King Marlin Pro-Am Recap

Rebecca Lewis

13 Hammerheads trekked to Lewisville, TX to compete against 45 other teams from around the country in the King Marlin Pro-Am Classic December 16th-19th, 2021.  The team earned 69 Best Times, 4 new Champ-Bonus Cuts, 10 new Sectional-Bonus Cuts, 2 new Sectional cuts and 3 AAA times.

 

80% Best Times or Better
 

-Nick Bracken (4/5) 80%                               -Collin Burton (5/5) 100%

-Isaac Dierker (7/7) 100%                            -Olivia Kindle (5/5) 100%

-Roman Lewis (7/8) 88%                              -Jack Stanley (9/9) 100%

 

Notable Swims

-Nick Bracken picked up 2 new Champ-Bonus cuts in the 50 Free and 200 Back and finished in the top 50 in the 200 Fly

-Collin Burton finished in the top 50 in his 50 Fly

-Isaac Dierker earned a new Champ-Bonus cut for his 200 Back

-Makaila Hayes finished 39th out of 72 in her 200 IM

-Olivia Kindle earned a new Champ-Bonus time for 100 Fly and placed 39th out of 102 in her 50 Back

-Roman Lewis grabbed 2 new Sectional-Bonus cuts in 200 Free and 200 IM and his 34th place (out of 191 swimmers) finish in the 100 Free earned him not only a Sectional-Bonus cut but a AAA time, as well

-Jacey McGraw returned to finals to finish in the top 32 in her 200 Breast

-Sarah Miner earned herself a Sectional-Bonus time for her 200 Back. She also placed 14th in the 1000 Free and top 32 in the 500 Free and 200 Back

-Clay Pilliard returned to finals in the 50 Back to place 28th. He also earned a Sectional-Bonus cut in the 200 Back

-Raphael Realina picked up a Sectional-Bonus cut in 100 Breast and finished Top 50 in 3 events.

-At prelims, Camille Schear grabbed her Sectional-Bonus cut in her 200 Free, but shaved over 2.5 more seconds at finals to place 18th and earn her Sectionals and AAA times. She returned to finals 3 more times in 100 Breast, 100 Back & 500 Free (finishing 18th and earning her AAA time in that event)

-Jack Stanley earned his Sectional time for his 100 Back and his Sectional-Bonus times for his 100 Breast and 200 Breast. He returned to finals in 2 events: 50 Back and 200 Breast.

-Hannah Stewart scored her Sectional-Bonus cut in her 200 IM and returned to finals in that event