WALTER LOWI SPRINT SWIM MEET

 

 

 

 

November 14, 2005

PRESS RELEASE
 
TORNADOES SWIM CLUB DETHRONE Y-SPEEDOS AT WALTER LOWI SPRINT MEET
Fresh from their win at the ‘AB’ Short Course Swim Meet, the Tornadoes Swim Club dethroned defending champions, the Y-Speedos, to win the Walter Lowi Sprint Meet held at the National Stadium Pool, on Saturday, November 12, 2005.  The Tornadoes Swim Club finished with 871 points to Y-Speedos 744 points in the Age Group Category.    Completing the top five were Blue Seal ­ 209.50, Electric Eel ­ 155.50 and Marlins 146 points 
Three (3) National Age Group Records were broken during the Meet.  Jason Adams set a new National Age Group Record of 29.33 secs in the Boys 11-12 50M Butterfly, Dominique Dawson in the Girls 13-14 50M Butterfly ­ 32.14 secs. and Dominic Lee in the Boys 15 and over 50M Breaststroke of 30.55 secs.
 
The following were the FINA High Points Awards winners:
 
8 & Under Girls         Stefani Webley, Royals          50M Free        352 pts
8 & Under Boys         Antoine Young, Blue Seals     50M Free        229 pts
 
9 ­ 10  Girls           Kendese Nangle, Blue Seals        50M Free        503 pts
9 ­ 10  Boys            Xavier Boland, Tornadoes          50M Breast      299 pts
 
11 ­ 12 Girls           Nicole Chin, Tornadoes          50M Back          462 pts
11- 12 Boys             Jason Adams, Tornadoes    50M Fly             517 pts
 
13 ­ 14 Girls           Lanesa Downs, Y-Speedos         50M Free     572 pts
13 ­ 14 Boys            Matthew Hilton, Y-Speedos       100M Breast 588 pts
 
15 & Over Girls          Gillian Millwood, Y-Speedos     50M Fly       532 pts
15 & Over Boys         Dominic Lee, Tornadoes          50M Breast  730 pts
 
In the Masters Category, for swimmers 25 years old and over, the Tornadoes also came out champions with 103 points over Y-Speedos 45 points, followed by Electric Eel - 34 and Royal Swim Club - 32 points respectively.
 
The next Meet on the ASAJ’s Calendar will be the ASAJ’s Development Meet on Saturday, November 26, 2005.