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A group of 10 TNT swimmers made their presence known while competing at the PUMA Breast Cancer Awareness meet held at Arroyo Grande during the last weekend of October. The team, primarily composed of swimmers 10 years old and younger, was led by 8-year old Tomas Contreras who took home first place finishes in six of his seven events. Event champions also included five-year-old Paige Costa who won the 25 fly. Her brother eight-year-old Peyton Costa, who competed in the 5-10 division instead of the 5-8 age division, took home a win in the 5-10 50 backstroke event. Eight-year old Brett Hanke won both the 50 free and 50 fly in the 5-8 division, while Toby Jones took home wins in the 50 breaststroke and 100 breaststroke events.

 

A couple of swimmers’ improvements were in the double digits. Desmond Brown had the largest drop in time as he took off over 18 seconds in the 100 freestyle event, while his counterpart Anthony Tellechea, who improved 100% of his times, took off over 14 seconds in the 100 IM event, and dropped over 11 seconds in his 100 breaststroke event.

Congratulations and a warm welcome goes to five-year old London Jones for swimming her first two events: 20 back and 25 free.

 

 

 The most impressive observation from the Selma meet was the 97 TNT swimmers who were entered and competed at the meet. Seventy-three of our swimmers had previously recorded times in 50 yard or longer events with the team, and these swimmers maintained a 64% improvement rate. Twenty of these swimmers improved all events entered, and they included: Tristian Abell, Matthew Bivens, Justin Bos, Morgan Coddington, Paige Coddington, Tomas Contreras, Peyton Costa, Chris Ewins, Laurne Geiger, Emily Goodbar, Chris Hansen, Noah Haworth, Lily Hodges, Chrystelle Jaramillo, Jakob Koorey, Jacqui Koster, Josh Koster, Emily Sullivan, Ivan Villalvazo and Nicholas Yribarren.

Twenty-seven swimmers recorded short-course times in events 50 yards or longer for the first time while at the meet. A welcome goes to: Keiren Arakawa, Demaris, Avila, Chase Belflower, Damian Brown, Makaira, Chavez, Malakai Chavez, Paige Costa, Khori Cranford, Tara Fry, Lucas Huckabay, Rachel Just, Zachary Just, Anna Lehrman, Tyler Mauldin, Hannah Mukai, Madison Pallares, Zakery Phillips, Miranda Pimentel, Seiji Shinkawa, Shoji Shinkawa, Victoria Valdez, Isabella Vaughn, Mikayla Vierra and Colin Watamura.

The meet recognized swimmers competing within individual age categories, opposed to age-group categories. Nine of our swimmers were uncontested as they took home 1st place finishes in all events they competed in. Bre Abell won each of 4 events in for 15 year old girls, while Ian Belflower took home 1st place finishes in his 4 events for 7-year old boys. Wes Coles was the champion in 4 events for the 17-year old boys division, while Peyton Costa swept 8 of 8 events for the 8-year old boys. Teammates Alexies Ledesma (100 free, 100 fly, 200 back & 200 free) and Anna Lehrman (50 free, 100 breast, 200 IM & 500 free) split 8 events, winning 4 each for 16 year old girls division, while sister Emily Lehrman took home 1st place finishes in 4 events (50 free, 100 breast, 200 IM & 500 free). 

Preston Niayesh dominated the 10-year old boys division winning all 8 events he swam (50 free, 50 breast, 100 fly, 50 back, 100 breast, 50 fly, 100 back & 200 IM). His 100 breaststroke event also broke the team record of 1:19.27 that was set by Dax Korenwinder at Junior Olympics earlier this year. Preston swam 1:18.28 and is a time that currently ranks

Our other event champions, along with their age and number of events won, included: Danielle Albright (age 8 – winning 3), Owen Ansel (14-3), Malakai Chavez (7-1), Morgan Coddington (12-7), Allyson Duffy (13-1), Madison Ekizian (14-1), Jayce Ford (7-5), Skylar Ford (9-7), Nadia Garabedian (7-6), Lauren Geiger (12-2), Emily Goodbar (14-7), Kyle Grissom (13-6), Chris Hansen (14-4), Noah Haworth (13-2), Katelyn Herrera (14-2), Lily Hodges (9-1), Jackson Huckabay (9-5), Jonas Huckabay (11-2), Chrystelle Jaramillo (13-1), Michael Jia (11-4), Toby Jones (8-1), Jakob Koorey (11-1), Mallory Korenwinder (13-3), JD Koster (10-1), Colin Landweer (16-4), Conor Martin (15-1), Khloe McCarthy (13-2), Madison McCarthy (11-2), Javiar Morales (16-1), Sarid Morales (12-1), Cody Nash (15-1), Mia Newkirk (13-5), Jazmine Niayesh (8-6), Megan Nino (15-3), Chris Nolan (15-2), Madison Pallares (10-1), Nathan Rhea (16-3), Micah Ruiz (12-4), Taylor Shaw (15-1), Satoshi Shinkawa (11-1), Shoji Shinkawa (6-4), Katherine Sullivan (9-1), Mark Tiersma (12-1), Justin Warner (12-3), Scott Yribarren (18-4).

 

 

Tule Nation Tritons was the third largest team at Junior Olympic with Clovis bringing 91 swimmers and Fresno Dolphins fielding 47 swimmers. With less than half the number of swimmers as Clovis, our 43 swimmers scored 3,191 points to Clovis’s 3,853 when combining individual and relay events for both male and female 14-under events at the meet. Although our girls were behind Clovis 1,627 to their 2,446 points, our boys outscored Clovis 1,564 to their 1,407 points. When considering only individual events, TNT would have scored 8 combined points behind Clovis, 2,321 to their 2,329. Twenty-eight teams competed at the meet.

 

The team point accumulation was led by our high point winners. The brother-sister duo of Preston and Precilla Niayesh were the sole first-place high point recipients at the meet. Ten year old Preston Niayesh scored 166 points and was the event champion in 5 events: 50 fly (35.33), 50 breast (41.79), 100 breast (1:29.07), 200 IM (2:55.97) and 100 fly (1:18.15) events, while his sister, Precilla, scored 88 points and swam away with the 8-under high point by winning 50 free (38.14) and 50 back (45.77) events. Four additional swimmers scored into the 2^nd or 3^rd high point positions including Peyton Costa (2^nd 8-under boy, 77 points), JD Koster (3^rd 10-under boy, 127 points), Khloe McCarthy (2^nd 13-14 girl, 143 points), Mallory Koenwinder (3^rd 13-14 girl, 125 points), Kyle Grissom (3^rd place 13-14 boy, 124 points), and Danielle Albright (3^rd place 8-under girl, 82 points).

Although 15-over swimmers were not allowed to score at the meet, 10 additional swimmers besides Preston were event champions at the meet, and they included: Danielle Albright (50 breast, 49.26), 15-over Wes Coles (100 fly, 58.82; 400 IM, 4:55.57), Kyle Grissom (100 fly, 1:03.60), 13-14 Chris Hansen (200 breast, 2:44.20), 13-14 Mallory Korenwinder (200 breast, 2:50.24), 15-over Colin Landweer (200 free, 1:59.27; 50 free, 24.97; 100 free, 54.90) , 13-14 Khloe McCarthy (800 free, 10:02.75 & 200 back, 2:36.03), 8-under Jazmine Niayesh (50 free, 38.14 & 50 back, 45.77), 15-over Chris Nolan (200 fly, 2:14.56), 15-over Nathan Rhea (200 IM, 2:13.91; 200 breast, 2:29.58).

 

Not only did Preston lead the team in individual point accumulation, he also led the team in the number of team records broken. Preston broke a team record in 5 of the 9 events he participated in. Both prelim (41.81) and final (41.79 – 76^th fastest time in the nation) performances in the 50 breaststroke were under his pre-existing record of 42.37, and his final swim of 1:29.07 (34^th fastest in the nation) in the 100 breaststroke went under his previous record of 1:30.92 that was set in May. Preston had also set the team record in the 200 IM while at Bakersfield last month (3:02.04), and went well under that time while at Junior Olympics (2:55.97 – 178^th nationally).  The 100 butterfly was a new record for Preston. He swam 1:18.15 (85^th nationally) in the final heat to go under Micah Storey’s 1:22.34 set at Junior Olympics in 1987. Both Preston and JD Koster went under the pre-existing record while at this year’s Junior Olympics. JD’s time was 1:19.15 which is currently the 107^th fastest time in the nation. Preston’s 100 freestyle time of 1:12.98 (336^th nationally ranked time) was also a new team record for him; breaking Parker’s pre-existing record of 1:13.11 set at last year’s JO’s.

Two additional swimmers set team records while at the meet. Thirteen year old Mallory Korenwinder swam 1:17.16 (25^th fastest time nationally) in the 100 breaststroke to go under Joclyn Ford’s 1:18.74 set at Speedo Grand Challenge in 2003. Ten year old Madison McCarthy also obtained a new team record swimming 2:38.61 (320^th fastest in the nation) in the 200 free, breaking Breanne Boghosian’s previous record of 2:39.53 set at the Golden Empire Swim Team’s meet at Bakersfield in 1994.

 

Fourteen additional team records were broken in relay events, led by the 13-14 girls who cleared the record board of all preexisting records by resetting all five events. Additionally, the team of Mia Newkirk, Mallory Korenwinder, Emily Goodbar and Bre Abell swam under the Central California Swimming record in both the 200 medley and 400 medley relays.

10-under girls 200 free (2:28.36): Janessa Bringe, Danielle Albright, Precilla Niayesh, Madison McCarthy

11-12 boys 200 medley (2:21.79): Michael Jia, Alonso Escobedo, Parker Giles, Luke Dignan

13-14 girls:

·         200 free (1:56.86): Bre Abel, Allyson Duffy, Mallory Korenwinder, Mia Newkirk

·         400 free (4:19.88): Bre Abel, Emily Goodbar, Allyson Duffy, Katelyn Herrera

·         800 free (9:25.95): Allyson Duffy, Mallory Korenwinder, Khloe Mc Carthy, Katelyn Herrera

·         200 medley (2:09.73): Mia Newkirk, Mallory Korenwinder, Emily Goodbar, Bre Abell

·         400 medley (4:45.27): Mia Newkirk, Mallory Korenwinder, Emily Goodbar, Bre Abel

13-14 boys:

·         400 free (4:17.41): Kyle Grissom, Owen Ansel, Noah Haworth, Chris Hansen

·         200 medley (2:09.14): Owen Ansel, Chris Hansen, Kyle Grissom, Noah Haworth

·         400 medley (4:43.12): Owen Ansel, Chris Hansen, Kyle Grissom, Noah Haworth

15-18 boys:

·         200 free (1:43.16): Colin Landweer, Chris Nolan, Sam Hansen, Nathan Rhea

·         800 free (8:22.97): Wes Coles, Nathan Rhea, Sam Hansen, Colin Landweer

·         200 medley (1:54.94): Nathan Rhea, Sam Hansen, Chris Nolan, Colin Landweer

·         400 medley (4:08.54): Nathan Rhea, Sam Hansen, Wes Coles, Colin Landweer

The team maintained a 71% improvement rate with 12 swimmers improving all events entered. Congratulations to perfect performances from: Luke Dignan (9 of 9 events), Kyle Grissom (9 of 9), Noah Haworth (3 of 3), Michael Jia (8 of 8), Dax Korenwinder (5 of 5), Mallory Korenwinder (9 of 9), Jacqui Koster (3 of 3), JD Koster (8 of 8), Jimmy Koster (3 of 3), Paul Lerro (2 of 2), Madison McCarthy (9 of 9), and Satoshi Shinkawa (1 of 1).

Nine TNT swimmers went on to represent Central California Swimming at the Western Zone Age Group meet. Congratulations to: Allyosn Duffy, Emily Goodbar (who made her first Sectional cut while at JO’s in the 200 fly), Kyle Grissom, Katelyn Herrera, Mallory Korenwinder, JD Koster, Khloe McCarthy, Preston Niayesh and Chris Nolan.