The Pacifica Seal Lions swam there their hardest at the Macericks Sprint-O-Rama meet held at Oceana High School on February 11th. The team was well represented with 22 swimmer competing in 72 individual events with a success rate of 59.72%. A large number of swimmer did well at the meet, with numerous first time competing swimmers entering events. Coaches Peter Song and Mary Germano have been working relentlessly to improve the participation and the result of our swimmers at the monthly swim meets. At this meet we were able to field teams for the relays which we did well on as a team. The participants as well as their cheering parents and friends were treated to a good show of team spirit and swimming during the relays. Let?s keep up the tremendous team involvement so we can continue to field relay teams. Let?s strive for 100% meet attendance.
The honor of the sea lion of the meet went to Rachel Weisend who improved her times in all three events she was entered into, including attaining two new B times. Way to lead the team Rachel!
The following swimmers attained new ?A? times:
Isabel Muirragui 8U Girls 100 IM
Delaney Phipps 8U Girls 25 fly, 100 IM
Michelle Simpson 8U Girls 25 breast, 100 IM
The following swimmers attained new ?BB? times:
Jason Chan 14U Boys 50 free
Thomas Dana 14U Boys 50 free
The following swimmers attained new ?B? times
Sarah Ortiz 8U Girls 25 back
Michelle Simpson 8U Girls 25 fly
Andrew Dana 8U Boys 25 free, 25 back, 25 breast
Elle-Jay Cowan 10U Girls 100 IM
Marguerite Dana 10U Girls 50 free, 50 back
Sonia Martin 10U Girls 50 back, 100 IM
Sutara Nitenson 10U Girls 50 breast
Ethan Jug 10U Boys 50 free, 50 back, 100 IM
Rachel Weisand 12U Girls 50 free, 50 back, 50 breast
Brandon Yee 12U Boys 50 free, 50 breast, 100 IM
Jessica Meyer 16U Girls 100 fly
The following swimmers had new personal best times:
Erika Haack 8U Girls 25 breast
Sarah Ortiz 8U Girls 25 free
Elle-Jay Cowan 10U Girls 50 fly
Sonia Martin 10U Girls 50 free
Sutara Nitenson 10U Girls 50 fly
Clayton Willett-Marnin 10U Boys 50 free
Rebecca Bernal 12U Girls 50 back, 100 IM
Ariela Dea 12U Girls 50 free, 50 back, 50 breast
Brandon Yee 12U Boys 50 fly
Shannon Lawee 14U Girls 200 IM
Jason Chan 14U Boys 100 back
Clare Dana 16U Girls 200 IM
A solid effort was also turned in by our veteran Austim Lim 14U Boys in his three races.
We are looking forward to the SOLO Aquatic club meet March 24th and 25th at Menlo-Atherton High School. Please come by and cheer on your local swimmers admission is free and it quite an interesting event to watch.
The Pacifica Sea Lions web site is a great way to view your friends and family in action at the meets. Please click on the photo gallery to see exciting team photos. These photos can be purchased as well and can be made into mugs, shirts, ect. They make great holiday gift ideas and a portion of the proceeds help fund the team. The Sea Lions web site is www.pacificasealions.com.
The Pacifica Sea Lions are always looking for new swimmers. The team holds a free 5-day trial to all interested swimmers ages 5-18 on the last five weekdays of every month from 5:15 to 6:15 pm at Oceana pool. Anyone interested in joining the team or even exploring the opportunity to join the team is invited.
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