Hey GMA coaches, swimmers and families, its your captain Dylan giving you the daily update from Regional Championships at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center (UVAC).
A strong season of training and a quality taper is paying off as GMA swimmers are the clear standouts at this meet. GMA makes up the top 3 of almost every event. Impressively in some of our trademark events such as the 400 IM and the 200 Fly, GMA swimmers are the top 8 swimmers in the event. Its exciting to see and entire heat of black and white caps step up on the block and put on spectacular performances, with the rest of the team is screaming at the top of their lungs.
A few highlights include:
I can only describe Maya Lazarovich’s 400 IM tonight as the perfect combination of power and finesse. After a season of hard work she cruised to a sweet 4:58 qualifying for New England Age Groups and dropping nine seconds off of her personal best. She had the whole team on their feet and some of us in tears. Maya consistently leads the team with positive attitude and strong work ethic.
Also, the final heat of the MEN’S 400 IM, there were great swims in every GMA lane. David Wood (4:38), Brandon Philbrick (4:37), Kyle Hancock (4:42), David Lazarovich (4:38), and myself (4:38) all posted best times and had quality swims.
Jeremy Collison and Peter Mikheyev had a stellar “One-Two” finish in the Boys 11-12 200 Breast dropping 7 seconds a piece and qualifying for NEAGs. When I congratulated Jeremy he responded by shouting, “OH YEAH, FINALLY!!!”.
I would like highlight the incredible performances of ALL of the Regional Group Swimmers who posted 100% best times tonight. And also, to the joy of their coach, did SLUDK to the flags off of every wall. Way to go you guys, you are the future of GMA!
Some of the highlights from the GMA 13-14 girls include Lindsay McNall’s 500 free. She swam a great race with a time of 5:25, dropping 11 seconds off of her personal best time. She caught her opponent in the last 100 yards of the race with beautiful technique and strong kick. Also with an awesome swim was Kira Hancock who went a 5:29 in her 500 free dropping 21 seconds and had the award for the best post-race smile.
Sarah Winget had a great night of racing with a best time in her 400 IM. She was clearly humbled by her 16 second time drop which demonstrates that her focus lies on continuing to have a weekend of consistent successful racing. The rest of the team here shares her attitude as there were excited shouts of predictions for tomorrow's events echoing through the locker rooms as we left the pool.
Those are just a few highlights from a wholly successful night. Check back tomorrow for another update!
Dylan
A strong season of training and a quality taper is paying off as GMA swimmers are the clear standouts at this meet. GMA makes up the top 3 of almost every event. Impressively in some of our trademark events such as the 400 IM and the 200 Fly, GMA swimmers are the top 8 swimmers in the event. Its exciting to see and entire heat of black and white caps step up on the block and put on spectacular performances, with the rest of the team is screaming at the top of their lungs.
A few highlights include:
I can only describe Maya Lazarovich’s 400 IM tonight as the perfect combination of power and finesse. After a season of hard work she cruised to a sweet 4:58 qualifying for New England Age Groups and dropping nine seconds off of her personal best. She had the whole team on their feet and some of us in tears. Maya consistently leads the team with positive attitude and strong work ethic.
Also, the final heat of the MEN’S 400 IM, there were great swims in every GMA lane. David Wood (4:38), Brandon Philbrick (4:37), Kyle Hancock (4:42), David Lazarovich (4:38), and myself (4:38) all posted best times and had quality swims.
Jeremy Collison and Peter Mikheyev had a stellar “One-Two” finish in the Boys 11-12 200 Breast dropping 7 seconds a piece and qualifying for NEAGs. When I congratulated Jeremy he responded by shouting, “OH YEAH, FINALLY!!!”.
I would like highlight the incredible performances of ALL of the Regional Group Swimmers who posted 100% best times tonight. And also, to the joy of their coach, did SLUDK to the flags off of every wall. Way to go you guys, you are the future of GMA!
Some of the highlights from the GMA 13-14 girls include Lindsay McNall’s 500 free. She swam a great race with a time of 5:25, dropping 11 seconds off of her personal best time. She caught her opponent in the last 100 yards of the race with beautiful technique and strong kick. Also with an awesome swim was Kira Hancock who went a 5:29 in her 500 free dropping 21 seconds and had the award for the best post-race smile.
Sarah Winget had a great night of racing with a best time in her 400 IM. She was clearly humbled by her 16 second time drop which demonstrates that her focus lies on continuing to have a weekend of consistent successful racing. The rest of the team here shares her attitude as there were excited shouts of predictions for tomorrow's events echoing through the locker rooms as we left the pool.
Those are just a few highlights from a wholly successful night. Check back tomorrow for another update!
Dylan
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