Jeff and I took 22 swimmers to Monticello High School in Napa for our first meet in this venue. What a treat!
Great weather, gorgeous pool. See the picture below,
and a really fun format getting the kids to swim 5 events in one day. Although we had some technical difficulties with the timing system which lengthened the meet by almost 2 hours (that's a lot!). I felt it was still a good meet, so much so that we will be returning to that same pool on August 6th for the same meet.
Overall, the Marlins swimmers did a great job. 102 races with 9 disqualifications and a 62% best time. We could have avoided a few DQs, but otherwise the races were pretty clean. Every swimmer but one improved at least one race and in the process two of them managed to break another 3 team records. Bringing the total team record broken for this season alone to 40!
Congratulation to Coco Berkenfield (9-10) for 2 new team records in the 50 back and the 50 fly and to Ava Salmi (13-14) for breaking a 9 year old record in the 200 free.
Coco managed to earn another JO cut in the 100 free and a Far Western cut in the 50 back, also Ian Chow-Ise swam his first JO cut ever in the 200 free. Anika Berde, Jack Berkenfield, Ian Chow-Ise, Erin Hensley and Lani Kamler all contributed to a total of 8 new A times that day.
Since this meet was a pentathlon, it was scored on the result of each events, ultimately rewarded the most well rounded athlete in the pool. Coco Berkenfield managed to get the High point award by winning all 5 events and Ava Salmi tied for the same award in the 13-14 age group category.
We had the opportunity to watch Chloe Isleta (11-12) who happened to be at the meet. It is a random event as she is currently the best swimmer in the country in her age group. We all got treated to a solid show of great strokes, turns and transitions at a blazing speed. Humbling, but exciting as well.
Thank you again for all the parents who helped during the meet.
Good Job.
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