Air Cap recap

Danielle Stoermann

Twenty Hammerheads journeyed to Wichita, KS to compete in the Air Capital Invitational. The team raced to 89% best times, two Sectional Bonus cuts, 12 Champ cuts, 22 Bonus cuts, and 15 District cuts! Your hard work is paying off! On to the highlights…

 

80% Best Times or Better

- Ricardo Avila (2/2) 100%                             - Maddie Briggs (6/6) 100%

- Claire Conrad (7/7) 100%                            - Isaac Dierker (7/7) 100%

- Makaila Hayes (11/11) 100%                     - Harmony Lucas (5/5) 100%

- Zach Mendez (8/9) 89%                              - Leo Nguyen (7/7) 100%

- Sean Nguyen (6/7) 85.7%                           - Raphael Realina (8/8) 100%

- Henry Snider (6/6) 100%                             - Megan Soriano (3/3) 100%

- Octi Soriano (3/3) 100%                              - Hannah Stewart (11/12) 92%

 

Notable Swims

- Ricardo Avila swam his first 100 back and 50 free.

- Maddie Briggs raced to a Bonus cut in the 100 fly, and made Districts in the 50 free, 50 fly, and 50 back.

- Claire Conrad sprinted to a Bonus cut in the 100 breast, made Districts in her 100 back, 100 free, and 100 fly, and dropped a huge 28 seconds in her 200 IM.

- Claire Dierker scored a Champ time in the 100 free, and made Bonus times in the 100 back and 100 breast.

- Isaac Dierker scooped up some Bonus cuts in the 100 back, 200 back, and 400 free, and earned a District time in the 200 fly.

- Makaila Hayes splashed to a Sectional Bonus time in the 50 free, cut 9 seconds for a Champ cut in the 200 IM, made Champs in the 200 free and 100 free, scored Bonus times in the 100 and 200 backstrokes and the 100 fly.

- Natalia Leffler raced her first 200 IM and dropped 9 seconds in her 100 free.

- Harmony Lucas swam her first 200 free, 50 fly, and 100 free.

- Neala McHugh sprinted to an 8 second drop in the 200 free for a Champ time, and made Champs in the 50 free.

- Zach Mendez crushed his 400 free with a 14 second cut for Districts, and made Districts in the 100 free and 100 fly, and swam his first 800 free.

- Leo Nguyen raced to Champs in his 50 back and 100 fly, grabbed Bonus times in the 50 free and 100 free, and made Districts in the 50 breast.

- Sean Nguyen sprinted for Bonus cuts in the 200 IM, 200 free, and 50 back.

- Rainier Realina dropped over 11 seconds in his 100 fly.

- Raphael Realina cruised to a Bonus cut in the 200 breast, and swam his first 400 IM for a District time.

- Henry Snider sprinted to a Champ cut in the 200 IM, cut 7 seconds in his 100 back for a Bonus time, made a Bonus cut in the 100 free, and cut 8 seconds in his 100 fly.

- Megan Soriano swam her first 100 back and 50 free.

- Octi Soriano smashed his old times with a 19 second drop in the 200 IM, 15 in the 200 free, and 7 in the 100 breast.

- Hannah Stewart had herself a meet! She earned her Sectional Bonus cut in the 100 free, sprinted to Champs in the 50 and 100 free, grabbed some Bonus times in the 200 IM with an 8 second cut and the 200 free with a 7 second cut, and raced her first 800 free for a District cut.

- Isaac Stewart crushed his 400 free with a 26 second drop for a Bonus cut, made a Bonus cut in the 100 breast, and earned a District cut in the 50 back.