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SKYLAR FORD & JACKSON HUCKABAY LEAD TNT TO 12th PLACE FINISH AT WINTER AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS

Jan 042013

Although not all teams attending the Winter Age Group Championships maintain a quality of athlete to score points at the meet, where only the top 8 individuals swim finals and the top 16 individuals score points, 37 teams did score with points ranging from Mission Viejos 3,478 points to Max Aquatics 3 points. Our TNT Winter Age Group Team of 27 swimmers scored enough points (826) to place the team as the 12^th highest performing team at one of the largest age group championship meets in Southern California Swimming.

Sixteen of our 27 athletes generated scores in individual events while at the meet, and these were led by 10-year old Skylar Ford of Visalia who swam away with a championship win in the 50 yard butterfly event with a time of 30.33, three runner up events that included the 100 breaststroke (1:19.20), 50 free (27.61) and 50 breaststroke, as well as third place finishes in two events where she set team records. These two events included the 50 back (32.84) and 100 free (1:00.99) events. Skylar had set the 100 free record at the Merced meet earlier as a 1:02.57. Only 41 other 10-year old girls swam as fast in the 100 free anywhere in the nation this year. Jill Edminster had previously set the 50 backstroke record at Far Westerns in 1990 with a time of 32.96, and now Skylars new record stands as the 82^nd fastest time in the nation for any 10-year old girl.

Jackson Huckabay of Selma led all male TNT swimmers in point accumulation from individual events. Jackson joined Skylar in scoring in all events entered, with his highest performance coming as a second place finish in the 50 breaststroke (37.96) event. He followed this by two third place finishes including the 100 breaststroke (1:23.13) and 50 free (29.06) events. Jackson also finished 6^th in the 100 free (1:03.83), 7^th in the 100 IM (1:13.91) and 15^th in the 50 fly (35.04).

The table below reflects all 16 swimmers point accumulation from individual events.

RELAYS

The remaining team points came from relay swims that contributed to well more than half of the overall team points. Every relay that TNT participated in scored while at the meet, and three of them resulted in new team records. Our first record-breaking relay was the 15-over 800 freestyle relay composed of Josh Koster, Noah Haworth, Cody Nash and Conor Martin whose time of 7:27.58 was under the 7:36.13 that Colin Landweer, Nathan Rhea, Sam Hansen and Thomas Brown had set as the record in 2010 at Junior Olympics. The 11-12 boys relay of Alonso Escobedo, Preston Niayesh, JD Koster and Jonas Huckabay reset the 11-12 boys 400 Medley Relay by a large margin swimming 4:27.00 for a 3^rd place medal and resetting the 4:42.06 record established by Micah Ruiz, Preston Niayesh, Parker Giles and JD Koster at Junior Olympics last year. The CCS Record in that event is 4:17.65 and our TNT boys time currently stands as the 30^th fastest time nationally, with eight of the top-30 times resulting from one of the three Winter Age Group Championship meets that took place over the weekend. Our final relay record was set by the 10-under girls Priscilla Niayesh, Daniel Albright, Skylar Fordand Katherine Sullivan whose time of 2:19.94 in the 200 Meldley Relay went under the 2:21.13 time that was set as the record by Janessa Bringe, Daniellle Albright Pricilla Niayesh and Skylar Ford also at last years Junior Olympcis. The current CCS Record stands as 2:12.52.

Preston Niayesh joined Skylar Ford as the only other individual to set a team record at the meet, and he did so with a time of 2:40.80 in the 11-12 boys 200 breaststroke event with nearly a six-second improvement in the event. The previous record was held by Chris Hansen as 2:42.23, and set at the San Luis Obispo meet three years ago in 2009. Prestons time currently stands as the 118^th fastest in the nation for any boy at age 12.

Preston was also among eight TNT swimmers who improved 100% of their times at the meet. He is joined by Jonas Huckabay of Selma who improved 6 of 6 events, Sierra Jettwho also trains in Selma, and Conor Martin who all improved all six allowable events. Visalia swimmers Jimmy Koster and Paul Alexander Lerro improved each of their three events at the meet, while Andrea Morales improved both of her events.

The following is a list of each swimmer along with an event that reflected one of their highest place finishes. Many of our swimmers competed while on the bottom of the age group, and are in prime position for a top-8 finish when they move to the top of the age group.

4 NATIONAL TOP-10 TIMES SWAM AT TERRAPIN MEET

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Dec 112012

Eight team records were established while our team competed at the Pacific Senior Championships hosted by the Terrapin team in Concord with Kyle Grissom setting records in three of his four events, and each record was previously his. His time of 22.38 in the 50 freestyle topped his Merced time of 22.58, and now the time stands as the 9^th fastest time on record by any swimmer in the nation at age 14. His 100 freestyle time of 50.40 also bettered his Merced time of 50.70, and becomes the 66^th fastest time in the nation. His most impressive current national ranking came in the 100 fly where his time of 52.56 is posted as the second fast time nationally.

Mallory Korenwinder improved her Merced record in the 100 breaststroke with her 1:05.52 by a tenth of a second. Her time stands as the fifth fastest nationally for all 14-year old girls. Chris Nolan swam another top-10 ranking swimming 1:51.20 in the 200 fly event that went under Kohlton Noryss 1:51.38 that he swam at the Winter Invitational in 2006. Chriss time currently stands as the 4^th fastest in the nation for any male swimmer at age 16.

Katelyn Herrera came away with two team records in the distance events, beginning with her 10:41.57 in the 1000 freestyle on Friday. Katelyn had set the record earlier in the year with a 11:07.57 at the Selma meet. Her time currently stands as the 43^rd fastest in the nation for all 15-year old girls. Her 1650 time of 17:54.75 went under Sherlyn Ricablancas team record of 19:05.61 that was set in Lemoore back in 1992. Katelyns time is the 24^th fastest time on record by any 15-yer old girl in the nation.

Butterflyer, and fifteen year old Emily Goodbar of Selma improved her team record in the 100 fly to a 59.81, becoming the first female in the history of the team in the 15-18 age group to swim under the minute mark. Her time is the 122^nd fastest nationally for the age as she swam twice under her previous team record of 1:00.35 from the Selma meet.

The top 30 competitors in each event in Concord earned the right to swim in the Championship, Consolation or Bonus final heats. No surprise that Kohlton Norys maintained the highest place finish competing undefeated at the meet winning all five events he had entered: 100 back (47.74), 50 free (20.62), 200 free (1:40.59), 100 free (44.46) and 100 back (47.74). Our next highest finish was second, and both Nathan Rhea and Chris Nolan accomplished the runner-up finishes in their respective events. Nathan finished second in the 400 IM (4:09.14), while Chris finished 2^nd in the 200 fly (1:51.20). Nathan swam to the championship heat in two additional events that included an eighth place finish in the 200 IM (1:57.44) and 10^th place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:11.66-prelim), while Chris finished fifth in the 100 fly (51.71-prelim) and 9^th in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.02-prelim).

Other championship swims came from Emily Goodbar who finished 8^th in the 200 fly (2:07.39) and 9^th in the 400 IM (4:34.38), Katelyn Herrera who finished 8^th in the 1000 free (10:41.37), Mallory Korenwinder finished 4^th in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.52-prelim) and 7^th in the 200 breaststroke (2:24.41). Colin Landweer had his highest finish in the 1000 free at 5^th (9:51.97). Consolation finalists included Emily Goodbar in the 200 IM (2:11.91 – 17^th) and 100 fly (1:00.12 – 17^th). Kyle Grissom in the 100 fly (52.56 – 12^th) and 50 free (22.38 – 13^th), Mallory Korenwinder in the 200 IM (2:12.65 – 20^th), Colin Landweer in the 50 free (22.23 – 12^th) and 100 free (48.28 – 12^th), Nathan Rhea in the 100 breast (1:00.48 – 14^th) and 100 back (54.54 – 15^th), and Matt Tashima in the 50 free (22.51 – 20^th).

Our remaining finalists earned a spot in the bonus finals, the they included Josh Avila in the 200 breaststroke (24^th), Emily Goodbar in the 500 free (28^th), Chris Hansen in the 200 breast (29^th), Katelyn Herrera in the 500 free (28^th), Mallory Korenwinder in the 100 back (30^th), Colin Landweer in the 200 IM (21^st), 100 fly (26^th), 100 breast (25^th), and 100 back (25^th), Nathan Rhea in the 200 fly (23^rd), and Matt Tashima in the 100 free (29^th).

The list below reflects selected events from some of our team. Congratulations to first time participant: Owen Ansel, Joseph Cobarrubias, Morgan Coddington, Laruen Davis, Tracy Hannan, Noah Haworth, Sierra Jett, Conor Martin, Alex Metzner, Cody Nash, and Jeremiah Santillana:

17 HIGH POINTS EARNED IN MERCED

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Nov 202012

Sixty-four TNT swimmers competed at the Gil Williams Memorial Meet held in Merced over the October 27^th weekend, and seventeen of them performed at a level to take home one of the top three High Point awards that were distributed at the end of the meet.

Korryn Kennedy of Hanford took home the third place honors for the 6-under girls division by winning the 6-under 25 back (30.01) and being the runner up in the 6-under 25 free, while James Savage was the top point getter in the 6-under boys division resulting from five event wins that included the 25 breast (33.88), 25 fly (28.65), 50 back (58.28), 50 fly (1:09.78), and 25 back (27.28). Five year old Lucas Huckabay of Selma scored enough points to tie for a second place position in the same division. Jayce Ford of Visalia swam undefeated winning all eight of his events, and was thereby among our top point getters earning 72 points and taking home the first place high point award for the 7-8 boys division, while sister Skylar Ford matched his points and undefeated status and took home the top honors in the 9-10 girls division. Katie Sullivan earned the third highest points in the 9-10 girls division by placing no higher than fourth place in any one event.

Our 9-10 boys swept that division with Jackson Huckabay of Selma taking the top honors with the 72 points reflecting first place finishes in all eight events, while Peyton Costa and Toby Jones finishing second and third respectively, each only nine years old. Peyton had three championship swims including the 100 back (1:24.51), 200 IM (3:02.78), and 100 fly (1:27.20), while Toby placed no higher than fourth place in any of his events. Alonso Escobedo had three wins that included the 100 free (58.73), 200 IM (2:22.47), and 50 back (31.10) events, as he took home the top honors in the 11-12 boys division. He was followed by Selmas Jonas Huckabay who won the 100 back (1:14.30) and 200 free (2:16.95) events. Mallory Korenwinder was the runner-up in the 13-14 girls division winning five of her events, including the 100 breast (1:05.63), 200 back (2:19.67), 50 free (25.64), 200 breast (2:22.60) and 200 IM (2:11.87). On the boys side of the 13-14 division, Kyle Grissom was our only other undefeated swimmer who swam away with the honors by scoring the maximum 72 points that reflect the undefeated status.

Lauren Davis of Fig Garden was the high point recipient in the 15-16 girls division, and she did this by winning the 100 free (58.50), 200 back (2:29.97), 50 free (27.49), and 200 IM (2:25.12) events. There was a sweep in the 15-16 boys division with Chris Nolan, Conor Martin and Josh Avila taking home the first, second and third place trophies respectively. Chris was the event champion in the 200 free (1:47.90), 50 free (23.03), 200 breast (2:15.22), and 200 fly (1:55.26) events. Although the 17-18 division was not awarded trophies, Nathan Rhea was the runner up in the male side of that division by winning both the 100 back (55.41) and 200 IM (2:01.97) events.

Five team records were established by three individuals at the meet. Ten year old Skylar Ford of Visalia continues her record breaking performance by improving her 100 free record to a 1:02.57. She had broken the record recently at the Selma meet the previous month with a 1:02.77, and her current time stands as the 71^st fastest time in the nation for any 10-year old girl. Kyle Grissom came away with two team records for the 13-14 boys division in the sprint freestyle events, beginning with his time of 50.70 in the 100 freestyle. His time slid under Kohlton Noryss previous record of 50.85 that was set at Junior Olympics in 2004. Kyles time currently stands as the 56^th fastest in the nation for 14-year old boys. His 22.58 in the 50 freestyle event surpassed his own record that he had set at Far Westerns in March (22.86). Only six other swimmers in the nation at age 14 have swam a time faster than his so far in this short course season. Mallory Korenwinder was our final swimmer to break team records, and she did so in both breaststroke events. At age 14, Mallory swam 1:05.63 in the 100 breaststroke which is under the 1:05.85 record that she had set at Far Westerns in March, and matched at the Hanford meet one month prior to Merced. The time is currently the second fastest time in the nation behind the 1:04.30 by Meghan Small of Maryland. Mallorys 200 breaststroke record-breaking swim of 2:22.60 matched her national ranking of second, again outperforming her Far Western swim of 2:23.19. The top time in the nation currently stands as 2:19.38.

SKYLAR FORD BREAKS TEAM RECORD AT HANFORD MEET

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Nov 202012

A total of 108 TNT swimmers entered into the Hanford Fall Classic which was the first scheduled short course meet of the new season, and only one swimmer came away with a team record. Ten year old Skylar Ford training in Visalia had established herself as our top 10-under girl of all time in the 50 meter freestyle event by swimming the top four times during the long course season, as well as holding the top three times in the 100 meter freestyle, and top two times in the 50 meter fly event. She now begins her short course season with an early record-breaking performance at the Hanford meet, posting the fastest time on record in the 50 yard event with a time of 28.50 thereby surpassing Melissa Lindleys team record of 28.87 that was set at Far Westerns in 1990. This becomes her first short course record of surely several to come. With the advent of the new reporting cycle that began at the beginning of the month, Skylars time currently stands as the 3^rd fastest time in the nation. Skylar swam undefeated at the meet, winning all five events entered.

Only two other swimmers were undefeated at the meet, and its not the first time that 8-year old Ian Belflower training in Bakersfield swam uncontested. Our other undefeated swimmer was 12-year old Satoshi Shinkawa of Selma who also came home with four first place finishes with improvements that included an over 14-second drop in the 100 fly. Besides Skylar, Ian and Satoshi, we had 45 additional event champions in each respective time category (A, B, C). The following table reflects these 45 additional swimmers along with the number of individual events they won:

Thirty-eight of our swimmers recorded times in 50-yard events or longer for the first time with the team, while 65 swimmers entered 50-yeard or longer events that had been previously attempted. Of those who maintained previously recorded times, the teams time improvement was an astounding 71% with 31 swimmers improving 100% of their times. Congratulations to the following 31 swimmers for their perfect improvement rate as we enter the new short course season:

MALLORY KORENWINDER FINISHES 8th AT JUNIOR NATIONALS

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Nov 202012

Tule Nation Tritons fielded two swimmers in four qualified events at the 2012 Summer Junior National Championships held at Indiana University in Indianapolis this past month. After achieving her first Junior National qualifying time at the LA Invitational in July, Mallory Korenwinder made her second cut at Sectionals in the 200 meter breaststroke being our sole dual automatic qualifier. Her second fastest time on record in the 100 breaststroke preliminary heats with a time of 1:12.74 was enough to not only earn her a second swim in the event, but placed her in the championship finalist heat. Fourteen year old Mallory placed eight in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:13.41, and she also finished 62^nd in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:45.10.

After missing the Junior National time standard by three one hundredths of a second at the Swimvitational in Omaha, Chris Nolan achieved his cut at the Sectional meet this summer. Already having established a bonus cut in the 100 fly, Chris also competed in two events at Juniors. His highest place came in the 200 fly where his 2:06.11 earned a 33^rd place finish in the event. Chris came away with the only time improvement by swimming 57.96 in the 100 fly which was an 86^th place finish at the meet.

Good luck to both, and all others, as they gear up for Winter Nationals and Winter Junior Nationals coming up in December.

SEVEN OF TEN TNT SWIMMERS FINAL AT AGE GROUP ZONES

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Nov 202012

Seven of our ten TNT swimmers who participated at the Western Zone meet held at Mesa University in Colorado this past month performed well enough to place them into scoring position, and among the top eight in their respective events. Fourteen year old Kyle Grissom was our only event champion at the meet for TNT, becoming so in two events brining home first place finishes in both the 50 meter free (25.56) and the 100 fly (59.33) events. He also had a second place finish in the 100 free (57.31).

The next highest finishers were both from Fig Garden, and they included Laruen Davis who swam to a second place finish in the 15-16 200 breaststroke (2:45.60), and a third place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:17.60). Joseph Cobarrubias of Fig Garden also earned the silver medal in the 50 free (25.26), and also came home with a fifth place finish in the 100 free (55.98).

Fifteen year old Emily Goodbar of Selma came home with the highest number of top-8 finishes of any member of our team by placing third in both the 100 fly (1:05.91) and 200 fly (2:30.93) events. She had also finished fifth in the 1500 free (19:04.91) and seventh in the 200 IM (2:35.15).Katelyn Herrera was our other multiple top-8 performer with a fourth place finish in the 800 free, and a seventh place finish in the 15-16 1500 freestyle event. Bre Abell of Selma finished fifth in the 100 free for the 15-16 division with a time of 1:01.76, while Josh Avila earned a second swim finishing fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:41.86) in the 15-16 division. Congratulations to each of our ten swimmers who qualified and competed at the meet, including fourteen year old Noah Haworth of Selma whose highest place was 12^th in the 50 free (27.29), ten year old Janessa Bringe who had her highest place of 18^th in the 100 fly (1:26.40), and thirteen year old Morgan Coddington of Selma whose highest place was 25^th in the 13-14 200 breaststroke (3:06.31) while competing on the bottom of the age group.

CHRIS HANSEN PLACES 28th AT SENIOR ZONES

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Sep 252012

Improving his time by over five seconds in the 200 meter breaststroke event, fifteen year old Chris Hansen swam to a 28^th place finish with a time of 2:36.96, becoming the highest place finisher of any of the eight TNT swimmers who competed at the 2012 Senior Zone Championships. Chriss time was a mere .3 seconds from the Winter Sectional time standard of 2:36.69. Chris swam the two highest place finishes for the team, placing 43^rd in the 100 breaststroke with a near two second drop to a 1:13.07 in that event.

Our next highest finisher was the 52^nd place finish in the 200 breaststroke of Cody Nash of Selma who swam a time 2:43.02. Cameron Weas of Hanford was our only swimmer to improve 100% of times, and this is after competing at both the LA Invitational and Sectional meet earlier in the summer. Camerons highest place was 67^th in the 50 freestyle where he swam a time of 25.94. He will be attending and competing for Questa College this upcoming year. Hannah Giles who will begin her college swimming career at Western State College in Colorado this upcoming year had her highest place as 77^th in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:24.85. Josh Koster of Visalia improved nearly two seconds in the 100 fly where his time of 1:05.86 was enough for a 124^th place finish in the event. Taylor Shaw of Hanford finished 126^th in the 100 fly with a time of 1:14.47, while Coach Bobby Yribarren finished 191^st in the 50 free with a time of 27.54 as he begins his recovery from injury. Tracy Hannan competed in the 50 freestyle where his 198^th place was a result of his time of 27.62.

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

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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:

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