By Andrew DeSorbo on 7/2/2008 8:38 AM

Another day of LTB's for RSA at Olympic Trials. Sarah Henry time-trialed the 100 meter fly and earned a LTB of 1:03.20. Hannah Caron then time-trialed the 50 free and earned a LTB time of 27.33. Hannah's swim establishes a new RSA 15-16 women's team record in the 50 freestyle. Will Dove also participated in the tmie trials in the 400 meter free and established a new LTB of 3:55.03. Melanie Roberts swam a LTB in the 200 fly of 2:15. Jon Roberts will swim again this evening as he was 14th in the 200 meter breaststroke! Congrats to all!

By Andrew DeSorbo on 7/1/2008 8:37 AM

Another great day for RSA at the Olympic Trials - Hannah and Sarah both achieved new LTB's in the 200im. Hannah dropped over a half-second to swim a 2:19.43 while Sarah dropped nearly 2 seconds to swim a 2:17.45. This sets a new RSA team record for 15-16 women and ties the Open team record which Melanie Roberts set last summer. Sarah's swim was also another 2008-2009 National Junior Team qualifying time. (Hannah's 100 fly from Sunday was also under the standard for the National Junior Team and she meets the age requirement but as she is attending college in the fall she is ineligible for inclusion on the National Junior Team) Will Dove also had a LTB in the 200 fly with a 2:01.25 swim nearly a 2 second drop from his previous best. Our high school athletes are now at 87.5% LTB at this meet - 87.5%! 2004 Trials had a 17% LTB success rate. This meet will likely end up producing a higher percentage of LTB's than 2004, but 87.5% is outstanding and well ahead of the curve.

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By Andrew DeSorbo on 7/1/2008 8:36 AM

While many of you have been following the Olympic Trials on TV in the evenings or watching on line, here is another brief RSA report to keep you informed.

Will Dove started us off with a LTB in the 200 meter freestyle (1:51.18). Sarah Henry followed up with a heat-winning 1:10.89 in the 100 meter breaststroke. Sarah's time was a new LTB and a near-2 second drop and also qualifies her for the 2008-2009 National Junior Team. Sarah will compete in either Guam in January of 2009 or in Vancouver, Canada in May of 2009. Melanie Roberts then had a near-miss at a second swim in the 100 breaststroke with a 19th-place finish. Torrey Bussey had a fast heat to contend with in her first Olympic Trial individual event, including a former Olympian in her heat, and turned in her best preliminary LCM 100 breaststroke swim and her third-best overall. Finally, Hannah Caron time trialed the 100 freestyle and dropped a tad for a new LTB of 58.54 seconds. It was another fun day with back-to-bac ... Read More »

By Andrew DeSorbo on 6/29/2008 12:00 AM

Great Day for RSA on the first day of Olympic Trials. The 3 high-schoolers were 3 for 3 LTB (lifetime bests) - with Hannah swimming a 1:01.42 100fly (RSA 15-16 women's record and also RSA Senior Women's record) - Sarah then swam a 4:54.80 in the 400im (also a RSA 15-16 women's record and an RSA Senior Women's record) - Torrey then time-trialed the 200im and recorded a 2:20.30 which is a 2-second drop and also a new National cut and a new Olympic Trial cut. Melanie Roberts also swam a LTB 1:01.10 100 fly representing Auburn; Will Dove (representing Auburn) also went a LTB in the 400 free with a 3:57.03; Jon Roberts (representing Minnesota) trialed in 8th in the 100 breaststroke and will swim in semi-finals tonight after his 1:01.44 performance this morning. Stephanie Glover also had her retirement swim this morning in the 100fly representing Virgina - Stephanie will spend the remainder of the week hanging out with her teammates (new and old) and then go to graduate school in the fall at UVA. Only 17% ... Read More »

By Andrew DeSorbo on 6/25/2008 12:00 AM

The tentatively scheduled RSA time trial on the weekend of 12 July is not going to take place. We will be attending the Qualifier meet that weekend in Goldsboro 10-12 July 2008. (please note the Thursday-Saturday dates). The coaching staff decided that a formal meet will provide and more appropriate and predictable setting and venue for a season-ending meet for the RSA athletes. You should have heard from your coach about the meet, if not, please E-mail your coaches ASAP if you are interested in attending this meet.

By Andrew DeSorbo on 6/24/2008 12:00 AM

ALL Swimmers Welcome
USA Olympic Swimming Trials Swim Technique Stroke Clinics and Viewing Party
June 30 thru July 3, 2008
Triangle Aquatics Center

Proceeds go to support Paralympics team member Tucker Dupree and his family to offset the cost of their trip to Beijing for the Paralympics games.

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By Andrew DeSorbo on 6/19/2008 12:00 AM

RSA's Olympic Trial Qualifiers Sarah Henry, Torrey Bussey and Hannah Caron featured on NBC 17 News. Read the article and watch the video Here

By Andrew DeSorbo on 5/4/2008 12:00 AM

Congratulations to RSA's Head Coach, Kit Raulerson, on being named Senior Coach of the Year by N.C. Swimming! Congrats Kit!

By Andrew DeSorbo on 3/21/2008 12:00 AM

Great swimming continues for RSA at Junior Nationals!

Congrats to Torrey Bussey for earning her first Olympic Trial qualifying time this afternoon in a time trial. Torrey swam a 1:11.95 to better the standard of 1:12.59.

This was a significant drop from last night's 1:13.05 which was also a tremendous lifetime best for Torrey. Congrats!

By Andrew DeSorbo on 3/19/2008 12:00 AM

RSA had a great night at Juniors in Orlando! Hannah Caron led us off with a scoring swim in the 100free and then Torrey Bussey lit up her bonus heat of the 100 breaststroke with a LTB of 1:13.05 (a 5 second drop) and a near-miss of the Olympic Trial cut by 46/100 of a second. This time was also a new automatic 2008 Summer Junior Championship time. Sarah Henry added a great 1:12 breaststroke time in the consol heat. Henriette Stenkvist then won her bonus heat of the 200 backstroke with a LTB of 2:19.71 (a 10+ second drop) and a new RSA 13-14 and new RSA Open women's record in the 200 backstroke and a new automatic 2008 Summer Junior Championship qualifying time. Phil Arve and Hannah Caron added scoring swims in the 200 fly. The RSA women then recorded a 2nd place finish in the 800 free relay, smashing the team record for open women by 10+ seconds and finishing with a 8:27.48. Leading off that relay was Sarah Henry who recorded a LTB of 2:04.28 and also set RSA 15-16 and RSA Open Women records in the 2 ... Read More »