4 Islanders Selected for Prestegious Championship All-Star Meets

4 Islanders were selected to represent Pacific Swimming at 2 prestegious summer All-Star Meets. Ben Krause, Chris Hausmann, Catherine Boles and Maddy Delore were chosen to represent Pacific Swimming, which is comprised swimmers from Northern California (from Eureka to Monterey) and parts of Nevada.

Ben Krause, Catherine Boles and Maddy Delore were chosen to represent Pacific Swimming at the Western Zone All Star Championship Meet that will take place Aug 5 - Aug 9 in Oahu, Hawaii.

The Western Zone Championship Meet is one of the premier Age-Group All Star Meets in the country. The Western Zone Championship concept has been designed to offer age group swimmers a stepping stone to the National Championships by offering an LSC (Local Swim Committee) ALL-STAR team travel meet with a National Championship-like experience. Every event in every recognized age group is included in the format, including relays. The meet hosts between 900 and 1000 swimmers with 4000 to 5000 individual swims. Selection for the Western Zone Team is highly competitive and hard to acheive.Priority consideration is given to swimmers who have achieved at least 5 Western Zone Qualifying Times. The Western Zone is comprised of teams from Hawaii, Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montana and the swimmers who are chosen to represent their LSC.

Chris Hausmann has been selected to represent Pacific Swimming at the North American Challenge Cup.

The North American Challenge Cup is a cooperative venture of Canada, Mexico, Southern California Swimming, Pacific Swimming and Pacific Northwest Swimming that is designed to introduce age group swimmers to international competition. The 2009 North American Challenge Cup will be held August 6-8 in La Mirada, California. Canada has won the first two contests held at USC in 2007 and in Edmonton in 2008.

Being chosen to represent Pacific Swimming at these prestegious meets definitely puts these swimmers amongst the elite athletes of their age in the country-and even the world for that matter.

CONGRATULATIONS ISLANDER ALL-STARS!