Records fall at GP#1, HS State Championship
Records fall at MPSC Grand Prix #1
The first meet of the 2009 12/Under Grand Prix Series took place October 3 at Mt Pleasant. The Riptides sent over 20 swimmers to the event. The Riptides tallied 37 personal best times, 10 team records and one new SCS State Championship qualifying time.
Swimmers earning a perfect 4-for-4 personal best times were Mackenzie Angwin, Connor Churchill, Danielle Flaherty, and Jack King.
Mackenzie Angwin broke her own record in the 10/Under 100-yard breaststroke.
Andi Churchill broke three team records in the 10/Under 200-yard freestyle, 50-yard butterfly and 200-yard IM.
Andi Churchill broke three team records in the 10/Under 200-yard freestyle, 50-yard butterfly and 200-yard IM.
Danielle Flaherty led all Riptides’ swimmers with the single largest improvement of 32 seconds in the 200-yard IM.
Zary Gouin broke the team record in the 10/Under 50-yard butterfly and swam to 3 personal best times. Two of those best times were by more than 20 seconds.
Zary Gouin broke the team record in the 10/Under 50-yard butterfly and swam to 3 personal best times. Two of those best times were by more than 20 seconds.
Jack King earned his first SCS State Championship q-time in the 50-yard backstroke and broke 10/Under team records in the 200-yard freestyle, 50-yard backstroke, 100-yard breaststroke and 100-yard IM.
Several Riptides’ swimmers earned at least one personal best time including Eddie Bateson, Gabriel Blythe, Ashlyn Dekleva, Sean King and Daisy Rutherford.
Competing for the first time with the Riptides were Tommy Barrineau, Garrett Beauprez, Mackenzie Boone, Ryan Eldred, Shannon Eldred, Chloe Ladd, Emily Sabella and Jeremiah Sharp.
Age-group coach Justin Schreer said he was very pleased with the way the Riptides swam.
“It was great to have so many personal best times and team records broken at the first meet of the season. We didn’t have as many disqualifications as we would expect with so many new swimmers, which is a great sign of things to come for the rest of the year,” commented Schreer.
Competing for the first time with the Riptides were Tommy Barrineau, Garrett Beauprez, Mackenzie Boone, Ryan Eldred, Shannon Eldred, Chloe Ladd, Emily Sabella and Jeremiah Sharp.
Age-group coach Justin Schreer said he was very pleased with the way the Riptides swam.
“It was great to have so many personal best times and team records broken at the first meet of the season. We didn’t have as many disqualifications as we would expect with so many new swimmers, which is a great sign of things to come for the rest of the year,” commented Schreer.
The Riptides will be in action next at either the Spooky Invite in Mt Pleasant or the Carey Hilliard’s Invite in Savannah, GA.
MB Riptides’ Campbell doubles 3rd places at high school state championship
Lauren Campbell (Myrtle Beach High School) placed 3rd in both of her events at the 2009 SC High School 3-A State Championships held October 10 at Clemson University.
MB Riptides’ Campbell doubles 3rd places at high school state championship
Lauren Campbell (Myrtle Beach High School) placed 3rd in both of her events at the 2009 SC High School 3-A State Championships held October 10 at Clemson University.
Campbell competed in the 100-yard butterfly and the 500-yard freestyle events. Campbell set a Riptides’ team record in the 100-yard butterfly, swimming a 59.10; she was right on her best time in the 500-freestyle, swimming a 5:07.
Riptides’ head coach James Smith was very pleased with Campbell’s performances at the high school state championship.
“Despite the earliness of the season, it’s great to have Lauren breaking 1:00 in the butterfly and to be barely one second off of her best 500 free time. The rest of the season should bode very well for Lauren,” said Smith.
In just her first two years of competing in high school, Campbell has finaled in three different events for Myrtle Beach High School: 100-butterfly (2008, 09), 100-backstroke (2008) and 500-freestyle (2009).
