May 272009
 

Team points accumulated from individual events totaled 385 and was led by eight-year-old Dax Korenwinder who went undefeated, winning eight of eight events in the 8-under division. Dax brought 72 points to the team total. Your young swimmers were a force to be reckoned with as eight-year-old Breann Santos swam to first place finishes in four of her eight events. Breann brought home 60 points, winning the 100 fly, 50 breast, 100 back and 50 fly events. Eight-year-old Madiosn McCarthy was the champion in the 100 breaststroke events as she eared 50 individual points. Team record holder Christopher Nolan was the winner of the 11-12 1500 freestyle, while Preston Niayesh won the 8-under 200 freestyle. Our final individual event winner was Greyson Canterbury who swam to a first place finish in the 11-12 boys 100 free.

Other point getters for the meet included Wesley Coles (19 points), Thys Jacobi (18 points), JD Koster (18 points), Alex Hansen (14), Katelyn Herrera (14), Mallory Korenwinder (14), Chris Hopkins (12), Josh Avila (11), JD Garza (7), Taylor Shaw (5), Hannah Giles (4), Alex Ellis (3), Parker Giles (2), Savanah Nolan (2), and Chris Hansen (1).

Our 11-12 girls relay of Madison Gilbert, Mallory Korenwinder, Katelyn Herrera and Khloe McCarthy went undefeated in both the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays, our 11-12 boys 200 medley relay of Jonathan Granada, Chris Nolan, Greyson Canterbury and Josh Avila took first place. The 11-12 boys 200 free relay of Chris Hansen, Jonathan Granada, Josh Avila and Chris Nolan were champions in that event. 

The highest improvement percentages for the year occurred at the Clovis Memorial Day meet where nine swimmers improved 100% of there times. Twenty-six of the 33 swimmers who had previously recorded times improved 50% or more of their events there. Improvement percentages were led by Arianna Cornwell, Alex Ellis, Jacqui Koster, Makenna Mason, Kara Nino, Christopher Nolan, Allison Ross, Breann Santos and Taylor Shaw. All these swimmers improved 100% of their times.

Clovis Memorial        Improved  Swam     Percent

Cornwell, Arianna     3               3             100%

Ellis, Alex                 5               5             100%

Koster, Jacqui           3               3             100%

Mason, Makenna       4               4             100%

Nino, Kara                5               5             100%

Nolan, Christopher    9               9             100%

Ross, Allison             6               6             100%

Santos, Breann          8               8             100%

Shaw, Taylor             7               7             100%

Hansen, Alex            6               7             86%

Hansen, Chris            6               7             86%

Herrera, Katelyn       6               7             86%

Nino, Megan             4               5             80%

Giles, Hannah           6               8             75%

Nolan, Savanah         6               8             75%

Gilbert, Madison       5               7             71%

Granada, Jonathan    5               7             71%

Hoover, Cori             5               7             71%

McCarthy, Madison  5               7             71%

Garza, Jd                   2               3             67%

Hopkins, Chris          2               3             67%

Koster, Jd                  2               3             67%

Koster, Jimmy           2               3             67%

Korenwinder, Mallory                 5             8    63%

Canterbury, Greyson 1               2             50%

Korenwinder, Dax    4               8             50%

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