Beach Bash recap

Danielle Stoermann

Fifty-seven Hammerheads raced at the TSA Beach Bash. The team worked for an amazing 83% best times, one new record, 55 District cuts, 34 Bonus cuts, and 22 Champ cuts! Wow! On to the highlights…

 

80% Best Times or Better

- Shannon Banark (6/6) 100%                      - Nick Bracken (8/9) 89%

- Ashton Canovi (4/4) 100%                          - Evan Carter (5/5) 100%

- McKenzie Chandler (8/8) 100%                                - Claire Conrad (8/9) 89%

- Cortez Cruz (3/3) 100%                                - Elisa DeCaro (3/3) 100%

- Claire Dierker (11/11) 100%                       - Abby Foster (3/3) 100%

- Kimmy Greene (8/8) 100%                         - Gracie Hayes (8/8) 100%

- Makaila Hayes (15/15) 100%                     - Jacob Hibbs (3/3) 100%

- Ava Hughbanks (13/14) 93%                     - Jia Hurst (4/4) 100%

- Henry Johnson (4/5) 80%                            - Everett Katzenberger (3/3) 100%

- Roman Lewis (3/3) 100%                            - Jacey McGraw (8/10) 80%

- Neala McHugh (10/10) 100%                    - Addison McNally (10/10) 100%

- Zach Mendez (5/5) 100%                            - Mollie Miner (8/8) 100%

- Sarah Miner (11/11) 100%                         - Leo Nguyen (7/7) 100%                              

- Sean Nguyen (7/8) 87.5%                           - Joslyn Perry (2/2) 100%                              

- Clay Pilliard (8/10) 80%                               - Raphael Realina (7/7) 100%                      

- Lola Reuscher (4/4) 100%                           - Cooper Riddle (6/7) 85.7%                        

- Kennedy Roberts (6/6) 100%                    - Kieran Ross (3/3) 100%                               

- Breckyn Shaw (8/8) 100%                           - Megan Soriano (2/2) 100%                        

- Octi Soriano (3/3) 100%                              - Jack Stanley (6/6) 100%                              

- Jake Zupan (4/4) 100%

 

Notable Swims

- Shannon Banark grabbed a Champ time in the 200 back, plus a pair of bonus times in the 50 free and 100 free.

- Reagan Bollinger sprinted to Districts in her 100 free and 100 fly.

- Nick Bracken raced to Champs in the 200 fly, and made District cuts in the 100 free, 200 free, and 400 IM.

- Ashton Canovi swam his first 100 free, 100 back, and 50 breast.

- Evan Carter raced his first 50 fly and 50 breast.

- McKenzie Chandler cut a crazy 43 seconds off her400 free, and dropped 9 in her 200 free and 8 in her 100 free.

- Claire Conrad crushed her 200 free with a 22 second cut.

- Cortez Cruz raced his first 200 free, 50 back, and 50 breast.

- Elisa DeCaro cut 36 second in her 200 back and 18 in her 100 free to grab District cuts in both.

- Claire Dierker sprinted to Champs in her 400 free, 200 free, and 50 fly; cut over 50 seconds in the 200 free, and cut 45 seconds in her 200 IM.

- Isaac Dierker cut 13 seconds in his 200 back for a District time.

- Violet Flora raced her first 100 free.

- Alex Foot swam his first 100 back, 200 free, and 200 IM.

- Abby Foster raced her first 200 free, 50 back, and 50 breast.

- Kimmy Greene chased down her Champ cut with a 13 second drop in the 100 fly, and dropped 14 in the 200 IM, 10 in the 200 free, and swam her first 200 back, 200 breast, and 400 free.

- Gracie Hayes raced her first 100 free, 200 free, 50 back, 50 breast, 100 breast, 50 fly, 200 IM, and 50 free.

- Makaila Hayes raced to Champs in her 50 free, and grabbed Bonus times in the 100 free, 200 breast, 200 free, 400 free, 200 IM, and 400 IM.

- Justin Hendricks swam his first 50 back, 50 breast, and 50 fly.

- Jacob Hibbs swam his first 100 free, 100 back, and 50 fly.

- Ava Hughbanks cruised to a Bonus time in her 100 free, and cut 29 seconds in her 400 free for a District cut, and grabbed District times in the 200 breast, 100 back, and 100 breast.

- Jia Hurst sprinted to Districts in the 50 back, 100 fly, and 50 free.

- Henry Johnson swam his first 100 free, 100 back, and 50 breast.

- Katie Jones nabbed a District cut in her 100 fly.

- Everett Katzenberger swam his first 100 free, 100 back, and 50 fly.

- Megan Kindle sprinted to Districts with an 8 second cut in her 200 back, and made Districts in her 100 free and 100 back, and cut a huge 23 seconds in her 100 breast.

- Olivia Kindle dropped over 7 seconds in her 100 breast.

- Roman Lewis dropped 14 seconds for a District cut in his 200 free.

- Jake Maiseroulle raced his first 200 free, 100 free, 100 back, and 100 breast.

- Jacey McGraw crushed her 200 breast with a 33 second cut for a Bonus time, earned Bonus cuts in the 200 back and 200 IM, and grabbed a District cut in the 800 free.

- Neala McHugh dropped crazy amounts of time and earned several Champ cuts: 11 seconds in the 50 fly for Champs, Champ cut in the 100 fly, Champ cut in the 200 IM; dropped a huge 52 in the 200 free, 26 in the 100 free, 23 in the 100 back, 13 in the 50 back, 15 in the 50 breast, and 12 in the 50 free.

- Addisen McNally raced her first 100 free, 200 free, 400 free, 50 back, 50 breast, 100 breast, 50 fly, 200 IM, 100 back, and 50 free.

- Zach Mendez swam his first 50 free, 200 free, 400 free, 100 back, and 100 breast.

- Mollie Miner cruised to Districts in her 100 fly and 50 free, and raced her first 200 back, 400 free, 50 fly, 50 back, and 1500 free.

- Sarah Miner sprinted to 8 Champ cuts in her 100 free, 200 free, 400 free, 50 back, 50 fly, 100 back, 100 fly, and 50 free.

- Leo Nguyen grabbed a Bonus cut in his 50 back, and made Districts in the 100 free, 100 back, and 100 breast.

- Sean Nguyen raced to a Bonus time in the 100 back, and  made Districts in the 50 breast, 50 fly, and 100 fly.

- Joslyn Perry sprinted to Districts in the 50 breast.

- Clay Pilliard cruised to Champs in his 400 free and 100 back, dropped 51 seconds for a District time in the 800 free, and earned a Bonus cut in the 100 free.

- Rainier Realina smashed his swims with a 28 second drop in the 100 fly, 24 in the 100 back, 18 in the 100 free, and 12 in the 50 back.

- Raphael Realina raced to Districts in the 100 free with a  12 second cut, dropped 20 in the 100 fly for Districts, 24 in the 200 back for Districts, and made Districts in the 200 free and 200 breast.

- Cooper Riddle splashed into Districts in the 100 fly, and swam his first 50 back, 50 breast, 50 fly, 100 free, and 200 back.

- Kennedy Roberts made Districts in the 100 back, and swam her first 100 free, 200 free, 50 back, 50 breast, and 100 breast.

- Kieran Ross cruised to Districts in the 50 breast, and raced his first 50 free and 200 IM.

- Breckyn Shaw dropped a boatload of time: 45 in her 50 fly, 26 in the 100 breast, 13 in the 50 breast, 18 in the 50 free, and 10 in the 50 back.

- Oliver Sias sprinted to Districts in the 100 back, and raced his first 100 free and 200 free.

- Megan Soriano swam her first 50 breast and 50 back.

- Octi Soriano raced to Districts with a 10 second cut in the 100 fly and swam his first 200 breast.

- Jack Stanley picked up a Champ cut in the 50 free, and swam his first 50 back, 50 breast, 50 fly, and 200 free.

- Hannah Stewart loved swimming her first 200 fly.

- Isaac Stewart earned his Bonus time in the 200 free with a 44 second drop, and raced to an 22 second cut for Districts in the 100 breast, plus a 14 second cut in the 100 back and a 19 second cut in the 100 fly.

- Camden Youngblood raced her first 200 free.

- Jake Zupan raced to Districts in the 50 breast, and swam his first 50 back, 200 free, and 100 fly.

 

New Team Records

- 11-12 Girls’ 1500 Free – Sarah Miner (20:21.84)