After breaking three short course team records while at FarWesterns last month, Parker Giles returns to the long course season and breaks two additional 10-under team records while at the Bakersfield meet during the first weekend of May. The 100 meter freestyle record was set last year at this same meet in Bakersfield by Jonathan Granada as 1:14.74. Parker has now established the record at 1:14.18. Parkers second record was in the 50 meter freestyle which was one of the teams longer standing records which stood for 23 years and was set by Micah Storey in 1987 at long course Junior Olympics. Micahs 32.50 is now broken, and Parkers new record stands at 32.31 which is currently the 29th fastest time in the nation for all 10-year old boys.
A total of 35 TNT swimmers competed at the Bakersfield meet, and although the teams improvement percentage was nowhere near their teammates who were competing at the Ventura meet during the same weekend, the teams overall percentage was still a respectable 53%. Improving all events entered that were previously recorded with the team were Wesley Coles (2 of 2) and Ivan Villalvazo (1 of 1). Several individuals maintained high improvement percentages, most of who had swam 5 or more events. These swimmers included: Khloe McCarthy (86%), Megan Nino (86%), Christopher Nolan (86%), Breann Santos (75%), Kara Nino (71%), Preston Niayesh (70%), Jake Caminero (67%), Alonso Escobedo (67%), Kyle Grissom (67%), Jazmine Niayesh (67%), Savanah Nolan (67%), Chris Hansen (63%), Joshua Caminero (60%), Allyson Duffy (60%), Parker Giles (60%) and Taylor Shaw (60%). Additionally, three swimmers improved half of the events they entered: Shaan Heugly, Michael Mason and Athena Niayesh.
Tule Nation Tritons outscored all teams at the meet with 22 individual event champions in either the A or B division:
Owen Ansel (11-12: 100 breast & 200 free)
Wesley Coles (15-18: 100 free, 200 fly & 400 free)
Alonso Escobedo (10-under: 200 free)
Hannah Giles (15-18: 100 back, 50 free & 100 breast)
Parker Giles (10-under: 100 free, 50 fly, 100 back, 50 free, 50 back & 100 fly)
Kyle Grissom (11-12: 200 IM, 50 fly, 100 back, 50 free, 100 breast & 100 fly)
Alex Hansen (15-18: 50 free)
Sam Hansen (15-18: 100 back & 100 breast)
Mallory Korenwinder (11-12: 50 breast, 100 breast & 100 fly)
Michael Mason (10-under: 50 breast, 100 back, 50 free & 100 breast)
Khloe McCarthy (11-12: 200 breast, 50 fly, 200 back & 400 IM)
Madison McCarthy (10-under: 100 back, 50 free & 50 back)
Cody Nash (13-14: 50 free)
Mia Newkirk (11-12: 100 breast)
Jazmine Niayesh (8-under: 50 back)
Preston Niayesh (9-10: 50 back)
Kara Nino (11-12: 200 free)
Megan Nino (13-14: 200 IM & 100 back)
Christopher Nolan (13-14: 200 IM & 100 breast)
Nathan Rhea (15-18: 200 free & 400 IM)
Breann Santos (10-under: 50 fly & 100 fly)
Taylor Shaw (13-14: 400 free, 200 free & 100 fly)
