PCST Rewrites Record Book at Southeasterns!

Brian Haddad

PCST Rewrites Record Book at Southeasterns!

Sixteen PCST swimmers competed in the 2021 Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships July 16-18 in Nashville, Tennessee.   The meet featured more than 1000 athletes representing more than 50 teams from Tennessee, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle.  PCST swimmers broke an amazing sixteen all time team records over the weekend.  Twelve year old Blair Wootson set four new team records on his way to winning four individual events and taking the High Point Award for 11-12 Boys.  Blair also qualified as a member of the Southeastern Swimming Age Group Zone All-Star Team that will compete in Tupelo, Mississippi July 27-August 1.  Shane McEliece set an amazing seven new Team Records and qualified for the USA Swimming Winter Junior Nationals.  Additional Team Records were set by Mason Gonczol, Luke Maggiore(1x) who also won the Senior Boys 50 meter Breaststroke event, and Ella Sieber(1x).  PCST set two new Team Relay Records with the Senior Boys 400 meter Freestyle Relay and Senior Boys 400 meter Medley Relay.  PCST swimmers also accounted for seven Futures Championship Qualifying Times and eleven NCSA Junior National Qualifying Times.  Statistics from the meet are listed below:

PCST Team Records (16)
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 100 meter Freestyle – 59.37
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 200 meter Freestyle – 2:09.06
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 100 meter Butterfly – 1:05.30
Blair Wootson 11-12 Boys 200 meter I.M. – 2:27.16
Ella Sieber 15-16 Girls 1500 meter Freestyle – 18:43.66
Mason Gonczol 15-16 Boys 50 meter Butterfly – 27.58
Shane McEliece 15-16 Boys 50 meter Freestyle – 24.70
Shane McEliece 15-16 Boys 100 meter Freestyle – 53.84
Shane McEliece 15-16 Boys 50 meter Breaststroke – 30.99 (prelims)
Shane McEliece 15-16 Boys 50 meter Breaststroke – 30.89 (finals)
Shane McEliece 15-16 Boys 100 meter Breaststroke – 1:07.16 (prelims)
Shane McEliece 15-16 Boys 100 meter Breaststroke – 1:06.43 (finals)
Shane McEliece 15-16 Boys 200 meter I.M. – 2:12.43
Luke Maggiore 17&Over Boys 50 meter Breaststroke – 29.56
Senior Boys 400 meter Freestyle Relay (S.McEliece, Parsons, C.McEliece, Brusher) – 3:41.19
Senior Boys 400 meter Medley Relay (Gonczol, Maggiore, Brusher, S.McEliece) – 4:04.12

USA Swimming Winter Junior National Qualifying Times (1)
Shane McEliece – 100 Breaststroke

NCSA Junior National Qualifying Times (11)
Cole Brusher – 100 Butterfly
Luke Maggiore – 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke
Colin McEliece – 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke
Shane McEliece – 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 200 IM
Senior Boys 400 Free Relay
Senior Boys 400 Medley Relay

USA Swimming Futures Championship Qualifying Times (7)
Luke Maggiore – 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke
Colin McEliece – 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke
Shane McEliece – 50 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 200 IM

Point Scorers in Individual Events – Top 8 14&Unders / Top 16 Seniors (19)
Blair Wootson (11-12 Boys) – 100 Free(1), 200 Free(1), 400 Free(1), 100 Fly(1), 100 Breast(2), 200 IM(2)
Ella Sieber (Senior Girls) – 1500 Free(11)
Keely Stevenson (Senior Girls) – 400 IM(7)
Luke Maggiore (Senior Boys) – 50 Breast(1), 100 Breast(6), 200 Breast(10)
Colin McEliece (Senior Boys) – 200 Breast(4), 100 Breast(11)
Shane McEliece (Senior Boys) – 100 Breast(5), 50 Breast(7), 200 IM(8), 200 Fly(14), 50 Free(15), 100 Free(16)

Age Group Top 10 PCST Short Course All-Time Top 10 Swims
Boys 11-12
Cullen Descalzo – 50 Fly(9), 100 Fly(8)|
Blair Wootson – 100 Free(1), 200 Free(1), 100 Breast(2), 100 Fly(1), 200 IM(1)

Girls 13-14
Riley Harris – 1500 Free(8)
Delaney Sieber – 50 Breast(4), 100 Breast(8)

Boys 13-14
Gip Crye – 400 Free(6)

Girls 15-16
Ella Sieber – 200 Free(6), 400 Free(4), 800 Free(5), 1500 Free(1)

Boys 15-16
Hank Crye – 400 Free(5), 800 Free(7), 1500 Free(5)
Mason Gonczol – 50 Back(2), 100 Back(3), 50 Fly(1), 100 Fly(4)
Shane McEliece – 50 Free(1), 100 Free(1), 50 Breast(1), 100 Breast(1), 200 Fly(2), 200 IM(1)
Ben Parsons – 200 Free(10), 1500 Free(6), 50 Back(6)

Girls 17&Over
Keely Stevenson – 50 Back(6), 100 Back(5), 200 Back(6), 200 IM(4), 400 IM(2)

Boys 17&Over
Cole Brusher – 100 Free(10), 200 Free(5), 50 Back(5), 50 Fly(2), 100 Fly(5)
Luke Maggiore – 50 Free(5), 50 Breast(1), 100 Breast(3), 200 Breast(7)
Colin McEliece – 100 Breast(7), 200 Breast(6), 50 Fly(7), 200 IM(9)