ESCOBEDO, GILES & GRISSOM BREAK TEAM RECORDS AT VENTURA

Both Alonso Escobedo’s (training in Hanford) time of 40.23 and Parker Giles’s 39.24 in the 50 meter backstroke were faster than the team’s previous record of 40.46 for the 10-under boys. The previous record was set by Parker while at the Clovis meet in May of this year. Alonso’s 40.23 is currently the 322^nd fastest time in the nation for all 10 year old boys, while Parker’s 39.24 is now the 189^th fastest. Our other record breaking performance came from 12-year old Kyle Grissom training in Visalia. Kyle’s 30.66 in the 50 meter butterfly was fast enough for a second place finish and also broke his own pre-existing record of 31.51 that he set at the Clovis meet in May. Kyle’s new personal best of 30.66 is currently the 51^st fastest time nationally for all 12 year old boys.

Fifteen of our 23 swimmers swam fast enough to score at the meet, placing either among the top 8 or the next 8 (9^th – 16^th). Our seven Top-8 finishers included Owen Ansel (6^th – 50 breast), Hannah Giles (6^th-50 free), Parker Giles (2^nd-50 free, 3^rd-50 breast, 4^th-50 back; 4^th-100 breast), Kyle Grissom (2^nd-50 fly; 4^th-50 breast; 7^th-100 fly), Dax Korenwinder (5^th-50 breast), Mallory Korenwinder (2^nd-50 breast; 3^rd-100 breast), and Mia Newkirk (7^th-50free). Individuals who placed 9^th – 16^th also scored at the meet, and these included the following 14 swimmers (listed along with their top-16 place finish): Allyson Duffy (16^th), Madison Ekizian (11^th), Alonso Escobedo (9^th, 9^th, 9^th, 10^th, 13^th & 15^th), Hannah Giles (16^th), Parker Giles (12^th & 14^th), Kyle Grissom (14^th & 14^th), Katelyn Herrera (15^th), Dax Korenwinder (11^th), Mallory Korenwinder (16^th & 16^th), Colin Landweer (15^th), Michael Mason (13^th, 14^th & 15^th), Mia Newkirk (10^th, 11^th, 13^th, & 14^th), Preston Niayesh (10^th & 11^th), and Chris Nolan (11^th, 14^th, 14^th, & 15^th).

Twenty three TNT swimmers who traveled to Ventura to compete at this year’s June Age Group Invitational maintained a team improvement percentage of 47%. Mia Newkirk along with Ethan Torosian both improved 100% of the times they swam at the meet. Khloe McCarthy, swimming the most events at the meet, maintained the third highest improvement percentage at 86%, followed by Alonso Escobedo (83%), Kyle Grissom (83%) and Michael Mason (67%). Six additional swimmers improved half of their times at the meet, and these included: Madison Ekizian, Parker Giles, Katelyn Herrera, Makenna Mason, and Christopher Nolan.