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Congratulations to the Pleasanton
Seahawks for placing 1st at Far Westerns (FW)! FW high-point
winners: L - R: Catherine Breed 15-16 girls, Bryan Hughes 13-14
boys, Joshua Meints 17-18 boys, Karen Wang 17-18 girls
Pleasanton Seahawks’ Far
Western Champions
Pleasanton Seahawks’ Champion
Coaches
L-R: Heather Morsilli - Senior Group, Jon Pallesen - Intermediate 1
Group, Todd Tucker - Head Age/Pre-Senior Group, Allen Long, Novice
Group
The Pleasanton Seahawks (PLS) Swim Team was the gold medal
winner July 29 to August 2 at the Far Westerns (FW) Swim Meet in
San Jose. Competing against 140 teams from all over the U.S.,
Canada and Mexico, PLS took first place with 35 out of 45 swimmers
scoring during the meet. The team finished the meet with top
scorers in three age groups. Countless new records and cuts
were part of the golden performance by the Pleasanton
Seahawks.
High-point winners included the following: 13-14 boys - Bryan
Hughes (1st), Nick Silverthorn (2nd); 15-16 girls – Catherine
Breed (1st), Allison Brown (2nd); 15-16 boys – Andrew Seitz
(2nd); 17-18 boys – Joshua Meints (1st); 17-18 girls –
Karen Wang (1st).
Many new cuts were won during FW: 7 Junior National times -
Catherine Breed, Nick Silverthorn, Bryan Hughes, and Chris Guido; 3
new Sectional times - Maggie Woods, Natalie Wong, and Karen Wang; 2
Pacific Swimming Records – Bryan Hughes; 1 US Open qualifier
– Tory Houston and 9 new FW records.
Some of the new team records: 13-14 boys – 200 Medley
Relay, 400 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free
Relay and 11-12 Girls 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay.
From the Pre-Senior Group - Pacific Recognition Times included:
Eva Chung 200 IM, Cate MacGregor 200/400/800/1500 free/400 IM,
Lillian Sun 400 IM, Nick Johnston 100/200/400 free, and Kevin
McLaughlin 400 IM. FW relay finalists included: Nick
Johnston, Rachel Knowles, Katie Woods, Cate MacGregor and Lillian
Sun.
Not to be outdone by the FW meet, two PLS swimmers are currently
competing at the US Open in Washington (August 4-8), and ten
additional swimmers will be competing at Junior Nationals (August
10-14). To join this award-winning swim team please email us
at tryout@pleasantonseahawks.org or go to
www.pleasantonseahawks.org. For further information phone 925
847-7946 (VIP-SWIM). Go Seahawks!
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