MB Riptides Making Splash in 2010: The Myrtle Beach Riptides swimming team competed in two events January 9-10 in Athens, GA and Charleston, SC. Starting 2010 where they left 2009, the Riptides tallied 11 team records and 42 personal best times between both events. 2010 Senior Circuit, Athens, GA – records and national q-times the norm! The first event for 2010 for senior members of the Riptides was the Athens Bulldogs’ Senior Circuit meet held at the University of Georgia. This was the first time the Riptides had travelled to...

MB Riptides end successful 2009; look forward to 2010 The Myrtle Beach Riptides swimming team participated in its final swimming meet for the 2009 calendar year the weekend of December 11-12 in Rock Hill, SC. Four members of the locally-based youth swimming team made the trip. At meet’s end, the Riptides had tallied eleven team records, fourteen SC Swimming State Championship qualifying times, nineteen personal best times and two 2010 Age-group Sectional Championship qualifying times. Danielle Flaherty (10/Under) achieved four personal best times and four team records in the 50-yard...

MB Riptides swimming team in action over weekend The Myrtle Beach Riptides swimming team competed at two different events the weekend of December 4-6. Members of the Riptides traveled to either Charlotte, NC for the New South Swimming 13-14/Senior Championship or to Mt. Pleasant, SC for the 12/Under Grand Prix #3. NSS 13-14/Senior Invite – national championship times and records prevail! Julia Campbell, Lauren Campbell, Megan Kingsley and Keenan Lineback made the annual journey to Charlotte, NC for their final competition of 2009. As in years past, this event has...

MB Riptides swimming team continues record-setting ways The Myrtle Beach Riptides swimming team recently traveled to Augusta, GA for the 2009 ASL Fall Invitational swimming meet. Nine swimmers from the locally-based Riptides made the journey for the 2 ½ day event amassing 17 new team records and 31 new personal best times. Mackenzie Angwin (10/Under) broke the record in the 50-yard breaststroke, 47.47 seconds, and earned 7 personal best times. Chad Bateson (11-12) set new team records in the 50-yard breaststroke, 38.38 seconds, 50-yard butterfly, 34.76, and 50-yard freestyle, 28.98....

MB Riptides Swimming Team Competes in Charleston, SC Nineteen members of the Myrtle Beach Riptides swimming team traveled to Charleston, SC on November 7 for the second installment of the 12-and-Under Grand Prix Series of swimming meets. The Riptides tallied 17 personal best times and 4 new team records. Mackenzie Angwin broke her own record in the 10-Under girls 50-yard breaststroke. Garrett Beauprez established a new mark in the 11-12 boys 100-yard butterfly, giving him the records in all three distances – 50-, 100- and 200-yards. Jack King led all...

Kingsley Tops in the Nation! The Myrtle Beach Riptides swimming team is proud to announce that Megan Kingsley (Conway Christian School, Carolina Forest resident) earned 12 national top-10 ranked swims for 2008-09. As a 12-year old, Kingsley was ranked 2nd in the nation in the 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard butterfly, 100-yard Individual Medley; 3rd in the nation in the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard backstroke, 200-yard butterfly and 400-yard IM; 4th in the 1000-yard freestyle; 6th in the 100-yard backstroke; and 9th in the 100- and 1650-yard freestyles. Kingsley re-wrote the 11-12 year...

MB Riptides Swimming Team Breaks Records in GA and SC Events The Myrtle Beach Riptides swimming team was in action at two different events the weekend of October 23-25. Twelfth Annual Carey Hilliard’s Invitational Seven members of the MB Riptides travelled to Savannah, GA for the 2009 edition of the Carey Hilliard’s Invitational. The Riptides broke 10 team records, won 11 events, and had numerous Top-8 finishes. Chad Bateson (11-12) earned six Top-8 finishes in the 50-, 100-, and 200-freestyle events, 50- and 100-backstroke events and 100-butterfly. Eddie Bateson (11-12)...

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...

MB Riptides Swimmers Among the Nation’s Best in Pool, School Several swimmers of the locally-based Myrtle Beach Riptides swimming team have been recognized for their achievements in both their competitive swimming and in the classroom. USA-Swimming ranks swimmers based on individual performances within specific age-groups in a program called the IM-Extreme. Swimmers earn a rank based on their cumulative time in the 200-meter Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke and the 400-meter Freestyle and Individual Medley events. Additionally, USA-Swimming recognizes swimmers in the 10th-12th grade in the classroom through the Scholastic All-American program....

MB Riptides Conclude Inaugural Year on Top The Myrtle Beach Riptides youth swimming team concluded their first year in successful fashion. The Riptides were represented at two different competitions, marking the end of their inaugural year. MB Riptides’ Swimmers Qualify for US Nationals, Break Record Four members of the Myrtle Beach Riptides earned selection to represent SC Swimming at the 2009 USA-Swimming Southern Zone Championships in Orlando, FL, July 28-August 1. The meet hosted 13 teams from the entire southern zone of the United States, which represented approximately 600 swimmers....