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Swimmers of the Meet

SWIMMERS OF DECEMBER:

Colleen Como: Since the Perky Turkey meet in late Nov, Colleen has dropped over 100 seconds. She has dropped over 136 for the season. At the Dec 19 dual meet Colleen dropped 6 seconds in the 200 free, she dropped .9 seconds in the 50 free as well. At the Candy Cane meet Colleen dropped a whopping 40 seconds in the 500 free. Colleen has continued to improve her strokes and attacked each practice with a die hard mentality. IT is definatly paying off, keep up the hard work.

Peyton Rudman: At the Alliance dual meet, Peyton destroyed her goals of getting her zone times in the 50 free with a time of 29.48 and the 100 free with a time of 105.81. The following week at the Candy Cane meet she also got her zone time in the 50 butterfly with a time of 33.90. Not many people work as hard as Peyton, and it is great to see the hard work paying off.

CHARDON HIGH SCHOOL:

Amanda Cassamatta: This month has been a great one for Amanda. Having never swum the Butterfly, i asked her to fill in for a few dual meets. Two swims later she set the High School record in the event. She also set records in the 50 free (28.01), the 100 free (103.18), and 400 free relay 4.20. She is one of the most versitile swimmers on the team, and also one of the hardest workers. Keep it up Amanda.

Dani Scerbo: it has been a goal of Dani's to break 30 in the 50 free for a year. That giant boulder was smashed at the Madison meet where Dani swam a 29.3. She later lowered her time to a 29.2 at the Perry Invite, where she also contributed to the 400 free relay team record.

Rebecca Marra: Becca set the 100 backstroke school record and finally got under 110 at the Madison meet. She swam a 1.09.37. At the Perry invite, BEcca also was a part of the record setting 400 free relay

Kelsey Pinkard: Kelsey had a great month. At the Jefferson meet, Kelsey swam personal bests in the 50 free, swam an amazing 500 of which she was terrified. At the PErry Invite Kelsey dropped a few more seconds in the 200 free, and 100 freestyley. Keep up the hard work Kelsey

Riley Lannon: At the Madison meet Riley was involved in one of the most exciting races of the year. During the 500 free Riley clawed her way back into the lead, and won the event by a landslide with a season best 6.27. It was great to hear and see the excitment that the race produced. Riley was also part of the record setting 400 free relay at the Perry Invite.

MEghan Suszynski: Meghan has had the best December this team has seen. Meghan dropped 40 seconds in the 200 free at the perry invite, where she also dropped 4 seconds in the 100 breast. She swam the 500 for the first time at the Jefferson meet, and with no goggles whe went her goal time of under 7 minutes. She has lowered her 100 freestyle to her goal time of under 110. SHe is one of the hardest workers out there and i am truelly glad to see her achieving her goals. Keep up the good work.

12/8/11 Orrville Dual Meet, Shaker Invite and Chardon Dual Meet:

Peyton Rudman: At the Shaker Invite: Peyton set a team record in the 50 free 30.33, dropped 2 seconds in the 100 free 107.80, got close to her best time in the 100 im in which she made finals (6th). She dropped a considerable amount of time in the 100 back 1.24. In the 200 im, Peyton placed 8th with a time of 256.88. This was one of the last USA meets that Peyton gets to swim as a 10year old. Congrats on the high places, the time drops, and the intensity in which you raced.

Sydney Stansbury: At the Shaker Invite, Sydney dropped 10 seconds in the 200 breast, setting a team record with a time of 3.00.34. She was also apart of record setting relays at the High School meet. 200 medley relay 2.09.06, and also the 200 free relay. She also swam her best 100 breastroke of the year and is continually making vast improvements on her strokes and works as hard as anyone i have had the pleasure of coaching. Keep it up Syd.

Rebecca Marra: In her Debut as a High School swimmer, Becca set the High School team record in the 100 backstroke 111.77. She was also a part of the record setting 200 medley relay (backstroke) 209.06. Although Becca has been part of the High School team for a few years now (manager), this was her first meet as a participant. She helped the team to a victory and showed great poise and confidence. Keep up the good work.

11/27/11 Perky Turkey Meet:

Devyn Diffenbacher: at the Turkey meet, Devyn dropped time in all 4 of her events. In the 50 free she dropped 1.1 sec, in the 50 back 2 sec, in the 50 breast .2 sec, and in the 100 im she dropped .6 sec. Devyn hase been working hard all year and it is great to see her dropping time. Keep up the hard work.

Noel Rozic: Noel also dropped time in all of her events at the Turkey meet. In the 50 free she dropped .5 seconds, in the 50 fly she dropped 2 seconds, and in the 100 im she dropped 11 seconds. Noel is a very strong swimmer and will continue to give it her all in every practice and meet. I expect to see her continue to drop time in her events. Keep up the good work.

11/23/11 - Meyers Lake Meet

1) Gracie Duchon - Gracie has been working so hard in practice and it is showing off in her races! Her butterfly is looking better and better in every meet. Watch out everyone! Gracie is going to be an athlete to watch over the next few years:)

2) Everette McFarland -Everette's 500 splits were fantastic! Very consistant. In addition, he is willing to work on a few things to go even faster! Way to be a distance swimmer!

11/9) Louisville Swimmers of The Week:

1)Sarah Bennett: Sarah swam awesome this past weekend at Spire. She won the 50 backstroke in a personal best time of 41.1 seconds, that is a 1.3 second drop. In the 50 breastroke, Sarah took 4.5 seconds off her best for a time of 51.59. Great Job Sarah and Happy Belated Birthday.

2) Conner Rozic: Conner swam the the 25 freestyle in a time of 31.59, that is 6 seconds dropped form his previous best time. IN the 25 backstroke Conner went a 38.02, which is 7 seconds faster than his previous best. Keep up the good work Conner.

3) Stella Parrish: Stella swam the 25 backstroke in the relay in 27 seconds, that is 10 seconds faster than her previous best time. IN the 25 freestyle Stella dropped 10 seconds as well for a time of 24.31. I know your parents are proud of you STelli. Keep up the good work.

4) Brinley Szalay: Brinley had a wonderful meet for the Otters this past weekend. I know that she was extremely nervous for the meet but swam fantastic. Her time in the 25 backstroke was the fastest in the meet with a 25.63. In the 50 free she was a close 2nd place, but with a wonderful time of 51.11. Which is fantasticly fast for a 7 year old who had never swam a 50 before. GREAT JOB BRINLEY!

11/2/11 - What a great (and fun!) Halloween Invitational in Copely! We brought home a total of 12 medals and countless ribbons! Lot's of time was dropped and personal bests reach.

Swimmer of the meet goes to Phoebe Langius. With 1 gold, 2 silvers, 1 bronze and 2, 4th place ribbons she had an outstanding meet. Beyond her places, she took certain stroke techniques to work on, used them in her swims and produced faster swims. Congratulations Phoebe!

10/23/11 - Great Job at the Lake County East End meet! The Coaches are very proud of all the swimmers from this weekend's meet! We wish we could pick everyone this week because of all the fantastic swims. But, with performances such as the ones we saw, you'll all be on here soon enough

For the girls team, we decided that Peyton Rudman and Allison Bednar are female swimmers of the week. These two not only dropped time in their individual events, but were strong, focused and demonstrated leadership on the team as they cheered on their fellow teammates.

For the boys team, we decided Sam Marra and Jacob Culliton are the male swimmers of the week. Both boys have been working hard, taking what we say about their strokes and making corrections, dropped time in their events and maintained positive attitudes throughout the week and meet.

Congratulations you four!

Again, everyone did so well this weekend. We are so proud of each and everyone of you! What a great start to our season