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Kirby Schaufler

Every Mighty Marlin swimmer scored one or more ribbons, for a top 8 finish, at the Age Group Invite at Kamiak High School! Alora de Vera and Gavin Plano each had 5 top 8 finishes. Gavin scored a 2nd, 2-5ths, a 7th, and an 8th. Alora had 3-5ths and 2-8ths. Evie Azarpay scored a 6th and 2-7ths. Katherine Carlson had a 4th and a 6th and Cameron Leary scored a 3rd and Sophia Whall a 7th! Way to go Mighty Marlins!

Kirby Schaufler

Mighty Marlins swimmers hit 111 best times at the IST Invite in Snohomish! Luke and Zach Mullen led the way with best times in all 8 of the events they swam. Clara Davidson, and Ava and Owen Thompson each had 7 best times. Swimmers with 6 best times were Evie Azarpay, and Rylee and Sophia Whall. Ryan Christy, and Kadie Whall had 5 best times and Jacob Christy, Seth Davidson, Layne Kopischka, and Asher, Hannie, and Jules Wilson had 4 each. Swimmers with 3 were: Brealynn Berryhill, Cali Gallagher, Cameron...

Kirby Schaufler

Many Mighty Marlins competed in the 2A, 3A, and 4A, Distrct 1 High School Swimming and Diving Championships. At the District meets the top finishers qualified for the state meet coming up this weekend. For the 2A schools, competing for Marysville-Pilchuck (MP), Hallie Higgins won the 200 IM and was second in the 100 fly. Also swimming for MP, Ava Christensen was 8th in the 200 IM, and 10th in the 100 breaststroke, and Zoey Getty was 9th in the 500 free and 11th in the 50 free. Hallie qualified...

Kirby Schaufler

Pakinas family + Pumpkins = Pandamonium! Fun was had by all!

Kirby Schaufler

Due to a clerical error by Kirby Schaufler 2 people were left out of the previous article. Evie Azarpay was top 12 in all her events with 4 - 3rd place finishes and a 5th and a 6th place finish. She also qualified for the Age Group Invite in all 6 of her events. CJ Grant also swam well in his first meet, winning a duck for his heat winner finish in the 25 free! Way to Marlins!

Kirby Schaufler

The Mighty Marlins visited beautiful Anacortes to swim in the Fall Thunderbird Swim Meet this weekend. Sixteen different Marlins placed in the top 12 at the meet. Owen and Ava Thompson, and Jacob Christy led the way with 6 top 12 finishes. Four of Jacob’s, and 2 of Ava’s top 12 finishes were victories. Cameron Leary had 5 top 12 finishes. Skye Swanson, and Sophia and Rylee Whall each had 4 top 12 finishes with Rylee winning the 25 breaststroke. Willa Jones, Luke Mullen, and Hannie Wilson had 3 top...

Kirby Schaufler

Hello, Several Marlins qualified for the first time, for the Age Group Invite, at our meet last weekend, and others added events. Congrats to all! Attached is the current list of qualifiers. Let me know if I missed an event that you qualified for. This would likely happen if you made it at an official High School meet. Age Group Invite Swim Meet in Mukilteo! November 22nd-23rd. The meet info. is on our website. It is not open to entries yet, but should be soon. According to the Meet Info....

Kirby Schaufler

Note: The IST entry file is fixed, it is ready for all entries. The Mighty Marlins hosted the Marlins Fall Invite Meet in Snohomish this weekend. The meet was a huge success thanks to the massive volunteer efforts of the Marlin parents and swimmers. Also, a new business was created, a combination daycare and concession stand! Thanks to all that went above and beyond, the food was awesome! The swimmers had a great meet as well! Marlin swimmers accounted for 159 best times. We are showing lots of improvement, thanks...

Kirby Schaufler

Mindset Monday Mindset Monday was all about how to properly prepare for a swim meet. Starting the night before, and moving into the day of the meet. Following, are the 7 steps to be ready. After copying down these steps, swimmers were asked to unscramble the key 1st letters, to spell a word that sums it all up: PREPARE! E-Eat a high carbohydrate, healthy dinner R-Review your meet entries P-Pack: Lunch, suit, water, goggles, cap, great attitude R-Rest, get a good night’s sleep P-Punctual: Be on time for warm up...

Kirby Schaufler

Spotlight Award winners for 9/15-19: Evelyn McCarthy, Alex Williams, and Jacob Christy. Twilight years: Winners in their age group at the 1 mile "Last Splash of Summer" open water swim: Kirby Schaufler and Peter Larsen! Kirby