Riptides Racing in NC, SC and CA!
Myrtle Beach Riptides’ Swim Team Racing Across the Nation
The Myrtle Beach Riptides swim team had current and former members competing in various meets the weekend of Nov. 9-10. Current members of the Riptides were competing in Hillsborough, NC while collegiate swimmers were competing in either Charleston, SC or San Diego, CA.
New Wave Nike Quad Meet –
At the New Wave Nike Quad meet in Hillsborough, NC, thirty members of the Riptides competed in the weekend event. Combined, the Riptides earned 100 new personal best times, 8 new SC Swimming State Championship q-times and 5 new team records.
Lexi Roberts continues her assault on the Riptides’ 10/Under girls records establishing four more records this season. New records were set in the 100- and 200- IM’s, 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke. Roberts now owns 10/12 current records.
Connor Campbell set a new team record in the 10/Under boys 50 butterfly. Campbell also 7 personal best times, including a nearly 17-second improvement in the 100-butterfly and earned new state champ q-times in the 100- and 200-IM, 50- and 100-freestyles and the 50-butterfly.
Connor Churchill earned a new state championship q-time in the 200-IM. Joining Churchill with new q-times were Alyssa Cozart in the 50-breaststroke and Danielle Flaherty in the 200-breaststroke.
Tucker Hendrix led all swimmers with the single largest improvement of over 49-seconds in the 200-IM. Keyon Berenji, Jake Flaherty, Kailey Habib, Hannah McDonough, Kylie McWhorter, Ana Muntean, Ella Speir and Chloe Stampfle all swam to double-digit improvements in their events as well.
Rafael Adi, Anaya Brown, Jordan Brown, Andi Churchill, Riley Davis, Ty Kinner-Costello, Peyton McWhorter, Ethan Nechemia, Ireland Rose and Chase Teasley each achieved new personal best times. Walker Harwell, Maddi Pannell and Cobi Williams swam to within just a few ticks of personal bests.
Competing for the first time as Riptides were Joel Cox, Sasha Riley and Maggie Warner.
Head coach James Smith commented how impressed he and assistant coach Mary Churchill were with the performances from the swimmers.
“We are in the beginning of the toughest part of our training for many of our swimmers. For them to still be achieving best times, as tired as they are, is a good sign,” Smith said.
“The meet was a very good event for our team. It’s not often during a season that a meet will allow the entire team to be together to cheer for each other. Our swimmers took advantage of this opportunity to get to know each other better,” Smith continued.
University of San Diego vs Loyola Marymount -
Out on the west coast, University of San Diego junior Keenan Lineback and her Torero teammates competed in a dual meet versus Loyola Marymount University.
Lineback led the Toreros to an eventual victory by taking the top spot in three events – 500- and 1000-freestyles and 200-butterfly.
GA Southern vs College of Charleston –
Back on the east coast, GA Southern sophomore Lauren Campbell helped the Lady Eagles secure a win versus the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC.
Competing a rare short-course meters formatted meet, Campbell was able to score points for the Lady Eagles with a win in the 200-m butterfly and 3rd place finishes in the 800-m free and 200-m backstroke.
Barbara Long, freshman at Rensselaer Poly-technical Institute did not have a scheduled competition Nov. 9-10.
