Select Swimmers Shine in Bellingham!
Bellingham Bay November Invitational Meet Recap
Coach Wing Yun and several Select Team members trekked up to Bellingham earlier this month for a two-day meet. She reports the following:
I'm super proud of everyone for coming out this far and putting in your best efforts in each race despite less than optimal conditions. Your hard work is paying off!
Gahl Ami ad started the meet off strong with an 8-second drop in his 500 Free, and followed it with another 8-second drop in his 200 IM, earning a new B time! He got around his best time for the 100 Breast that he did just a few weeks ago, and dropped some time on his 100 Fly!
Bradley Barkans had a solid meet for all his swims. His best swim to watch was the 500 Free, where he raced fast and stayed within a second of his best time!
Esha Bhatia tried to talk her way out of the 200 IM, but she ended up crushing it and dropping more than 8 seconds! She also swam the 200 Free for the first time and raced amazing, sprinting to the end.
Arya Bhatt swam the 200 Fly for the first time at this meet, and--despite a nasty cramp early on in the race--pushed through and finished the entire swim legally. He also dropped nearly a second in his 100 Fly!
K Kadach’s freestyle pacing is steadily improving as seen through his 200 Free, where he dropped almost 6 seconds from his swim just a few weeks ago and earned a new BB time! He also dropped in his 50 Free and 100 Back!
Ilia Maksimchuk has been steadily improving in his freestyle and had giant drops in his 200 Free (almost 12 seconds), and 50 Free (almost 1 second)!
Ella Tulanon had solid swims at this meet despite racing in the mile just one week earlier. She dropped in her 500 Free and 200 Free, and stayed around her best times for her 100 Back and 50 Free!
Edi Vasilescu absolutely crushed his 500 Free time with a new BB time and a 12 second drop off the time he got less than a month ago, where he dropped almost 30 seconds! He also dropped nearly a minute on his 400 IM and earned a new B time!
Bella Vasilescu swam strong throughout the weekend and stayed around her best times. She raced fast against her opponents in every heat! Her best swim was in the 200 Free, where she dropped over 3 seconds!
Arjun Yadav came in ready to race and dropped time in his 50 Fly, 50 Free, and 100 Free! It was amazing to watch him drop almost 4 seconds in the 100 Free and steadily get closer to his goal times.
