ORCAS Begin New Year at the TOP!
The Rochester Swim Club ORCAS began the New Year by traveling to Madison, Wisconsin to compete in the 2012 BAC January Classic Invitational, held at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium and hosted by the Badger Aquatic Club. The ORCAS had a very strong showing, both in size and performance. With over 100 swimmers entered, the ORCAS swam over 60% best times and amassed over 4,400 points to easily surpass the next closest team of Ozaukee with 1558.5 points and capture the first place trophy. The ORCA swimmers achieved 10 new C times, 40 B times, 40 A times and 30 State qualifying CH times.
The following swimmers had outstanding performances and were named Swimmers of the Meet by the Coaching staff:
8 & u
Maya Baker, Shannon Chen, Megan Chesney & Aiden Nord
9-10
Kenzie Below, Ryan Bondoc, Meg Erickson, Cassidy George, Kaitlyn Hui, Ben Johnson, Gabrielle Miller, Juan Pablo Montori, Jack Pachetti, Matt Strom & Alec Wood
11-12
Dana Brandt, Anna Cook, Lauren Fee, Jessica He, Sam C Johnson, Tereva Kobenan, Ece Kremers, Richard Roden, Carley Van Keulen & Lauren Wood
13-14
Kallyn Barkey, Allison Berry, Shavonne Chen, Miriam Eide & Christina Wentz,
15 & O
Sharon Chen & Kenwyn Shriner
Individual results are as follows:
8 & U
Chen, Shannon: 6 – 4 Best Times, 3 Top 16 Finishes; Baker, Maya: 7 – 6 Best Times, 5 Top 16 Finishes & 2 new C times; Busch, Spencer: 7 – 4 Best Times, 7 Top 8 Finishes & 1 new B time; Chen, Bryan: 7 – 2 Best Times, 9 Top 4 Finishes; Chesney, Meagan: 7 – 6 Best Times, 5 Top 16 Finishes, 1 new B time & 1 new C time; Nord, Aidan: 7 – 6 Best Times, 9 Top 16 Finishes & 1 new C time; Nord, Owen: 8 – 6 Best Times, 9 Top 3 Finishes, 2 new A times & 1 State qualifying CH time;
9-10
Below, Kenzie: 9 – 5 Best Times, 2 Top 16 Finishes & 3 new B times; Boie, Brady: 9 – 4 Best Times, 4 Top 16 Finishes; Bondoc, Ryan: 9 – 5 Best Times, 9 Top 16 Finishes, 3 new A times & 1 new State qualifying CH time; Geng, Alice: 9 – 5 Best Times, 8 Top 3 Finishes & 2 new State qualifying CH times; George, Cassidy: 9 – 7 Best Times, 2 Top 16 Finishes, 1 new C time, 2 new B times & 1 new A time; Miller, Gabrielle: 9 – 7 Best Times, 8 Top 16 Finishes, 2 new A times & 2 new State qualifying CH times; Montori, Juan Pablo: 9 – 6 Best Times, 3 Top 16 Finishes & 5 new B times; Roden, William: 9 - 6 Best Times; Shue, Aidan: 9 – 4 Best Times, 9 Top 4 Finishes & 1 new A time; Tweed, Noah: 9 – 1 Best Time; Walz, Jacob: 9 – 6 Best Times, 1 Top 16 Finish & 2 new B times; Wood, Alec: 9 – 4 Best Times, 9 Top 16 Finishes, 1 new B time, A time & 2 new State qualifying CH times; Anandarao, Pranav: 10 – 4 Best Times, 6 Top 16 Finishes and 2 new B times; Erickson, Meg: 10 – 7 Best Times, 5 Top 5 Finishes, 1 new A time & 4 new State qualifying CH times; Freeman, Lexi: 10 – 2 Best Times, 6 Top 8 Finishes; Hui, Kaitlyn: 10 – 5 Best Times, 3 Top 16 Finishes, 1 new B time & 2 new A times; Johnson, Ben: 10 – 6 Best Times, 8 Top 16 Finishes & 2 new A times; Kremers, Mete: 10 – 4 Best Times, 1 Top 16 Finish; Pacchetti, Jack: 10 – 7 Best Times, 2 Top 8 Finishes, 2 new C times & 1 new B time; Pittner, Nick: 10 – 5 Best times, 8 Top 16 Finishes; Strom, Matthew: 10 – 6 Best Times, 8 Top 16 Finishes, 1 new B time & 3 new State qualifying CH times; Wilhorn, Gabe: 10 – 4 Best Times, 3 Top 16 Finishes & 3 new B times; Yadav, Aashish: 10 – 1 Best Time, 8 Top 2 Finishes.
11-12
Below, Kayelynn: 11 – 4 Best Times; Boie, Brooks: 11 – 5 Best Times, 5 Top 16 Finishes & 1 new B time; French Farley, Amber: 11 – 5 Best Times & 1 new B time, 4 Top 8 Finishes; Johnson, Sam: 11 – 7 Best Times, 2 Top 16 Finishes; Montori, Victor: 11 – 5 Best Times, 5 Top 16 Finishes; Roden, Richard: 11 –6 Best Times, 2 Top 16 Finishes & 1 new B time; Thompson, Ella: 11 – 7 Best Times, 9 Top 16 Finishes, 1 new A time & 2 new State qualifying CH times; Wood, Jack: 11 – 5 Best Times, 3 Top 16 Finishes & 2 new B times; Abdul Rashid, Amanina: 12 – 6 Best Times, 2 Top 16 Finishes; Bondoc, Richelle: 12 – 4 Best Times, 4 Top 16 Finishes & 1 new A time; Brandt, Dana: 12 – 6 Best Times & 4 new B times; Chen, Brendan: 12 – 4 Best Times, 7 Top 16 Finishes; Clarke, Maya: 12 – 8 Top 8 Finishes; Cook, Anna: 12 – 7 Best Times, 9 top 8 Finishes, 1 new A time & 2 new State qualifying CH times; Fee, Lauren: 12 –7 Best Times, 7 Top 16 Finishes, 1 new B time & 5 new A times; George, Alyssa: 12 – 4 Best Times, 5 Top 16 Finishes; Hames, Molly: 12 – 3 Best Times, 2 Top 8 Finishes; He, Jessica: 12 – 7 Best Times, 5 Top 16 Finishes & 1 new A time; Kobenan, Tereva: 12 – 6 Best Times; Kremers, Ece: 12 – 7 Best Times, 9 Top 16 Finishes, 2 new A times & 4 new State qualifying CH times; Pacchetti, Sam: 12 – 5 Best Times & 1 new C time; Pittner, Will: 12 – 4 Best Times, 9 Top 16 Finishes; Turner, Lindsey: 12 – 5 Best Times, 7 Top 16 Finishes; Tweed, Peter: 12 - 5 Best Times, 5 Top 16 Finishes; VanKeulen, Carly: 12 – 7 Best Times, 3 Top 16 Finishes; Wood, Lauren: 12 – 7 Best Times, 9 Top 8 Finishes, 2 new A times & 1 new State qualifying CH time.
13-14
Alfred, Sophia: 13 – 4 Best Times, 1 Top 16 Finish; Chen, Ellen: 13 – 2 Top 16 Finishes; Dowdy, Gretta: 13 – 5 Best Times; Eide, Mira: 13 – 5 Best Times; Kamath, Amika: 13 – 3 Best Times; Marker, Maddie: 13 – 3 Best Times; Perkins, Erin: 13 – 2 Best Times, 1 Top 16 Finish; Tabatabai, Lily: 13 – 4 Best Times; VanDyke, Jena: 13 – 3 Best Times,2 Top 16 Finishes; Wentz, Christina: 13 – 7 Best Times & 2 new B time; Wright, Kaitlyn: 13 – 4 Best Times & 1 new B time; Baratz, Hannah: 14 – 2 Best Times, 8 Top 16 Finishes & 1 new State qualifying CH time; Barkey, Kallyn: 14 – 5 Best Times, 9 Top 3 Finishes; Berry, Allison: 14 – 5 Best Times, 1 new C time & 1 new B time ; Berry, Megan: 14 – 2 Best Times; Chen, Shavonne: 14 – 6 Best Times,1 Top 16 Finish, 3 new A times & 1 State qualifying Ch time; Cook, Olivia: 14 – 7 Top 3 Finishes; Cox, Jess: 14 – 1 Best Time; Emery, Madison: 14 – 2 Best Times, 5 Top 16 Finishes & 1 new A time; Herrli, Joe: 14 – 2 Best Times, 8 top 16 Finishes & 1 new State qualifying CH time; Kamath, Marielle: 14 – 4 Best Times, 1 Top 16 Finish; Koplin, Eva: 14 – 1 Best Time; Miller, Collin: 14 – 7 Best Times, 6 Top 5 Finishes, 3 new A times & 2 new State qualifying CH times.
15 & O
Becker, Anna: 15 – 2 Best Times, 3 top 16 Finishes; Mehta, Anila: 15 –1 Top 16 Finish; Perkins, Erica: 15 – 1 Best Time, 6 Top 16 Finishes; Shriner, Kenwyn: 15 – 6 Best Times & 1 new B time; Alfred, Susannah: 16 – 2 Best Times, 1 Top 16 Finish; Bass, Taylor: 16 – 2 Best Times, 8 Top 16 Finishes & 1 new A time; Chen, Sharon: 16 – 5 Best Times, 1 Top 16 Finish; Fujan, Reed: 16 – 2 Best Times, 9 Top 3 Finishes & 1 new State qualifying CH time; Herrli, Nicole: 16 – 3 Best Times, 8 Top 16 Finishes & 1 new State qualifying CH time; Kalwasinski, Lauren: 16 – 1 Best Time, 6 Top 16 Finishes & 1 new B time; Miller, Dayton: 16 – 5 Best Times, 8 Top 8 Finishes 1 new B time & 3 new A times; French Krahn, Haley: 17 – 1 Best Time; Helmer, Shannon: 17 – 1 Best Time & 1 new B time; Jones, Alex: 17 – 1 Best Time, 8 Top 8 Finishes; Oberholtzer, John: 17 – 2 Best
Times, 8 Top 6 Finishes; Tabatabai, Nina: 17 – 2 Top 16 Finishes; Wentz, Michaela: 17 – 2 Best Times & 1 new B time; Miller, Alex: 18 – 7 Top 16 Finishes; Bachman, Kendrick: 21 – 9 Top 3 Finishes.
The ORCAS will host an Intrasquad meet and Channel One Food Drive at the Rec Center on Saturday, January 28th and will then attend the SEMS Last Chance Meet on February 11-12.
More information about ORCA swimming lessons, competitive training for children & adults of all ages & experiences, can be found at http://swimorcas.com or by phoning 507-252-8569.