Jackson DeFore Breaks Two National Age Group Records!!
2009 Excel Fall Fest
September 26-27, 2009
NAC Plunges Into Fall Fest!
This past weekend at the excel Fall Fest Jackson broke two, 10 & Under National Age Group Records. The first came in the 10 & under 100 Freestyle. NAC's own Chas Morton held the record for 27 years until Jackson lowered the standard from 54.74 to 54.64. Later that afternoon Adam Hinshaw's 500 Freestyle record from 2004 of 5:15.14 was broken by almost a full second and now stands at 5:14.24. In addition to Jackson's records, he claimed 1st in every event he competed in over the weekend. Congratulations Jackson! To read more about the Fall Fest meet .
The Nashville Aquatic Club kicked off the 2009-2010 Short Course season with some impressive swims at the Williamson County Indoor Sports Complex in Brentwood this past weekend. There were some new faces in the NAC crowd who made quite a splash in the age group division while NAC swept some events by 5 places!
The highlight of the meet came when Jackson Defore broke two, 10 & Under National Age Group Records. The first came in the 10 & under 100 Freestyle. NAC's own Chas Morton held the record for 27 years until Jackson lowered the standard from 54.74 to 54.64. Later that afternoon Adam Hinshaw's 500 Freestyle record from 2004 of 5:15.14 was broken by almost a full second and now stands at 5:14.24. In addition to Jackson's records, he claimed 1st in every event he competed in over the weekend. Congratulations Jackson!
In the girls 8 & Under division the quartet of Ellie Defore, Christina Garcia, Tammy Guo and Caroline Cherry placed together in the top 5 in almost every event swam. Other names that were impressive this weekend were Alex Gray winning the 50 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly, and 100 & 200 IM. Sophie Pilkinton took the 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle, 50 Breaststroke, 100 Butterfly, 100 & 200 IM. In addition to these great performances were many other top finishes.
| 10 & Under | |
| Ophelia Pilkinton | 100 & 200 Freestyle |
| 11-12 | |
| Elizabeth Stinson | 500 Freestyle |
| Annie Kyriakidis | 50 Backstroke, 100 Butterfly |
| Erika Guise | 100 Backstroke |
| Seth Kyriakidis | 50 Butterfly |
| 13-14 | |
| Carissa Waller | 200 Butterfly |
| Wesley Nealy | 200 Freestyle, 1000 Freestyle |
| Taylor Charles | 100 & 200 Backstroke |
| Alex Goss | 100 & 200 Breaststroke |
| Reece Boyd | 100 Butterfly |
| 15 & Over | |
| Rachel Curtiss | 100 Butterfly |
| Eleanor Phillips | 200 Butterfly |
| Kyle Johnson | 100 Freestyle |
| Neal Rushing | 200 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly |
| Jack Murfee | 100 & 200 Backstroke |
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL NAC SWIMMERS WHO TOOK PART IN THE 2009 FALL FEST!
Now it's time to gear up for the October Open on October 24 & 25.
