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L-R: Allison Brown, Rachel Kowles,
Nick Silverthorn
The recent heat wave brought out the best as the Pleasanton
Seahawks (PLS) swam with a feverish speed during the Pacific
Swimming Long Course Jr. Olympics (JO) July 16 – 19 in
Concord. Competing against over 1300 swimmers, the Seahawks
finished in 2nd place by 1.5 points. Team records, new cuts,
life time bests (LTB,) and PLS All Time Top Ten swims were part of
their fiery performance.
Individual high point winners include Rachel Knowles 11-12
girls, Nick Silverthorn 13-14 boys, and Allison Brown 15-16
girls. Team records 11-12 girls: Eva Chung – 200
breast, Rachel Knowles – 100/200 free and 200 fly, 200 free
relay – Katie Woods, Rachel Knowles, Lillian Sun, Cate
MacGregor and 400 free relay – Katie Woods, Rachel Knowles,
Lillian Sun, Cate MacGregor.
New JO cuts: - Roshni Nair -200 free, 400 IM, Theresa Martin
– 200 free, 200 back, Tim McLaughlin – 200 back, 100
fly.
New Far Western (FW) cuts include the following: Chris Dourov
– 50 free, 200 IM; Marissa Brown - 200 back; Bridget Moran
– 400/1500 free; Danielle Stickler – 800
free; Frank Horpel – 200 back; Kyle Lindsay
– 200 fly; Hannah Folmar – 50 back; Maggie Kauffeld
– 400 free; Lillian Sun – 400 free, 200 back; Katie
Woods – 200/400 free; Maxime Rooney – 200 back, 200
fly, 200 IM, 400 IM; Nick Johnston – 200/400 free; Kevin
McLaughlin 400 IM; Tony Shen – 50 free; Alex Gilchrist - 50
fly.
New Pacific Recognition Times (PRT): Maggie Woods –
50/100/200/400/1500 free, Bridget Moran – 800 free, Brandon
Chandler – 400/1500 free, Frank Horpel – 400/1500 free,
Eva Chung – 200 fly, Katie Woods – 50 fly, Maxime
Rooney – 50 fly, Nick Johnston – 50 free, 100 back.
100% Life Time Bests (LTB): Alex Wang, Nick Johnston, and Kevin
McLaughlin. Additional outstanding Swims were achieved by
Chloe Bantock (4 LTB), Eva Chung (6 LTB), Hannah Folmar (6 LTB),
Maggie Kauffeld, Rachel Knowles (7 LTB), Cate MacGregor (5 LTB),
Moriah Simonds, Lillian Sun (5 LTB), Katie Woods (4 LTB), Regis
Lachance, Jon Ong, Maxime Rooney, Elise Cox, Bernadine Martin,
Emily Saccullo, Brian Lee (6 LTB), Tony Shen (8 LTB), Caleb Wang (4
LTB)
PLS All Time Top Ten had over 20 additions including Eva Chung,
Rachel Knowles, Hannah Folmar, Lillian Sun, Katie Woods, Nick
Johnston, and Maxime Rooney.
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