BELLINGHAM
BAY
SWIM
TEAM MEMBERS EXCEL AT
U.S.A JUNIOR NATIONALS AND WESTERN
ZONE
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Bellingham Bay Swim Team (BBST) swimmer John McCallen qualified for final
competition in 4 events at the USA Swimming Junior National Long Course
Championships held August 9-13 in Irvine, CA.
The competition featured 900 of the fastest swimmers 18 years old or
younger in the
U.S.A.
.
McCallen, 18, swam to lifetime bests and team records in the finals of
the 50 Freestyle (24.18, 10th), 100 Freestyle (52.54, 10th),
and 100 Butterfly (57.17, 18th).
McCallen also placed 16th in the 100 Backstroke (1:00.20).
He is now qualified for USA Swimming Senior Nationals, the top level of
USA Swimming, in 4 events in short course (25 yard) and 4 events in long course
(50 meter).
BBST swimmers Kelly Runestrand, Colin Flynn, and Evan Gregory represented
the Pacific Northwest Swimming All-Star Team at the Western Zone Championships
held August 9-13 in Salt Lake City,
Utah
.
The competition features All-Star swimmers from each region of
USA
Swimming
in the western
United States
.
Runestrand, 16, reached final competition in 3 of her 5 individual
events: 50 Freestyle (28.54, 5th, BBST record), 100 Breaststroke
(1:19.19, 7th), and 200 Breaststroke (2:53.85, 8th).
She was also members of the teams 400 Medley Relay that placed 7th.
Colin Flynn, 14, competed in 5 individual events and the 200 Medley Relay
(4th) and the 200 Freestyle Relay (3rd).
Gregory, 18, competed in 5 individual events and 4 relays.