Competition Results to 2008

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The Lompoc Tsunami Swim Club got its feet wet by sending a small contingent of 12 swimmers to the Nike Columbus Day Meet at Paul Nelson Pool in Santa Maria. The meet, the first of the season, had hundreds of competitors in various age and gender classes with races divided by swim style and distance. Although small, young, and inexperienced (five swimmers in competition for the first time), the LTSC group had a successful outing. Four firsts, a second, and three thirds, with points scored in eight other races, and 37 Top Ten finishes.

Group members set 26 personal records (PR) at the event. The T's were led by the youngest member of the group- 8 year-old ERIN GRACYK who had three firsts in the sprints (25y Fly, 25y Back, & 25y Free) in her first meet. The Tsunami, who are still in the process of rebuilding under Coach JEFF STORIE after the dry (no pool) years, will next compete at a meet in San Luis Obispo, November 17-18 .



Other medal, scoring, or Top 10 finishes:
Rebecca Riley [11yo]:1st (50y Breast),3rd (100y Back, 100y Breast),4th (50y Back),5th (50y Fly),7th (100y Free, 50y Free).7PR's.

*Emily Gracyk [11yo]: 2nd (100y Back),7th (100y Breast) & 11th (100y Free).

Jacob Robinson [9yo]:3rd (100y Back), 5th (100y Breast), 6th (50y Free, 50y Breast), 7th (100y IM, 50y Back), 8th (100y Free, 50y Fly). 7PR's.

*Abigail Carpenter [11yo]:6th (50y Breast, 100 Breast),13th (100y Free).

*Blake Espinosa [11yo]:7th (100y Free, 50y Back, 50y Free).

*Erica Gracyk [9 yo]: 4th (50y Back), 6th (100y Free, 50y Breast, 100y IM).

Samantha Carroll [11yo]:6th (50y Back, 100y Fly), 7th (200y IM), 8th (50y Free). 3 PR's.

*Meagan Stevens [9yo]:6th (50y Fly), 7th (100y Free), 8th (50y Free), 9th (100y IM).

* Participating in their 1st meet. Setting Personal Records were Paola Hernandez [12yo]- 6, Tiffany Hubbard [12yo]- 3, and Kieran Carroll [12yo]- 1.

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Tsunami Gobble Up Awards

The Tsunami Swim Club contingent at the SLO Gobbler Classic [16-18 November 2007] swim meet spent their time winning a bunch of races. The relatively small group (8 girls, 5 boys) won 12 races and placed in nine others at the competition which featured hundreds of swimmers from 6 to 22 years old.

Races at the event were held by gender in various age classes with an open class for the longer distances. Age class races are 'seeded' by previous times into three divisions - Blue (fastest), Red, & White.

The star of the meet for Lompoc was 12 year old Poala Hernandez. Competing in the 11-12 year old Girls class, she won all 8 Blue division races she swam while also beating her qualifying marks (some by incredible margins) in every single race. Her time reductions by race were: 50 yd Free [0.13 sec], 100 yd Free [0.69], 200 yd Free [4.04], 50 yd Back [3.24 in a 30 sec race], 100 yd Back [0.36], 50 yd Bfly [5.04 ], 100 yd Bfly [1.76], and 100 yd IM [5.70]. Her time in the 50 yd Butterfly (28.77, a 15% reduction from 33.81) was the 13th fastest swum by a 12 yo girl in California (243rd in the US) this year, and her 1:07.38 IM the 36th fastest this year.

Erin Gracyk (age 8) won three races (1 blue, 2 red), Erica Gracyk (9) won 1 white div race and swam well in 6 others, finishing 4th-9th in races with between 16 and 31 swimmers. Tiffany Hubbard (12) had five 2nds (all behind Hernandez), and an 3rd, 4th, & 5th in her 8 Blue Div. races.

Top 3 finishes were recorded by Abigail Carpenter [11] (3rd, White div) and Ryan Dang [8] (2nd & 3rd, White div), while Gavin Larson [16] swam in 5 Blue division & 2 Open division races. Other competitors were Rebecca Riley [11]- top 10 finishes in all 5 races, Emily Gracyk [11], Brittany Beidleman [11], Blake Espinosa [11], and Alex Hamner [11]. Congratulations to all !!

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The Tsunami Returns

The Lompoc Tsunami Aquatic Team has been busy since the new year began trying to qualify swimmers for the Central California (18 and under) Junior Olympics in Bakersfield. The event, to be held 15-18 February at Bakersfield College, is the sectional qualifier for regionals, nationals, etc. . They have been to two meets and may go to a third.

New Year's Resolution Meet

First they sent a contingent to the Pleasant Valley sponsered New Year's Resolution Meet at Ventura College. Twelve swimmers [7 girls, 5 boys]competed in seventy-five races.
The girls and the team were led, as usual, by Erin Gracyk & Paola Hernandez. Hernandez, the twelve year old "stud" of the squad, compiled 5 wins, 2 seconds, and a third at this meet-mostly in top division races. Eight year old Erin Gracyk had her usual up and down (sink or swim ?) meet with 4 wins and a 2nd to go along with 3 DQ's in relatively new events. Rebecca Riley (12) was in the top 9 in all eight of her races, including two 2nds and a 3rd. Erica Gracyk (10) had a 2nd & four other top 7 finishes. Emily Gracyk (12) showed great consistancy in 8 races, finishing 5th-7th in seven, and 9th in the other. Abigail Carpenter (11) had a 2nd and a 6th competing in five races against the twelve year olds. And Brittany Biedleman managed two 12ths in three races while making her first appearance of the season.
For the boys, eight year old Ryan Dang mirrored his compatriot Erin Gracyk with three 1sts, a 2nd, and two DQ's. Gavin Larson (16) had two wins (in the backstroke) and was top 20 in his other five races. Jacob Robinson (9) also suffered DQ-itis with three, but he was top 10 in the other five races- including two 3rds. Eleven year olds Blake Espinoza & Alex Hamner swam ten races - posting top 20 times in nine of them (1 DQ). Espinoza had three top 10's and Hamner had one.

For complete Resolution meet results click on : www.socalswim.org/Results/ResultsDetail.asp?iCategoryIdNav=18&iResultsId=3154&sReturnUrl=%2FResults%2FResultsSearch%2Easp%3FsSearchString%3Dresolution%26sSearchScript%3D%252FResults%252FResultsSearch%252Easp%26sSearchUsing%3DEXACT%26Action%3Dsubmit.

February Last Chance

Thirteen swimmers represented LTAT at the Santa Maria February Last Chance Swim Meet. This meet was marked by the debut of three girls. Lia Zarinen (9), Maddison Stangl (8), and Nichole Zarinan (7) all posted top 20 initial times in several events, led by Stagl's 5th place in the 100 yard backstroke. Paola Hernandez was her usual self winning six races while attempting to improve her times. Tiffany Hubbard (12) also had an excellent meet with 4 wins, one 2nd, two 3rds, and a fourth in eight races. Emily Gracyk (two top 10's & one top 15 in three races), & Rebecca Riley (two 4ths, a 7th , an 8th, and two other top 20's) also worked on bettering their times.
The boys got three 2nds and a 6th from Jacob Larson (19). Jacob Robinson (9) posted a 2nd, two 4ths, two 5ths, and a 6th in his six races. Ryan Dang had four top 10 finishes, topped by a 3rd in the 100 backstroke in his first official outing in that event. Alex Hamner (two top 10's) and Alexander Strub (one top 10) were 16th or better in all five races they swam.

For complete Last Chance meet results click on :http://www.socalswim.org/Results/ResultsDetail.asp?iCategoryIdNav=18&iResultsId=3172&sReturnUrl=%2FResults%2FResultsSearch%2Easp%3FiAbsolutePage%3D2%26action%3Dmove%26sSearchString%3Dlast%2520chance%26sOrderBy%3DRank%26sAscOrDesc%3DDESC%26sSearchUsing%3DEXACT%26iCategoryIdNav%3D17

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Off to Bakersfield

Three members of the Lompoc Tsunami Aquatics Team have qualified for the Junior Olympics in Bakersfield next week. Paola Hernandez and Tiffany Hubbard both plan to swim in the maximum seven events selected from those in which they qualified. Rebecca Riley was able to qualify in the 100y breaststroke at the central area Last Chance meet last weekend. Paola (LVMS) and Rebecca (VMS) also like to play soccer, while Tiffany is a talented cross-country runner at LVMS.

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Tsunami Three at the JO-C [Blog 19 Feb 2008]

SIX TIME JUNIOR OLYMPIC CHAMPION

Three members of Lompoc Tsunami Aquatics participated in the Central California Junior Olympics meet in Bakersfield, CA [16-18 Feb 2008]. Complete Meet Results .

The leader of the group was again Paola Hernandez - who is still looking for effective competition. The twelve year old swam in the maximum seven events (14 races- 7 prelim's & 7 finals), with six wins and one second place finish, while establishing ten new personal records [PR's] during the meet. She had six firsts and a third in the preliminaries. She was the Girls 11-12 Year-Old Division High Point Winner (137) over Emily Swindle (120) & Madison Faulkner (116.5), both from the Santa Barbara Swim Club.

Lompoc also received fine efforts from 12 year-old Tiffany Hubbard (5 PR's in 7 events) and 11 year-old Rebecca Riley (2 PR'S in 1 event). The three combined for enough points for LTA to finish in 20th place out of the 32 teams with over 700 swimmers at the meet.
Their results in the 11-12 year old girls division (in order of competition) were:

Event (# of competitors) [1st or 2nd place time]
[swimmer/pers. record/prelim time/finals]
Bold= a new Personal Record (PR)

100 Yard FLY (29) [2nd 1:03.10]:

Hernandez [1:03.81] 1:02.16 (1) 1:02.16 (1)
Hubbard [1:10.32] 1:10.50 (12) 1:09.62 (12)

Hernandez set PR in prelims, equaled in final


50 Yard BACK (38) [1st 29.69]:

Hernandez [30.48] 30.08 (1) 29.92 (2)

Hernandez set PR's in both races,
but was nipped at the wire in the final.

200 Yard IM (41) [2nd 2:22.40]:

Hernandez [2.21.85] 2.23.40 ( 1) 2.19.07 ( 1)
Hubbard [2.33.58] 2.33.05 (16) 2.33.59 (14)

200 FREE (43) [1st 2:03.77]:

Hubbard [2.13.83] 2.15.79 (22) ------

100 BACK (45) [2nd 1:04.97]:

Hernandez [1.04.67] 1.04.83 ( 1) 1.03.71 ( 1)
Hubbard [1.11.27] 1.11.10 (12) 1.12.00 (13)

50 FREE (60) [2nd 26.64]:

Hernandez [26.14] 25.97 ( 1) 25.65 ( 1)
Hubbard [27.99] 27.72 (11) 28.08 (14)

100 FREE (38) [2nd 57.10]:

Hernandez [58.30] 57.54 ( 1) 56.84 ( 1)
Hubbard [1.00.43] 1.00.49 ( 9) 1.00.67 (10)

100 BREAST (31) [1st 1:10.82]

Riley [1.25.79] 1.23.91 (21) --------


Riley set a new PR for the 50 yd Breaststroke in the first 50 of her 100 yard swim [40.34 to 39.64]. The new time would have been good enough for 28th in the event at the meet.

50 FLY (35) [2nd 28.85]


Paola Hernandez [28.52] 27.80 ( 1) 28.04 ( 1)
Tiffany Hubbard [30.52] 30.01 ( 5) 30.20 ( 7)

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Meanwhile back in Fresno...

Paola Hernandez and her Tsunami teammates were back to their old tricks at the Central California Junior Olympics -- three competitors set personal records (PR) in 15 of the 16 races, including prelims, that they swam.
Paola, after moving up to the 13-14 age group, continued her winning ways:

100 M Backstroke (1:11.22) - 1st
200 M Backstroke (2:32.79)- 1st
100 M Freestyle (1:02.70) - 2nd
400 M Individual Medly (5:25.84) - 2nd
50 M Freestyle (29.13)- 2nd
100 M Butterfly (1:09.86) - 4th

Her prelim time in the 50 M Free (28.77) qualified her for the senior sectional meet next March in Mission Viejo.

In the 11-12 age group Rebecca Riley was 13th in the 100 M Breaststroke (1:36.92), and newcomer Samantha Carroll was 20th in the 5o M Freestyle (33.92) and 26th in the 100 M Freestyle (1:15.76).

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Tsunami at the SMSC Columbus Invitational [under 18]

The Club based out of the COLAC is growing at a rapid pace, and the number of team competitors is similarly expanding - allowing participation in relay races for the first time in years.

The swimmers compete according to gender in age groups (8U, 10U, 11-12, 13+ for this meet). The lower age groups are also split into four divisions (Open, Blue, Red, White) by compententcy level. Since for most of the locals it was their first ever swim meet, almost all of them swam in the White division. Relays are based, in part, on the total age of the team.
PB=Personal Best

Paola Hernandez finally found some competition - the 13 year-old is now swimming against competitors as much as 4-5 years older. How'd she do?

A first (50 Free-off PB by 1/2 a second), three 2nds (100 Back-PB by almost a second, 100Fly- PB by 1/2 a second, 200 IM-PB by over 4 seconds), and four 3rds (100 Free- PB by 1/2 a second, 200 Free- PB by a second, 100 Brst-PB by over 2 seconds, 200 Fly- 1st time at distance). She anchored the 200 Free relay team, finishing 6th of 22 teams (with the fastest split on the team by 6 seconds), and led off the 4th-place 200 Medley Relay squad with a sub- 30 second split. Well, some competition. She does seem to be doing OK.


Complete Results
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Other Highlights included
(all distances in yards):
GIRLS

Ciara Cardenas - 8 [8U]- (1st Meet) 1st Op 25 Back, 2nd Op 25 Brst, 3rd Wt 25 Free, and 4th Op 25 Fly.

Meagan Stevens -10 [10U]- 3rd Wt 100 Free [PB by 9 sec], 4th Wt 50 Brst [PB by 7 sec].

Emma Johanning - 12 [11/12]- (1st Meet) 1st Wt 50 Brst, 2nd Wt 50 Fly, 3rd Wt 50 Free, 3rd Wt 100 Back, 4 x 4th (100 Free/ 50 Back/ 100 Brst/ 200 IM). Swam legs on both 200 Free & 200 Medley relays.

Rebecca Riley - 12 [11/12] - 1st Blue 50 Brst [PB] , 3rd Wt 50 Fly [PB], 3rd Wt 200 IM [1st time at dist.], + 2 5ths & 3 6ths. Also swam 2nd leg for 4th place 200 Medley Relay & 6th place 200 Free Relay.


BOYS
Jacob Robinson - 10 [10U]- 1st Red 100 Free, 1st Wt 200 Free, 2nd Red 50 Free, 2nd Op 50 Brst, 2nd Op 100 IM, 3rd Op 100 Brst, 3rd Wt 100 Back, 4th Wt 50 Brst.
Ryan Dang - 9 [10U]- 1st Op 100 Brst, 1st Op 50 Fly, 1st Op 100 IM, 1st Wt 100 Free, 2nd Wt 50 Free, 2nd Wt 100 Back, 3rd Op 50 Brst, 3rd Wt 50 Back.
Eduardo Cardenas - 11 [11/12]- 1st Wt 50 Brst, 1st Wt 100 Brst, 2nd Wt 50 Free, 2nd Wt 100 Free, 2nd Wt 100 Back, 2nd Wt 200 IM, 3rd Wt 50 Back, 3rd Wt 50 Fly.
Blake Espinosa - 12 [11/12]- 2nd Wt 50 Brst, 2nd Wt 100 Brst, 3rd Wt 50 Back, 3rd Wt 50 Fly, plus a fourth and three fives.