breast 1.01. Great start for this young lad at championship meets. Great job J-Dawg.

Leland Hilgers - Regional Champion in two events and dropped a ton time in his mile. Leland charged hard all weekend and put himself at the top of the podium twice. He scored 28 points for his team. 100 back, 200 Back, 1650 Free. Wonderful job Leland!

Surya Jain - Coming off of two spectacular swim meets to qualify for Regionals in the first place, he had a bit of a rough go. Being Ill, vacation away and a few snow days sprinkled in, did not set him up for his best outcome. That said, he kept plugging away and a bunch of hard swims and never gave up. Surya swam 500 Free, 1650 Free, 200IM / 400IM, 200 Breast and 200 Medley Relay. This is a big menu for a 12 year old without all the variables.

Lola Jasperson - Lola came into this meet after being ill and swam really tough. She had some stellar relay swims that helped her team grab points along with a best time in the 200 Free. Lola scored 10 pts. Way to go Lola!

Lary Killigrew - First time Regionals swimmer had four events 100IM, 100 Breast, 50 Breast, and 50 Free with a drop of .48. Way to go Larry, you did great!

Fiona Livingston - Fiona had a tough meet, but kept coming back and trying harder. Fiona had some big races all while battling from illness. Fiona swam 500 free placing 6th and scoring 6 points for the team. She also swam 400IM placing 9th, 200 Breast placing 6th, 200IM placing 13th, 200 Back placing 13th, and 200 Free placing 11th. Way to go Fiona!

Olivia Longridge - Olivia at her first Regional meet had some great swims and made finals. She swam 100 Free drop of .41 and 21st place, 50 Free drop of .35 14th place, 100 Back 3rd place podium finish and drop of .35 and 200 IM 22nd place. She added 6 pts to our team total. Nice job Olivia!

Wyatt Majors - Wyatt had some really nice swims and was on a mission to make his first sectional cut. He did just that! Wyatt Grabbed his sectional cut and made the

podium in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:15.17. He dropped in his 100 Breast 1.5, and 200 Breast 2.33. Fantastic meet for Wyatt and great to see that big smile, he added 14 pts to the team. Great job Wyatt!

Louis McKibbin - First time Regionals swimmer. Louis swam 200 Fly 7th plcace, 200 Med Relay 7th place, 50 Fly 10th place and drop of .13, 200 Back 16th place and drop of 1.98 100 Fly 10th place and the 1650 11th place and drop of 1.70. Louis scored 2 points for the team.

Aria Michael - First time Sectional Qualifier and Regional Champion, Aria knocked it out of the park this meet. Aria swam 100 back and was an event Champion with a drop of 2.29 for a time of 59.67. 200 fly she was event Champion again with a time of 2:10.56 and a new Sectional Time., 400IM 3rd place, 100 free 3rd place and drop of .33, 200 back again event Champion and a drop of 8.41, 100 Fly Event Champion and drop of 1.46. Aria was also on all the relays and bringing home 48 points for her team.

Lily Rehder - Lily swam 400IM for a 3rd place finish, 200 Breast for 9th place, 200IM for 11th place, and 200 Back for 8th place. She had a strong meet, albeit not the one she wanted perhaps. Lily scored 5 points for her team. Great job Lily, We will get them next time.

Harper Rich - Harper “BISC photo taker extraordinaire” had an amazing meet, and in her spare time took pictures of her teammates making the podium. First time Regional swimmer charged hard in her races and scored 18 points for her team.

Spencer Slowik - First time Regionals swimmer brought home 13 points for his team and swam best times in his 100 back, 100 free, 50 Breast and 100IM. He handled this meet like a champ.

Winston Williams - Winston had a bit of a rough meet as well, coming into the meet after being ill and some time off, really added to the longer swims. He swam the 500 free, 400IM, 100 Fly and 1650 Free along with the 200 Med Relay. This was a tough schedule for anyone, but when you add all the variables in, it becomes tougher. There are always other meets buddy, lets get them next time.