TORNADOES SWIM CLUB RETAINS “”AB” SHORT COURSE SWIM CLASSIS TROPHY

October 24, 2005

The Amateur Swimming Associations AB Short Course Swim Classic Swim Meet ended yesterday with the Tornadoes Swim Club scoring 758 points to retain the champions trophy. The Y-Speedos swim club took second spot with 687 point and the Blue Seals Swim Club third with 227. A total of eighteen (18) meet records were broken at the Meet which saw swimmers gaining points based on the time standard achieved. An “AAAA” (quad A) time gained 10 points while a “B” time gained 1 point.

The Blue Seals Swim Club topped the record list with nine (9). Kendese Nangle, swimming the Girls 9-10 category, broke both the 50M Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke and Freestyle records in times of 34.85, 34.76, 40.98 and 30.85 seconds respectively. Eight year old Antoine Young was impressive while setting four new meet records. In the 100 M Individual Medley, Young swam 1:27.00 knocking 7.78 seconds off the old record. His other records came in the 100 M Freestyle, (1:17.87), 50 M Breaststroke (45.01) and 50 M Freestyle (34.57).

In the Boys 11-12 Age Group, National Junior Squad representatives and Tornadoes Swim Club Teammates Stefan Brown and Jason Adams set Meet record in the 100M Backstroke and 100 M Butterfly events respectively. Brown swam 1:12:34 erasing the old Backstroke record of 1:14:00 while Adams did an impressive “AAAA” time of 1:06.88 to break Brad Hamilton’s record time of 1:07.20 set in 2002.

Gillian Millwood (Y-Speedos) swam a “BB” time of 5:55.71 in 11 and Over 400 M Individual Medley to eclipse the old record time of 5:59.03 set by Audette Lawrence in 2003.

In the 8 and Under age group, Stefani Webley swimming for the Royals Swim Club, broke the 100 M Individual Medley record (1:32.29) while Blues Seals Tiffany Barrett swam 34.40 for a new record in the 50 M Freestyle. Marlins Swim Club Sidrell Williams was the only 8 and Under male record breaker when he swam 1:28.48 to erase David Broomfield’s record of 1:32.43.

The Tornadoes Swim Club claimed three (3) of the four (4) relay records broken. The Y-Speedos Swim Club was the other record breaker.

High Point Awards, based on the FINA High Point System went to the following swimmers:

18 – 21 age group Dominic Lee 100M Breast 626 points

15 – 17 age group Brad Hamilton 100M Breast 639 points

13 –14 age group Matthew Hilton 100M Breast 594 points

11 – 12 age group Victoria Ho 100M Free 482 points

9 – 10 age group Kendese Nangle 50M Free 482 points

8 and Under age group Tiffany Barrett 50M Free 348 points

The other teams finishing in the top 5 were:

Y-Speedos 687 points

Blue Seal 227 points

Electric Eel 126 points

Marlins 104 points

The next competition, which will be the Walter Lowi Sprint Meet, will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2005 commencing at 8:30 a.m.