OSI News Archive - February, 2008

The prelims at the 2008 Senior Championships will use 9 lanes, and there will be one consol heat of 8 and one final heat of 8.

The 2008 Short Course 11-14 Championships saw a bevy of records, including one national record.

Grace Carlson of Lake Oswego had the most individual records, setting five 11-12 records. In the 50 free, she bettered Tori Simenecs 2005 record of 24.16, swimming 23.58. She bettered Kaylin Bing's 2006 100 free record which stood at 53.14 by swimming 52.54. Grace also lowered Kaylin's 50 back record by over a second, swimming 26.63 to 27.76. She demolished Tori's 100 back record. Her time of 57.25 was more than two seconds faster than the old record of 59.64. Grace's final record came in the 50 fly, swimming 25.85 compared to Kaylin Bing's old record of 26.50.

Kaylin bing of Roseburg had a very successful run of Oregon records herself. She bettered Karen Turner's 13-14 50 free record of 23.65 by swimming 23.65. Karen made a run of the record the following morning with a lead off time in the 200 free relay with a time of 23.35, just missing Kaylin's new record. Kaylin also bettered a 30 year old record. Her time of 50.53 in the 100 free, bettered Susan Habernigg's 50.72 set way back in 1978.

Karen Turner set one individual record at the meet, bettering Lindsey King's 2003 13-14 100 back record. Her new record sits at 56.20.

The boys, too, had a run at the record boards. Cameron Stitt of the Dolphins, bettered Logan Stories 2002 11-12 1000 free record, swimming 10:32.66 to better Logan's old record at 10:36.77. Cameron also bettered Garth Summer's 2001 400 IM record. His time of 4:29.89 bettered the old record of 4:34.52.

Aaron Ghiglieri of Triton bettered Steven Ung's 13-14 100 free record, set just last year. Aaron's time is 47.66 to Steven's 47.72.

The boys 13-14 100 backstroke record dropped twice within minutes of each other. Swimming in heat 2 of the prelims, Connor McDonlad swam 52.69, to better Jacob Pebley's 53.14 set at the Oregon Senior Open in December. Jacob responded in the very next heat to swim 52.08.

Jacob topped off his 100 back record with another record in the 200 backstroke. He bettered Austin Ringquist's 1:52.17 set last year with a time of 1:51.25.

On top of the many individual records, 6 relay records were bettered at the meet. The Lake Oswego quartet of Karen Turner, Amy Wiley, Sarah Feil and Kemy Lin highlighted the records set at the meet by bettering a National Age Group record. The girls 13-14 200 medley relay stood at 1:46.74 held by King Aquatics of Seattle. Lake Oswego bettered the old record by over a second and a half by swimming 1:45.11. The old record had stood since 2004. The old Oregon record stood at 1:47.87, held by THSC from 2001. The same quartet set an Oregon record in the 400 free, swimming 3:33.35 to THSC's 3:33.88. Their final record was a 200 free relay record with a 1:35.32, bettering the 16 year old record of THSC which stood at 1:36.72.

The Tualatin Hills boys team of Connor Eden, Gabriel Rooker, Neil O'Halloran and Filip Kapelac bettered the 13-14 400 medley relay swimming 3:44.75. THSC previously held the record of 3:44.94.

Lake Oswego boys set the final two records of the meet. In the 13-14 200 free relay, the team of Daniel Chen, Nick Bode, Alex Lyons and Gunnar Wolfe swam 1:30.71, to better THSC's 2006 record of 1:32.28. The same quartet bettered the 200 medley relay with a 1:43.19. The time beats MHST's 2005 record at 1:44.38.

Team Scores from the 11-14 Championships in Corvallis:

1 Lake Oswego Swim Club 836
2 Tualatin Hills Thunderbolts 795
3 Bend Swim Club  484.50
4 Corvallis Aquatic Team 361
5 Mt. Hood Swim Team  335
6 Multnomah Athletic Club 287 .50
7 David Douglas Swim Club  218
8 McMinnville Swim Club  208
9 Tigard Tualatin Swim Club 205.50
10 Columbia River Swim Team CRST-OR 189

Congratulations Athletes and Coaches. A complete list of team scores is listed on the CAT website

At the 11-14 Championships in Corvallis the Individual High Points were won by:
GIRLS 11 Year olds  - Brenda Cha, LOSC
GIRLS 12 Year olds  - Grace Carlson, LOSC
GIRLS 13 Year olds  - Ellena Basada, MHST
GIRLS 14 Year olds  - Karen Turner, LOSC and Jessie James, BEND

BOYS 11 Year Olds - Austin Turner, NST
BOYS 12 Year Olds - Cameron Stitt, TDPS
BOYS 13 Year Olds - Daniel Chen, LOSC
BOYS 14 Year Olds - Neil O'Halloran, THSC

Congratulations Swimmers

There will be a train the trainer clinic at the Mt Hood Community College Pool in Gresham on Saturday, March 1.  The clinic start at approximately 1:15PM.  Please see the requirements for trainers on this website -  Officials/Training/Trainer Requirements.  Due to the short notice, potential trainers may submit the required endorsements after the clinic, however, will not be listed as trainer and not eligible to work as a trainer until all requirements for the position have been submitted to the training coordinator.  If you are intered in attending, contact Kathy Coddington at wandawatermelon@centurytel.net or Jacki Allender at seewun@proaxis.com.

Are you thinking of building a pool or renovating your current facility? Looking for ways to earn more money in your current facility?

Then USA Swimming’s 4th Annual Build a Pool Conference – April 9-12, 2008 is for you! Held at the beautiful Colorado Springs Marriott in Colorado Springs, Colorado

• USA Swimming member clubs earn a rebate when they send a representative to the conference
• Register on line at www.usaswimming.org/facilities
• Drawings for prizes at the Friday night Desert Aire Social
• Drawing for prize in each of the Saturday classes

Save $50.00! Early Bird registration deadline ends on February 22, 2008.

From Bill Krum, Sport Development Consultant - Western Zone