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Snatches Victory in Water
Garrett Pullis and Brian Stiles of
Denville, Ryan Wyer of Montiville and Matt Ahlmeyer of Morris Plains
swam to a dramatic, come from behind 1st Place finish in
the M11-12 200 Medley Relay for the Morris County Swim Club at the
January Blitz held in Montgomery NY Jan 6-7. Anchoring the event,
Stiles snatched the lead on his last freestyle strokes to win at the
wall to finish 2:10.03, a margin of .2 seconds.
Ahlmeyer sprang off the wall to lead off
the relay with a 50yd Backstroke time of 34.97. His quick turn at the
25yd mark kept his team close to the event leader. Wyer followed with
an explosive start off the blocks in his Breaststroke leg that caught
the leader. Wyer set a personal best mark of 39.69, though even at
that pace, couldn’t stay with the leader.
Pullis set a blistering 27.89 mark in
the 50 Butterfly, setting a personal best time. The stong effort made
up some of the distance in the 3rd leg of the relay,
trailing now by a body length. Stiles wasn’t able to close the gap
on the 1st 25, but upon making the turn, made a mad dash
to the finish in an attempt to finally overtake the leader. His touch
at the wall in a 50 Freestyle time of 27.48 enabled the team to
finish first by an arm length. “It’s awesome to hear a capacity
crowd cheering while watching our swimmers perform so well!”
exclaimed Head Coach Jenn Ciulla of Madison after the event.
In individual events, Pullis swam to
Gold times in 6 different events, Stiles 4 and Wyer 1. Gold Times
earn the swimmers entry into the NJ Swimming Short Course Junior
Olympics at Rutgers in March. Wyer earned his 1st Gold
with a 50 Free time of 28.81. Wyer also earned 5 Silver times, 4 fo Ahlmeyer and
Stiles 2. Pullis’ 8 events earned him 6 1st Places, 1
2ndrd. Stiles earned 6 Top 10’s and
Wyer 4. and a 3
Denville swimmer Stephanie Harris
earned 2 Silver times with a 1:19.10 in the W10&U 100 Free and
45.59 in the 50 Breast. Nicole Harris earned her Silver with a
1:14.13 in the W13-14 100 Fly.
Also from Denville, Shannon Hughes swam
to best times in 6 of 7 events, a 29.24 W13-14 50 Free, 1:34.64 100
Breast, 1:21.13 100 Fly, 1:06.28 100 Free, 1:22.01 100 Back and
2:53.41 200 IM. Anna Bacaglini set new marks in 6 of 8 events,
including a W11-12 100 Back time of 1:23.12, an improvement of 25.03
seconds. Alyssa Wagner made new best times in 5 of 7 events, a 32.21
W13-14 50 Free, 1:31.76 100 Breast, 2:47.54 200 Back, 1:11.36 100
Free and 1:18.38 100 Back. Catherine Kruger improved in 5 of 8 and
dropped 15.26 in the W11-12 100 Breast to finish in 1:51.27.
Molly Shaffer set new times in 5
events, the W8&U 50 Free in 44.94, 50 Fly in 1:08.57, 100 Free in
1:45.21, 50 Back in 56.92 and 100IM in 2:04.80, all Top 10 finishes.
Sister Annie made best times in 4 events with a 2:00.03 in the W11-12
100 Breast, 53.65 in the 50 Breast, 1:33.95 in the 100 Back and 52.41
in the 50 Fly.
Michael Stiles earned Top 10 finishes
in all 6 events entered, including a 21.50 improvement in the M8&U
100IM to finish 1:58.55. Sister Juliann also competed and earned a
1:05.85 in the W8&U 50 Free, good for a 1st Place in
her heat. Sister Jessica swam to 4 best times including a 36.72
W11-12 50 Fly finish, a new best by 2.72. James Koppelmann swam to a
personal best of 1:13.10 in the M8&U 50 Breast. Melinda Pullis
set a new best of 2:52.69 in the W 200 Back, improving 33.10.
Brittany Campo set new best times in 2 events and Katie Scoville also
competed. Campo and Scoville also swim for Morris Knolls.
Mt Tabor athlete Ted Krajkowski set 4
best times at the meet. He finished 29.65 in the M13-14 50 Free,
1:34.61 in the 100 Breast, 2:52.43 in the 200 Back and 1:04.51 in the
100 Back, all best times.
Boonton Twp’s Lisa Pinney sliced time
off 5 of 8 events, including an 18.20 improvement in theW11-12 100
Back to finish 1:39.29. Her other best tims were set in the 100 Free,
50 Free, 50 Breast and 50 Fly.
From Kinnelon, Jay DeAlessi competed
and had a 1:53.26 in the M9-10 100 Free, 58.40 in the 50 Breast and
1:01.01 in the 50 Fly.
From Mt Lakes, Madison Clifton earned a
best time in the W11-12 50 Free, finishing in 36.34. Jeff Wendler
also swam to a best time, his in the M11-12 100 Free, with a time of
1:28.47.
15 swim clubs converged on the upstate
NY location for the meet hosted by the Aqua Gems Swim Club. 58
athletes competed for the year-round Morris County Swim Club, which
trains at the Morristown-Beard School. Additional news and
information is at mcscnj.com.
Beaudouin &
Putenis Blitz Old Times
Zinta Putenis and Kristina Beaudouin of
Madison combined for 10 of 11 new best times for the Morris County
Swim Club at the January Blitz Meet in upstate NY Jan 6-7. In all 212
new times were set by club athletes.
Putenis garnered 4 of 4 best times, 2
Top 10’s, in her 1 day of competition with a 29.74 W11-12 50 Free,
42.76 50 Breast, 1:18.33 100 Back and 35.06 50 Fly. Her 50 Free time
was good for Silver status, earning entry into the NJ Swimming Silver
Championships in March. Beaudouin improved in 6 of 7, with a 30.28 in
the W13-14 50 Free, 1:20.17 100 Fly, 2:45.64 200 Back, 1:06.97 100
Free, 1:18.05 100 Back and 2:49.00 200IM.
Florham Park MCSC athletes also joined
in on the blitz against their old times. Amanda Wisolmerski sliced
time from 7 of 8 events with a 1:07.67 in the W11-12 100 Free,
1:31.77 100 Beast, 37.16 50 Back, 30.93 50 Free, 40.99 50 Breast,
1:18.62 100 Back and 36.63 50 Fly. Sister Chrissy cut times from 3 of
4 events, finishing 1:35.77 in the W13-14 100 Breast, 1:35.60 100 Fly
and 3:09.51 200 Back. Leanne Zaug improved in 3 events, earning
Silver status in 2, the W13-14 50 Free in 28.00 and 100 Free in
1:00.70. Brother Austyn dropped time in 2 events including a cut of
31.74 from his M13-14 200 Back to finish 3:13.53.
From Chatham, Marie Psomas-Jackloski
earned 6 new best times. She finished with a 57.53 in the W9-10 50
Breast, 49.73 in 50 Fly, 43.41 in 50 Free, 2:09.04 in 100 Breast,
49.42 in 50 Back and 1:54.36 in the 100IM.
15 swim clubs converged on Monroeville,
NY for the meet hosted by the Aqua Gems Swim Club. 58 athletes
competed for the year-round Morris County Swim Club, which trains at
the Morristown-Beard School. Additional news and information is at
mcscnj.com.
Hall Scores 7 in
Blitz
Julia Hall of Morristown scored 7 of 7
best times for the Morris County Swim Club at the January Blitz in NY
Jan 6-7. New to the MCSC, Hall earned a 1:40.08 in the W9-10 100
Free, 58.19 50 in Breast, 49.66 in 50 Fly, 1:49.64 in 100 Back, 37.49
in 50 Free, 44.31 in 50 Back and 1:44.67 in the 100IM.
Also from Morristown, Patrick Bauer set
5 new best times and 6 Top 10 finishes in his 6 events. His 48.63
M8&U 50 Back earned 4th Place, 55.90 50 Fly for 5th,
1:35.04 100 Free also 5th, 1:54.59 100IM for 6th,
42.17 50 Free for 9th and 1:06.04 50 Breast for 10th
Place.
Brian Caffrey earned 5 Top 10’s in
the M9-10 50 Breast, 50 Fly, 100 Back, 100 Breast and 50 Back. He
also improved his 100IM time by 10.63 finishing 1:39.42. Brother Joey
earned 2 Top 10’s with a 1:48.07 M8&U 100 Free and 1:01.97 50
Back. Sister Amanda improved in 3 events with a 1:51.74 W11-12 100
Breast, 43.24 50 Back and 1:38.07 100 Back.
Gabrielle Ferrara posted 5 best times
in the W9-10 100 Free in 1:34.53, 50 Breast in 1:04.09, 50 Fly in
49.37, 100 Back in 1:43.88 and 50 Back in 46.80. Erin Hession set a
best time in the W9-10 100 Free in 1:25.36 and 50 Fly in 46.69. Ryan
Servais improved in 6 of 8 events, in the M11-12 100 Free in 1:39.35,
100 Breast in 2:28.11, 1:59.70 in the 100IM, 50 Free in 37.95, 50
Breast in 1:03.94 and 50 Fly in 1:02.25.
From Morris Plains, Matt Ahlmeyer
posted 5 improved times, 4 Silver status and 2 Top 10’s. The Silver
times in 50 & 100 Free and 50 & 100 Fly, earned Matt entry
into the NJ Swimming Silver Championships to be held in March.
Ahlmeyer posted a 1:16.64 6th Place finish in the M11-12
100 Fly and 33.88 10th Place in the 50 Fly. Sister Rachel
earned 3 Top 10 finishes with a 45.52 7th Place W8&U
50 Free, 1:50.76 9th Place 100 Free and 50.65 7th
Place 50 Back.
Bianca Karpinski made new times in 4 of
6 events, despite not feeling well at the meet. She earned 4 Top 10
finishes in the 4 events, a 5thth in the 50 Free in 45.32, 6th in 100
Free in 1:43.83 and 10th in 50 Breas in 1:09.34. Shannon
Keller improved in 3 events, posting a 1:20.93 in the W9-10 100 Free,
52.17 in 50 Breast and 1:55.07 in the 100 Breast. Place 49.71 W8&U 50
Back, 6
Fara Cohen of Convent Station set new
marks in 4 events, a 1:38.98 W9-10 100 Free, 53.03 50 Breast, 50.45
50 Fly and 1:52.39 in the 100IM.
Morris Twp’s Jamie Viotto scored 3
Top 10’s with a 3rd in the M9-10 100 Free, 5th
in the 100 Back and 7th in the 50 Fly. His 100 Free &
Back performances earned him Silver status. Brother Justin improved
in 2 events and scored a 9th in the M8&U 50 Fly in
1:08.76. Sister Jackie improved in 3 of 4 events, with new times set
in the W13-14 50 Free, 100 Fly and 200 Back.
15 swim clubs converged on the
Monroeville upstate NY location for the meet hosted by the Aqua Gems
Swim Club. 58 athletes competed for the year-round Morris County Swim
Club, which trains at the Morristown-Beard School. Additional news
and information is at mcscnj.com.
Brophy Sacks 7 in
Blitz
Megan Brophy of Randolph swam to best
times in 7 of 7 events, leading the Morris County Swim Club at the
January Blitz in Montgomery NY Jan 6-7. The blitz on their old marks
led to an improvement in 212 events for the 58 athletes competing for
the MCSC.
Brophy’s new marks were a 1:19.26 in
the W11-12 100 Free, 1:39.98 in the 100 Breast, 41.00 in the 50 Back,
1:28.40 in the 100IM and 34.92 in the 50 Free.
Also from Randolph Eric Rappeport
earned Silver finish times of 1:33.31 in the M11-12 100 Breast and
1:21.40 in the 100IM. Silver times earned Rappeport entry into the NJ
Swimming Silver Championships to be held in March. Chris Stringham
made a best time in the M9-10 100 Free in 1:29.28. Catherine Barrow
set new marks in the W9-10 50 Breast in 1:05.21 and 50 Fly in 53.34.
Marc Attinello improved in 3 of 4 events, a 33.85 finish in the
M11-12 50 Free, 45.06 in the 50 Breast and 41.15 in the 50 Fly.
15 swim clubs converged on the upstate
NY location for the meet hosted by the Aqua Gems Swim Club. 58
athletes competed for the year-round Morris County Swim Club, which
trains at the Morristown-Beard School. Additional news and
information is at mcscnj.com.
Vilchinsky Discovers Silver in NY
Allison Vilchinsky of Mendham swam to a
1:23.75 in the W11-12 100 Butterfly at the January Blitz Meet in
Monroeville NY, competing for the Morris County Swim Club. The time
was a qualifying Silver time, earning entry in the NJ Swimming Silver
Championships in March. She improved her times in 3 additional
events, a 1:41.97 in the 100 Breast, 32.10 in the 50 Free and 1:23.17
in the 100 Back.
Alin Kenworthy of Brookside is a new
member of the MCSC and competed. Kenworthy swam to a M11-12 100 Free
time of 1:32.67, 50 Back in 49.21, 50 Free in 40.21 and 50 Fly in
1:09.10. Megan Thomas, another new member completed the W9-10 100
Free in 1:45.43, 50 Breast in 54.71, 50 Fly in 1:05.39, 50 Free in
44.61 and 100IM in 1:58.71.
15 swim clubs converged on the upstate
NY location for the meet hosted by the Aqua Gems Swim Club. 58
athletes competed for the year-round Morris County Swim Club, which
trains at the Morristown-Beard School. Additional news and
information is at mcscnj.com.
Good Performance
Courtney Good of Lake Forest set a
personal best time of 1:14.45 in the W13-14 100 Fly. The time
qualified her for Silver status, earning entry in the NJ Swimming
Silver Championships in March. Sister Taylor improved in 4 of her
events, a 1:40.08 in the W9-10 100 Free, 1:50.92 in the 100 Bac,
41.79 for 50 Free and 1:52.50 in the 100 Breast.
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