News
Alex raced to a new team record breaking her own freshly minted from prelims @ 26.09 good for 8th place. Nick went the same time as he did in prelims @ 23.76 competing his fourth final of the meet. Great racing, great meet and great season! (Don't forget Alex is slated to leave for Dubai on 8/22 to extend the summer)
Schroeder had three good efforts tonight in the finals. Alex and Ashlyn swam a bit slower and Nick went faster and nearly got under 58 seconds int he 100 M Back going 58.06. Ashlyn's prelim swim was a new State and Team at 1:03.68. Schroeder has three 50 chances tomorrow and hopefully some more swims in the evening.
Good swimming this morning for SSTY. Alex is 10th in the 200 and Ashlyn and Nick are in the C tonight in the 100 back. Gwen swam a nice 100 m breast at 1:14.2
It's no wonder why this guy is smiling... Nick had two great swims today in one of his favorite events. Nick broke through and swam a strong prelim of 55.20 and then found a way to get under and win the C final tonight in 54.97. Great swim! Speaking of great swimming Ashlyn really had a great fly also swimming to 1:03.33. All in all the group is performing very well.
On a perfect night for swimming Schroeder had a good evening of racing. Alex swam to a second place finish in the 100 M freestyle with a time of 56.06. Although the roster will not be made official until Friday when the meet concludes she's made the World Junior Championship Team which heads to Dubai, UAE in two weeks. Nick raced in the C Final of the men's 100 meter free. Got over coached and was out too ez and finished with a 52.2. Ashlyn swam to a new team...
Schroeder had a good morning in Irvine, CA. Three swims and all three going back for finals tonight. Alex raced the 100 and is in the A Final (her first time) 56.37, Nick was 51.72 and is back in the C final and Ashlyn raced to a new Team & State record 2:16.79 in the 200 M Back. full results
Sunday was the final day of 13&Over state and SSTY swimmers continued to have great success in the pool. Highlights from Day 4: Mason Schoof finished 2nd in the 13-14 1500 meter free with a time of 17:16.19 Isaac Jiardini finished 3rd in the 13-14 1500 meter free with a time of 17:39.52 Joey Wenszell finished 4th in the 13-14 1500 meter free with a time of 17:54.48 Carolyn Jungers won the 15-16 200 meter IM with a time of 2:22.18 Katie Taylor finished 5th in the 15-16 200 meter...
The 2013 USA Swimming Junior National Championships began today, 8/5 in Irvine, CA. Today, Gwen Worlton raced the 200 M Breast and swam to a 2:43.31 which was her 3rd best perfromance ever. Good start for the Schroeder Team! Next up Ashlyn Schoof will race the 200 M back and Alex Meyers and Nick Petersen race the 100 M Free tomorrow. link to Event Page
Cassy swam a great 1500 at the US Open with a time of 16:49.47. We think she is no worse than 15th! New team and state record! Actually 14th - nice racing Cass.
Notable highlights from Day 3: Sydnie Horne finished 7th in the 13-14 Girl’s 200 Back with a time of 2:34.61. Katie Taylor finished 4th in the 15-16 Girl’s 200 Back with a time of 2:21.59. Isaac Jiardini finished 2nd in the 13-14 Boy’s 200 Back with a time of 2:15.85. He tied Chris Meyers’s 2008 team record time of 2:15.79 in prelims. Mason Schoof finished 7th in the same event with a time of 2:21.58. Noah Oldson finished 1st in the 15-16 Boy’s 200 Back with a time of 2:12.42....