First meets of 2013-14
First Meets of 2013-14 Set Tone for Long-term Success!
2013 MPSC Grand Prix #1:
In the first meet of the season for Riptides, twenty-five swimmers travelled to Mount Pleasant for Grand Prix #1. There were numerous best times, a few new SC State Championship q-times and even new Riptides’ team records!
Lexi Roberts led Riptide with a new state champ q-time in the 50 breaststroke and 2 team records – 50 breast and 200 free.
Matthew Key led all Riptides with single largest improvement of over 40 seconds in the 100 breaststroke. Alyssa Cozart also had a 40-second improvement in the 200 IM and just missed her first state champ q-time in the 100 breast by 0.01!!!
Rafel Adi, Dayton Busse, Connor Campbell, Aubry Cloutier, Jake Flaherty, Kailey Habib, Hannah Mc Donough,
Kylie Mc Whorter, Peyton Mc Whorter, Ethan Nechemia, Yianni Paraschos, Chloe Stampfle and Sammy Trezza all earned best times in multiple events.
Swimming in their first-ever USA-S meet were Keyon Berenji, Anaya Brown Jordan Brown Riley, Davis, Fiona Mullaney, Sterigos Paraschos, Ireland Rose, Ella Speir and Makenna Zeitz.
Despite several dq’s in the short-stroke events, the meet went extremely well for the younger Riptides. The number of personal best times and the huge drops in time are setting a great tone for the new season.
2013 High School State Championships:
The shortest high school swim season in the USA wrapped up over the weekend at USC in Columbia. Fifteen members of Riptides represented their high school swim teams at this event. Many of the swimmers competing in individual events (which are considered official times by USA-S) achieved personal bests and even set new Riptides’ records!
Mackenzie Angwin competed in the 200 free and swam a personal best 2:09.16 and 16th place. Angwin also competed in two relays.
Chad Bateson swam to a personal best in the 100 breaststroke, 1:05.98, 8th place. Bateson also split a personal best 23.9 in the lead-off leg of the 200 free relay.
Eddie Bateson earned personal bests and set new team records in the 200 free (1:50.14) and 500 free (4:50.08, new Senior Sectional q-time). Bateson finished 5th and 2nd respectively.
Julia Campbell earned personal bests in the 100 butterfly (1:02.11) and 500 free (5:26.73) and finished 6th and 7th respectively. Campbell had the highest jump in the 100 fly, moving up from 13th.
Andi Churchill swam to a personal best 2:05.51 in the 200 free and 11th place finish.
Josh Devine competed in the 500 free, swimming 6:03.70.
Walker Harwell swam to a personal best 2:02.33 in the 200 IM and 5th place. Harwell also placed 2nd in the 100 breast (1:00.53, new team record).
Chase Teasley earned best times in the 100 fly (1:00.36) and 100 breast (1:07.34), and finished 15th and 12th in those events. Teasley also split a best 54.60 leading out his 400 free relay.
Cobi Williams achieved a personal best 1:02.45 in the 100 fly and finished 21st.
Rivers Chandler, Ty Kinner-Costello, Megan Koppel, Taylor Koppel and Ana Muntean also competed for their high schools as members of various relays.
