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MALLORY KORENWINDER TWO ONEHUNDREDTHS (.02 seconds) FROM 2012 OLYMPIC TRIALS

Sep 092012

After a strong second day of Sectionals, multiple finalists of Tule Nation Tritons resulted in the team scoring enough points in individual events to place the team in a tie for first place for the small-team division. Fourteen year old Mallory Korenwinder led the team with dual championship final swims highlighted by a second place finish in the 100 meter breaststroke event with a time of 1:12.21 which is two one-hundredths of a second (.02) off of this past Olympic Trial time standard. Her performance not only stands as a new team record, but also breaks the Central California Swimming record that was established as a 1:13.23 in 1993. The time currently ranks as the 6^th fastest time for any 14-year old girl in the nation. Her second championship final swim came in the 200 breaststroke where her new team record of 2:39.28 was enough for a 6^th place finish in the event. That time currently ranks 14^th nationally.

Two of our swimmers also advanced to the consolation final (places 9-16), and both swims resulted in newly established team records. Sam Hansen returned from completing his first collegiate year at D-1 Canisius College in Buffalo, New York to win the consolation heat in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:24.99. This is currently the 49^th fastest time in the nation for all 19-year old male swimmers. Sam also earned a second swim by advancing to the D final in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:08.24 earning him a 27^th place finish there.

Chris Nolan was our only other swimmer who advanced to the B final, and he did so in the 200 meter butterfly event with a time of 2:05.46. This new team record currently stands as the 20^th fastest time in the nation for all 16-year old male swimmers, and the fastest time in the consolation heat. His time also allows him to join Mallory Korenwinder as they attend the summer Junior Nationals in Indianapolis, a swim meet that takes place the week of August 13-17.

Wesley Coles was our only swimmer who scored in the C final with a 20^th place finish in the 200 fly event, and a time of 2:07.82. Wesley was also our only swimmer with four finals, placing 28^th in each of three additional events: 200 free (1:57.29), 400 free (4:10.61), and 100 fly (58.03). He had also finished in the top 32 with a 27^th place finish in the 1500 freestyle (16:42.83). Each D-final swim was a personal best time for Wesley.

Attending her first Sectional meet, and entering the meet with only a yard qualifying time, fifteen year old Laruen Davis of Fig Garden earned a second swim in the 200 breaststroke event while competing in the preliminary heats from the B-session. The commanding lead over the field that her preliminary time of 2:45.55 presented was a strong indication of a potential second swim that materialized. Her time became a new team record as she swam well below the existing record of 2:52.49 set by Joclyn Ford at Junior Olympics in 2005. Laurens time currently stands as the 94^th fastest time in the nation. She had also set a new team record in the 100 breaststroke event with a time of 1:18.15, and this time ranks 159^th nationally.

Nathan Rhea was our only remaining swimmer to earn a second swim, and he did so in the 400 IM event. His time of 4:43.17 was fast enough for a 27^th place finish, and was his second fastest time on record. Congratulations to all sixteen swimmers who qualified and competed at Sectionals. The following list reflects our remaining swimmers and their highest placed event:

Besides Lauren Davis, Sam Hansen, Mallory Korenwinder, and Chris Nolan, two additional swimmers set new team records while at Sectionals. After setting two records at the LA Invite that took place just two weeks earlier, one of them being in the 100 fly, Emily Goodbar of Selma improved her 100 fly again, this time to a 1:06.90. The time gave her a 60^th place finish at the meet, and currently ranks 216^th nationally for all 15-year old girls.

Kyle Grissom, competing at Sectionals while only 14 years old, improved two of his pre-existing team records that he had set while competing at the Age Group Invitational last month. Kyle swam 2:14.67 in the 200 fly which places him as the 50^th fastest 14-year old male swimmer in the nation for the event. His 25.89 in the 50 free stands as the 89^th fastest time nationally.

The team improvement percentage was 51% with nine of our sixteen swimmers improving 50% or more of their events. An improvement rate of 50% or higher is considered very respectable for senior-level athletes, and our rate was led by Joseph Cobarrubias and Matt Tashima who improved 100% of times that had been previously recorded with the team. Those who improved 50% or more of their times included: Wes Coles (83%), Mallory Korenwinder (83%), Josh Avila (67%), Lauren Davis (67%), Emily Goodbar (60%), Sam Hansen (50%) and Colin Landweer (50%)

COSTA, BROWN, BELFLOWER & AMBLE BREAK CCS RECORD AT JO’s

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Aug 102012

With only half the size as the winning team, Tule Nation Triton swimmers placed second among the 28 teams that scored at the 2012 CCS Long Course Junior Olympics. The 3,490 points were led by Skylar Ford of Visalia who swam to five first place finishes that contributed to her 164 points from individual events, and which also earned her the title of high point recipient for the 10-year old girls division. Parker Giles also swam to five first place finishes, thereby accumulating 161 points, and the high point for the 12-year old boys division. Taylor Shaw of Hanford was the event champion in four individual events, and contributed 126 points, earning her the high point for the 15-18 girls division, while eight year old Ian Belflower of Bakersfield was nearly undefeated in the 8-under division by winning four of his five events, and he also scored in the 10-under division, going on to win the high point for the 8-year old boys division.Morgan Coddington of Selma took home the high point honors for the 13-year old girls division by scoring 94 points which was a distant 15 points ahead of the next highest scoring girl of that age. Priscilla Niayesh scored 74 points, and thereby also came away with high point recognition as she out scored all girls at the meet who were nine years old.

Nine team relay records were set while at Junior Olympics in various 14-under age divisions. One major milestone is the 8-under boys 200 medley relay of Peyton Costa, Desmond Brown, Ian Belfower and Mason Amble swimming a time of 2:56.81 which is under what appears to be the current CCS record of 2:58.43 set in 2001 by Clovis Swim Club. This time is also posted as the top time in the nation for any boys team composed of age 8 and under swimmers, now ahead of two Kentucky teams of 8-under boys. Our 8-under boys relay team composed of Peyton Costa, Jayce Ford, Mason Amble and Ian Belflower also set a team record in the 200 freestyle event, and is also currently posted as the top time in the nation, well under the Tualatin Hills team from Oregon that held the top time earlier in the month.

Our 10-under girls team of Janessa Bringe, Pricilla Niayesh, Alex Roberts and Skylar Ford set a new team record in the 200 free relay with a time of 2:18.85. The team of Priscilla Niayesh, Danielle Albright, Janessa Bringe and Skylar Ford set a record in the 200 medley relay with a time of 2:36.90. On the boys side in the 11-12 age group, the team of Alonso Escobedo, Jonas Huckabay, Preston Niayesh and Parker Giles set the record in the 400 free relay as a 4:39.91, while the team of Parker Giles, Preston Niayesh, Satoshi Shinkawa and Alonso Escobedo set the record in the 400 medley Relay with a 5:16.71.

Three of the five team relay records were broken in the 13-14 boys division, and all three were set by Owen Ansel, Luke Dignan, Josh Koster and Noah Haworth. The 200 free relay now stands as a 1:54.29, while the 400 free relay becomes 4:17.42. Josh Koseter led off the record breaking relay in the 400 medley where the team finished with a 4:55.21.

Seven individual team records were established by four swimmers, and led by Parker Giles who set three new standards for the team. Parker began his meet with the 50 fly event where his time of 30.37 surpassed the previous team record of 30.51 set by Kyle Grissom while at Zones in 2010. Parkers 50 fly time currently ranks as the 83^rd fastest time in the nation for all 12-year old boys. His second record came in the 100 backstroke where he swam to a 1:15.08, this time bettering Jason Ricablancas team record of 1:15.97 that was set in Clovis in 1994. The new record becomes the 392^nd fastest time for the nation. A final record came in the 50 free where his 29.33 once again surpassed Kyle Grissoms time of 29.46 established at Junior Olympics two years ago. Parker swam the 375^th fastest time nationally.

Ten year old Skylar Ford set two new team records beginning with a time of 35.19 in the 50 fly event surpassing Mallory Korenwinders previous record of 36.31 that was set at Junior Olympics in 2008. Skylars time ranks 142^nd nationally for all 10-year old girls. Her final record was in the 100 free, where she swam 1:11.31 and went under her own previous record of 1:12.59 that she had set at the Age Group Invitational last month. This 100 free time ranks 201^st nationally for all 10-year old girls.

Janessa Bringe improved her preexisting team record by swimming 1:24.50 in the 100 fly event. She had set the record at the Age Group Invitational last month as a 1:24.69. This is the 308^th fastest time nationally for any girls who are ten years old. Nine year old Jackson Huckabay gave a preview of whats to come as he broke his first team record in the 10-under division, and doing it while still on the bottom of the age group. Jackson swam 1:12.84 in the 100 freestyle to go under the standard that Preston Niayesh had set while he was ten last year at Junior Olympics. Only 39 other nine-year old male swimmers anywhere in the nation have gone faster this year.

Our team maintained an impressive 67% time improvement rate, with an astounding 40 out of 51 swimmers improving 50% or more of their times at Junior Olympics. Sixteen swimmers improved 100% of their times while at the meet. Congratulations for a perfect meet to: Owen Ansel, Chase Belflower, Ian Belflower, Paige Coddington, Emma Coelho, Tomas Contreras, Alonso Escobedo, Jayce Ford, Olivia Garabedian, Jackson Huckabay, Jonas Huckabay, Toby Jones, Jacqui Koster, Jimmy Koster, Madison Pallares, and Ethan Winslow.

The following swimmers also improved 50% or more of their times: Jakob Koorey (88%), Priscilla Niayesh (86%), Alex Roberts (83%), Nadia Garabedian (80%), Parker Giles (78%), Satoshi Shinkawa (78%), Danielle Albright (67%), Janessa Bringe (67%), Skylar Ford (67%), Lauren Geiger (67%), Lily Hodges (67%), JD Koster (67%), Paul Alexander Lerro (67%), Madison McCarthy (67%), Taylor Shaw (67%), Morgan Coddington (63%), Mason Amble (60%), Jake Goodbar (60%), Maya Herrera (60%), Sierra Jett (57%), Preston Niayesh (56%), Katherine Sullivan (56%), Desmond Brown (50%), and Allyson Duffy (50%).

MALLORY KORENWINDER QUALIFIES FOR WINTER NATIONALS AND SUMMER JUNIORS

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Aug 022012

Thirteen TNT swimmers traveled to USC over the second weekend of July to compete at the Los Angeles Invitational. Fourteen-year old Mallory Korenwinder was one of our two championship finalist and was our top finisher placing 5^th in the 100 meter breaststroke among a field led by USC Trojan Andrea Kropp who, at the Olympic Trials, was an 11^th place finisher during the semifinals in the 100 breaststroke, and a 3^rd place finisher in finals in the 200 breaststroke. The field of athletes had absolutely no impact on deterring the focus of Mallorys race as she hit the water with clear intent for a top 3 finish to make the platform award presentation. Mallory qualified for the championship heat in 6^th place, positioning her as the second fastest non-Junior National qualifier in the heat. Knowing her pattern as a strong finisher, hitting the first wall in fifth place with a split of 35.21 was a good indicator suggesting that she would move up in the heat, and finish with a time faster than both the winter and summer Junior National time standard. Her finish time of 1:13.77 for the 100 meter breaststroke event was under both Junior National time standards, as well as under the Winter National time standard. The time currently stands as the 13^th fastest time in the nation for all 14-year old girls. Mallory was a consolation finalist in the 200 breaststroke where her time of 2:44.40 was fast enough for a 15^th place finish after going in 16^th. Both events are new team records for Mallory, and her 200 breaststroke currently ranks 34^th in the nation.

Seven of our 13 swimmers earned second swims while at the meet. Our other championship finalist swim came from Chris Nolan who moved from 8^th to 7^th with his time of 2:06.37 in the 200 meter butterfly event. The time is a mere eight one-hundredths of a second away from the summer Junior National time standard. Chris also had a bonus final in the 100 fly event after swimming a time of 59.32 in the preliminary heats. His consistent performance of 59.38 was fast enough for a 23^rd place finish in the event.

A consolation final (top 16) was also earned on day 2 of the meet where Emily Goodbar tackled arguably the most challenging single-day schedule even when not considering earning second swims in each event. Emily swam to the A-consolation final in the 200 fly after posting a new team record with her time of 2:23.17 in the preliminary heats. She followed that event in both the preliminary heats and in the final heats of that day with the 400 IM, one of the toughest doubles to experience. Nevertheless, her preliminary time of 5:16.24 was not only a new team record, but also fast enough for a bonus final, placing her as the 20^th fastest swimmer at the meet going into finals. Her 200 fly is currently the 47^th fastest time in the nation, while her 400 IM ranks 156^th. Emily also set a new team record in the 100 fly with a time of 1:07.21, and that time ranks 198^th nationally.

Nathan Rhea was the only swimmer qualifying for three finals earning second swims in the 200 back (2:16.00), 200 breast (2:31.27) and 100 breast (1:09.63) events. Nathan earned bonus swims in all three events, finishing 21^st in both the 200 backstroke and 200 breaststroke events. He also finished 22^nd in the 100 breaststroke.

Three additional swimmers earned second swims at the meet. Our sprinter Colin Landweer earned his second swim in the bonus final finishing 20^th in the 50 meter freestyle event where the average age of the championship finalist was over 21 years. Colins time of 25.28 was a mere .36 seconds behind the winner of the bonus heat. Sam Hansen, returning after completing his first year of collegiate competition at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, earned a second swim in the 200 breaststroke where his 22^nd place finish was one place behind teammate Nathan Rhea in the event. Kloe McCarthy earned a second swim in the 200 meter breaststroke after swimming her life-time best, coming from the slowest of the preliminary heats where her time of 2:52.37 outperformed the field by a margin large enough to place her into the bonus finals.

Congratulations to Josh Avila, Allyson Duffy, Kyle Grissom, Katelyn Herrera, Khloe McCarthy, Matt Tashima and Cameron Weas for qualifying for and attending their first LA Invite meet. The following list reflects the highest place event for each of our swimmers:

PARKER GILES BREAKS TEAM RECORD AT LAST CHANCE

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Aug 022012

Parker Giles was one of nineteen TNT swimmers who competed at the Last Chance meet in Bakersfield during the second weekend of July. Parker currently holds four long course team records in the 10-under division, and he had set his first team record in the 11-12 boys age group while competing at the Speedo Grand Challenge meet earlier in the year. His second team record in the 11-12 division now comes in the 200 meter backstroke where his 2:52.19 broke Chris Nolans 200 back record of 2:55.90 that was set at the Bakersfield meet in 2009. His time currently ranks as the 623^rd fastest in the nation for all 12-year old boys.

Our 19 swimmers maintained a 53% improvement rate, led by five swimmers who improved 100% of their times. Congratulations to Paige Coddington, Parker Giles, Jake Goodbar, Toby Jones and Paul Alexander Lerro for a perfect meet performance. Other swimmers who improved 50% or more of their times included: Peyton Mckinzie (86%), Danielle Albright (75%), Athena Niayesh (50%), Jeremiah Santillana (50%), and Emily Sullivan (50%). A few swimmers also swam events for the first time, and these included Danielle Albright (age 9 – swam 200 breaststroke), Parker Giles (age 12 swam 200 backstroke), Jakob Koorey (age 12 swam 200 breaststroke), Peyton Mckinzie (age 8 swam 200 freestyle and 100 fly), Athena Niayesh (age 14 swam 100 fly), Preston Niayesh (age 11 swam 400 IM), and Megan Nino (age 15 swam 200 fly).

SEVEN FINAL AT CLOVIS

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Aug 022012

Eight TNT swimmers competed at the Arena Grand Challenge (formerly called the Clovis Senior Q meet) over the second weekend of July. Fifteen year old Joseph Cobarrubias of Fig Garden led all TNT swimmers in finals as he not only earned the highest place and only championship swim of any TNT swimmer, but also earned second swims in four of his eight events that offered second swims. His championship final came in his 8^th place finish in the 50 free (25.70), and he won the consolation heat in the 100 free with a time of 56.29. His remaining top-24 swims include a 14^th place finish in the 100 back (1:08.55), 21^st place finish in the 800 free (9:52.58), and 22^nd place finish in the 200 free (2:05.90).

Teammate and training partner, also from Fig Garden, Lauren Davis earned second swims in three events, with top-24 finishes in four of her nine events. A breaststroke specialist, Laurens top finish came as a 10^th place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:20.92), followed by an 11^th place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:53.93). She also earned a 13^th place finish in the 200 back (2:44.96) and an 18^th place finish in the 800 free (10:41.24).

Double finialists included 14-year old Owen Ansel who won the bonus heat in the 200 back with a 17^th place finish (2:38.66), and finished 21^st in the 200 breaststroke (2:53.99). Fifteen-year old Chris Hansen was the consolation winner in the 400 IM with a time of 5:05.37, and went home with an 11^th place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:42.55). Other finalists included Tracy Hannan who finished 15^th in the 200 back (2:36.08), and Conor Martin who finished 23^rd in the 100 free (59.28). Thirteen year old Morgan Coddington just missed a final swim by placing 26^th in the 100 breaststroke event (1:27.06).

10 TEAM RECORDS FALL AT AGE GROUP INVITATIONAL

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Jul 172012

Twenty-four TNT swimmers competed in Ventura at the Southern California Swimming Age Group Invitational. The meet was one of three held in Southern California over the weekend, and our athletes competed at the venue which played host to nearly 1,000 athletes representing teams such as Mission Viejo, San Pipers of Nevada, Rose Bowl, and UCLA to name a few of the 30 competing at the meet.

A total of ten team records were broken by four individuals, and were led by 14-year old Kyle Grissom who set new team standards in four of the six events that he competed in. One of our youngest Sectional qualifiers, Kyle began his record breaking performance with a 1:00.12 in the 100 meter butterfly event by swimming faster than the 1:01.58 set my Kohlton Norys as he competed at AAs at Industry Hills in 2004. Kyles 100 fly time currently ranks as the 27^th fastest time in the nation for all 14-year old boys. He then went on to the 100 freestyle where he posted a time of 57.12, again replacing Kohlton Noryss team record of 57.66 set in Bakersfield during the summer of 2004. Kyles time in the 100 free now stands as the 97^th fastest time nationally. Staying among the top-100 national ranking, Kyles third record came in the 200 fly event where his time of 2:15.94 again re-established Kohltons team record of 2:17.22 set at AAs in Industry Hills back in 2004. Kyles 200 fly is the 34^th fastest time swam by any 14-year old male in the country to date. His final record came in the 50 freestyle which was a re-establishment of his own record that he had set earlier in the month at the Bakersfield meet as a 26.23. Kyle becomes our first swimmer age 13 or 14 who swam under the 26-second mark. His new team record of 25.94 now stands as the 42^nd fastest in the nation for his age.

Ten year old Janessa Bringe came home with three team records, beginning with the 200 meter freestyle where her 2:37.68 slid under Madison McCarthys record of 2:38.61 that was set at Junior Olympics last summer. Janessas time stands as the 181^st fastest nationally. Mallory Korenwinders 200 IM team record of 3:01.10 set at the Oregon Zone meet in 2008 fell to Janessas Age Group Invite performance, where Janessa became our first 10-under female swimmer under three minutes in the 200 meter IM. Her time of 2:58.42 is the 171^st fastest nationally. Janessa had set the team record in the 100 fly event during the Clovis Memorial Day meet as a 1:25.21 one month ago. Now at the Age Group Invite, she improved that record to a 1:24.69 becoming the 207^th fastest 100 butterfly swimmer in the nation.

Skylar Ford, training in Visalia, began her record-breaking performance at the Clovis Memorial Day meet, and continued it at the Age Group Invitational where she, along with our other team record-breaking performers, proved to be among the top 8 performers in events at the meet. Skylar had set the 100 meter freestyle record as a 1:13.23 at Clovis, and improved that record to a 1:12.59 while competing at Ventura. Her time is posted as the 188^th fastest nationally among all 10-year old girls. Her 50 free record of 31.93 set in Clovis fell by nearly a half second to a 31.44 a time where only 43 other 10-year old girls had matched anytime in the nation this year.

Katelyn Herrera was our final swimmer to set a new team record, and she did it in the 1500 meter freestyle event where she improved her time by over 46 seconds. Missing the LA Invitational time standard by a mere 15 seconds for the near mile-long swim, Katelyns 18:45.21 came under Emily Goodbars record of 19:56.38 that she had set last month at the Clovis meet. Katelyns time is the 115^th fastest nationally for any 15-year old girl.

Seventeen TNT swimmers finished among the top 16 places in one or more events. Our sole event champion goes to Chris Nolan who whet home with a Gold Medal performance in the 400 IM event (4:43.42). Our top-16 finishers included:

Congratulations to all who qualified and attended the meet, including the following swimmers presented along with their highest placed event:

Owen Ansel (14) 20^th 200 breast 2:55.45

Peyton Costa (8) 24^th 50 free 36.01

Jonas Huckabay (12) 22^nd 50 back 38.28

Jimmy Koster (14) 37^th 100 back 1:17.13

Josh Koster (16) 27^th 200 back 2:34.77

Conor Martin (16) 22^nd 800 free 9:46.04

Madison McCarthy (11) 32^nd 100 back 1:21.44

Katherine Sullivan (10) 21^st 100 fly 1:38.27

ABELL & COBARRUBIAS WIN HIGH POINT IN FRESNO

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Jul 172012

Thirty-five TNT swimmers competed at the Fresno Dolphin Long Course AB Modified meet that took place over the June 22-24 weekend, and two of our swimmers came away as the high point recipients for their respective divisions. Fifteen year old Bre Abell (84 points) from Selma swam away with the honors in the 15-16 womens division, and she was followed by teammate Emily Goodbar (71 points) who also trains in Selma. On the Mens side, Joseph Cobarrubias (91 points) of Fresno took home the honors for the 15-16 male division.

Tritons fielded four event champions at the meet with Sam Hansen winning the 200 meter breaststroke (2:34.92) in the 11-over division. Mallory Korenwinder was one of two dual champions taking home wins in both the 100 breaststroke (1:17.45) and 200 breaststroke (2:50.15) events for the 13-over and 11-over divisions respectively. Peyton McKinzie came away with a win in the 8-under 50 fly with a time of 49.20, while Preston Niayesh was our other dual champion winning both the 100 breaststroke (1:30.94) and 50 fly (34.26) events for the 11-12 boys age group.

Congratulations go to the following five swimmers who improved 100% of their times: Desmond Brown (age 8), Jake Goodbar (12), Peyton McKinzie (8), Kara Nino (13), and Keshin Visahan (12). Impressive improvement rates also came from Jeremiah Santillana (86%), Amanda Garbedian (80%), Olivia Garabedian (80%), Annlyn Haworth (75%), Nadia Garabedian (66%), Lauren Geiger (66%), Joe Koster (66%), Lily Hodges (60%), and Tomas Contreras (57%).

5 TNT SWIMMERS COMPETE AT SWIMVITATIONAL

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Jun 282012

Five TNT swimmers competed at the Swimvitational meet that was held in the Olympic Trial pool at Omaha, Nebraska. The meet is intended for those operating the Olympic Trials the opportunity to fine tune any management adjustments necessary in advance of running the actual Olympic Trials. This also gives athletes a late opportunity to qualify for Trials, or an opportunity for athletes such as Matt Grievers and Amanda Beard, a tune-up for what will be their focus meet in a matter of weeks.

Swimming back-to-back weekends, our five who attended the Santa Clara International, flew to Omaha for the experience. Four of our swimmers earned a second swim with Chris Nolan as our highest finisher in the 200 fly event with a time of 2:06.30 which was one one-hudreth of a second off of the summer Junior National time standard. Tule Nation Tritons doubled up in the championship final heat for the event with Chriss 6^th place finish followed by Wesley Coles 8^th place finish after an impressive 2:08.83 swum in the preliminary heats.

Nathan Rhea earned his second swim in the 400 IM event by swimming a time of 4:47.96 in the bonus heat for an overall 18^th place finish, while Mallory Korenwider also swam in the bonus heat with her lifetime best 100 meter breaststroke time of 1:15.27 for a 21^st place finish after just entering the heat in 27^th place. Colin Landweers highest place finish came in the 200 IM where his time of 2:16.77 was enough for a 41^st place finish in the event.

Three individual team records were established at the meet, two of which belonged to Mallory Korenwinder. Mallory set the team record at the Santa Clara International meet with a time of 2:46.53 the weekend prior to Omaha, and while at Omaha she finished 41^st in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:45.62. The time stands as the 38^th fastest time in the nation for all 14-year old girls. Her time of 1:15.27 also outperformed her swim at Santa Clara where her time of 1:15.72 was also a team record. Her Omaha time currently stands as the 21^st ranked time nationally.

Chris Nolan came away with the only other individual team record, and he did so by also improving his Santa Clara time in the 200 fly event. Wesley Coles had set the team record at Junior Nationals last summer as a 2:07.05, and although Chris missed the record during both prelim and final swims at Santa Clara and missed it during his prelim swim in Omaha, he was under the record during the championship final heat in Omaha. His time of 2:06.30 now stands as the 16^th fastest time nationally for all 16 year olds. Chris Nolan turned 16 only one week prior to the Omaha meet.

Our 4×200 free relay was led off by Chris Nolan in Omaha with a sub-two minute swim (1:59.93), followed by Wesley Coles (1:57.93), Colin Landweer (2:00.30) and Nathan Rhea (2:03.18). After swimming 8:06.68 in the heat with the Japan National Team and Australia the previous weekend, our mens team swam 8:01.34 for a 3^rd place finish at the Omaha meet. The time is the 92^nd fastest time on record nationally for any age, and is the 58^th fastest time posted by swimmers between the ages of 15 and 18. The Winter Junior National time standard in the event is 7:53.39. The 400 Medley Relay with Nathan Rheas lead-off backstroke of 1:02.42, followed by Wesley Coles (1:13.13), Chris Nolan (59.33) and Colin Landweer (54.57) swam a time of 4:09.45 which was enough for an 11^th place finish. The Winter Junior National time standard in that event is 4:01.19.

PARKER GILES FINALS AT SPEEDO GRAND CHALLENGE

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Jun 282012

Five TNT swimmers competed at the Speedo Grand Challenge which typically is host to collegiate athletes across the nation. Primarily attended by USC swimmers, this years event provided swimmers age 5 to 12 the opportunity to compete if they had achieved the challenging minimum time standard. Two younger TNT swimmers qualified and attended the meet. Parker Giles (age 12) and Preston Niayesh (age 11) proved to be among two of our premier age group swimmers by qualifying. Swimmers of all ages are to be commended for achieving the minimum time standard, regardless of whether they are an age group swimmer or senior swimmer.

Parker Giles competed in three events and swam to a third place finish in the 50 meter butterfly. After swimming a life-time best in the preliminary heats with a 31.21, he then improved that time to a 30.88 in the final heat. The close race among the top three finishers is reflected well in the top three times: 30.01 for first place, 30.84 for second place and Parkers 30.88 for third place. His 29.74 in the 50 meter freestyle event was fast enough for a first alternate position (9^th place). Swimmers of age 5-12 were limited to one heat in finals. The only team record set at the meet also came from Parker Giles, who competed in the 100 meter freestyle, and finished in 12^th place with a time of 1:04.83. The previous record of 1:05.13 was held by Jason Hernandez and was set at Junior Olympics in 1992. Parkers new record currently stands as the 37^th fastest time in the nation for all 12-year old boys.

Most of our swimmers competed in three events, and our swimmers also included 15-year old Josh Avila who had his highest place of 72^nd in the 200 meter breaststroke event. Preston Niayeshs highest finish was 11^th in the 50 meter breaststroke, while 17-year old Cameron Weas, training in Hanford, finished 151^st in the 50 free. Cameron became our only swimmer to maintain a 100% improvement rate. Bobby Yribarren finished 54^th in the 1500 freestyle.

BRINGE, FORD & GOODBAR COMBINE FOR FIVE RECORDS IN CLOVIS

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Jun 282012

Ten year old Janessa Bringe held the team record in the 400 freestyle event one year ago for a brief moment as Madison McCarthy reclaimed the title one heat later. This year, Janessa swam to a first place finish in the event, improving her entered time by over 40 seconds, and reclaimed the record one year later. Madions record stood as 5:45.76 set last year at the Clovis Memorial Day meet, and Janessas time of 5:30.65 now stands as the 75^th fastest time in the nation for all 10-year old girls. Janessa was the event champion in three events that included the 200 freestyle (2:41.08) and the 100 fly (1:25.21) as well as her 400 freestyle. Her 100 fly event also resulted in a team record, outperforming one of the longest standing records on the books. Lindsay Storey had set the 100 fly record as a 1:25.25 at a Bakersfield meet (Golden Empire Swim Team) back in 1993. Janessas time now stands as the 147^th fastest in the nation for her age in that event.

Skylar Ford, training in Visalia, was the only other swimmer with dual record breaking performances, and she began in the 100 meter freestyle event. Her 1:13.23 went under the 1:13.35 that was posted by Breanne Boghosian at the Golden Empire (Bakersfield) meet in 1994. Skylars time currently stands as the 168^th fastest in the nation for all 10-year old girls. She began her meet with a team record, and she ended her meet with a team record by swimming and wining the 50 meter freestyle with a time of 31.93 which was nearly a full second under Lynnie Norths time of 32.91 that she had set at Junior Olympics back in 1987. Specializing in the 50 freestyle, Skylar has posted a time that currently stands as the 48^th fastest time nationally for any girl of age 10.

Emily Goodbar had our final record-breaking performance as she swam 19:56.38 in the 1500 meter freestyle event on the final day of the meet. Sherlyn Ricablanca had set the team record at this very meet in 1994, and now at age 15, Emily Goodbar swam under the 20 minute mark to hold the record in the event. Emilys new record currently ranks 223^rdfor all 15-year old girls. Be advised that Emilys fastest time is 19:06.41.

Swimming phenom, eight-year-old Ian Belfower of Bakersfield, once again swims undefeated, and this time at the Clovis meet where a large number of Mission Viejo age group swimmers attended, and were unable to unseat him. Ian competed in, and won, eight individual events that included the 100 free (1:21.03), 50 back (43.75), 100 fly (1:32.70), 50 breast (51.17), 100 back (1:30.41), 50 fly (39.45), 100 breast (1:48.49), and 50 free (38.06).

Additional event champions within their respective A or B divisions included:

Individuals who improved 100% of their times that had been previously recorded with the team included: Janessa Bringe (9 of 9), Damian Brown (2 of 2), Alonso Escobedo (8 of 8), Skylar Ford (6 of 6), Tristan Gaines (2 of 2), Nadia Garabedian (2 of 2), Olivia Garabedian (2 of 2), Lauren Geiger (6 of 6), Brett Hanke (3 of 3), Jonas Huckabay (4 of 4), Josh Koster (6 of 6), Paul Alexander Lerro (3 of 3), Andrea Morales (5 of 5), Seiji Shinkawa (1 of 1), Shoji Shinkawa (1 of 1), Katherine Sullivan (8 of 8), and Mark Tiersma (4 of 4). Congratulations to the following swimmers for recording all new long course times with the team while competing at the Clovis meet: Mason Amble (age 8), Chase Belflower (age 6), Ian Belflower (age 8), Tomas Contreras (age 9), Sierra Jett (age 14), Luke Tiersma (age 11) and Haley Westerhoff (age 13).

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