Senior Western Zones Meet Recap
Wave sent seven swimmers into the desert to face blistering California heat as well as about 1500 swimmers from the rest of the western United States. Our swimmers faced their challenges head on and came out the other side victorious. Everyone who competed left the meet with at least one best time, most of them with multiple. It was an incredibly fun week seeing our swimmers step up and race their absolute hardest. There were ups and downs but the smiles at the end more than made up for the tears and the heartbreak.
Highlights
Anouk Balog competed at her first Zones meet. She was all nerves in the beginning before swimming her 100 free. Once she dove into the pool and came out with a best time she was all smiles and confidence the rest ot the meet. She had a huge week, dropping time in all four of her races, Her best race of the weekend was the 200 Free where she dropped 3 seconds. She also earned a new Zones cut in her 100 Fly time trial.
Boston Borg was a man on a mission all week, a mission to achieve new best times. He succeeded masterfully, with 4 of 5 swims bing best times. He had an awesome meet and really put his all into every race. He has really taken to the 400 Free this summer and this meet would be no different as he dropped another 5 seconds from his time in Montana.
Melis Gursoy was determined to make her final meet before heading off to college in the fall one to remember. She absolutely crushed it, dropping time in all her races. Her best swim came in the 400 IM where she pushed herself to the limit and ended up dropping 13 seconds.
Jenna Kimborowicz was the catalyst for the whole group performing well throughout the week. She was tasked with swimming the first race of the meet, the 1500. She stepped up and turned in a huge swim, dropping 34 seconds and breaking 19 minutes in the race for the first time. She would go on to have a great meet and finished her time off swimming a gutsy 800 Free that was right on her best time.
Julia Larsen had some ups and downs dealing with the intense heat in California but she made sure she made the most out of her experience. She turned in several great swims. Her IM swimming was on point as she had monster 4-second drops in both the 200 and 400.
Noah Sattari was another one determined to have a great meet and have a great meet he did. He went best times in all five of his races. He turned in a fabulous 100 Fly executing the race strategy exactly the way he wanted to and dropping 4.5 seconds in the process.
Rina Yuan was a last-minute qualifier and she made the most out of her experience. It was great exposure for her and a great motivator for her moving forward. She turned in great swims in both the 50 and 100 Free. Her 50 was right off her best time and the 3rd fastest time she's ever gone in the event. In the 100 she turned in a huge swim dropping almost a half second and finishing the meet on a high note.
NEW US MOTIVATIONAL TIMES
AA
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Anouk: 200 & 400 Free
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Boston: 200 & 400 Free
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Jenna: 1500 Free, 200 Back
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Noah: 100 Fly
A
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Noah: 100 Free, 200 IM, 100 Back
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Julia: 400 IM
