Storm Rewind
MEET
REWIND - 2012
February Challenge
On
February 4th-5th Storm Aquatics competed in the February Challenge at
Kamiak High School Pool in Mukilteo, Washington. 44 swimmers competed
in the meet.
Two swimmers competed in their first meet: Morgan B and Lizzie M. We
had 11 swimmers achieve 100% best times: Morgan B, James C, Maddie D,
Grace E, Jonathan F, Meggy H, Lizzie M, Riley P, Cameron S, Kristina S,
and Carter W. Overall Storm swimmer achieved 62% best times!
Miles S broke the 11-12 Year Old Boys Storm record in the 100 Fly with a
time of 1:13.81. Kohl L broke the 8 & Under Boys Storm record in the 50
Breast with a time of 48.75 seconds.
The biggest time drop of the meet was by Natalie P, who dropped 51.01
seconds in her 500 Free. Other notable time drops were: James C (7)
dropped 21.45 seconds in the 25 Backstroke, Jonathan F (14) dropped
15.96 seconds in the 200 Free and 25.80 seconds in the 400 I.M., Cecilia
G (12) dropped 21.74 seconds in the 200 Free, Julia H (12) dropped 22.03
seconds in the 500 Free, Alyssa H (13) dropped 15.23 seconds in the 500
Free, Rylee J (12) dropped 18.57 seconds in the 200 IM, Jade L (11)
dropped 29.80 seconds in the 100 Back, Kohl L (8) dropped 17.15 seconds
in the 50 Back, Kurt L (10) dropped 43.09 seconds in the 100 Fly,
Madelyn P (11) dropped 21.56 seconds in the 50 Fly, Natalie P (12)
dropped 29.58 seconds in the 200 Fly in addition to her drop in the 500
Free, Jaxon R (10) dropped 16.35 seconds in the 100 Fly, Kristina S (16)
dropped 22.12 seconds in the 200 Free, Kyle S (13) dropped 26.72 seconds
in the 500 Free, Jeyda T (13) dropped 21.25 seconds in the 200 Fly.
Storm swimmers did a great job at this meet!
Photos from this meet are available in our
photo gallery.
MEET
REWIND - 2012
January Challenge
On January
14th -15th Storm Aquatics competed in the January Challenge at Juanita
High School Pool in Kirkland, Washington. 34 swimmers made it through
the snow to compete in the meet.
We had 11 swimmers achieve 100% best times: Grace E, Jonathan F, Julia
H, Nick I, Rylee J, Jade L, Kurt L, Anna S, Kyle S, Jailine V, and Chloe
V. Overall Storm swimmer achieved 71% best times! Storm placed second
as a team in this meet.
The biggest time drop of the meet was by Megan P, who dropped 62.22
seconds in her 500 Free. Other notable time drops were:
Emma C dropping 12.30 seconds in the 100 Back; Cecilia G dropping 11.24
seconds in the 100 Breast; Julia H dropping 16.38 seconds in the 200
Free; Rylee J dropping 19.63 seconds in the 200 Free; Jade L dropping
12.11 seconds in the 200 IM; Sunielove M dropping 28.18 seconds in the
200 Free and 37.99 seconds in the 500 Free; Chris P dropping 23.69
seconds in the 400 IM, 11.51 seconds in the 200 Fly, and 22.25 seconds
in the 200 Breast; Jake R dropping 11.61 seconds in the 200 Fly; Miles S
dropping 11.21 seconds in the 500 Free; Anna S dropping 50.59 seconds in
the 200 Free; Cassie S dropping 16.34 seconds in the 100 Back; Izel T
dropping 19.45 seconds in the 500 Free; Jeyda T dropping 11.69 seconds
in the 500 Free; Chloe V dropping 39.27 seconds in the 100 Breast;
McKenna W dropping 16.20 seconds in the 400 IM.
Storm swimmers did a great job at this meet!
MEET
REWIND
- 2011 Championship Meets Review
This is the Championship Meet Review Special!
Over the first three weekends in December, Storm Aquatics
participated in THREE Championship Meets.
Divisional Champs
The first of the Championship meets was Divisional Championships
on December 3rd and 4th held at Hazen High School in Renton,
Washington. Swimmers 13
years old and older competed in events in the morning and the
top 12 swimmers got to come back and compete in the events again
that night in Finals.
Swimmers 12 years old and younger competed in a pentathlon (5
events) and then were ranked based on their added up time.
Our swimmers did great at this meet!
The highlights from the 13 & Over swimmers were by
Felicity S, Kyle S, and Chris P.
All 3 swimmers made finals in all of their events.
Kyle placed 9th in the 200 Free, 7th in the 50 Free, and
4th in the 100 Back.
Chris got 100% best time and placed 7th in the 200 IM and the
100 Free, and he placed 1st in the 200 Back!
Felicity placed 5th in the 200 IM, 3rd in the 100 Back
and 200 Breast, 2nd in the 100 Fly, and she got 1st in both the
200 Fly and the 50 Free.
There were many highlights from the 12 & Under swimmers as well.
Maddie D, Julia H, Cassie S, and Chloe V all got 100%
best times! Chloe V had
the biggest time drops of the weekend dropping 19.8 seconds in
the 100 IM and dropping 14.5 seconds in the 50 Breaststroke.
Jade L placed 2nd in the 50 Breaststroke and 4th in the
50 Back and placed in the Top 6 in the 11 Year Old Girls
Pentathlon. Jaxon R also
placed in the Top 6 in the 10 Year Old Boys Pentathlon.
Rylee J placed 6th in the 50 Free.
14 & Under PNS
The next championship meet was 14 & Under Pacific Northwest
Swimming Championships on December 10th and 11th held at the
King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way.
To be able to swim in this meet, swimmers 14 years old
and younger had to make qualifying times at previous meets.
Storm had 7 swimmers compete in individual events, and 1
relay for a total of 9 swimmers. This is the most swimmers Storm
has ever had compete at this meet.
Overall Storm got 75% best times.
Kyle S got 100% best times.
Individually, we had three swimmers place in the top 16 earning
points for Storm. Kurt L
placed 16th in the 200 IM and 13th in the 50 Breast.
Miles S made finals in the 50 and 100 Backstrokes.
In the 50 Backstroke he placed 14th and in the 100
Backstroke he placed 15th and re-broke his record.
McKenna W made finals in the 50, 100, and 200
Breaststroke and the 100 IM.
In the 100 IM she placed 13th.
In the 200 Breaststroke she placed 9th.
In the 50 and 100 Breaststrokes, McKenna placed 5th and
broke the 11-12 year old girls Storm records for both events.
Our 11-12 year old girls 200 Free Relay composed of Natalie P,
McKenna W, Sunielove M, and Rylee J did really well and placed
17th.
WA State Senior Champs
The final championship meet of the year was Washington State
Senior Championships held December 15th through 18th.
This meet has challenging qualifying time standards and
any swimmer in Washington State that gets the qualifying time
can compete at this meet.
Storm had two swimmers compete at this meet: Alyssa H and
Brittany T.
Alyssa H did a great job competing in 4 events, getting best
times in 3 of them. In
the 100 Breaststroke, she broke the 13-14 Year Old Girls Storm
Record. Brittany also did
well. She made finals in
the 100 and 200 Breaststroke scoring points for Storm.
She also dropped time and broke the 15 & Over Girls Storm
Record in the 200 Backstroke.
All the swimmers competing in the championship meets did a great
job representing Storm!
MEET
REWIND
- 2011 November Age Group
Invitational
On November 19th - 20th, Storm Aquatics competed at the
2011 November Age Group Invitational. 16 Storm swimmers swam in
this meet.
We had 7 swimmers achieve 100% best times: Nathaniel G, Alyssa
H, Rylee J, Jade L, Kurt L, Jaxon R, and Alana S.
Overall, Storm swimmers achieved 66% best times. The
biggest time drops of the meet were by Kurt L, who dropped 37.61
seconds in his 200 I.M. and 16.76 seconds in his 100 Backstroke.
We had 4 swimmers make new PNS times at this meet.
McKenna W made 12 Year Old Girls PNS in the 200 IM and 13
Year Old PNS in the 200 Breaststroke.
Kurt L made 10 Year Old Boys PNS in the 200 IM and the 50
Breaststroke. Jeyda T
made 12 Year Old Girls PNS in the 100 Breaststroke. Alyssa H
made Washington State Senior Champs (Senior PNS) in the 200
Butterfly.
The 11-12 Year Old Girls Free Relay of Natalie P, McKenna W,
Sunielove M, and Rylee J made PNS!
This will be our first 11-12 Year Old Relay at PNS. There
were 2 records broken at this meet, both by Miles S. He broke
his own 11-12 Year Old Boys 100 IM record with a time of
1:10.97. He also broke
the 11-12 Year Old Boys record in the 100 Backstroke with a time
of 1:10.29.
This was a very exciting and successful meet for Storm.
Great job Storm Swimmers!
MEET
REWIND
- November Distance Meet
On
Sunday, November 13th, Storm hosted our 2nd
annual November Distance Meet.
This meet was open to swimmers in our upper groups.
We had 15 swimmers compete at this meet swimming either
the 1,000 Free or the 1,650 Free, this was the most swimmers we
have had compete in a November Distance Meet.
The average time drop for Storm swimmers was 65 seconds!
The biggest time drop of the meet was by McKenna W.
She dropped 118.41 seconds (1 minute and 58.41 seconds)
in the 1,650 Free. Storm
swimmers dropped a total of 10 minutes and 55.94 seconds.
Overall Storm got 93% best times at this meet.
All Storm swimmers did a great job competing and cheering on
their teammates at these meets.
Go Storm!.
MEET
REWIND
- 2011 Chinook Pentathlon
On
November 7th, Storm Aquatics sent 38 swimmers to the Chinook
Pentathlon at Hazen High School in Renton.
In a pentathlon, each swimmer swims 5 events. For swimmers 8 and
under, each swimmer swims a 25 yd Backstroke, 25 yd
Breaststroke, 25 yd Butterfly, 25 yd Freestyle, and 100 IM.
Swimmers 9-11 swim a 50 yd Backstroke, 50 yd Breaststroke, 50 yd
Butterfly, 50 yd Freestyle, and 100 IM. Swimmers 13 and over
swim a 100 yd Backstroke, 100 yd Breaststroke, 100 yd Butterfly,
100 yd Freestyle, and 200 IM.
The swimmers in each age group are ranked according to the
combined scores from all five events in their age group. The
winners of the Pentathlon awards are determined by the highest
combined score. Storm Aquatics had 5 award winners. Jade L won
5th place in the Girls 11 division, Miles S won 2nd place in the
Boys 12 division, McKenna W won 2nd place in the Girls 12
division, Kyle S won 6th place in the Boys 13 division, and
Alyssa H won 1st in the Girls 13 division.
Storm swimmers did a great job at this meet! There was
lots of cheering and team spirit. Congratulations to our
trophy winners!
MEET REWIND
- 2011 October Challenge
On October 15th -16th Storm Aquatics competed in our first swim
meet against other teams in the 2011-2012 season. 38 Storm
swimmers swam in this meet.
We had 8 swimmers achieve 100% best times: Parker B, Julia H,
Alana S, Cassie S, Jeyda T, Carter W, Payton W, and McKenna W.
Trevor R competed in his first meet.
The biggest time drops of the meet were by Jake R, who dropped
42.26 seconds in his 400 I.M. and 29.03 seconds in his 500
Free. Alyssa H and Jake R both broke the minute in the 100 Free
for the first time.
We had five swimmers make PNS times at this meet. Alyssa H made
13 year old girls’ PNS in the 400 I.M. and the 100 Free.
Natalie P made 12 year old girls’ PNS in the 50 Free and the 50
Fly, it was her first time ever qualifying for PNS. Kyle S made
13 year old boys’ PNS in the 400 I.M. Jeyda T made 12 year old
girls’ PNS in the 200 Breast, the 200 Back, and the 400 I.M.
McKenna W made 12 year old girls’ PNS in the 200 Breast and the
200 Back.
Storm swimmers did a great job at this meet! There was lots of
cheering and team spirit. Let’s keep this team spirit and great
swimming going for the Chinook Pentathlon!
MEET REWIND
- 3rd Annual Intra-Squad Meet
On September 30th Storm Aquatics hosted our
first swim meet of the 2011-2012 season, the Storm Aquatics’ 3rd
Annual Fall Intra-Squad Meet. There
were 56 swimmers that swam in this meet (89% of our team).
Storm swimmers got 62%
best times.
We had 13 swimmers achieve 100% best times: Maddie D, Alex F,
Jonathan F, Ben H, Alyssa H, Jake J, Amanda P, Natalie P, Jake
R, Alana S, Cameron S, Kyle S, and Jay V. Thirteen swimmers swam
in their first meet: Maddie D, Alex F, Ben H, Jay V, Grace E,
Meggy H, Jaxon R, James C, Cheyenne K, Mari L, Carter W, Payton
W, and Alyssa P. The biggest drop of the meet was by Julia H,
who dropped 42.16 seconds in her 200 I.M.
We had four swimmers make qualifying times at this meet.
Jake R qualified for PNS in the 50 Free.
Alyssa H qualified for PNS in the 100 Fly and she
qualified for both PNS and Senior PNS in the 100 Breaststroke.
Miles S qualified for PNS in the 100 Back and the 100
I.M. McKenna W qualified
for PNS in the 100 Back, 100 Breast, and 100 I.M.
All the swimmers did a great job at this meet.
It was exciting to see so many first meets, fast swims,
and team spirit! Thank you to all of the parents and swimmers
who volunteered and helped make this meet a huge success.
MEET
REWIND -
Summer Championship Meets
During the end of July through the beginning of August, Storm
participated in three Championship swim meets.
The Summer Grand
Challenge at Titlow Pool in Tacoma was for all swimmers who
were not swimming at the PNS Championship Meet. There were 15
swimmers who competed at this meet. Four swimmers got 100% best
times: Cecilia G, Mike H, Melia M, and Jacob R. The biggest time
drop of the weekend was by Kyle S who dropped 36 seconds in the
400 IM. Alyssa H won the
Girls 13 & Over 1,500 Free and Jeyda T won both the Girls 11-12
200 Fly and 200 Breast.
Three Storm swimmers competed at the
Long Course PNS
Championship Swim Meet. Alyssa H competed in four events (50
Free, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, and 400 IM). In the
100 Breaststroke she dropped nearly 3 seconds, moved up 10 spots
in the standings, and qualified for the 2011 Short Course PNS
Championship Meet in both the 13 Year Old Girls and 14 Year Old
Girls age groups (she will only be 13). Brittany T competed in
the 100 and 200 Breaststroke. In the 100 Breaststroke she made
finals and placed 14th scoring 3 points for Storm.
McKenna W swam in the 50, 100, and 200 Breaststroke.
She made finals in all three events and dropped time in
all three events. McKenna
placed 7th in the 50 (scoring 12 points), 12th
in the 100 (scoring 5 points), and 16th in the 200
(scoring 1 point).
Finally, Storm competed in the 2011
North Cascades Summer
Swim League Championship Swim Meet. Storm brought a team of
37 swimmers to this meet. Nine swimmers got 100% best times:
Malia C, Tai C, Julia H, Nick I, Dashiel K, Sunielove M, Megan
P, Natalie P, and Bennett S. This was four swimmers’ first meet:
Malia C, Tai C, Jonah S, and Corsen S. Dashiel K had the biggest
time drop of the meet for Storm dropping 15 seconds in the 25
yard Free. Kohl L was the high point winner for Storm scoring a
total of 38 points, not including relays.
All three of these meets made up a great end of the 2010-2011
Swim Season. Storm hopes to see all of our swimmers from the
regular season and from Summer League back in the fall.
MEET
REWIND -
Tri-City Invitational
From Friday, June 3rd through Sunday, June 5th Storm
Aquatics traveled to Pasco, Washington to attend the 2011
Tri-City Invitational. This meet is a Long Course Meters meet,
the pool is 50 meters, the same length as the pool in the
Olympics.
Storm had a total of 31 swimmers compete in this meet getting
70% best times. Eleven Storm swimmers got 100% best times: Emma
C, Cecilia G, Julia H, Melia M, Amanda P, Megan P, Juleah P, Bo
S, Alana S, David T (our Head Coach), and Kevin W. The biggest
improvement of the weekend was by Charlotte S who dropped 1
minute and 48.47 seconds in her 100 Free. As a team, Storm
swimmers dropped a total of 16 minutes and 6.55 seconds.
There were 5 swimmers competing in their first Long Course
Meters meet: Bo S, Anna S, Charissa S, Cassie S, and Chloe V.
The meet was a lot of fun with some families camping at the pool
and some families staying at a nearby hotel. Everyone enjoyed
the warmer eastern Washington weather at this outdoor 50 meter
pool.
MEET
REWIND -
Pacific Coast Invitational
From Friday, May 20th through Sunday, May 22nd, Storm
Aquatics competed in the 2011 Pacific Coast Invitational swim
meet in Federal Way, WA. To compete in this meet, swimmers had
to qualify.
Storm had a total of 11 swimmers compete in this meet getting
71% best times. Two Storm swimmers got 100% best times:
Nathaniel G and Chris P. The biggest improvement of the weekend
was by Nathaniel G who dropped 58 seconds in his 800 Free. As a
team, Storm swimmers dropped a total of 7 minutes and 21.45
seconds (an average of about 40 seconds per swimmer).
MEET
REWIND -
Long Course Kickoff
From April 29th through May 1st, 22 swimmers from Storm
Aquatic’s Senior, Blue, Red, and White groups participated in
the Long Course Kickoff at the King County Aquatic Center in
Federal Way, WA. This was the first long course meters meet of
the year where the pool is
Our swimmers did an amazing job dropping tons of time and
getting 90% best times! As a team, we dropped a total of 10
minutes and 49.87 seconds. The biggest time drop of the weekend
was by Megan P who dropped 54 seconds in her 400 Free, Megan
also had the second largest time drop of the weekend in her 200
Free where she dropped 28 seconds. There were 17 swimmers that
achieved all best times: Kiersten C, Alyssa H, Rylee J, Emma K,
Jade L, Kohl L, Kurt L, Melia M, Amanda P, Chris P, Megan P,
Natalie P, Jacob R, Kyles S, Jeyda T, Kevin W, and McKenna W.
This was a great start to the Long Course season that will last
through the end of the summer.
MEET
REWIND -
Painterman Invitational
On April 16th and 17th, Storm sent 16 swimmers to the
Painterman Invitational and Colorful Relays, a fun meet hosted
by the Marysville Marlins. Storm really came to swim, compiling
a total of 71% best times in the pool. Of that 71%, four
swimmers achieved 100% best times: Bo S., Rebekah S., Charissa
S., and Charlotte S. Not only did we have a lot of time drops,
we also had some big ones. Chloe V. dropped 15.58 seconds in her
100 I.M., Cassie S. dropped 9.25 seconds in her 50 backstroke,
and Anna S. and Cecilia G. both dropped almost 10 seconds in
their 100 freestyles.
The Painterman Invitational is a unique meet, where each swimmer
is able to swim 6 individual events, and awards are given for
heat winners and the best combined times in those 6 events in
each age group. 14 swimmers walked away with customized paint
sticks for winning heats, and Caleb D. walked away with a medal
for 6th place overall in the 11 year-old boys age group -
congratulations and way to bring home the hardware!
Lastly, swimmers were given the opportunity to swim in some fun
and different relays. The “Colorful Relays” portion of the meet
brought 4x100 I.M. relays, where each swimmer swims a complete
100 I.M., and even a 200 backstroke relay where each swimmer has
to dive in and roll over - just don’t let the coaches see you do
it in practice!
MEET
REWIND -
Spring Divisional Champs
On Saturday and Sunday, March 26th and 27th, Storm
Aquatics sent 28 swimmers to the Divisional Championship Meet at
the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, WA. At this
meet, 4 swimmers got 100% best times: Cecilia G., Nathaniel G.,
Kohl L., and Amanda P. Cassie S. participated in her first
meet.
Swimmers 12 years old and younger competed in a Pentathlon – 5
events (one event of each stroke and a 100 IM, except swimmers 8
and under who instead swam a 50 Free). Out of 1,100 swimmers,
Storm had 3 swimmers place in the Top 30 in their age group:
Chris P. (12 Year Old Boys), Kohl L. (8 & Under Boys), and Kurt
L. who was Storm’s top placer, placing 8th (9 Year Old Boys).
Swimmers 13 years old and older swam events each morning, trying
to qualify to swim in finals (Top 24) in the afternoon. Out of
over 550 swimmers, Felicity S. qualified for finals in 4 events
and did a great job representing Storm during finals. Nathaniel
G. broke the one minute in the 100 Free for the first time. The
biggest time drop of the weekend came from Jonathan F. who
dropped 10 seconds in the 100 Breaststroke.
MEET
REWIND -
Senior Sectionals / Age Group Regionals
From Thursday, March 10th through Sunday March 13th, Storm
Aquatics sent 1 swimmer to the Speedo Championship Series
Western Region Short Course Sectionals (Senior Sectionals) and
from Friday, March 18th through Sunday, March 20th, Storm had 2
swimmers compete at the NW Region Short Course Age Group
Regionals swim meet (Age Group Regionals). Both meets were held
at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, WA.
For swimmers to compete in these meets they had to achieve a
“Senior Sectionals” or “Age Group Regionals” Time Standard in
each event they competed in, some swimmers were eligible to swim
a bonus event. The swimmers who competed were Brittany T at
Senior Sectionals and Alyssa H, and McKenna W at Age Group
Regionals.
At Senior Sectionals Brittany was competing against swimmers
from about 13 states. She competed in 4 events, achieving
season best times in 3 of her events.
At Age Group Regionals, Alyssa and McKenna competed against
swimmers from about 7 states. Alyssa swam 3 events and got 100%
best times. In the 12 year old Girls 50 Breaststroke Alyssa
placed 16th, in the 12 year old Girls 100 Breaststroke she
placed 12th, and in the 12 year old Girls 100 IM she placed
13th. In the 100 IM Alyssa broke the Storm Aquatics 11-12 year
old Girls record with a time of 1:06.65. McKenna swam in 2
events and also got 100% best times. In the 100 Breaststroke
McKenna made finals and got to swim this event again at night.
She placed 8th scoring Storm a point at this Regional Meet. In
the 50 Breaststroke she placed 11th.
MEET
REWIND -
Spring Intra-Squad Meet
On March 4th Storm Aquatics hosted the Storm Aquatics’ 2nd
Annual Spring Intra-Squad Meet. There were 42 swimmers that
swam in this meet. Storm swimmers got 68% best times.
We had 13 swimmers achieve 100% best times: Jonathan F, Riley G,
Alyssa H, Rylee J, Holly K, Jade L, Kurt L, Sunielove M, Becca
R, Anna S, Cameron S, Kristina S, and McKenna W. One swimmer
swam in her first meet: Paige T. The biggest drop of the meet
was by Anna S, who dropped 45.53 seconds in her 100 Butterfly.
Two swimmers qualified for additional events at the Age Group
Regional Meet, Alyssa H in the 100 I.M. and McKenna W in the 100
Breaststroke. Alyssa H also broke the Storm Aquatics 11-12 Year
Old Girls 100 I.M. record with a time of 1:07.64.
Thank you to all of the parents and swimmers who volunteered and
helped make this meet a huge success.
Photos from the event are available
online.
MEET
REWIND -
February AG Invitational
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 25th through
27th, Storm Aquatics sent 15 swimmers to the February Age Group
Invitational Meet at Kamiak High School. Swimmers had to have a
Gold Time in each event to compete in this meet.
Of the 15 swimmers attending this meet, 8 swimmers got 100% best
times: Nathaniel G, Rylee J, Jade L, Kurt L, Natalie P, Jacob R,
Brittany T, and McKenna W. As a team, Storm had 66% best
times. Storm had 10 swimmers place in the top 12 in at least
one event. Swimmers 11-14 years old swam in preliminary heats
in the morning to try to qualify to return for finals at night.
We had 5 swimmers qualify to swim in finals: Natalie P (1
final), McKenna W (3 finals), Alyssa H (6 finals), Kyle S (4
finals), and Felicity S (3 finals).
McKenna W qualified, for her first time, to swim at Age Group
Regionals in the 50 Breaststroke! Alyssa H qualified in her
second event for Age Group Regionals in the 100 Breaststroke.
The biggest time drop of the weekend was by Kurt L in the 100
Breaststroke. He dropped 9.46 seconds.
Great job to all Storm swimmers!
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Distance Meet
On Sunday, February 20th, Storm Aquatics hosted a Distance
Meet at the Lake Stevens High School Pool. There were 13 Storm
Swimmers that got up early to be at the pool before 7:00am to
have the chance to swim “The Mile” – 1,650 yards of Freestyle or
the 1,000 Free. There were a total of 66 swimmers who attended
our meet from teams throughout the Pacific Northwest.
There were 9 Storm swimmers who competed in the 1,000 Free.
Nathaniel G dropped 1 minute and 27 seconds in this event. The
other 8 swimmers were competing in the 1,000 for the first time.
There were 4 Storm swimmers who competed in The Mile. Natalie P
dropped 36 seconds and Jacob R dropped 43 seconds! The other 2
swimmers, Julia H and Gabby P competed in The Mile for the first
time.
As a team, Storm got 100% best times.
Storm would like to thank all of the Parent Volunteers and
Swimmer Volunteers who helped make this meet a big success!
Photos from the event are available
online. Thanks for the photos Felicity!
MEET
REWIND -
February Challenge
On
Saturday and Sunday, February 5th and 6th, Storm Aquatics sent
36 swimmers to the February Challenge at the Fidalgo Pool &
Fitness Center in Anacortes, WA.
We had great attendance at this meet even though it was
Super Bowl Weekend. All
Storm swimmers did a great job at this meet.
Of the 36 swimmers attending this meet, 9 swimmers got 100% best
times: Holly K, Kohl L, Kelia M, Mackenzie M, Sirianna M,
Natalie P, Charissa S, Kevin W, and Coach David.
As a team, Storm had 63% best times!
Two Storm swimmers competed in their first swim meet:
Mackenzie M and Sirianna M.
The biggest time drop of the weekend was by McKenna W who
dropped 45.52 seconds in the 500 Free.
Congratulations also to the following swimmers who placed
in the top ten at the meet in all of their events:
Nathaniel G, Alyssa H, Jade L, Kohl L, Kurt L, Chris P,
Felicity S, Kyle S, Izel T, Brittany T, and Coach David.
Great job to all Storm swimmers!
MEET
REWIND -
January Challenge
On Saturday and Sunday, January 15th and 16th, Storm
Aquatics sent 40 swimmers to the January Challenge at Kamiak
High School. All Storm swimmers did a great job at this meet.
Everyone swam fast and together we placed 4th out of 6 local
swim teams!
Of the 40 swimmers attending this meet, 9 swimmers got 100% best
times: Joey B, Emma C, Kiersten C, Akili F, Julia H, Alyssa H,
Jade L, Brooke O, and Coach David. As a team, Storm had 75% best
times! Two Storm swimmers competed in their first swim meet:
Akili F and Cameron S. There was one Storm Record broken by
Brittany T in the 100 Backstroke. Alyssa H qualified for
Age Group Regionals in the 50 Breaststroke.
Storm swimmers did a great job competing in their events and
placing high, Nathaniel G won the 15 & over boys 50 Back, Alyssa
H won the 11-12 year old girls 50 Breast and the 200 Back, Jacob
R won the 13-14 year old boys 50 Back, Kyle S won the 11-12 year
old boys 500 Free, Brittany T won the 15 & over girls 100 Back,
100 IM, 50 Back and 50 Fly, and Coach David won the 15 & over
boys 100 IM and 50 Fly.
Great job to all Storm swimmers!
Photos from the event are available
online.
Food Drive a HUGE Success
In an effort to give back to the community during the holiday season,
Storm Aquatics organized and participated in a food drive event. Storm
Aquatics swimmers and friends collected 505 lbs of food and received a
$100 donation for the local food banks. The food donations were divided
between the Lake Stevens and Snohomish food banks. The event culminated
in a pool party at the Lake Stevens High School Pool.
For more information about the Lake Stevens Community Food Bank,
click here.
For more information about the Snohomish Community Food Bank,
click
here.
A huge thank you to all who participated. Photos from the event are
available
online.
MEET
REWIND - PNS
Championships
From Friday, December 10th through Sunday December 12th,
Storm Aquatics sent 5 swimmers to the 14 & Under Pacific
Northwest Swimming Championships and from Friday, December 17th
through Sunday, December 19th, Storm had 1 swimmer
compete at the Washington State Senior Championships at the King
County Aquatic Center in Federal Way, WA.
For swimmers to compete in these meets they had to
achieve a “PNS” Time Standard in each event they competed in,
some swimmers were eligible to swim a bonus event.
The swimmers who competed were Alyssa H, Emma K, Chris P,
Kyle S, and McKenna W at 14 & Under PNS Champs and Brittany T at
WA State Senior Championships.
Alyssa swam 6 events and got best times in 4 of these.
In the 50 Breaststroke and the 200 IM, Alyssa qualified
to swim in Finals (she placed 12th in the 50 Breast
and 14th in the 200 IM) and scored 8 points for
Storm. Emma swam in 2
events. In the 100
Breaststroke, Emma got a best time and broke the Storm Aquatics
9-10 Year Old Girls 100 Breaststroke Record.
Chris competed in 4 events, got 2 best times, and
qualified to swim in Finals in the 200 Butterfly.
Kyle competed in 6 events and got best times in 5 of
these events. Kyle placed
16th in the 400 IM and placed 6th in the
1650 Freestyle (the Mile) and scored 14 points for Storm.
McKenna swam in 6 events and got best times in 5 of the
events and she was only 0.05 seconds off of achieving 100% best
times.
Great job to all Storm swimmers!
MEET
REWIND -
Divisional Championships
On
Saturday and Sunday, December 4th and 5th,
Storm Aquatics sent 25 swimmers to the Divisional Championship
Meet at Rogers High School in Puyallup, WA.
Of the 25 swimmers attending this meet, 5 swimmers got
100% best times: Eli H., Kohl L., Kurt L., Juleah P., and Becca
R. As a team, Storm had
65% best times.
Swimmers who were 12 years old and younger competed
against swimmers who are the same age in a Pentathlon – 5 events
(one event of each stroke and a 100 IM, except swimmers 8 and
under who instead swam a 50 Free).
Storm had 4 swimmers place in the Top 6 in their age
group: Gabby P., Sunielove M., Kurt L., and Jeyda T.
Swimmers, who were 13 years old and older, swam events
each morning and tried to qualify to swim in finals (Top 12) in
the afternoon. The Top 6
swimmers were awarded metals and swimmers placing 7th-12th
were awarded ribbons.
Storm had 4 swimmers qualify to compete in finals: Nathaniel G.,
Jacob R., Felicity S., and Izel T.
Nathaniel G. earned 2 medals, Jacob R. earned 3 medals,
and Felicity S. earned 6 medals, and won the girls 100 Free with
a best time of 58.47 seconds.
The biggest time drop of the weekend came from Izel T.
who dropped 51.05 seconds in the 200 Backstroke.
Great job to all Storm swimmers!
MEET
REWIND - Age
Group Invitational and Distance Meet
On
Saturday and Sunday, November 20th and 21st,
Storm Aquatics sent 18 swimmers to the November Age Group
Invitational Meet at Kamiak High School.
For swimmers to compete in this meet, they had to have a
Gold Time in each event.
Of the 18 swimmers attending this meet, 8 swimmers got 100% best
times: Nathaniel G, Alyssa H, Rylee J, Emma K, Jade L, Natalie
P, Jacob R, and McKenna W.
As a team, Storm had 70% best times.
This meet was also the last time for swimmers to qualify
for the Championship Meet in December (PNS Champs).
During the meet, we had 10 new PNS qualifying times and
one swimmer, Emma K, qualified for PNS for her first time.
Of these 10 new PNS times, 5 were swum by Alyssa H.
Great job to all Storm swimmers!
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On Sunday, November 14th, Storm Aquatics hosted a
Distance Meet at the Lake Stevens High School Pool.
There were 12 Storm Swimmers that got up early to be at
the pool before 7:00am to have the chance to swim “The Mile” –
1,650 yards of Freestyle.
There were 8 swimmers who had previously competed in “The Mile”;
these swimmers dropped a total of 488.58 seconds (8 minutes and
8.58 seconds)! There were
4 swimmers who competed in The Mile for the first time and did a
great job! As a team,
Storm got 92% best times.
Storm would like to thank all of the Parent Volunteers
and Swimmer Volunteers who helped make this meet a big success!
MEET
REWIND -
Chinook Pentathlon
On Sunday, November 7, 2010, Storm Aquatics competed in
our third swim meet of the season, the Chinook Pentathlon at the
Mary Wayte Pool on Mercer Island. At this meet swimmers
competed in one event of each stroke (butterfly, backstroke,
breaststroke, and freestyle) and an Individual Medley. For each
event, swimmers competed with others in their age group
(8&Under, 9 year olds, 10 year olds, 11 year olds, 12 year olds,
13 year olds, and 14&Over) and earned a certain amount of points
depending on their time. At the end of the meet, the scores for
each event were added up and the swimmers were ranked.
Storm had 31 swimmers compete at this meet. There were 8
swimmers who ranked in the Top 10 in their age group: Kurt L.,
McKenna W., Alyssa H., Kyle S., Chris P., Jacob R., Brittany T.,
and Felicity S. Swimmers placing in the Top 6 received a trophy
(Kurt, Alyssa, Brittany, and Felicity as pictured above). As a
team, we had 62% best times, and 6 people got 100% best times:
Alyssa H., Kurt L., Sunielove M., Jacob R., David T., and
McKenna W. The biggest time drop of the meet was by Amanda P.
who dropped 49.53 seconds in the 200 I.M.
All Storm swimmers did a great job competing and cheering on
their teammates at this meet. Go Storm!
MEET
REWIND -
October Challenge
STORM AQUATICS, the local Lake Stevens swim club, sent 38
swimmers to the 2010 October Challenge on Saturday and Sunday,
October 16-17, 2010 in Bellingham.
This was Storm’s first meet of the 2010-2011 season
competing against other teams and we placed 3rd!
All Storm Aquatics swimmers did a great job competing and had a
really fun time. Overall
the team had 59% best times.
Storm had 3 swimmers swim best times in all of the events
they swam: Phoebe P., Joey B., and Coach David.
Three swimmers qualified for PNS Alyssa H. (100 Breast),
Kyle S. (200 Back), and Chris P. (200 Fly and 400 I.M.).
The biggest time drop of the weekend was by Sunielove M.
in the 500 Free, she dropped 42.72 seconds.
Congratulations to all of the Storm swimmers who competed
at the October Challenge!
MEET
REWIND - 2nd
Annual Fall Intra-Squad Meet
On October 1st Storm Aquatics hosted our
first swim meet of the 2010-2011 season, the Storm Aquatics’ 2nd
Annual Fall Intra-Squad Meet. There
were 40 swimmers that swam in this meet.
Storm swimmers got 71%
best times. We had 18
swimmers achieve 100% best times.
Five swimmers swam in their first meet: Kaylee M, Bo S, Anna S, Charissa S, and Chloe V.
The biggest drop of the meet was by Joey Bower, who
dropped 42.57 seconds in his 100 Breaststroke.
Thank you to all of the parents and swimmers who
volunteered and helped make this meet a huge success.