SHST Weekly Report - June 27, 2022
Your Last SHST Weekly Report of 2022!
HIGHLIGHTS & NEWS
Thank you for an INCREDIBLE season everyone!
This is your last weekly report of 2022! Thank you for reading so much detail each week, doing your volunteer shifts each meet/event, and for being part of this incredible community! We hope every new family had a wonderful first season as a Sea Lion family and every existing family was as pleased as we were to have a return to a normal season and the heartwarming Champs weekend events.
Thank you again to coaches Mark and Keenan for your amazing work with every swimmer. Thank you to our outgoing president Anne-Marie Kostecki for courageously and masterfully steering this large ship during a stormy few years. And to our amazing treasurer Jeanine Dixon for keeping us on course for over a decade! Also thank you again to the Champs dinner committee who created a wonderful culminating event for all!
As Mark mentioned last night, Fall swim info will be emailed in mid to late August from Mark Anderson Aquatics, and sessions will begin after Labor Day. 2023 SHST Swim Team registration for current families will open in early January, and for new families shortly thereafter. Have a wonderful summer everyone!
SHST = 2022 Marin Swim League Champions!
For a 27th consecutive time, the Sealions dominated at Champs and pulled off a stunning victory with 2451 points (runner-up was the Strawberry Seals at 1902 points). The biggest meet of the season was a full and exciting day at the College of Marin IVC in Novato. The 10 MSL teams and vendors scattered across the grounds with their colorful tents and a festive feeling hung in the air. In the aquatic center, spectators thronged the East and West ends of the pool deck cheering on the swimmers who came out determined to give it their all. In a meet where the events moved more quickly than usual, the Sealions displayed their characteristic passion, determination, composure and sportsmanship in every race as they reached new heights and set records. Well done Sea Lions... we are so proud of you!
Massive shoutout to our Triple Crown Winners:
Hailey Bennett (Girls 8-and-under) SHST 25 free, 25 back, 100 IM
Zoe Singleton (Girls 9-10) SHST 50 free, 50 fly, 100 IM
Nate Greenberg (Boys 13-14) SHST 50 free, 50 fly, 100 IM
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to our Champs High Score Trophy Winners! SHST won 13 out of the 30 trophies that were given out on Saturday.
Girls 8-and-under
1 Hailey Bennett SHST 60
2 Maeve Kastner SHST 53 Boys 8-and-under 2 Winston Olson SHST 51 Girls 9-10 1 Zoe Singleton SHST 60 Girls 11-12 2 Elsa Kastner SHST 54.5 Boys 11-12 3 Zayne Wachelka SHST 49 Girls 13-14 1 Holly Hovey SHST 57
2 Sanne Kostecki SHST 51
3 Hannah Reichley SHST 46 Boys 13-14 1 Nate Greenberg SHST 60
3 Nolan Anderson SHST 53 Girls 15-18 2 Ella Woodhead SHST 54 Boys 15-18 3 Brady Long SHST 50
The Top 16 swimmers in every race scored points for their team!
See the website and the attached for these points scorers!
The SHST Top 10 Board was also on fire after Champs!
U8 girls - Hayley Bennett - #8 spot for IM; Maeve Kastner - #8 spot for Fly
9/10 girls - Zoe Singleton - # 10 spot for Fly
11/12 girls - Elsa Kastner - #9 spot for Free, #7 spot for Back and # 2 for Fly
13/14 girls - Holly Hovey - #3 spot for Free, Sanne Kostecki - #8 spot for Fly
13/14 boys - Nate Greenberg - #2 spot for Free, #4 spot for Fly, and #4 spot for IM, Nolan Anderson - #8 spot for IM
15/18 girls - Ella Woodhead - #3 spot for Free, #2 spot for Back and #2 spot for IM, Gabby Reichley - #5 spot for Free, #3 spot for Breast and # 8 spot for IM
15/18 boys - Nick La Fave - #4 spot for Breast, Vincent Krilanovich - #6 spot for Fly,Brady Long - #8 spot for Free, #7 spot for Back and #5 spot for Fly,
We also set some new SHST Relay Team records at Champs:
15-18 Mixed Medley Relay - SHST A 1:46.30 (2022 Champs) - Ella Woodhead, Nick Lafave, Brady Long, Ingrid Wahlstrom (WAS: 1:47.16 (2019)
15-18 Mixed Free Relay - SHST A 1:34.94 (2022 Champs) - Ella Woodhead, Vincent Krilanovich, Gabby Reichley, Brady Long (WAS: 1:35.70 (2019)
As a team, the Sealions had a record - setting 247 best times!
47.87% of best times at Champs and meant that at least 140 Sealions had at least one best time! See here for the full list.
See attached and the website for the complete set of results from the Champs meet. What an incredible journey this season has been for the Sealions and our most wonderful Coach Mark and Coach Keenan. We came back strong after the pandemic hiatus, reconnected and forged new and strong friendships as a swim team and community, welcomed a new wave of talented young swimmers, and ended the 2022 MSL season on the highest note any team could wish for. See you next season!
Highlights of the Shave Down, HS Dinner, and Pups Meet
Thanks to our amazingly FUN, fun committee for a season full of great events that helped us connect and engage!
SHST Photo/Video Library
If you have not yet done so, please watch the 2021 Senior Videos. Just like our 2022 graduates last night, these young adults are so inspiring for the younger kids (and all of us) to hear. The 2022 end-of-season video will be posted to the video library soon!
Photos from every meet are available in the photo library. THANK YOU to our spectacular photo and video team for capturing this memorable season for all!
Lost & Found - LAST CALL!!
As you probably saw last night, the lost and found is OVERFLOWING! Please head over to the pool and find your stuff soon as it will be donated on July 11th!
July 4th in the Hollow!
Be sure to come out for a wonderful day of family, friends and fun! The day begins with the fun run, then the parade, and a celebration at the pool. Coach Mark is the Grand Marshal this year and will lead the parade (in the dry section) with his wife Julie by his side. SHST families will follow close behind by foot, on bikes, scooters - proudly displaying blue and yellow and Sea Lion Spirit! Join us to decorate your bike, scooter or whatever on Sunday 7/3 at 4 pm at Jeanine Dixon's house (2 Van Tassel Court). Then on the 4th, meet at10:30AM on the corner of Deer Hollow and Butterfield where the parade kicks off at 11. Click here for more details about July 4th in the Hollow.
Team Gift Pickup, Ribbons and Awards
Swimmers of the Week
Congrats to our last 2022 Swimmers of the Week!
8Us: Maya Vyenielo, Beckett Hammerski, Sabrina Stanley and Aidan Danziger
9-10s: Dodge Lewicki, Kiara Hapuarachachi, Anna Muldoon, Romeo Fradelizio
11+: Justin Tachiki, Alice Terstegge, Ben Gross and Ella Wolff
IMPORTANT DATES FOR ALL SWIMMERS
July 3rd @ 4 PM: Decorate your bike, etc. in Jeanine Dixon's front yard (2 Van Tassel Court). Decorating supplies will be available and bring your own as desired!
July 4th Parade @ 11 AM! Join Mark and the team in the SH Parade. Meet at the corner of Butterfield and Deer Hollow at 10:30 sharp.
...And that's a wrap on the 2022 Weekly Reports - thanks for tuning in!!
