Written by: Andrew DeSorbo 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. The athletes appreciate all the well-wishings from home and look forward to sharing their experiences with the rest of the team.
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.
The athletes appreciate all the well-wishings from home and look forward to sharing their experiences with the rest of the team.
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