Five of our 61 TNT swimmers who competed at the Dowain Wright Memorial meet hosted by Fresno Dolphins over the November 17-18 weekend outperformed all other swimmers in their respective age and gender division, thereby earning the high point recognition.
Tuning up for the Winter Age Group Championships, Porterville’s Regan Hildreth swept all eight events that she competed in for the 7-8 girls division, winning the 100 free, 50 breast, 50 fly, 200 IM, 100 breasts, 50 free, 100 fly and 50 backstroke events. Regan improved well over 11 seconds in the 200 IM, and was one of only two TNT swimmers to remain undefeated, but the only undefeated swimmer with a full schedule of events.
Porterville’s counterpart, nine year old Nathan Boudreaux took home the high point for the 9-10 boys division, while competing at the bottom of the age division, outscoring the 10-year old runner up by seven points. Nathan was the winner of the 50 breast, and 100 breaststroke events, and came in second for the 50 back and 100 IM. He was a top-8 finisher in all events.
Also tuning up for the Winter Age Group Championships was Selma’s William Butts, who at age 12 was the high point recipient for the 11-12 boys division. William finished top-3 in all eight of his events, taking home the gold in the 50 breast, 50 fly, 100 breast, and 50 backstroke events. At 88%, William maintained one of the highest improvement rates among any of our swimmers who competed at the meet.
William’s counterpart in Selma, Daniel Haley, competed in only six events within the 13-14 division, but finishing among the top 3 in all of his events, managed to outscore all other 13-14 boys who competed at the meet by at least six points to take home the high point for the division. Daniel was the event champion for the 400 IM, and the 500 freestyle events. He place 3rd in all other events.
Visalia’s Layla Flores was the high point recipient for the 13-14 girls division, competing in her last meet as a 14-year old. One of our top age group swimmers who has already made inroads into meets on our senior circuit, Layla won the 100 fly, 400 IM and 200 IM events while at the Fresno meet, then placed 2nd in both the 100 free and 50 free, and finally 3rd in the 500 free – placing top 3 in all events she competed in.