PCST Swimmers Post Fast Times at April SCY Meet

Brian Haddad

PCST Swimmers Post Fast Times at April SCY Meet!

After a much needed Spring Break, The Panama City Swim Team Tsunamis got back to competition at the Speedo April Short Course Meet April 16-18 at Frank Brown Park.  The meet featured more than 200 athletes from across the Southeast.  Twelve year old Blair Wootson established three new PCST Team Records in the 11-12 Boys Age Group (200 Free, 1000 Free, 200 IM).  Individual Event Winners included Gip Crye(5x), Shane McEliece(4x), Keely Stevenson(4x), Blair Wootson(4x), Avery Maggiore(3x), Riley Harris(2x), Talulah Sweeney(2x), Henry Wellhausen(2x), Ben Arocena(1x), Macy Maggiore(1x), Natalie McKenzie(1x), and Orrin Scarborough(1x).  Congratulations to all swimmers for their efforts and a big thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who made the meet possible.  Here are some statistics from the meet:

New Team Records (3)

Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 200 yard Freestyle – 1:57.08
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 1000 yard Freestyle – 11:03.46
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 200 yard I.M. – 2:16.54

Individual Event Winners (30)

Talulah Sweeney (8&U Girls) – 50 Free, 100 IM
Ben Arocena (8&U Boys) – 25 Breast
Henry Wellhausen (8&U Boys) – 50 Back, 25 Fly
Avery Maggiore (9-10 Girls) – 25 Breast, 50 Breast, 100 Breast
Macy Maggiore (11-12 Girls) – 200 Breast
Blair Wootson (11-12 Boys) – 1000 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly, 200 IM
Riley Harris (13-14 Girls) – 500 Free, 1000 Free
Gip Crye (13-14 Boys) – 100 Free, 200 Free, 500 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back
Orrin Scarborough (13-14 Boys) – 400 IM
Natalie McKenzie (Senior Girls) – 200 Breast
Keely Stevenson (Senior Girls) – 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Fly, 400 IM
Shane McEliece (Senior Boys) – 50 Free, 100 Back, 100 Breast, 200 Breast
 

Age Group Top 10 PCST Short Course All-Time Top 10 Swims

11-12 Girls
Katy Hodges – 200 Back(10)

11-12 Boys
Cullen Descalzo – 200 Back(5)
Owen Freisthler – 200 Back(4)
Christian Longo – 200 Breast(3)
Aren Magnuson – 200 Back(6)
Theo Walker – 200 Breast(5)
Blair Wootson – 200 Free(1), 1000 Free(1), 100 Breast(2), 200 IM(1)

13-14 Boys
Gip Crye – 500 Free(10)

15-16 Boys
Shane McEliece – 50 Free(2)