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menu home page - archive index - archives (1/08 thru 12/09)  Coach Andy Rose - 12/21/09We were deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of former SYS Assistant Coach Andy Rose. Andy was the Venice branch coach of the Sharks and the Head Swim Coach of Venice High School in 2006-2007. Andy was only 32 and reportedly passed away from complications stemming from a planned hip replacement surgery. He will be remembered as a talented, enthusiastic coach who was much loved by his swimmers. Before coming to the Sharks, he had been the Head National Team coach for the BR Ryall YMCA Swim Team in Glen Ellyn, IL. At the time of his death, he was the head coach of the Palatine Swim Team in Palatine, Illinois. According to the Herald-Tribune obituary in the Dec. 20th edition, services will be private, but a celebration of his life will be held Jan. 9th at his family's home in Venice. Further details on Andy are available at www.ppdswim.org. A facebook page has also been set up in his rememberance - ANDY ROSE Palm Harbor IMX Meet Results - 12/14/09Many of the Shark age groupers traveled to the Palm Harbor YMCA on December 12 & 13 for the PYP YMCA-IMX Meet. There were plenty of personal best times and several Sharks made new J.O. cuts at the two-day meet. Sharks making new J.O. cuts were: Axel Auge, Rees Cattermole, Sophie Cattermole, Morgan Davie, Genesis Dolgetta, Keanan Dols, Daniel Erlenmeyer, Tyler O'Brien, and Isabel Traba. The full meet results for Saturday and Sunday and the Individual Shark Results are now posted. Tentative 2010 Age Group Meet Schedule - 12/8/09The tentative age group meet schedule for 2010 (through July) is posted HERE. Age groupers - please be sure to fill out which meets you plan to attend and return the form to your coach. Gator Meet Results - 12/7/09The Sharks took close to 100 swimmers to Gainesville the weekend of Dec. 4th - 6th for the annual Gator Holiday Invitational swim meet held at the UF pool. Out of 45 teams competing, the Sharks came home with a combined team first place beating 2nd place Bolles School by almost 400 points (943 to 546). Four Shark records were broken: Nick Caldwell took three of the four (15-16 and Open 400 IM, and Tripp Schwenk's 15-16 200 free from 1988); and Patrick Wall broke the 13-14 400 IM record from 2007. Individual High Point Top 5 finishers for the Sharks were:
Making New J.O. cuts were: Patrick Amistoso, Hayden Aristizabal, Ellen Berdusco, Katie Boehm, Tyler Carmichael, Jack Clark, Reid Colett, Genesis Dolgetta, Cindy Dong, Faryn Duff, Matthew Garcia, Dirk Hamel-Wood, Karl Hegwein, Lara Hernandez-Tome, Nicholas Hernandez-Tome, Michael Knoch, Alex Lager, Bethany Leap, Matthew O'Donnell, Carter Page, John Pelton, Kara Plocharsky, Lexy Raybon, Gabrielle Theofanous, and Madison Tyle. Making New Y-Nat cuts were: Ellen Berdusco, Michael Berdusco, James Cascone, Cameron Davis, Kirt Davis, Will Kazokas, Bethany Leap, Liam McKane, Niamh O'Grady, Kara Plocharsky, Derek Pridemore, Danielle Valley, and Patrick Wall. The Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page are posted. Marissa Harrington Shines for FSU - 12/3/09
We normally don't have the time or resources to cover the individual accomplishments of our Shark college swimmers, however, FSU freshman Marissa Harrington deserves special mention for being named the ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Performer of the Week. The announcement of her attaining this honor is posted. Congratulations, Marissa!!! Miscellaneous News Items - 12/2/09
The December Newsletter is available by clicking the "Newsletter" tab at the left side of this page. Note the Holidays practice schedules at the beginning of the Newsletter. Stroke Clinics - Monday Dec 21 & 28 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. We will be in the indoor pool and in the conference room. For the White group and down and some of the newer Black group swimmers. We will focus on the four strokes. We will have snacks and water only. No dinner will be provided. Please help support the Sharks and help your kids also. Sign up at the front Desk or with Kim Motta. Cost is $25.00 for one clinic or $40.00 for both. Additionally, the Pre-Teams have had their normal schedule disrupted due to the indoor pool's mechanical issues. The temporary Pre-Team schedule is posted HERE. Turkey Meet Results - 11/22/09
The Sharks entertained over 850 swimmers at the annual Tom Herrington Invitational (aka "The Turkey Meet") held November 20th thru 22nd at the Selby Aquatic Center. No Shark records were broken, but there were plenty of good swims and personal best times by many swimmers. Finishing in the Top 10 in high points for their respective age groups were: 8 & under girls - Isabel Traba (1st place). 8 & under boys - Alexander Gusev (3rd), Jason Brzozowski (T-5th), and Scott Barcomb (8th). 9 & 10 girls - Cindy Dong (2nd), and Carolina Morales (T-6th). 9 & 10 boys - Matthew Smithburger (3rd), Michael Knoch (6th), Tyler Habib (7th), and Maxime Auge (9th). 11 & 12 girls - Spence Atkins (2nd), Nancy Hu (4th), and Sophie Cattermole (9th). 11 & 12 boys - Campbell Lee (3rd), Keanan Dols (8th), and Carter Page (9th). 13 & 14 girls - Danielle Valley (2nd), Niamh O'Grady (4th), Ellen Berdusco (9th) and Cameron Davis (10th). 13 & 14 boys - Liam McKane (1st place), Patrick Wall (3rd), Roman Zaremba (4th), Rees Cattermole (5th), Ian Amistoso (6th), and David Lattimer (9th). 15 & 16 girls - Ashlee Linn (2nd), Mckenzie Clark (T-7th), Alex Catena (T-9th), and Ava Jones (T-9th). 15 & 16 boys - Nicholas Caldwell (1st place), Will Kazokas (T-5th), Kirt Davis (T-5th), Gregg Cesaroni (7th), James Pagan (8th), and Tucker Atkins (10th). 17 & over girls - Jesse Bessire (1st place), Katheryne Muth (2nd), Kaitlyn Plocharsky (3rd), and Annie Berdusco (6th). 17 & over boys - Patrick Ceddia (1st place), and Marty Rauch (T-4th). Making new J.O. cuts were: Hayden Aristizabal, Axel Auge, Maxime Auge, Ellen Berdusco, Alex Boehm, Katie Boehm, Samantha Cahoone, Rees Cattermole, Sophie Cattermole, Drew Clark, Jack Clark, Reid Colett, Talia Daniel, Morgan Davie, Cameron Davis, Cindy Dong, Daniel Erlenmeyer, Eric Erlenmeyer, Matthew Garcia, Tyler Habib, Dirk Hamel-Wood, Karl Hegwein, Natalie Hegwein, Nicholas Hernandez-Tome, Amy Kroning, Alex Lager, Dave Lattimer, Peyton Leeson, Carolina Morales, Matthew O'Donnell, Carter Page, John Pelton, Matthew Pelton, Stasia Pietraszun, Lexy Raybon, Brett Riley, Matthew Smithburger, Amber Stich, and Madison Tyle. Making new Y-Nat cuts were: Katheryne Muth (1650 free) and Patrick Wall (400 IM). The Full Meet Results, Shark Results, and a Photo Page are available. WFLA Halloween Meet Results - 10/19/09
The Sharks took their age-group swimmers to Largo the weekend of Oct. 16th through 18th for the annual WFLA Halloween Open swim meet. Despite the absence of most of the Senior swimmers, the Sharks captured the first place combined team title in the fifteen team meet. Sharks finishing in the Top 10 of their age-group high points were: 8 & under girls - Isabel Traba (1st place). 8 & under boys - Alexander Gusev (1st place). 10 & under girls - Cindy Dong (7th). 10 & under boys - Matthew Smithburger (7th), and Maxime Auge (9th). 11 & 12 girls - Spence Atkins (1st place), and Nancy Hu (5th). 11 & 12 boys - Campbell Lee (T-4th). 13 & 14 girls - Niamh O'Grady (3rd), Gabby Theofanous (T-6th), and Bethany Leap (T-10th). 13 & 14 boys - Liam McKane (1st place), Roman Zaremba (3rd), Patrick Wall (5th), Peyton Leeson (7th), and Dave Lattimer (8th). Sharks making new 2010 J.O. cuts were: Maxime Auge, Samantha Cahoone, Sophie Cattermole, Jack Clark, Keanan Dols, Cindy Dong, Matthew Garcia, Alexander Gusev, Natalie Hegwein, Nicholas Hernandez-Tome, Dave Lattimer, Bethany Leap, Peyton Leeson, Niamh O'Grady, John Pelton, Matthew Pelton, Matthew Smithburger, and Gabrielle Theofanous. The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are now available. Danielle Valley Chosen for National Select Camp - 10/8/09Senior 1 swimmer Danielle Valley has been picked to attend the 2009 USA Swimming National Select Camp to be held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs October 29th-November 1st, 2009. Thirty women and thirty-one men have been selected to attend this prestigious camp. Selection is based upon fastest event times and total IMX Power Point scores from last season. The list of camp invitees is posted. Congratulations to Danielle! Sharks Siesta Key Triathlon Thank-You's - 10/5/09This year's Sharks Siesta Key Triathlon was the largest, most well-organized, and undoubtedly, the best ever in the 25+ year history of the event. There were more participants and volunteers than ever and the rave reviews are still coming in from all involved. Without the dedication and long hours put in by volunteer Co-Race Directors Kyle Davis and Steve Brown, this year's success would not have been possible. Additionally, many thanks are extended to the Shark Parent Volunteers, coaches, and especially the Shark swimmers who gave up their much-treasured Sunday morning to volunteer at the event. Kyle Davis has posted a Post-Race Report & Thank-You's on this year's triathlon. Thanks again to all involved! Open Water Meet Results - 10/3/09The Results and Photo Link from the Daquiri Deck Open Water Swim held on Saturday, Oct. 3rd at Siesta Key are now posted. Twelve Sharks Named to Scholastic All-American Team - 9/30/09Twelve Sharks have been named to the 2008-2009 Scholastic All-American Team by USA Swimming. Making the prestigious list for the third straight year were Shark swimmers Marissa Harrington and Matt Kaminske. Those making the list for the second consecutive year were Jesse Bessire, Raquel Raybon, Patrick Ceddia, and Johnny Silvers. First time honorees were Cha-cha Bugatti, Mckenzie Clark, Rachel Harrington, Nicholas Caldwell, Kirt Davis, and Marty Rauch. Nationwide, there were 1500 swimmers who were named to the team for combining athletic and academic success. Swimmers have to achieve at least a 3.50 GPA as a high school sophomore, junior or senior AND must achieve a Junior National Bonus Time Standard, or swim in a selected disability championship meet or the Open Water National Championships during the qualifying period. For a complete list of Scholar Athletes and further information click on the following link: USA Swimming. Congratulations to these student-athletes!! Charlotte County "B" Meet Results - 9/28/09
The Sharks took 42 of their young swimmers to the Charlotte County "B" Meet held on Saturday, Sept. 26th at Punta Gorda. This was a "below JO" meet which is a great format for newer swimmers to improve their times, confidence, and maybe get a few J.O. cuts at the same time. Sharks swimmers finishing in the Top 3 of their individual events were: Scott Barcomb (1st - 25 fly, 2nd - 25 breast, 3rd - 25 back), Jason Brzozowski (2nd - 25 free, 25 back, & 25 fly, 3rd - 25 breast), Josh Coker (3rd - 50 back, 50 breast), Morgan Davie (1st - 50 breast), Olivia Graham (1st - 25 free, 2nd - 25 fly), Hunter Lowe (1st - 25 back & 25 breast, 3rd - 25 free), Eric McKinnon (3rd - 50 back), Carla Motta (2nd - 50 breast, 3rd - 50 free), Matthew Nutter (3rd - 50 breast & 100 IM), Claire Orr (3rd - 25 free), Hannah Peterman (2nd - 25 breast), Jake Peterman (1st - 50 back, 2nd - 100 IM), Nick Telep (2nd - 50 fly), and Heather Wilson (2nd - 50 free, 3rd - 50 fly). The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are posted. Total Teamwares Meet Results - 9/21/09
The Sharks took their age-group swimmers to St. Pete the weekend of Sept. 18th thru 20th for the Total Teamwares Fall Invitational swim meet. The Shark team finished a strong 2nd place overall in the 13 team meet. Several Sharks finished in the Top 10 of their respective age groups in overall points including: 8 & under girls - Isabel Traba (1st place), Hannah Bradbury (9th), and Olivia Graham (10th). 8 & under boys - Alexander Gusev (2nd). 9 & 10 girls - Stasia Pietraszun (3rd), Cindy Dong (6th), and Carolina Morales (8th). 9 & 10 boys - Tyler Carmichael (4th), Matthew Smithburger (6th), and Maxime Auge (9th). 11 & 12 girls - Nancy Hu (1st), Spence Atkins (4th), and Natalie Hegwein (7th). 11 & 12 boys - Campbell Lee (4th), Keanan Dols (6th), and Carter Page (8th). 13 & 14 girls - Ellen Berdusco (T-8th). 13 & 14 boys - Patrick Wall (2nd), Roman Zaremba (3rd), and Liam McKane (T-6th). Sharks finishing in the Top 3 of their individual events were: Hayden Aristizabal (2nd - 200 fly); Spence Atkins (1st - 50 & 100 fly, 100 breast, 2nd - 50 back, 3rd - 200 IM); Ellen Berdusco (2nd - 200 fly, 3rd - 1000 free); Tyler Carmichael (2nd - 50 free, 3rd - 50 back, 100 & 500 free); Sophie Cattermole (3rd - 100 breast); Keanan Dols (2nd - 50 breast); Cindy Dong (3rd - 100 fly); Alexander Gusev (2nd - 25 breast, 25 fly, 3rd - 25 free); Natalie Hegwein (2nd - 500 free); Nancy Hu (2nd - 50 & 100 fly, 100 breast, 200 IM, 3rd - 50 breast, 100 back); Michael Knoch (1st - 50 free); Campbell Lee (2nd - 100 breast, 200 IM); Liam McKane (2nd - 200 breast, 200 IM, 3rd - 100 back, 1000 free); Carolina Morales (3rd - 200 IM); Stasia Pietraszun (1st - 100 breast, 100 & 500 free, 2nd - 50 & 100 back, 50 & 200 free); Matthew Smithburger (1st - 50 fly, 2nd - 100 fly); Isabel Traba (1st - 25 breast, 25 back, 25 fly, 25 free); Patrick Wall (1st - 200 breast, 200 IM, 2nd - 1000 free, 3rd - 500 free); and Roman Zaremba (1st - 200 fly, 1000 free, 2nd - 100 back, 3rd - 200 IM). The Full Meet Results, Team / Indiv. Points, and Shark Results are now posted. Caldwell Smashes 10 Shark Records at Junior Nationals - 8/17/09Twelve of the top Shark swimmers swam at the U.S. Junior National Long Course Championships in Seattle, August 10th through 14th. Danielle Valley, Katheryne Muth, Rocky Raybon, Marissa Harrington, McKayla Lightbourn, Patrick Ceddia, Nicholas Caldwell, John Orban, Matt Kaminske, John Silvers, Marty Rauch, and Derek Pridemore were accompanied by Coaches Ira Klein and Mark Matuszak. Nick Caldwell broke a total of 10 individual Shark records and was on two record-breaking relay teams as well. Nick set new individual marks in the following categories: Boys 15-16: 100, 200, 400 & 800 freestyle, 200 fly, and 400 IM; Boys open: 200 & 800 freestyle, 200 fly and 400 IM. Patrick Ceddia also set the Open boys 100 freestyle record and was under the old Shark record in the 200 free. The boys relay team of Ceddia, Caldwell, John Orban, and Matt Kaminske also broke the Open boys records in the 400 free and 800 free relays. The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are now posted. Shark Triathlon Sponsors - 8/14/09
The Sharks Major fundraiser, the Oct. 4th Siesta Key Triathlon, is in critical need of sponsors to underwrite race expenses. Sponsor levels start at $500. The deadline to have your organization included on the race t-shirt is September 10th. Please click on the following links for further information - Triathlon Information and Sponsorship Information. Florida Swimming Zone Team Wins 3rd Straight - 8/2/09The Florida Swimming Zone Team successfully defended their 2007 & 2008 titles by winning their third straight Southern Zone championship July 28th - Aug. 2nd in Orlando. This competition brings together age group all-star teams spanning the South from West Virginia to Texas in a 5 day, long course meet. The Florida Swimming Zone Team swept all three team titles in the 13 team championship and won the combined team title by 164 points over 2nd place Southeastern Swimming. The Florida team was led by Shark swimmers Nancy Hu, Spence Atkins, Danielle Valley, John Ferretti, Corey Allison, Jesse Bessire, Mckenzie Clark, and Marty Rauch and Shark coaches Mark Matuszak and John Bruenning. Danielle Valley set a new Southern Zone meet record in the 400 meter free. Danielle smashed the 2003 record by more than a second clocking in with a winning time of 4:22.65. She also won the 800 meter free with a time of 8:57.90. Both of these times were below Junior National Long Course cuts as well. Danielle also anchored the winning Florida Swimming 13 & 14 girls 200 meter free relay team. In addition to her wins, Danielle finished 5th in the 200 free and 8th in the 200 breast. Other Shark finalists included: 11 & 12 girls - Spence Atkins (4th - 100 breast, 5th - 100 fly, 3rd - 200 free relay), Nancy Hu (4th - 200 medley relay); 13 & 14 boys - John Ferretti (7th - 400 free); 15 & 18 girls - Mckenzie Clark (2nd - 800 free, 4th - 400 free); Corey Allison (8th - 800 free), Jesse Bessire (8th - 200 fly); and 15 & 18 boys - Marty Rauch (8th - 100 back). In the Open Water competition Nancy Hu was a semi-finalist in the 11 & 12 girls 300 meter free, and Spence Atkins finished in 4th place overall in the same event. The Full Meet Results, Open Water Results, and Individual Shark Results are now posted. Congratulations to these swimmers and coaches. Area 3/5 Meet Results - 8/2/09St. Pete's North Shore pool was again the site of the summer Area 3/5 championships held July 31st through August 2nd. This season-ending below J.O. meet is a short course meet giving swimmers the opportunity to go for cuts and personal best times at the end of the summer season. No Shark records were broken, but many new J.O. cuts and personal best times were recorded. New (2009) J.O. cuts were made by the following Sharks: Sarah Bradbury, Samantha Cahoone, Sophie Cattermole, Reid Colett, Talia Daniel, Cindy Dong, Tyler Habib, Karl Hegwein, Natalie Hegwein, Paiton Krebs, Carolina Morales, Chantal Murphy, Kara Plocharsky, Anna Schmitz, and Amber Stich. Top 3 finishes in their individual events were turned in by the following Sharks: Patrick Amistoso (2nd - 25 breast); Hayden Aristizabal (3rd - 200 fly); Alex Boehm (3rd - 50 back); Sarah Bradbury (1st - 25 back, 25 & 200 free); Patrick Bucken (2nd - 200 breast & 500 free, 3rd - 200 IM); Samantha Cahoone (1st - 50 back & 100 breast); James Cascone (3rd - 100 fly); Alex Catena (1st - 200 fly, 2nd - 200 back, 3rd - 200 IM); Sophie Cattermole (2nd - 100 fly); Reid Colett (2nd - 500 free); Jade Coury (3rd - 50 fly); Phil Czupryna (2nd - 400 IM); Cindy Dong (1st - 200 IM, 3rd - 100 back & 100 IM); Megan Griffiths (3rd - 50 back); Alexander Gusev (1st - 25 & 50 breast, 25 & 50 fly, 100 IM, 3rd - 50 free); Tyler Habib (1st - 50 fly, 50 back, 100 free, 100 IM, 2nd - 50 breast, 100 back, 200 free, 200 IM); Natalie Hegwein (3rd - 1000 free); Nicholas Hernandez-Tome (1st - 100 back, 2nd - 50 back & 50 fly, 3rd - 100 free & 100 IM); Carlton Krebs (3rd - 400 IM & 500 free); Campbell Lee (1st - 1000 free); Katherine Montoya (1st - 100 breast, 200 fly, 400 IM, 3rd - 200 free); Kristine Montoya (2nd - 400 IM, 3rd - 200 IM); Carolina Morales (2nd - 50 fly & 100 IM); Jake Peterman (1st - 25 back); Kaitlyn Plocharsky (3rd - 400 IM); Kara Plocharsky (1st - 400 IM); Anna Schmitz (1st - 50 & 100 free, 200 IM, 3rd - 100 & 200 breast); Amber Stich (3rd - 100 breast); Hayley Tilton (1st - 100 fly, 200 IM, 500 free, 2nd - 200 free, 3rd - 50 free, 100 back, 200 breast); Isabel Traba (1st - 25 free & 25 back, 2nd - 50 fly, 50 breast, 100 IM, 3rd - 50 free); Gillian Vogel (2nd - 100 fly); Chyna Yelding (1st - 200 fly); and Roman Zaremba (2nd - 200 back). Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are posted. August Newsletter Posted - 7/29/09The August Newsletter is now available by clicking on the "Newsletters" tab at left. Final Word on Suits - 7/31/09Please see the "Parents Page" for more on the final suit rulings from FINA. Sharks Win Senior Champs - 7/26/09
Thirty-five Sharks made the trip to the Indian River State College pool in Ft. Pierce and came back with the title of Florida Senior Champions for the sixth time in the last seven tries. The four day meet was held July 23rd thru 26th. The Sharks won the girls and combined team titles, while the boys finished a close third in their team competition. Mark Cox reset his Shark record in the 100 meter fly with a 56.39 bettering his old mark of 56.98 set last summer. Making new Y-Nat cuts were: Meghan Buckley (50, 100 & 400 free, 100 back), Jacque Garcia (200 back, 200 IM, 400 free), A.J. Jones (400 IM), Ava Jones (200 free), Mufaddal Kadibhai (100 free), Yusuf Kadibhai (400 IM), Shawn Leonard (100 & 200 fly), Tyler Revels (100 fly), and Hayley Tilton (100 free). Finishing in the Top 8 of their individual events were: Rebekah Baker (6th - 200 breast, 7th - 100 breast); Brooke Barnett (2nd - 400 & 800 free, 5th - 200 free); Annie Berdusco (8th - 1500 free); Michael Berdusco (5th - 1500 free, 7th - 800 free); Meghan Buckley (3rd - 200 back, 4th - 100 back); Alex Catena (6th - 400 IM, 7th - 200 fly, 8th - 200 breast); Gregg Cesaroni (6th - 800 free); Mark Cox (Sr. Champ - 100 & 200 fly); Mike Czupryna (6th - 400 IM, 7th - 800 free); Jacque Garcia (2nd - 400 IM, 5th - 200 IM, 6th - 200 fly); Ava Jones (2nd - 1500 free, 4th - 800 free, 5th - 400 free & 200 back); Yusuf Kadibhai (6th - 400 IM, 8th - 200 back); Shawn Leonard (6th - 200 fly); Katherine Montoya (7th - 400 IM); Kaitlyn Plocharsky (4th - 200 back & 400 IM, 7th - 200 IM); Tyler Revels (4th - 200 breast, 7th - 100 breast, 8th - 100 back); Melinda Spinella (5th - 1500 free); Matt Torres (2nd - 400 IM, 3rd - 200 fly, 7th - 200 IM); and Roman Zaremba (4th - 800 free, 5th - 200 back). Full Meet Results, Team Points, and Individual Shark Results are now posted. Sectional Meet Results - 7/19/09
Eighteen Senior 1 team Sharks made the trip to Gainesville for the Southern Zone Sectionals Meet held July 16th trough 19th at the UF pool. New Shark records were set by Nicholas Caldwell in the Senior boys and 15 & 16 boys 400 IM (4:33.01 - a 10 second drop), and the 15 & 16 boys 200 free (1:54.34) and 400 free (4:01.00); Corinne Showalter in the Senior girls 200 back (2:17.45) and 200 IM (2:19.05); and Katheryne Muth in the Senior girls 50 free (27.03). Corinne Showalter (200 IM) and Nicholas Caldwell (400 free) made new U.S. Open cuts. Corinne also made two 2008 Olympic Trial cuts (200 back & 200 IM). Making new U.S. Junior National Long Course cuts were: Nicholas Caldwell ((400 IM, 400 free, 200 fly); Patrick Ceddia (200 fly); Katheryne Muth (200 free); Derek Pridemore (800 free); and Corinne Showalter (200 back). Finishing in the Top 8 of their individual events were: Cha-cha Bugatti (6th - 1500 free, 7th - 800 free), Nicholas Caldwell (4th - 800 free, 5th - 200 fly, 400 free, 400 IM), Patrick Ceddia (4th - 200 fly, 6th - 400 free, 8th - 800 free), Kata Fodor (4th - 800 free, 5th - 1500 free), Marissa Harrington (7th - 1500 free), Matthew Kaminske (7th - 1500 free), Ashlee Linn (6th - 100 back), Katheryne Muth (5th - 50 free, 7th - 100 & 400 free), John Orban (6th - 1500 free), and Corinne Showalter (2nd - 200 back, 3rd - 1500 free, 4th - 200 fly & 200 IM, 5th - 200 free). Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are posted. Sharks Win 8th Straight J.O. Championship - 7/19/09The Sharks continued their amazing, unprecedented streak of J.O. Championships by adding their 8th straight title at the Long Course meet held in Fort Myers over the July 16th - 19th weekend. The Sharks won a close battle with TBAY clinching the title by 138.5 points. New J.O. and Florida LSC records were set by the 13 & 14 boys 400 medley relay team of Roman Zaremba, Rees Cattermole, Liam McKane, and John Ferretti with a 4:15.27, 3 seconds faster than the old marks. Additionally, two individual and six relay swims set new Shark records at the meet: Ten year old Keanan Dols set new Shark records in the 400 free (5:02.86) and smashed the 1990 record in the 200 IM by over 3 seconds with a 2:40.42; relay records were set by the 11 & 12 girls in the 400 medley (Spence Atkins, Nancy Hu, Shealyn Atkins, Natalie Hegwein) with a 4:49.22 breaking the 1998 mark; the 10 & under boys 200 medley relay team of Tyler Carmichael, Keanan Dols, Matthew Smithburger, and Michael Knoch set the new mark by over a second at 2:27.15; and the previously mentioned 13 & 14 boys team of Zaremba, Cattermole, McKane, and Ferretti set new marks in the 200 medley by almost 4 seconds (1:58.36) and the 400 medley by almost 8 seconds (4:15.27); the 13 & 14 boys team of Ferretti, Patrick Wall, Ian Amistoso, and McKane set a new mark in the 400 free relay with a 3:54.62; and the 13 & 14 team of Cattermole, Wall, Ferretti, and Amistoso set a new mark in the 200 free relay with a 1:47.22. Finishing in the Top 20 of the High Point competition in their respective age groups were: 10 & under girls: Stasia Pietraszun (8th). 10 & under boys: Keanan Dols (3rd); Michael Knoch (T-10th). 11 & 12 girls: Spence Atkins (T-8th); Nancy Hu (16th). 11 & 12 boys: Campbell Lee (18th). 13 & 14 girls: Danielle Valley (7th); Cameron Davis (11th); Charlotte Wilhelm (15th); Ellen Berdusco (20th). 13 & 14 boys: Patrick Wall (9th); John Ferretti (T-14th); Roman Zaremba (T-14th); Liam McKane (18th). Danielle Valley made two Junior National Long Course cuts in the 800 and 1500 free making her eligible to go to Seattle in August to participate in the meet. She also made a Junior National Short Course cut in the 400 free. Making new 2009 Y-National cuts were: Ellen Berdusco (200 fly, 400 IM, 1500 free), Cameron Davis (400 IM, 800 & 1500 free), Bethany Leap (200 breast), Liam McKane (200 back), Kara Plocharsky (400 & 800 free), Anna Schmitz (200 back), Danielle Valley (100 & 200 breast, 400 IM, 200 free), Patrick Wall (200 breast, 400 & 800 free, 400 IM), Charlotte Wilhelm (100 fly), and Roman Zaremba (100 back, 400 IM). Finishing in the Top 5 of their individual events were: Spence Atkins (2nd - 50 fly, 3rd - 100 breast, 5th - 100 fly); Ellen Berdusco (5th - 1500 free); Tyler Carmichael (5th - 100 back); Cameron Davis (4th - 1500 free, 5th - 400 free); Keanan Dols (JO Champion - 50 & 100 breast, 2nd - 400 free, 100 fly, 200 IM, 4th - 200 free); Nancy Hu (4th - 200 IM); Michael Knoch (5th - 200 free); Liam McKane (4th - 200 fly); Stasia Pietraszun (4th - 100 back, 5th - 100 free); Danielle Valley (2nd - 400, 800 & 1500 free, 3rd - 400 IM); Patrick Wall (3rd - 200 breast & 800 free, 5th - 1500 free); Charlotte Wilhelm (5th - 200 fly); and Roman Zaremba (JO Champion - 100 back, 2nd - 200 back, 5th - 400 IM). Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page are posted. Shark Appreciation Night @ Chipotle - 7/13/09The Sharks wish to thank the Chipotle Mexican Grill for having a Shark Appreciation Night on Monday, July 13th. Chipotle is located on US #41 directly across from Sarasota Memorial Hospital and is a new sponsor of the Shark swim team. Last Chance Meet - 7/11/09Twenty-one Sharks made new J.O. cuts at the SYS Last Chance Meet held July 11th at Selby. Making new J.O. cuts were: Katie Boehm, Samantha Cahoone, Sophie Cattermole, Jack Clark, Reid Colett, Talia Daniel, Grace DiMeo, Cindy Dong, Krissy Ferretti, Tyler Habib, Karl Hegwein, Natalie Hegwein, Nancy Hu, Dave Lattimer, Campbell Lee, Chantal Murphy, Carter Page, John Pelton, Matthew Pelton, Lexy Raybon, and Matthew Smithburger. Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are posted. SPA LC Invitational Results - 7/5/09
The age group Sharks swam at the SPA Long Course Invitational Meet in St. Petersburg on July 3rd as a warm-up to the upcoming Junior Olympics. New J.O. cuts were made by: Axel Auge, Maxime Auge, Connor Colett, Matthew Garcia, Megan Griffiths, Chantal Murphy, Grace Patrice, Kate Patrice, Kara Plocharsky, and Roman Zaremba. The Full Meet Results and the Individual Shark Results are posted. Shark Open Results - 6/28/09
Four hundred swimmers from 14 different teams enjoyed beautiful summer weather (no rain, for once) at the 10 session, 4 day Shark Open held June 25th through 28th at the Selby Aquatic Center. No records were broken at this meet, but many personal bests were turned in by the Shark swimmers. Finishing in the top 5 of their respective age group high point competitions were the following Shark swimmers: 10 & under Girls - Stasia Pietraszun (1st); Grace Patrice (2nd); and Kate Patrice (5th). 10 & under Boys - Keanan Dols (1st); Michael Knoch (3rd); and Tyler Carmichael (5th). 11 & 12 Girls - Nancy Hu (1st); Spence Atkins (2nd); Natalie Hegwein (3rd); and Shealyn Atkins (5th). 11 & 12 Boys - Campbell Lee (2nd). 13 & 14 Girls - Charlotte Wilhelm (2nd); Cameron Davis (3rd); Kara Plocharsky (4th). 13 & 14 Boys - John Ferretti (4th); and Patrick Wall (5th). 15 & 16 Girls - Shelby Leonard (1st); Ashlee Linn (2nd); Rachel Harrington (T-3rd); Mckenzie Clark (T-3rd); and Cha-cha Bugatti (5th). 15 & 16 Boys - Derek Pridemore (2nd). Senior Girls - Kata Fodor (1st); Rocky Raybon (2nd); and Corey Allison (5th). Senior Boys - Patrick Ceddia (1st); John Orban (2nd); Nicholas Caldwell (3rd); and Mark Cox (4th). Making new Junior Olympic cuts were: Hayden Aristizabal, Maxime Auge, Ellen Berdusco, Alex Boehm, Katie Boehm, Samantha Cahoone, Tyler Carmichael, Sophie Cattermole, Jack Clark, Talia Daniel, Grace DiMeo, Cindy Dong, Faryn Duff, Justin duTreil, Eric Erlenmeyer, Matthew Garcia, Megan Griffiths, Tyler Habib, Dirk Hamel-Wood, Karl Hegwein, Natalie Hegwein, Michael Knoch, Paiton Krebs, Bethany Leap, Peyton Leeson, Niamh O'Grady, Carter Page, Grace Patrice, Kate Patrice, John Pelton, Matthew Pelton, Stasia Pietraszun, Lexy Raybon, Isabel Traba, and Madison Tyle. Making new Junior National Cuts were: Nicholas Caldwell (200 free) and John Orban (200 free and 200 fly). Special congratulations to Patrick Ceddia who attained a 2008 Olympic Trial cut in the 400 free with a sub 4 minute time of 3:59.75. The Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page from Coach Helena's baby shower are posted. USA Swimming Adopts FINA Revised Suit List - 6/23/09FINA has revised their list of approved suits to include almost all high-tech suits, and USA Swimming has followed their lead by adopting the revised list for competition. Read the Swimming World article and the FINA revised list of approved suits HERE. Sharks Hit the Open Water - 6/16/09
Several Shark swimmers were in Ft. Myers the weekend of June 12th - 14th to compete in National and State level Open Water competitions. After attending the 2009 National Open Water Select Camp, Marissa Harrington and Kata Fodor swam in the the USA National Open Water 5K held Friday, June 12th, and finished 11th and 12th, respectively, closely following winner Chloe Sutton with times of 1:01:04 and 1:01:05. A photo of the National Camp participants is linked HERE. On Saturday, the water was calm and it was a beautiful day in Ft Myers, but the age group swimmers had jellyfish and baby brown stingrays to deal with. The water was extremely warm and not the usual temp in which the kids are used to swimming. The following boys participated in the Jr. Olympics 2.5K: Patrick Wall won the event with a 30:22, Roman Zaremba placed 4th with a 32:03, and Dirk Hamel-Wood was 6th with a 32:08. The Sharks only female swimmer, Meghan Buckley, placed 5th in Sr. Champs with a 34:12. SYS placed 6th overall at the Open Water Jr. Olympics with only 3 boys representing the Sharks, and 11th overall in Sr. Champs with only one Shark swimmer. Congratulations to these swimmers! Results are at the following link - http://www.openwaterfestival.org/#results. Shark Triathlon Sponsors - 6/15/09
The Triathlon needs sponsors to underwrite race expenses. Please click on the following links for further information - Triathlon Information and Sponsorship Information. 2009 USA Swimming Scholastic All Americans - 6/15/09The information for this program and the applications can be found at the USA Swimming website, you can get directly to that page from this URL - http://www.usaswimming.org/USASWeb/ViewNewsArticle.aspx?TabId=0&Alias=Rainbow&Lang=en&ItemId=2453&mid=2943 . Application deadline is Aug. 1, 2009 Shark Summer Camp Info. - 6/8/09
Click HERE for Shark Summer Camp Information. Tampa Bay Swim Classic - 6/8/09
Over 100 Sharks participated in the Tampa Bay Swim Classic held June 5th through 7th at the SPA pool in St. Petersburg. Despite the absence of the Senior 1 swimmers, the Sharks won the overall combined team title with 1,477 points, far out-pacing runner-up St. Pete Aquatics. Finishing in the Top 10 of their age group high points were: 8 & under: Girls - Hannah Bradbury (5th); Boys - Nicholas Hernandez-Tome (1st), Christopher Pelton (9th). 10 & under: Girls - Stasia Pietraszun (1st), Kirsten Quinn (T-5th); Boys - Keanan Dols (1st), Michael Knoch (3rd), Tyler Carmichael (T-5th), Matthew Smithburger (7th), Tyler Habib (9th). 11 & 12: Girls - Nancy Hu (2nd), Bethany Leap (5th), Natalie Hegwein (7th), Spence Atkins (8th); Boys - Drew Maddy (4th), Carter Page (6th), Matthew Garcia (7th), Alex Boehm (9th), Jack Clark (T-10th). 13 & 14: Girls - Danielle Valley (2nd), Charlotte Wilhelm (T-5th), Ellen Berdusco (T-5th), Kara Plocharsky (7th), Cameron Davis (9th), Joanna Murphy (10th); Boys - Roman Zaremba (3rd), Patrick Wall (4th), Liam McKane (5th), Michael Berdusco (6th), Rees Cattermole (7th), Ian Amistoso (9th). Senior: Girls - Ashlee Linn (3rd). Making new J.O. cuts were: Ellen Berdusco, Sarah Bradbury, Samantha Cahoone, Tyler Carmichael, Cameron Davis, Matthew Garcia, Dirk Hamel-Wood, Natalie Hegwein, Nancy Hu, Bethany Leap, Peyton Leeson, Drew Maddy, Joanna Murphy, Carter Page, Grace Patrice, Kate Patrice, Matthew Smithburger, Samantha Smithburger, Danielle Valley, Patrick Wall, and Chyna Yelding. The Full Meet Results and the Individual Shark Results are posted. Clearwater Meet Results - 6/8/09
The Senior 1 team swam at the Clearwater Aquatics "Escape the Heat" meet held June 5th thru 7th at the CAT pool. The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are posted. More on Suits - 6/2/09From Coach Klein: The attached PDF file will further clarify the USA Swimming position on suits for competition. We have entered a new era and these rulings have to be created to ensure fair and equitable competition for everyone. FINA, the international parent organization, has made a determination of which suits currently meet their standards. USA Swimming automatically adopts whatever rulings are made by FINA. The basics are that 202 High Tech suits have been passed for competition while 136 have been denied. Those denied can apply with a new variation, so the list might change. All the suits we use from our sponsor, Speedo, are okay for competition. Of note in the file is the comment that suits not on the list, that are not consistent with the High Tech materials, are still allowed [such as our Speedo Endurance], but they are limited for males - knees to navel, and women - hips to shoulders. None of this affects what we have been doing, we remain ahead of the curve. We will keep everyone abreast of any further changes. Senior 1 News - 5/22/09A couple of news items regarding the Sharks Senior 1 team: Marissa Harrington and Kata Fodor have been named to the 2009 National Open Water Select Camp Roster. The national select camp will bring together the top 24 distance swimmers (12 girls and 12 boys) for a 4 day open water camp to be held in Fort Myers, June 10th through 13th. Congratulations to Marissa and Kata! John Orban, as a member of the U.S. National Youth Team, will be competing in Vancouver, B.C., May 22nd through 24th, at the 46th Annual Mel Zajac, Jr, International Swim Meet. Coverage including real-time results and psych sheets are available at the following link: http:/www.pacificdolphins.com/results/. Congratulations John! What Suits You? - 5/22/09Coach Klein has written an informative article about the recent FINA ruling on competition suits and how it affects the Sharks. To view the entire list of approved suits click on the following Swimming World Magazine LINK. Memorial Meet Results - 5/17/09
This year's Kent B. Holdren Memorial Meet found 517 swimmers participating in the 3 day, 5 session, long course meet hosted by the Sarasota Sharks. This was the first long course meet of the new season at the Selby Aquatic Center and when it was all over one new pool record had been claimed: Amy Modglin from Swim Florida blistered the field with a 2:19.01 in the Women's Open division 200 meter backstroke breaking the old mark of 2:19.19 set at last year's Memorial Meet by UF's Stephanie Proud. Sharks finishing in the top 10 of their age group high points were: 8 & under girls - Isabel Traba (3rd place). 8 & under boys - Nicholas Hernandez-Tome (1st); Patrick Amistoso (2nd); Andres Monroy (8th); Alexander Gusev (T-9th). 10 & under girls - Krissy Ferretti (2nd); Maureen Murphy (3rd); Stasia Pietraszun (4th); Kirsten Quinn (T-5th); Grace Patrice (T-9th). 10 & under boys - Keanan Dols (1st); Michael Knoch (6th); Tyler Carmichael (7th); Matthew Smithburger (9th). 11 & 12 girls - Shealyn Atkins (2nd); Spence Atkins (3rd); Natalie Hegwein (T-5th); Bethany Leap (T-5th); Nancy Hu (8th); Laura Toth (T-10th); Maggie Hibnick (T-10th). 11 & 12 boys - Campbell Lee (1st); Drew Maddy (2nd); Carter Page (3rd); Jack Clark (7th); Oscar Sjostrom (8th); Matthew Garcia (9th). 13 & 14 girls - Niamh O'Grady (3rd); Kara Plocharsky (4th); Chyna Yelding (T-5th); Danielle Valley (7th); Ellen Berdusco (8th); Faryn Duff (10th). 13 & 14 boys - Patrick Wall (3rd); Rees Cattermole (5th); Roman Zaremba (T-7th); Liam McKane (10th). Senior girls - Ashlee Linn (2nd); Ashley Reid (3rd); Corinne Showalter (4th); Katheryne Muth (5th); Rachel Harrington (6th); Marissa Harrington (7th); Kata Fodor (T-8th); McKayla Lightbourn (T-10th); Cha-Cha Bugatti (T-10th). Senior boys - Patrick Ceddia (2nd); Nicholas Caldwell (T-3rd); Mark Cox (8th); Matthew Kaminske (T-10th); Matt Torres (T-10th). Several Sharks made new J.O. cuts including: Shealyn Atkins, Spence Atkins, Ellen Berdusco, Tyler Carmichael, Sophie Cattermole, Cameron Davis, Justin duTreil, Matthew Garcia, Dirk Hamel-Wood, Maggie Hibnick, Dave Lattimer, Peyton Leeson, Drew Maddy, Liam McKane, Carolina Morales, Chantal Murphy, Niamh O'Grady, Carter Page, Grace Patrice, Kate Patrice, Stasia Pietraszun, Kirsten Quinn, Raegan Sauer, Samantha Smithburger, Laura Toth, Patrick Wall, Chyna Yelding, and Roman Zaremba. The Full Meet Results, the Shark Results, and Team & Individual Points are now posted. The coaches' TM Results File is also available. 2012 Olympics Link - 5/7/09
The link for the Summer Olympic Games to be held in London has been posted. Get ready Sharks, it's only 3 years away. WFLA Meet Results - 5/3/09
The Sharks took almost 100 swimmers to the WFLA Spring Open held May 1st through 3rd in Largo. This was the first long course meet of the season and the Sharks responded with many personal best times. Sharks finishing in the top 10 of their age group high points were: 8 & under girls - Isabel Traba (3rd place) 8 & under boys - Nicholas Hernandez-Tome (1st); Alexander Gusev (6th) 10 & under girls - Maureen Murphy (3rd); Stasia Pietraszun (5th); Krissy Ferretti (9th) 10 & under boys - Keanan Dols (1st); Michael Knoch (9th) 11 & 12 girls - Niamh O'Grady (2nd); Bethany Leap (T-10th) 11 & 12 boys - Campbell Lee (8th) 13 & 14 girls - Danielle Valley (5th); Kara Plocharsky (T-6th); Faryn Duff (T-10th) 13 & 14 boys - Patrick Wall (T-4th); Rees Cattermole (7th); Roman Zaremba (T-8th) Senior girls - Ashlee Linn (T-3rd) Sharks finishing in the Top 5 of their individual events were: Meghan Buckley (5th - 200 back); Tyler Carmichael (5th - 50 back); Rees Cattermole (1st - 100 breast, 5th - 50 free, 200 breast, 100 fly); Cameron Davis (2nd - 200 fly, 4th - 200 IM); Keanan Dols (1st - 50 & 100 fly, 100 breast, 200 IM, 2nd - 50, 100, 200 free, 100 back, 3rd - 50 back, 50 breast); Faryn Duff (2nd - 50 free, 5th - 100 fly); Krissy Ferretti (3rd - 50 free, 4th - 50 back); Jacque Garcia (5th - 200 fly); Alexander Gusev (4th - 50 back); Nicholas Hernandez-Tome (1st - 50 free, 2nd - 50 back, 50 fly, 50 breast); Dave Lattimer (2nd - 400 IM); Bethany Leap (1st - 100 breast); Campbell Lee (3rd - 100 breast); Peyton Leeson (4th - 100 breast); Ashlee Linn (1st - 50 free, 3rd - 100 breast, 100 free, 200 IM); Drew Maddy (4th - 50 breast); Maureen Murphy (3rd - 50 & 100 breast, 4th - 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 200 IM); Katheryne Muth (3rd - 400 free); Niamh O'Grady (1st - 50 free, 2nd - 50 & 100 back, 3rd - 100 free, 100 fly, 4th - 50 breast, 50 fly, 200 free); James Pagan (1st - 50 free, 3rd - 100 breast); Stasia Pietraszun (3rd - 100 back, 4th - 50 free, 5th - 100 free); Kara Plocharsky (1st - 100 free, 2nd - 200 free, 5th - 50 free); Anna Schmitz (2nd - 200 back, 3rd - 100 back); Matthew Smithburger (5th - 50 fly); Isabel Traba (2nd - 50 back, 3rd - 50 free, 4th - 50 fly); Danielle Valley (1st - 200 fly, 200 IM, 4th - 400 free); Patrick Wall (1st - 200 breast, 200 fly, 200 IM, 4th - 200 free); Charlotte Wilhelm (4th - 200 fly); Roman Zaremba (1st - 200 back, 4th - 200 IM). The following Sharks made new J.O. cuts: Michael Berdusco, Sarah Bradbury, Tyler Carmichael, Rees Cattermole, Cameron Davis, Cindy Dong, Faryn Duff, Krissy Ferretti, Tyler Habib, Dirk Hamel-Wood, Maggie Hibnick, Michael Knoch, Dave Lattimer, Bethany Leap, Campbell Lee, Peyton Leeson, Maureen Murphy, Niamh O'Grady, Stasia Pietraszun, Matthew Smithburger, Samanth Smithburger, Gabrielle Theofanous, Danielle Valley, and Patrick Wall. The Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are posted. Shark Celebration - 4/26/09The Sharks held the end of the year celebration and awards ceremony at the Venice Community Center on Saturday, April 25th. The swimming careers of sixteen graduating seniors were celebrated as were the accomplishments of all the Shark swimmers and the team's titles for the 2008-09 year. This year's Senior class leaves the Sharks with an unmatched record of five straight women's YMCA National titles, three straight men's YMCA National titles, and three straight combined team's YMCA National titles. Our graduating seniors and their colleges are listed below.
This year's Mary Champney Award went to Matt Torres for the third straight year and Melinda Spinella was honored with this year's Olympic Spirit Award. Congratulations to both of these Seniors! Special thanks to all the parent volunteers who helped to put on this year's celebration: Linda & Stephen Theofanous, Kim Motta, Barbara & Dave Maddy, Peter Hegwein, Iris Hu, Kim Wong, Christi Bowers, James Plocharsky, Paige & Jimmy Dean, Mark Davis, Janet Clark, Peg Rauch, John & Deb Silvers, Leslie Tilton, Andrea Allison, the Coaches, and all the parents who helped to make the Sharks a success during the year! Lets have a great, if not greater, 2009-2010! Coach Klein Featured on Swimming World Morning Swim Show - 4/15/09Shark Head Coach Ira Klein was interviewed for Swimming World Magazine's "The Morning Swim Show" on Monday, April 13th about the Sharks victory at Y-Nationals. Click HERE to access the video from Swimming World. Seniors Lead Sharks to 3rd Straight Y-Nats Sweep - 4/11/09The Sarasota Sharks, led by 15 Seniors, successfully defended their girls, boys, and combined titles by sweeping the 2009 YMCA Short Course Nationals Championship held April 6th thru 9th in Fort Lauderdale. This was the fifth straight title for the girls team dating back to 2005, the third straight title for the boys and the combined team, and the third straight Shark sweep of all three titles. The Sharks, with 46 swimmers, took their largest team ever to Y Nationals. A total of 231 teams and 1,675 swimmers competed in the 4 day, 42 event meet. The girls team won a very close race with last year's runner-up Middle Tyger Y, by a scant 12.5 points (477 pts. to 464.5 pts). The boys had a slightly easier time, despite 2 relay DQ's and a DQ'd win in the mile, in out-distancing Schroeder YMCA by 40 points (337 to 297). In the combined team race, the Sharks comfortably beat runner-up Middle Tyger by 193.5 points (814 to 620.5). Two YMCA national records were set by the Sharks: Current Y-Nat record holder in the 500 & 1000 free, Corinne Showalter, set her 3rd individual Y-Nat record by winning the 400 IM event with a time of 4:12.76 while the boys' 800 free relay team of Nick Caldwell, John Orban, Pat Ceddia, and Mark Cox set a new Y-Nat record by over 4 seconds with a time of 6:38.95. Additionally, the girls' 800 free relay team of Corinne Showalter, Kata Fodor, Marissa Harrington, and Cha-cha Bugatti broke the old Y-Nat record but didn't set the new mark as they finished second in the event to Middle Tyger. Sharks winning individual event National Championships were: Corinne Showalter in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 1000 free; John Orban in the 1000 free; and Patrick Ceddia in the 500 free. A total of 14 new Shark records were set including: Ashlee Linn reset her own records in the girls' 15-16 and Senior 100 yard back with a 54.91; Corinne Showalter reset her own records in the Senior girls' 200 IM (2:00.26) and 400 IM (4:12.76); Nick Caldwell reset his own record in the boys' 15-16 1000 free by over 4 seconds with a 9:07.11; Mark Cox reset his own record in the Senior boys' 200 fly with a 1:48.58 and broke the 17 year old record in the 100 fly with a 49.95; John Orban broke the Senior boys' record in the 1000 free by over 3 seconds with a 9:04.75; the Senior girls' 200 free relay team of Katheryne Muth, Linn, Showalter, and Hayley Tilton broke the record set in 2008 with a 1:34.68; the Senior girls' 800 free relay team of Showalter, Fodor, Harrington, and Bugatti broke the 2007 record by over 3 seconds with a 7:19.91; the Senior girls' 200 medley relay team of Linn, Showalter, McKayla Lightbourn, and Muth broke the record set in 2008 with a 1:44.90; the Senior boys' 200 free relay team of Caldwell, Kirt Davis, Tim Bradley, and Ceddia broke the old mark set in 1991 with a new time of 1:26.06; the Senior boys' 800 free relay team of Caldwell, Orban, Ceddia and Cox broke their own record set earlier this year by over 3 seconds with a 6:38.95; and the Senior boys' 200 medley relay team of Marty Rauch, Davis, Cox, and Ceddia broke the 2008 record with a time of 1:34.92. Sharks finishing in the Top 3 of their individual events were: Cha-cha Bugatti (2nd place - 1000 free, 3rd - 1650 free); Nick Caldwell (2nd - 1000 free); Patrick Ceddia (National Champion - 500 free, 3rd - 200 free); Mark Cox (2nd - 200 fly); Kata Fodor (2nd - 500 free, 2nd - 1650 free); John Orban (National Champion - 1000 free, 2nd - 500 free); and Corinne Showalter (National Champion - 200 IM, 400 IM, 1000 free, 2nd - 200 fly). Other Top 16 podium finishes were turned in by: Corey Allison (11th place - 1650 free); Jesse Bessire (16th - 200 fly); Cha-cha Bugatti (5th - 500 free); Nick Caldwell (4th - 400 IM, 6th - 200 IM, 13th - 200 fly); Patrick Ceddia (4th - 100 free, 12th - 200 fly); Mckenzie Clark (12th - 1650 free); Mark Cox (10th - 100 fly); Kirt Davis (8th - 500 free); Kata Fodor (6th - 1000 free, 11th - 200 free); Marissa Harrington (4th - 1650 free, 10th - 500 & 1000 free, 14th - 200 free); Rachel Harrington (14th - 200 fly, 16th - 1000 free); Matt Kaminske (4th - 1650 free, 8th - 1000 free, 11th - 500 free); Shelby Leonard (7th - 200 back); Ashlee Linn (4th - 100 back, 8th - 200 IM, 9th - 200 back); John Orban (6th - 400 IM); Derek Pridemore (13th - 1000 free); Marty Rauch (9th - 200 back, 12th - 400 IM); Rocky Raybon (10th - 200 fly & 400 IM, 12th - 1000 free); Ashley Reid (12th - 400 IM, 16th - 200 IM); John Silvers (5th - 1650 free, 6th - 500 free, 7th - 1000 free); and Danielle Valley (8th - 1650 free, 11th - 1000 free). Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, Team Photo and Roster, and a Photo Page are available. Click HERE for a photo of the winning Seniors on the podium. Congratulations to all the Shark swimmers, coaches, and parents!!! Sharks Help Fla. Swimming All-Star Team Win - 4/11/09Thirteen Sharks helped the Florida Swimming All-Star team defeat the team from Florida Gold (SE Florida) on April 4th and 5th, at the IRCC pool in Ft. Pierce. The Shark All-Stars were: Stasia Pietraszun, Keanan Dols, Shealyn Atkins, Spence Atkins, Ellie Berdusco, Samantha Cahoone, Nancy Hu, Bethany Leap, Niamh O'Grady, Campbell Lee, Ian Amistoso, Liam McKane, and Patrick Wall. Niamh O'Grady reset her own Shark record in the 11-12 girls 50 fly with a 27.52. Top 3 Shark finishers were: Spence Atkins (3rd - 100 IM & 100 fly, 4th - 50 breast); Ellen Berdusco (3rd - 200 IM); Keanan Dols (2nd - 200 free, 3rd - 100 IM, 100 fly, 100 breast, 200 IM); Bethany Leap (1st - 100 breast); Niamh O'Grady (1st - 50 fly, 2nd - 100 IM). The annual two-day meet matches the best age group swimmers from the state in a three session, dual meet format. Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are posted. Congratulations to the Shark swimmers! Sharks Host Area 3/5 Championship Meet - 3/22/09In what was undoubtedly the largest age group meet ever held at the Selby Aquatic Center, the Sharks hosted almost 1,100 swimmers at the Area 3-5 Spring Championship Meet held the weekend of March 20th through 22nd. The emphasis of this "below J.O. meet", with no age category high point or team competition, is to improve times and make J.O. and Senior cuts. Sharks making new J.O. cuts were: Michael Berdusco, Patrick Bowers, Tyler Carmichael, Sophie Cattermole, Jack Clark, Grace DiMeo, Justin duTreil, Krissy Ferretti, Michael Knoch, Bethany Leap, Drew Maddy, Liam McKane, Grace Patrice, Kate Patrice, John Pelton, Kirsten Quinn, Samantha Smithburger, Laura Toth, Danielle Valley, and Roman Zaremba. Making new Y-Nat cuts were: Corey Allison, Annie Berdusco, Mark Cox, Cameron Davis, Nikki Gutzmann, Rachel Harrington, A.J. Jones, Yusuf Kadibhai, Matt Kaminske, McKayla Lightbourn, Marty Rauch, Rocky Raybon, Tyler Revels, Corinne Showalter, John Silvers, and Danielle Valley. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this meet run so smoothly. The Full Meet Results, the Individual Shark Results, and the TM Results File (for coaches) are posted. Sharks Named to Pinch-a-Penny All-State Team - 3/5/09
Four Shark swimmers, Corinne Showalter (Riverview HS), Nicholas Caldwell (Riverview HS), John Orban (Sarasota Christian HS), and Patrick Ceddia (Cardinal Mooney HS) made the 2008-2009 Pinch-a-Penny All-State Team. This is Corinne's 3rd straight year making the team, and Nicholas' 2nd straight year. Honorable mention status was achieved by McKayla Lightbourn (Booker HS) and Mark Cox (Venice HS). Cha-cha Bugatti (Riverview HS) joined the previously mentioned swimmers on the Area 8 Team. Honorable mention for the Area 8 team went to Ashlee Linn (Riverview HS), Kirt Davis (Sarasota HS), and Johnny Silvers (Lakewood Ranch HS). Congratulations to all of these Shark swimmers. Sharks Finish 2nd at Senior Champs - 3/2/09The Sharks took their 15 & over swimmers to the Florida Swimming Spring Senior Championships held February 26th thru March 1st in Orlando and came away with a strong 2nd place finish in the 35+ team meet. Nick Caldwell not only set new Shark records in the boys 15-16 200 breast (from 1989) and 1000 free (1997) but also new FS Senior Champ meet records in the 200 IM and the 1000 free. Johnny Silvers also broke the FS Senior Champ record in the 1650 free but was unable to hold the mark as he was out-touched by another swimmer. Ashlee Linn also broke the 20 year old Shark record in the girls 15-16 50 freestyle. Likewise, the boys 800 free relay team of Caldwell, Pat Ceddia, John Orban, and Mark Cox broke the Shark open record set last year. In individual high points, the following Sharks finished in the top 25 of their age groups (note that the points shown in the official results did not total the 1650 free): 15 & 16 girls - Ashlee Linn (4th), Cha-cha Bugatti (7th), Rachel Harrington (T-12th), Shelby Leonard (17th), and McKayla Lightbourn (21st); Senior girls - Corinne Showalter (13th), Marissa Harrington (17th), and Jesse Bessire (24th); 15 & 16 boys - Nicholas Caldwell (1st), Johnny Silvers (T-16th), Kirt Davis (20th), and James Pagan (24th). Making World Championship Trial cuts and U.S. Open cuts were Marissa Harrington (1000 free) and Nicholas Caldwell (1000 free). New Summer U.S. Junior National cuts were made by Marissa Harrington (1650 free), Nicholas Caldwell (1000 free and 200 fly), and Johnny Silvers (1000 free). Making new Y-Nat cuts were: Corey Allison, Rebekah Baker, Jesse Bessire, Tim Bradley, Mark Cox, Kirt Davis, Fernando Gutierrez, Rachel Harrington, Mufaddal Kadibhai, McKayla Lightbourn, Ashlee Linn, James Pagan, Kaitlyn Plocharsky, Ashley Reid, Tyler Revels, and Melinda Spinella. Full Meet Results (points and results) are available as are Individual Shark Results. Sharks Win 7th Straight JO Title - 2/23/09
The Sharks, represented by 59 age group swimmers, won their seventh straight Florida Swimming Junior Olympics title by over 200 points to second place Bolles. The 4 day meet was held February 19th thru 22nd at the UF Pool in Gainesville. Niamh O'Grady laid claim to a new Shark record when she broke Shark great Annie Babicz's 11-12 record in the 50 fly with a time of 27.80. Finishing in the Top 25 of their age groups in high points were: 10 & under girls - Samantha Cahoone (7th), Stasia Pietraszun (T-15th), Krissy Ferretti (22nd), and Maureen Murphy (23rd). 10 & under boys - Keanan Dols (T-3rd), Jack Clark (14th), and Matthew Garcia (17th). 11 & 12 girls - Niamh O'Grady (4th), Spence Atkins (8th), Nancy Hu (19th), and Ellie Berdusco (20th). 11 & 12 boys - Campbell Lee (24th). 13 & 14 girls - Danielle Valley (12th), Cameron Davis (20th), and Charlotte Wilhelm (22nd). 13 & 14 boys - John Ferretti (9th), Will Kazokas (10th), Patrick Wall (15th), Michael Berdusco (T-16th), Ian Amistoso (20th), and Liam McKane (T-23rd). New Y-Nat cuts were achieved by Michael Berdusco (1000 free), Cameron Davis (1000 & 1650 free), John Ferretti (200, 1000, & 1650 free), Will Kazokas (50 & 100 [relay] free), Kara Plocharksy (1000free), and Anna Schmitz (200 back). Full Meet Results (points and results) are available as are Individual Shark Results and a Photo Page. Y-States Meet Results - 2/8/09
The Sharks took over 200 swimmers to the Florida Y-State Championships held Feb. 6th through 8th at the International-YMCA pool in Orlando. When the spray had settled, the Sharks had claimed their 5th straight Y-State title and 23rd overall title dating back to 1985 - Congratulations to the coaches and swimmers. Scoring a total of 12,634 points, the Sharks far outdistanced the 2nd place Palm Harbor Y Piranhas by 9,215 points. Although no Shark records fell at this meet, several new J.O. and Y-Nat cuts, and scores of personal best times were achieved by Shark swimmers. Age group high point winners and top 5 finishers from the Sharks were: 8 & under Girls - Jade Coury (2nd), Cameryn Bowers (3rd), and Cindy Dong (5th). 8 & under Boys - Nicholas Hernandez-Tome (2nd) and Patrick Amistoso (4th). 9 & 10 Girls - Samantha Cahoone (winner) and Lily Donoghue (2nd). 9 & 10 Boys - Keanan Dols (winner), Matthew Garcia (4th), and Jack Clark (5th). 11 & 12 Girls - Natalie Hegwein (winner), Ellen Berdusco (2nd), and Nancy Hu (4th). 11 & 12 Boys - Peyton Leeson (winner), John Pelton (4th), and Dave Lattimer (5th). 13 & 14 Girls - Danielle Valley (2nd), Joanna Murphy (4th), and Charlotte Wilhelm (5th). 13 & 14 Boys - John Ferretti (2nd), Ian Amistoso (3rd), Patrick Wall (4th), and Michael Berdusco (5th). 15 & over Girls - Ashlee Linn (winner), Corinne Showalter (2nd), and Cha-cha Bugatti (4th). 15 & over Boys - Nicholas Caldwell (winner), John Orban (2nd), and Mark Cox (3rd). Sharks making new J.O. cuts were: Hayden Aristizabal, Shealyn Atkins, Spence Atkins, Michael Berdusco, Annalee Bowers, Patrick Bucken, Tyler Carmichael, Sophie Cattermole, Alex Clark, Drew Clark, Cindy Dong, Faryn Duff, Krissy Ferretti, Matthew Garcia, Dirk Hamel-Wood, Karl Hegwein, Peyton Hunkapiller, Will Kazokas, Dave Lattimer, Peyton Leeson, Drew Maddy, Chantal Murphy, Joanna Murphy, Maureen Murphy, Carter Page, Grace Patrice, John Pelton, Matthew Pelton, Lexy Raybon, Santi Ruvira, Reagan Sauer, Kaylin Searles, Matthew Smithburger, Samantha Smithburger, Laura Toth, Danielle Valley, Patrick Wall, and Chyna Yelding. There are now 64 Sharks with at least one qualifying time for this month's J.O. championship. Sharks making new Y-Nat cuts were: Corey Allison, Nicholas Caldwell, Alex Catena, Kirt Davis, Kata Fodor, Fernando Gutierrez, Shelby Leonard, Ashlee Linn, Mariangela Macchiavello, John Orban, James Pagan, Kaitlyn Plocharsky, Ashley Reid, Corinne Showalter, Danielle Valley, Andy Watts, and Charlotte Wilhelm. There are now 41 Sharks with at least 2 Y-Nat cuts and another 9 with 1 cut. This year's meet would not have come off without the support of all the Shark volunteers as well as the volunteers from the other 9 teams. Special thanks to Shark Volunteer Co-ordinator Janet Clark for all her efforts in pulling this meet together. The Full Meet Results, Shark Individual Results, Individual High Point Scores (corrected), and Photos are now posted. GCST Meet Results - 1/25/09The Sharks made the trip to Ft. Myers to swim in the GCST Winter Invitational meet held January 24th and 25th at the Florida Gulf Coast University Aquatic Center. In the 8 team meet, the Sharks won the girls, boys, and combined titles over 2nd place Swim Florida. New Y-Nat cuts were made by Nick Caldwell (100 back) and Katheryne Muth (1000 free). New J.O. cuts were made by: Shealyn Atkins, Michael Berdusco, Tyler Carmichael, Drew Clark, Krissy Ferretti, Bethany Leap, Peyton Leeson, Liam McKane, Kirsten Quinn, Matthew Smithburger, and Patrick Wall. There are now 39 Sharks with 2 or more Y-Nat cuts and another 8 with 1 cut, and there are 58 Sharks with at least one Junior Olympic cut. Special recognition goes to 10 year old Shark Keanan Dols who won all 8 of his events to finish in first place for the 10 & under boys with a perfect 72 points. Other Shark high point winners included: 8 year old Jade Coury, and 12 year old Gabby Theofanous. Other Sharks finishing in the top 10 of their age group high point competition were: 8 & under girls - Cindy Dong (2nd); 8 & under boys - Ian Leeson (5th); 10 & under girls - Stasia Pietraszun (5th) and Samantha Cahoone (7th); 10 & under boys - Jack Clark (2nd), Matthew Garcia (3rd), Drew Clark (6th), and Matthew Smithburger (7th); 11 & 12 girls - Ellen Berdusco (2nd), Bethany Leap (3rd), Spence Atkins (5th), Annalee Bowers (7th), Natalie Hegwein (9th), and Shealyn Atkins (10th); 11 & 12 boys - Campbell Lee (3rd) and Drew Maddy (7th); Senior girls - Danielle Valley (3rd), and Rebekah Baker (T-10th); Senior boys - Nick Caldwell (2nd), Patrick Ceddia (9th), and Mark Cox (10th). Most of the Seniors only swam on Sunday. The Full Meet Results, Shark Results, Individual Scores, and Team Scores are now posted. Message from Coach Klein regarding Cold Weather Practices - 1/22/09
Coach Klein has provided a Cold Weather Practice Policy for the Junior and Senior Teams. Parents and swimmers, please read. Y-Invitational Meet Results - 1/18/09
The meet results for Session 1, Session 2, and Session 3 are now posted. Additionally, the Individual Shark Results are also posted. Matt Kaminske Gets Two Top 20 Finishes at Jr. Pan-Pacs - 1/13/09
Senior 1 swimmer Matt Kaminske journeyed halfway around the world to Guam to swim in the 2009 Junior Pan-Pacific Championships with the U.S. National Junior Team. In the pool competition, Matt took 33rd in the 400 meter free and 18th in the 1500 meter free. On the last day of competition, the action moved outside to the 10K open-water course where Matt took 12th in a time of 1 hour, 55 minutes, 12.33 seconds, only 1 minute, 34 seconds behind the winner. The U.S. Junior Team won the meet over 2nd place Australia and 3rd place Japan. Congratulations to Matt! News Items from Coach Klein - 1/5/09
Coach Klein has posted a short newsletter on several items including the Sharks current 8th place national ranking, IMX team rankings, and the upcoming Youth Olympic Games. Jingle Bell Meet Results - 12/14/08Eighty-plus Shark swimmers participated in the annual Clearwater Jingle Bell meet held at the Long Center, December 12th through 14th. This is a timed final, short-course meet which traditionally wraps up the Fall season. Although mostly age group swimmers swam in this meet, several Senior swimmers also took part. The Sharks finished 3rd overall among 21 teams. Shark swimmers making new J.O. cuts were: Tyler Carmichael, Rees Cattermole, Eric Erlenmeyer, Krissy Ferretti, Michael Knoch, Peyton Leeson, Maureen Murphy, Kirsten Quinn, and Matthew Smithburger. Several Sharks had top 3 swims including: Leila Ayad (13-14 200 fly - 3rd); Meghan Buckley (15 & over 100 & 200 back - 1st, 500 free - 2nd, 50 free - 3rd); Rees Cattermole (13-14 200 breast - 3rd); Keanan Dols (10 & under 50 fly, 100 breast & 200 IM - 1st, 100 & 500 free - 2nd, 50 back - 3rd); Courtney Dowling (15 & over 200 breast - 3rd); Faryn Duff (13-14 200 fly - 2nd, 500 free - 3rd); Kata Fodor (13 & over 1000 free - 1st); Patricia Gillezeau (15 & over 200 breast - 2nd); Rachel Harrington (15 & over 200 & 500 free - 1st, 200 & 400 IM - 1st, 100 fly - 2nd); Nancy Hu (11-12 100 IM - 3rd); Katie Kramer (13 & over 1000 free - 3rd); Peyton Leeson (11-12 100 breast - 2nd, 50 & 100 back - 3rd, 100 & 200 free - 3rd, 50 breast & 50 fly - 3rd); Maureen Murphy (10 & under 100 back - 3rd); Kara Plocharsky (13-14 200 free & 200 back - 1st); and Matthew Smithburger (10 & under 100 fly - 2nd). Finishing in the Top 10 of their individual age groups in high points were: 10 & under girls - Maureen Murphy (7th) and Stasia Pietraszun T-9th); 10 & under boys - Keanan Dols (3rd), Michael Knoch (9th), and Matthew Smithburger (10th); 11 & 12 girls - Natalie Hegwein (8th); 11 & 12 boys - Peyton Leeson (4th) and Drew Maddy (10th); 13 & 14 girls - Kara Plocharsky (4th) and Faryn Duff (7th); 13 & 14 boys - Patrick Bucken (7th) and Rees Cattermole (8th); 15 & 16 girls - Rachel Harrington (2nd) and Meghan Buckley (3rd); and Senior girls - Kata Fodor (T-8th) and Courtney Dowling (10th).
Nick Caldwell Breaks Florida Record in 500 - 12/12/08Ten Shark swimmers went to Austin, Texas to compete in the Speedo Short Course Junior National Championships held December 11th thru 13th. The Sharks finished 20th overall as a combined team among a field of 105 teams, with the boys finishing 13th amd the girls 35th. Senior 1 swimmer Nick Caldwell swam an amazing 4:21.96 in the championship final of the 500 yard freestyle to finish 3rd and break not only the Shark record, but also the Florida Swimming LSC record by over 2 seconds. Nick also broke the Sharks 400 IM record swimming a 3:54.31 in the finals. Nick and John Orban both earned cuts for next summer's World Championship Trials in Indianapolis, in the 500 free and 1650 free, respectively. Top 16 event finishers and point winners for the Sharks were: Cha-cha Bugatti (13th - 1650 free); Nick Caldwell (3rd - 500 free, 4th - 400 IM, 10th - 200 free); Patrick Ceddia (9th - 500 free, 3rd - 200 free, 12th - 100 free), John Orban (3rd - 1650 free); Corinne Showalter (7th - 500 free, 6th - 1650 free); and John Silvers (9th - 1650 free). On an individual point basis: Nick Caldwell finished 17th, Pat Ceddia 25th, John Orban 42nd, and John Silvers 65th in the boys high points competition, with Corinne Showalter finishing 30th and Cha-cha Bugatti 80th for the girls. Other swimmers representing the Sharks were: Matt Kaminske, Katheryne Muth, Rocky Raybon, and Ashley Reid. Individual Shark results are posted. Cha-Cha Bugatti Picked for National Select Camp - 12/12/08Senior 1 swimmer Cha-cha Bugatti has been picked to attend the 2008 Speedo National Select Camp joining 59 other elite young swimmers from around the country. The camp will be held at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs January 22-25, 2009. Selection is based upon fastest event times and total IMX Power Point scores from last season. The list of camp invitees is posted. Congratulations to Cha-cha! Fla. Swimming "B" Championships - 12/8/08The Sharks took 36 age-group swimmers to the Florida Swimming "B" West Championship meet held Dec. 6th in Clearwater. This was a "below-J.O." meet for swimmers looking to get their Junior Olympic cuts for this winter's championships as well as to just improve their times. Two Sharks made new J.O. cuts: Talia Daniel got her cut in the 11 & 12 girls' 50 free, and Laura Toth got her cut in the 11 & 12 girls' 50 fly. Finishing in the top 3 of their individual events were: Katie Boehm (13 & 14 100 fly - 2nd, 200 IM - 3rd), Tyler Carmichael (10 & under 50 free - 1st, 50 fly - 1st, 50 back - 3rd), Talia Daniel (11 & 12 50 free - 1st, 50 breast - 1st), Alexander Gusev (8 & under 25 free - 3rd, 25 fly - 3rd, 100 IM - 3rd), Nicholas Hernandez-Tome (8 & under 25 free - 2nd), Yasmine Ibrahim (8 & under 25 free - 3rd, 100 IM - 3rd), Tyson McDonald (8 & under 25 back - 2nd), Sage Smith (10 & under 50 breast - 2nd), and Laura Toth (11 & 12 50 fly - 1st). Making at least two personal best times were: Scott Barcomb, Sofia Blankenship, Alex Boehm, Jason Brzozowski, Talia Daniel, Julia Dieffenwierth, Melanie Going, Alexander Gusev, Nicholas Hernandez-Tome, Mohamed Ibrahim, Yasmine Ibrahim, Gabby Kuehhas, Cameron Lizotte, Tyson McDonald, Andres Monroy, Madison Schied, Amber Stich, and Laura Toth. The Full Meet Results and the individual Shark Results are posted. Gator Holiday Classic - 12/8/08Seventy-eight Shark swimmers made the trip to the University of Florida pool in Gainesville for the annual Gator Holiday Classic held December 5th thru 7th, traditionally a fast and well-attended meet. There were plenty of lifetime personal bests and many new J.O. and Y-Nat cuts were achieved. One Shark record was tied when McKayla Lightbourn matched the 1989 mark of J. Kilbride in the 15-16 girls 200 yard breaststroke with a 2:20.75. The Sharks won the combined team title with 884.5 points to second-place Bolles' 543.5 points. On an individual overall high point basis the following Shark swimmers finished in the Top 10 of their respective age groups: 10 & under girls - Samantha Cahoone (4th place); 10 & under boys - Keanan Dols (3rd place); 11 & 12 girls - Niamh O'Grady (4th place); 13 & 14 boys - Will Kazokas and John Ferretti (both tied for 7th place); 15 & 16 girls - McKayla Lightbourn (winner), Ashlee Linn (4th place), and Shelby Leonard (5th place); 15 & 16 boys - Kirt Davis (winner), Tucker Atkins (5th place), and Marty Rauch (9th place); 17 & over girls - Jesse Bessire (t-6th place). A new Summer Junior National cut was made by Kirt Davis (500 free); Short Course Junior National cuts were made by: Marissa Harrington (200 free), Shelby Leonard (200 free), and McKayla Lightbourn (100 & 200 back, 200 breast). New Short Course Y-National cuts were made by: Tucker Atkins, Jesse Bessire, Alex Catena, Mckenzie Clark, Mark Cox, Cameron Davis, Kirt Davis, Alex DeSisto, John Ferretti, Jacque Garcia, Marissa Harrington, Ava Jones, Will Kazokas, Shawn Leonard, Shelby Leonard. McKayla Lightbourn, Ashlee Linn, Mariangela Macchiavello, Marty Rauch, Tyler Revels, Melinda Spinella, Matt Torres, and Charlotte Wilhelm. There are now 38 Sharks with 2 or more Short Course Y-Nat cuts and 8 Sharks with one cut. Making new Junior Olympic cuts were: Michael Berdusco, Gregg Cesaroni, Alex Clark, Drew Clark, Jack Clark, Phil Czupryna, Cameron Davis, Lily Donoghue, Justin duTreil, Dirk Hamel-Wood, Peyton Hunkapiller, Will Kazokas, Bethany Leap, Liam McKane, Joanna Murphy, Niamh O'Grady, Carter Page, Anna Schmitz, Kaylin Searles, Gabrielle Theofanous, Patrick Wall, Chyna Yelding, and Roman Zaremba. The Full Meet Results, the individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page are posted. SYS Turkey Meet - 11/24/08Frosty temperatures brought the parkas out at the Sharks Annual Tom Herrington Invitational Meet (aka, the "Turkey Meet") held Nov. 21st thru 23rd at the Selby Aquatic Center. More than 650 swimmers from 13 different clubs participated with the Sharks sending a record total of 294 swimmers. No Shark or Selby records were broken but there were plenty of good swims considering the conditions. Making new J.O. cuts were: Ian Amistoso, Annalee Bowers, Patrick Bucken, Alex Clark, Drew Clark, Jack Clark, Talia Daniel, Cameron Davis, Grace DiMeo, Faryn Duff, Justin duTreil, Eric Erlenmeyer, John Ferretti, Matthew Garcia, Dirk Hamel-Wood, Maggie Hibnick, Nancy Hu, Michael Knoch, Campbell Lee, Drew Maddy, Liam McKane, Maureen Murphy, Carter Page, Matthew Smithburger, Samantha Smithburger, and Patrick Wall. New Y-Nat cuts were made by: Kirt Davis and Marty Rauch. The Full Meet Results, the Shark Results, and a Photo Page are now posted. The TM Results File (for coaches) is also available. Kim Linehan to Be Inducted Into Texas Women's Athletics Hall of Honor - 11/6/08Former Olympian and Shark standout Kim Linehan will be inducted into the Texas Women's Athletics Hall of Honor, according to Swimming World Magazine. Kim was the featured speaker at the Shark's annual banquet a couple of years ago, and still has family in Sarasota. Click on Kim Linehan to read the article in Swimming World Magazine. Another Shark Swimmer Featured on Swimming World Website - 10/30/08Senior swimmer Cha-cha Bugatti was featured this week on the "Swimming World" magazine on-line website. Click on Cha-cha to view her profile. Cha-cha joins teammates McKayla Lightbourn and Rocky Raybon who were also featured last month. WFLA Meet Results - 10/22/08
The Sharks took 130 swimmers to Largo the weekend of Oct. 17th thru 19th for the WFLA Halloweeen Open. The Sharks finished on top of the 19 teams in the meet with a combined team score of 1,882 points - second place TBAY had 1,685. One Shark record fell at the meet when 12 year old Patrick Wall added the boys 11-12 400 yard IM to his Shark record tally. Making new J.O. cuts were: Hayden Aristizabal, Shealyn Atkins, Spence Atkins, Ellen Berdusco, Annalee Bowers, Samuel Bretz, Talia Daniel, Lily Donoghue, Faryn Duff, Daniel Erlenmeyer, Eric Erlenmeyer, John Feretti, Karl Hegwein, Peyton Hunkapiller, Dave Lattimer, Bethany Leap, Liam McKane, Maureen Murphy, Niamh O'Grady, John Pelton, Stasia Pietraszun, Kirsten Quinn, Pepper Smith, Andy Watts, and Charlotte Wilhelm. Top 10 finishers in their respective age group high points were: 8 & under girls - Cindy Dong (4th); 8 & under boys - Matthew Smithburger (4th), Patrick Amistoso (7th), and Alexander Gusev (8th); 10 & under girls - Samantha Cahoone (3rd), Lily Donoghue (7th), Stasia Pietraszun (8th), and Maureen Murphy (9th); 10 & under boys - Patrick Bowers (2nd), Keanan Dols (3rd), Jack Clark (T-5th), Daniel Erlenmeyer (8th), and Matthew Garcia (10th); 11 & 12 girls - Niamh O'Grady (T-4th), Spence Atkins (6th), and Bethany Leap (10th); 11 & 12 boys - Patrick Wall (1st); 13 & 14 girls - Charlotte Wilhelm (2nd); 13 & 14 boys - Ian Amistoso (2nd), John Feretti (T-3rd), Andy Watts (6th), Liam McKane (7th), and Senior girls - Mariangela Macchiavello (1st). The Full Meet Results, the Shark Results, and a Photo Page are posted. Sharks Earn Swimmer of the Year Honors - 10/16/08The following Shark swimmers have been named "Swimmer of the Year" for 2007-2008 by Florida Swimming: Nancy Hu - 10 & under girls short course Ashlee Linn - 13/14 girls short course Corinne Showalter - 17/18 girls short course Nicholas Caldwell - 13/14 boys short course; 13/14 boys long course; 15/16 boys long course Patrick Ceddia - 15/16 boys short course Congratulations to these five swimmers for winning this honor! Coach Watts Repeats as Florida Swimming Coach of the Year - 10/14/08Coach Sherwood Watts was named the "Age Group Coach of the Year" at the Florida Swimming House of Delegates Meeting held this past weekend. Coach Watts has won this honor 4 times in the past 5 years. Congratulations to Coach Watts for being named Florida Swimming's Coach of the Year! New Shark Record Category - 10/1/08Coach Klein has instituted a new Shark record category based upon the USA Swimming IMX Challenge Single Year Point Totals published by USA Swimming. The IMX Challenge is a motivational program whereby swimmers will be scored and ranked nationally on their performance in a combination of five or six events. Using Hy-Tek’s Single-Year Age Group Power Points, all USA Swimming registered athletes earn an “IMX Score” based on the cumulative point total of the combination of IMX events for their age level. Swimmers will participate in a designated combination of five or six events and, based on the power points scored for each of those swims, earn a combined score that will be called the IMX Score. These combined scores will be ranked by single ages with rankings and recognition available on the USA Swimming website. In order to receive an IMX score, a swimmer must legally swim each IMX event for their age level in a sanctioned meet at least once during the season. A swimmer’s times will count for the entire season-so if a swimmer ages up during a season the IMX score on the My USA Swimming page will show a score for his/her lower age group and their new age group. The following single age groups and event combinations will be tabulated and scored for both men and women: 9 & Under; 10-year olds: 200 IM, 200 Free, 100 Back, 100 Brst, 100 Fly; 11-year olds; 12-year olds: 200 IM, 400/500 Free, 100 Back, 100 Brst, 100 Fly; 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 -year olds: 200 IM, 400 IM, 400/500 Free, 200 Back, 200 Brst, 200 Fly. We will periodically run a Top 5 or Top 10 IMX point report per age group for the current season and include it alongside the current meet results so swimmers can see how they are faring. The current high point holders are listed on the records page under the "about us" tab of this website. Note that the data only goes back to 2006 as this program is relatively new. For more information on the IMX Point System click on: IMX Points. Shark 08-09 Hotel Block Information Posted - 9/28/08From Christi Bowers: The Shark hotel block information covering the November Gator Meet, December Clearwater Meet, February Y-State Meet and J.O.'s is now posted on the "Shark Zone" page of this website. Contact your coach if you need a Username and Password to access this page. Please note that making your reservation through the Shark Block makes it easier for us to obtain cheaper rates for the team in the future. Kaminske & Orban Named to USA National Teams - 9/25/08USA Swimming has announced that Shark Senior swimmer Matt Kaminske has been named to both the National Open Water Team and the National Junior Open Water Team for 2008-2009. Matt qualified for the team based upon his performance at last August's US National 10K Open Water competition in Minnesota. Senior swimmer John Orban has been named to the US National Junior Team based upon his 1500 meter performance at the US Junior Nationals also held in August in Minnesota. Both swimmers are eligible to swim in the Pan-Pac Championships to be held in January in Guam; John will swim in Vancouver, BC in May with the Junior Team; and Matt is eligible to swim in the Open Water World Championships in Rome, Italy in July. Congratulations to both of these swimmers! Showalter Ranked 20th in World in the 1500 - 9/25/08Shark Senior swimmer Corinne Showalter ranked 20th in the world for the 1500 meter freestyle for the 2008 long course season. Corinne's ranking was based upon her time of 16:32.85 which she turned in at the US Nationals held last August in Minnesota. Congratulations Corinne! Swim Florida Meet Results - 9/23/08The Sharks took approximately 100 age group swimmers to the Swim Florida Invitational meet held in Ft. Myers on September 20th and 21st. This was the first short course meet of the new season and many Sharks took advantage by turning in personal best times. New Junior Olympic cuts (2008 standards) were made by the following Sharks: Ian Amistoso, Spence Atkins, Ellen Berdusco, Michael Berdusco, Annalee Bowers, Samuel Bretz, Rees Cattermole, Drew Clark, Jack Clark, Cameron Davis, Lily Donoghue, Faryn Duff, Matthew Garcia, Nancy Hu, Michael Knoch, Dave Lattimer, Peyton Leeson, Joanna Murphy, Maureen Murphy, John Pelton, Daniel Pierce, Stasia Pietraszun, Kara Plocharsky, Anna Schmitz, Pepper Smith, and Gabby Theofanous. The Full Meet Results and the Individual Shark Results are posted. Shark Swimmers Featured on Swimming World Website - 9/4/08Senior swimmers Rocky Raybon and McKayla Lightbourn were both featured this week on the "Swimming World" magazine on-line website. Click on Rocky and McKayla to view their respective features. Welcome Mckenzie Olivia Brown - 8/18/08Coach Steve Brown and his wife, Anne, welcomed their second child into the world on Monday morning, August 18th. Mckenzie Olivia Brown, at 10 lbs, 4 oz. and 22 inches, joins her older sister, Avery, as 1/2 of a future Shark relay. We send our best wishes and congratulations to the Browns! Junior Nationals Meet Results - 8/13/08The Sharks took 13 swimmers to the Junior Nationals Championships held August 4th through 8th in Minneapolis. This meet brings together the country's fastest 18 and unders for their season-ending, long course championship. John Orban racked up 2 Olympic Trial cuts (2008) in the 400 free and 1500 free to bring the grand total to 7 new OT cuts made by the Sharks since July 24th. Making new Senior National cuts were: Patrick Ceddia (800 free); Kata Fodor (1500 free); Marissa Harrington (1500 free); Ashlee Linn (200 back); and John Orban (800 free). New Shark records were set by: Ashlee Linn in the girls 15-16 and Open categories in the 50 free with a 27.17 and the 100 free with a 57.72; and John Orban in the Open boys 800 free with an 8:16.13. On the relay side, the Open boys 800 free relay team of Pat Ceddia, John Orban, Matt Kaminske, and Mark Cox reset the Shark record with a 7:46.05. Finishing in the Top 16 of their individual events were: Pat Ceddia (14th - 800 free); Kata Fodor (14th - 1500 free); Marissa Harrington (15th - 1500 free); Ashlee Linn (15th - 100 back); and John Orban (3rd - 1500 free, 5th - 400 free, and 8th - 800 free). Full Meet results and Individual Shark results are now posted. Florida Swimming Team Wins Southern Zones - 8/13/08The Florida Swimming All-Star team won their second straight Southern Zone championship July 29th - Aug. 3rd in Atlanta. The team was led by Shark swimmers Cha-cha Bugatti, Rocky Raybon, Marissa Harrington, Patrick Wall, Ian Amistoso, Roman Zaremba, Liam McKane, Derrick Pridemore, John Orban, Mark Cox, Kirt Davis, and Matt Kaminske and Shark coaches Mark Matuszak, John Bruenning, and Nicole Maglich. Eleven Shark records were broken at the meet including: Cha-cha Bugatti breaking Bambi Bowman's 1987 record in the girls 13-14 200 free with a 2:06.66; Rocky Raybon picking up a total of 4 records by breaking the girls 15-16 and Open records in the 200 fly with a 2:15.71, and Kim Linehan's 400 IM record in both categories with a 4:57.03; Patrick Wall breaking Jack Salzman's record from 1975 in the 11-12 boys 200 free with a 2:08.62, and resetting his own mark in the 200 IM with a 2:25.26; Ian Amistoso resetting his own record in the 11-12 boys 50 breast with a 34.11; Mark Cox resetting his own records in the Open boys 100 fly with a 56.98 and 200 fly with 2:03.79; and John Orban breaking Ryan Crete's record in the Open boys 400 IM by almost 3 seconds with a 4:35.22. Additionally, two more Olympic Trial cuts (2008) were achieved by Rocky Raybon (200 fly) and Mark Cox (200 fly) - making a total of 5 OT cuts made by the Sharks in just over a week. New Senior National cuts were made by Matt Kaminske (1500 free) and John Orban (1500 free). New Junior National cuts were made by: Cha-cha Bugatti (400 IM); Marissa Harrington (800 free); and John Orban (200 & 400 IM). Top 3 finishers in their individual events were: Ian Amistoso (2nd - 50 breast, 3rd - 100 breast); Cha-cha Bugatti (1st - 800 free & 400 IM, 2nd - 200 & 400 free); Mark Cox (1st - 200 fly, 3rd - 100 fly); Marissa Harrington (3rd - 200 & 800 free); Matt Kaminske (2nd - 1500 free); John Orban (1st - 1500 free & 400 IM, 3rd - 200 IM); Rocky Raybon (1st - 400 IM & 200 fly); and Roman Zaremba (3rd - 100 back). The Full Meet Results, Team Scores, and Individual Shark Results are now posted. Congratulations to these swimmers, parents, and coaches. Matt Kaminske 4th in 10K National Open Water - 8/13/08Shark Senior swimmer Matt Kaminske finished 4th in the 10K Open Water competition held as part of the U.S. Open Championships on August 3rd in Minneapolis. Matt was less than 2 seconds out of 2nd place and finished the 6.2 mile event in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 13.339 seconds. Congratulations Matt! Showalter Takes 3rd in 1500 and 5th in 800 at US Open - 8/2/08Three Senior 1 Sharks made the trip to Minneapolis to swim in the U.S. Open Championships held July 29th thru Aug 2nd. Corinne Showalter, Austin Detra, and Blair Collins were accompanied by Senior coach Steve Brown. Corinne finished 3rd in the 1500 and 5th in the 800 free, Austin finished 11th in the 800 and 20th in the 1500 free, and Blair was 52nd in the 200 back. Corinne broke the Shark Senior girls record in the 200 fly with a 2:17.28, and Austin broke the Senior Shark record in the 800 free with an 8:16.37. Click HERE for a photo of Corinne on the awards stand. Congratulations to these 3 swimmers, their parents, and coaches. Shark Wins Florida Swimming Scholarship - 7/29/08Florida Swimming announced that Shark Senior 1 swimmer Drew Crete is the 2008 male recipient of the Irene & Bud Hackett Scholarship award. The scholarship award of $1,000.00 was presented to Drew at the 2008 FS Senior Championship meet at Florida Gulf Coast University. Each year, Florida Swimming awards two $1000.00 scholarships, one to a male and one to a female member of Florida Swimming, in memory of Florida Swimming's long time Executive Director, Irene Hackett and her husband Bud. The criteria for the Scholarship is as follows: The nominee must show the ability to be a strong leader with his or her peers; Must be a graduating high school senior; The nominee must be a current Florida Swimming Member in good standing and has been with Florida Swimming as a member for at least 2 years; They must graduate with at minimum of a 3.25 GPA (unweighted); The nominee should be a well-respected member of their community (i.e. volunteer, civic organizations, church, school, etc.). Drew also had to write an essay explaining what it means to be a leader to your peers in today’s society. Congratulations and Good Luck to Drew who will be attending and swimming for the University of Florida this Fall. 5 Straight for Sharks at Senior Champs - 7/28/08The Sarasota Sharks successfully defended their Florida Swimming Senior Champs title by scoring nearly 1,000 points more than second-place Swim Florida. This was the Sharks' fifth straight FS Senior Champs title. The four day long course meet was held at the Florida Gulf Coast University aquatic complex in Ft. Myers from July 24th through 27th. Breaking Senior Champ meet records were: Patrick Ceddia (15 & 16 boys 100 free and 200 free), and Ashlee Linn (15 & 16 girls 100 free and 100 back). Setting new Shark records were: Ashlee Linn who reset her own 15 & 16 100 free record by over a second with a 58:07; Ian Amistoso who reset his own record in the 11 & 12 breast by over 4 seconds with a 2:41.35; Tucker Atkins who reset his own record in the 13 & 14 100 fly with a 1:01.25; and Patrick Ceddia who set new records in the 15 & 16 50 free with a 24.99 and the 100 free (breaking Tripp Schwenk's record from 1988) with a 53.19. The girls Open 400 free relay team of Lindsey Largo, Kata Fodor, Ashlee Linn, and Sara Conner broke the Shark record with a 3:58.50, and the boys Open 400 free relay team of Patrick Ceddia, Drew Crete, Jordan Hershberger, and Tucker Atkins set a new Shark record with a 3:38.52. Notable cuts achieved by the Sharks were: Olympic Trial cuts made by Lindsey Largo (800 free), Ashley Largo (400 free), and Kata Fodor (400 free). A new U.S. Open cut was made by Lindsey Largo (1500 free). New Junior National cuts were made by: Patrick Ceddia (100 free), Kata Fodor (800 free), Shelby Leonard (200 back), Ashlee Linn (100 free), Rocky Raybon (800 free), and John Silvers (800 free). On an individual basis, the follow Sharks finished in the top 10 in the high point competition: 15 & 16 girls - Rachel Harrington (3rd), Ashlee Linn (5th), Shelby Leonard (7th), and Jesse Bessire (9th); 15 & 16 boys - Patrick Ceddia (1st); Open girls - Ashley Largo (1st), Lindsey Largo (2nd), Kata Fodor (5th), and Sara Conner (9th); Open boys - Drew Crete (8th), and Jordan Hershberger (T-9th). The Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page are posted. Area 3/5 Results - 7/27/08Over 80 Shark swimmers participated in the Summer Area 3/5 Championships held July 25th through 27th in St. Pete. This is a below J.O. meet and offers a great chance for swimmers to make their Junior Olympic cuts or just improve their times for the upcoming short-course season. Making new J.O. cuts were: Hayden Aristizabal, Alex Boehm, Patrick Bucken, Rees Cattermole, Phil Czupryna, Talia Daniel, Daniel Erlenmeyer, Eric Erlenmeyer, Matthew Garcia, Megan Griffiths, Natalie Hegwein, Maggie Hibnick, Mohamed Ibrahim, Morgan Kontor, Drew Maddy, Connor O'Brien, Stasia Pietraszun, Kirsten Quinn, and Pablo Suarez. Setting two new Shark records was Campbell Lee: Campbell broke Coach John Bruenning's long-standing 500 free record in the 10 & under boys category with a 5:33.02 (sorry Coach), and he also broke the record in the 1000 free (from 1999) by 36+ seconds with a 11:33.59. The Full Meet Results and the Individual Shark Results are posted. YMCA Names Ira Klein New Shark Head Coach - 7/24/08The Sarasota YMCA has announced that Ira Klein will be the new Head Coach for the Sarasota Sharks swim team. Coach Klein was the Shark Head Coach from 1985 to 1990, and has spent the past four years working for USA Swimming in Colorado Springs. Coach Klein has provided us with a brief biography to introduce himself to the Sharks. He will officially begin his duties as Shark Head Coach on Monday, August 18th. The Sharks extend a very warm welcome to Coach Klein and his family. Sharks Smash Records in Winning J.O.'s - 7/22/08
The Sarasota Sharks won their sixth straight Florida Swimming Junior Olympic title in awesome fashion outdistancing second-place Bolles by 1,334 points. The four day long course meet was held in Gainesville at the UF pool on July 17th through 20th. In all, the Sharks broke 1 National Age Group Record, 7 JO and Florida LSC records, and 27 Shark records. In fact, the Shark 10 & under girls not only broke 3 JO and FL LSC records, but they broke every single Shark record in their age group but one (12 total Shark records broken). The 11 & 12 boys also were on a tear, as they broke 1 national record, 5 JO and FL LSC records, and 9 Shark records. The highlight of the meet was most likely when the 11 & 12 Boy's 400 Medley Relay Team of Roman Zaremba, Ian Amistoso, Liam McKane, and Patrick Wall SMASHED the U.S. NATIONAL AGE GROUP record by 4+ seconds with a 4:29.83!!! The old US record for this event was 4:34.17 and was set in 1998 by Irvine Novaquatics in California. Additionally, the Florida Swimming LSC and J.O. record for this event was set in 1993 and was 4:43.87 - that's a 14+ second drop! The old Shark record was 4:48.11 - that's an 18+ second drop! More records fell victim to the Shark J.O. swimmers. The Sharks took it to the J.O. and Florida Swimming records as the 10 & under girls team of (Shealyn Atkins, Spence Atkins, Nancy Hu, and Vanessa Knoch) smashed the J.O. and FS record in the 200 free relay with a time of 2:08.38; and, the team of Atkins, Atkins, Hu, and Lily Donoghue also broke the JO and FS records in the 200 medley relay by over 4 seconds with a 2:22.52. On an individual basis, Shealyn Atkins also broke the JO and FS record in the 50 back with a 34.40. In addition to their 400 medley relay record, the same four 11 & 12 boys also broke JO and FS records in the 200 free relay with a 1:53.75, the 200 medley relay with a 2:05.94 (a 4 second drop of both records), and the 400 freestyle relay with a 4:09.97. In addition, Ian Amistoso broke the JO and FS record by nearly 1 second in the 100 breast with a 1:13.15. In all, a total of 27 Shark records were broken over the weekend including: the 10 & under girls 50 free (Hu), 100 free (Hu), 200 free (Sh. Atkins), 400 free (Hu), 50 back (Sh. Atkins), 100 back (Sh. Atkins), 100 breast (Sp. Atkins), 50 fly (Sp. Atkins), 100 fly (Sp. Atkins), 200 IM (Hu), 200 free relay, and 200 medley relay; the 10 & under boys 200 free (Campbell Lee), 400 free (Lee), and 200 free relay (Pat Bowers, Matt Pelton, Keanan Dols, Lee); the 11 & 12 boys 800 free (Wall), 100 back (Zaremba), 50 breast (Amistoso), 100 breast (Amistoso), 200 IM (Wall), 200 & 400 free relays, and 200 & 400 medley relays; and the 13 & 14 boys 200 fly (Tucker Atkins), 200 (Atkins, Derek Pridemore, Andy Watts, Gregg Cesaroni)& 400 free (Atkins, Pridemore, Watts, Yusuf Kadibhai) relays. Records aside, the 63 swimmer Shark team swam tremendously throughout the weekend with scores of personal best times and great races. Finishing in the Top 10 of their age groups in individual high points were: 10 & under girls - Nancy Hu (1st place), Spence Atkins (2nd), and Shealyn Atkins (3rd); 10 & under boys - Campbell Lee (4th), Patrick Bowers (7th), and Keanan Dols (10th); 11 & 12 girls - Cameron Davis (9th); 11 & 12 boys - Patrick Wall (1st), Ian Amistoso (2nd), Roman Zaremba (4th), and Liam McKane (7th); 13 & 14 girls - Cha-cha Bugatti (T-1st), and Tori Kontor (9th); 13 & 14 boys - Tucker Atkins (4th), and Derek Pridemore (7th). The Full Meet Results and Scores, Individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page are now posted. July Developmental Meet Photos - 7/23/08Thanks to Peter Hegwein for taken these Photos of the July 2008 developmental meet held recently at Selby. Brandon Last Chance Meet - 7/17/08The UNCORRECTED results from the Brandon Last Chance Meet held July 11th thru 13th are now posted. There are mistakes in some of the races (notably, the girls 400 free and 200 fly). We will post the individual results when the corrections are received. Corinne Showalter Commits to UF Gators - 7/7/08Shark Senior swimmer Corinne Showalter has verbally committed to swim for the University of Florida and Coach Gregg Troy beginning in the Fall of 2009 according to an article in Swimming World Magazine. Go Gators! Five Sharks Swim at the Olympic Trials - 7/7/08Five Shark swimmers lived their dream as they traveled to Omaha to participate in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials held June 29th thru July 6th. Ashley Largo, Corinne Showalter, Ashlee Linn, Ryan Crete, and Austin Detra represented the Sarasota Sharks at the meet; McKayla Lightbourn also qualified for the meet but passed it up in order to try to qualify for the Bahamian Olympic team. All five of the Shark Trial swimmers matched or improved on their seed positions. Ashlee and Ryan not only had all personal best times, but set four new Shark records in the process. Ashlee set the new Shark record in the 15-16 and Open girls 100 back with a 1:03.45 (this is also a new Florida Swimming LSC record), and Ryan set new Open boys Shark records in the 400 free and 1500 free. Please see the Summary of the SYS Trial swimmers for more information and links. Congratulations to these Shark swimmers! Shark Invitational Results - 6/22/08
The Sharks hosted the 8th annual Shark Open (now the Shark Invitational) at Selby Aquatic Center over the weekend of June 19th -22nd. Almost 400 swimmers competed in the 4 day, 10 session meet. At the end of the weekend 6 Shark records were broken including: Ian Amistoso resetting his marks set two weeks ago in the 11-12 boys' 50 and 100 meter breaststrokes; Liam McKane breaking the record set in 2003 in the boys' 11-12 200 butterfly; Ashlee Linn resetting her own record in the girls' 15-16 100 freestyle; Spence Atkins setting a new mark in the girls' 10 & under 50 butterfly; and sister Shealyn Atkins setting the new mark in the girls' 10 & under 100 backstroke. Making new J.O. cuts were: Hayden Aristizabal, Rebekah Baker, Michael Berdusco, Annalee Bowers, Alex Catena, Rees Cattermole, Alex Clark, Jack Clark, Phil Czupryna, Talia Daniel, Grace DiMeo, Lily Donoghue, Justin duTreil, Daniel Erlenmeyer, Eric Erlenmeyer, Matthew Garcia, Karl Hegwein, Peyton Hunkapiller, Yusuf Kadibhai, Bethany Leap, Niamh O'Grady, Matthew Pelton, Daniel Pierce, Kaylin Searles, and Gabby Theofanous. Top 5 high point finishers in their respective age groups were: 10 & under girls - Nancy Hu (1st), Spence Atkins (2nd), and Shealyn Atkins (4th); 10 & under boys - Campbell Lee (1st), Patrick Bowers (2nd), Keanan Dols (3rd), Matthew Pelton (4th), and Jack Clark (5th); 11 & 12 girls - Cameron Davis (2nd), Faryn Duff (3rd), and Gabby Theofanous (4th); 11 & 12 boys - Ian Amistoso (1st), Patrick Wall (2nd), and Roman Zaremba (5th); 13 & 14 girls - Cha-cha Bugatti (1st); 13 & 14 boys - Tucker Atkins (3rd) and Derek Pridemore (5th); 15 & 16 girls - Ashlee Linn (1st) and McKayla Lightbourn (4th); 15 & 16 boys - Patrick Ceddia (4th); Senior girls - Lindsey Largo (1st) and Sara Conner (2nd); Senior boys - John Orban (1st), Jordan Hershberger (T-2nd), and Drew Crete (4th). Full Meet Results, Coaches TM Results File, and Shark Results are now posted. By the way, Rocky Raybon correctly "guessed" the identity of the "T-Shirt" swimmer (Patrick Ceddia). Charlotte Ultra-Swim Results - 6/9/08Congratulations to Ryan Crete for making his 2nd Olympic Trial cut (400 free) and for breaking the Shark record in that same event. Individual Shark Results and Full Meet Results now available.
Tampa Bay Swim Classic - 6/6/08
The Sharks took approximately 150 swimmers to the Tampa Bay Swim Classic held June 6th thru 8th in St. Petersburg and came away with another combined team win. The temperature was almost as hot as the Shark swimmers as 5 new Shark individual records and 4 new relay records were set. Ian Amistoso led the way on the record assault with 2 new individual marks - resetting his own record in the boys 11 & 12 100 meter breaststroke and breaking Kirt Davis' 2005 record in the 50 breast; Nancy Hu and Spence Atkins both broke the girls 10 & under 100 fly mark with Hu getting the new record set just 2 weeks ago with a time of 1:12.91 (2.2. seconds under the old record); Campbell Lee reset his own record in the boys 10 & under 200 free with a 2:29.19; and Patrick Wall broke Austin Detra's 11 & 12 record in the 400 IM by over 3 seconds with a new time of 5:19.79. On the relay side, the 10 & under girls team of Spence & Shealyn Atkins, Nancy Hu, and Vanessa Knoch set 2 new records in the 200 free and 200 medley relays; and the boys 11 & 12 team of Ian Amistoso, Liam McKane, Patrick Wall, and Roman Zaremba reset their marks in the 200 free and 200 medley relays. Finishing in the top 5 of their age group total high points were: 8 & unders: girls - Cindy Dong (4th); boys - Tyler Habib (T-3rd); 10 & unders: girls - Nancy Hu (1st), Spence Atkins (2nd), Shealyn Atkins (3rd), and Samantha Cahoone (4th); boys - Campbell Lee (3rd), Keanan Dols (4th), and Matthew Pelton (T-5th); 11 & 12s: boys - Ian Amistoso (2nd), Patrick Wall (3rd), Liam McKane (T-4th), and Roman Zaremba (T-4th); 13 & 14s: girls - Cha-cha Bugatti (1st) and Kara Plocharsky (T-4th); boys - Tucker Atkins (5th); Seniors: girls - Lindsey Largo (1st) and Sara Conner (5th); boys - John Orban (5th). New J.O. cuts were made by: Rebekah Baker, Ellen Berdusco, Cha-cha Bugatti, Alex Catena, Rees Cattermole, Jack Clark, Reid Colett, Phil Czupryna, Grace DiMeo, Justin duTreil, Daniel Erlenmeyer, Eric Erlenmeyer, Peyton Hunkapiller, Vanessa Knoch, Peyton Leeson, Drew Maddy, Niamh O'Grady, Rachel O'Grady, John Pelton, Matthew Pelton, Stasia Pietraszun, Kirsten Quinn, and Amber Stich. Full Meet Results, Individual Results, and a Photo Page are now posted. FS Open Water Championships - 5/31/08The Shark age groupers took home a tie for first place in the JO division of the Florida Swimming Open Water Championships held Saturday, May 31st at Ft. Myers Beach. The Shark Seniors (consisting of the one man team of Matt Kaminske) finished in a tie for fifth place thanks to Matt's win in the 2.5K open water race. Matt also had a 12th place finish in the USA Swimming Nationals 5K race held Friday, May 30th. Other Shark finishers in Saturday's races were: 10 & under boys 1000 yard race - Campbell Lee (winner) and Patrick Bowers (3rd); 11 & 12 girls 1.5K race - Cameron Davis (3rd), Gabby Theofanous (9th), Annalee Bowers (10th), and Laura Toth (17th); 11 & 12 boys 1.5K race - Roman Zaremba (3rd), and Dirk Hamel-Wood (6th); 13 & 14 girls 1.5K race - Meghan Buckley (6th); 13 & 14 boys 1.5K race - Andy Watts (3rd) and Tucker Atkins (12th); and Senior boys 2.5K race - Matt Kaminske (winner). A Results Page and a Photopage are available. News article from the Naples Daily News featuring Matt Kaminske. Congratulations to all those Sharks (the two-legged variety, that is) who participated. Welcome Joshua David Matuszak - 5/28/08Coach Mark Matuszak and his wife, Michelle, welcomed their second child into the world on May 28th at 12:35 pm. Joshua David Matuszak, at 8 lbs, 1 oz. and 21.5 inches, joins his older brother, Sam, as a future Shark phenom. We send our best wishes and congratulations to the Matuszaks! Shark Masters Sweep Y-Nats - 5/25/08The Shark Masters swim team won all three team titles at this year's YMCA National SC Masters Championship held May 15th through 18th in Ft. Lauderdale. Congratulations to Coach Rick Walker and the rest of the Shark Masters! State Records Fall at SYS Memorial Meet - 5/19/08
The Sharks welcomed 300 visiting swimmers to the annual Kent B. Holdren Memorial Meet held May 16th through 18th at the Selby Aquatic Center. Teams from as far away as Jamaica came to the 3 day, 5 session long course meet. New Florida Swimming LSC records were set by the Sharks including: the 11 & 12 boys 200 medley relay team of Roman Zaremba, Ian Amistoso, Liam McKane, and Patrick Wall who broke the old state record set in August 1980 with a time of 2:09.94; and Ian Amistoso who lowered his own FS state record in the 11 & 12 200 meter breast to 2:45.58. New Pool Records were set in the women's 200 back (Stephanie Proud from UF), men's 100 free (Ismael Ortiz from Pine Crest), and the men's 200 breast (Luca DeMatteis from UF). New Shark individual records were set by: Spence Atkins in the 10 & under girls 100 fly (1:15.11); Campbell Lee in the 10 & under boys 200 free (2:29.26); and Ian Amistoso in the boys 11 & 12 200 breast (2:45.58). New Shark relay records were set by: the 10 & under girls 200 medley team of Spence & Shealyn Atkins, Nancy Hu, and Lily Donoghue with a time of 2:29.52; and the boys 11 & 12 200 free and 200 medley relay teams of Zaremba, Amistoso, McKane, and Wall with times of 1:59.15 (free) and 2:09.94 (medley). Top 5 High Point finishers were: 8 & under girls - Cindy Dong (runner-up), Cameryn Bowers (4th), Jade Coury (T-5th), and Hope Meyer (T-5th); 8 & under boys - Matthew Smithburger (3rd) and Tyler Habib (4th); 9 & 10 girls - Spence Atkins (winner), Nancy Hu (runner-up), Shealyn Atkins (3rd), and Samantha Cahoone (5th); 9 & 10 boys - Campbell Lee (winner), Patrick Bowers (runner-up), and Keanan Dols (3rd); 11 & 12 girls - Gabby Theofanous (3rd), Ellen Berdusco (4th), and Faryn Duff (5th); 11 & 12 boys - Ian Amistoso (winner), Patrick Wall (runner-up), Liam McKane (3rd), and Roman Zaremba (4th); 13 & 14 girls - Jesi Piper (runner-up), Cha-cha Bugatti (3rd), and Tori Kontor (5th); 13 & 14 boys - Tucker Atkins (winner), Yusuf Kadibhai (T-3rd), and Derek Pridemore (5th); and, Senior girls - Corinne Showalter (winner) and Ashlee Linn (T-3rd). New J.O. cuts were made by: Ellen Berdusco, Michael Berdusco, Rees Cattermole, Gregg Cesaroni, Alex Clark, Jack Clark, Reid Colett, Phil Czupryna, Grace DiMeo, Lily Donoghue, Justin duTreil, Daniel Erlenmeyer, Eric Erlenmeyer, Matthew Garcia, Dirk Hamel-Wood, Natalie Hegwein, Peyton Hunkapiller, Mohamed Ibrahim, Yusuf Kadibhai, Michael Knoch, Vanessa Knoch, Peyton Leeson, Drew Maddy, Liam McKane, Maureen Murphy, Tyler O'Brien, Niamh O'Grady, Rachel O'Grady, John Pelton, Matthew Pelton, Kara Plocharsky, Anna Schmitz, Amber Stich, Patrick Wall, and Andy Watts. Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, a Photo Page, and Coaches' Team Manager File are now posted. Highlander Meet Results - 4/29/08The Sharks took 117 swimmers to the Highlander Long Course Invitational held in Orlando April 25th through 27th. Many Sharks had notable meets, but none more than 10 year old Nancy Hu who not only won all six of her events, but also set a new Shark record in the 10 & under girls 100 meter butterfly. There were also many new J.O. cuts made by the Sharks as 31 swimmers had new qualifying times including: Tucker Atkins, Rebekah Baker, Ellen Berdusco, Annalee Bowers, Samantha Cahoone, Sarah Cahoone, Alex Catena, Jack Clark, Reid Colett, Talia Daniel, Keanan Dols, Michelle Dols, Lily Donoghue, Matthew Garcia, Karl Hegwein, Natalie Hegwein, Yusuf Kadibhai, Vanessa Knoch, Bethany Leap, Peyton Leeson, Joanna Murphy, Connor O'Brien, John Pelton, Matthew Pelton, Stasia Pietraszun, Derek Pridemore, Gabby Theofanous, Patrick Wall, Charlotte Wilhelm, Chyna Yelding, and Roman Zaremba. Event winners were: Cha-cha Bugatti (100 & 200 back, 200 IM, 400 free); Patrick Ceddia (200 & 400 free); Mark Cox (100 & 200 fly); Cameron Davis (100 fly, 200 & 400 free); Nancy Hu (50, 100 & 200 free, 100 fly, 100 back, 200 IM); Michael Knoch (50 free, 50 back, 50 fly, 50 breast); Vanessa Knoch (100 breast); Campbell Lee (100 fly, 100 breast, 200 free, 200 IM); McKayla Lightbourn (400 IM); Ashlee Linn (100 & 200 back); John Orban (200 breast); Jesi Piper (400 IM); Derek Pridemore (200 back); Patrick Wall (50, 200 & 400 free, 100 breast, 200 IM); and Roman Zaremba (50 & 100 back, 100 free). Note that the results for event #99 (girls 10 & under 200 free) have been corrected as of 5-15-08. The Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page are now posted. SPA Friday Night at the Races Results - 4/20/08Forty-three age-group Sharks swam in the Friday Night at the Races held April 18th at the North Shore pool in St. Petersburg. This was the first long course meet of the season for most of these Sharks. Making new J.O. cuts were: Patrick Bowers (50 back); Jack Clark (50 fly); Keanan Dols (50 free); Matthew Garcia (50 back & 50 fly); Bethany Leap (100 breast); Tyler O'Brien (50 breast); and Roman Zaremba (50 fly). Finishing in the Top 3 of their individual events were: Patrick Bowers (3rd - 50 back); Samantha Cahoone (2nd - 50 breast, 3rd - 50 fly); Cameron Davis (2nd - 100 back); Campbell Lee (2nd - 50 back & 50 breast, 3rd - 50 free); Drew Maddy (3rd - 100 breast); Liam McKane (2nd - 50 fly, 3rd - 100 back); Tyler O'Brien (3rd - 50 breast); and Roman Zaremba (2nd - 100 back, 3rd - 50 free). The Full Meet Results and the Individual Shark Results are now posted. Charlotte County Saturday Races Results - 4/15/08Twenty Sharks swam in the Saturday Races meet hosted by the Charlotte County Bluefins in Punta Gorda on April 12th. Finishing in the top 3 of their individual events were: Austin Averett (1st - 100 IM, 2nd - 200 free, 3rd - 50 back); Katie Boehm (1st - 50 free, 2nd - 50 back); Sophie Cattermole (2nd - 50 free, 3rd - 50 breast); Franki-Lin Colett (3rd - 50 free, 50 back, 50 breast); Reid Colett (1st - 50 fly & 50 back, 2nd - 50 breast); Keanan Dols (1st - 50 fly & 100 IM); Michelle Dols (2nd - 50 breast & 50 back); Cindy Dong (1st - 25 fly & 25 breast); Megan Griffiths (1st - 50 back, 3rd - 50 fly); Jennifer Litzen (3rd - 100 IM); Maureen Murphy (1st - 50 breast, 2nd - 50 fly); Santi Ruvira (1st - 50 breast, 2nd - 50 back & 50 fly); Chinami Wade (3rd - 50 back); and Chyna Yelding (2nd - 100 back). The Full Meet Results and the Individual Shark Results are now posted. Sharks Sweep Y-Nats for 2nd Straight Year - 4/5/08
The Sharks took what was probably their largest team ever (42 swimmers) to Ft. Lauderdale, April 1st thru 4th, to defend their 2007 YMCA National Short Course Championship title. Four days and forty-two events later, the Sharks had swept the girls, boys, and combined titles for the second straight year, besting second place Middle Tyger YMCA by almost double their points in the combined category (1,036.5 points to 538 points). The Shark girls more than doubled second place Triangle Area YMCA's points (648 to 300), and the boys team beat second place Schroeder YMCA by more than 100 points (388.5 to 266.5). All in all it was a productive week for the Sharks as there were many personal best times, Top 3 finishes, and numerous Shark records broken. Corinne Showalter led the way for the Sharks with two National titles and two 2nd places in her four events. She also broke the National YMCA record in the 400 yard IM. Eight of ten Senior Shark relay records were broken at the meet: the girls 200 free relay team of Katheryne Muth, Ashlee Linn, Blair Collins, and Hayley Tilton set a new Shark record with a time of 1:35.62 beating the old record set in the 1990's; the girls 400 free relay team of Linn, Showalter, Muth and Sara Conner set a new mark of 3:24.31 smashing the old Shark record by more than 4 seconds also set in the 1990's; the 200 medley relay team of Shelby Leonard, Conner, Showalter, and Muth set a new mark with a 1:45.83 breaking the old mark set in 2006; the girls 400 medley team of Linn, McKayla Lightbourn, Showalter, and Muth set the new mark with a 3:48.46 breaking the 2007 record by more than 4 seconds; the boys 400 free relay team of Mark Cox, Austin Detra, Patrick Ceddia, and Drew Crete set a new Shark record with a 3:06.65 breaking the old mark set in the 1990's; the boys 800 free team of Detra, Cox, John Orban, and Ceddia broke the old record set in last year's meet by almost 5 seconds with a 6:43.98; the boys 200 medley relay team of Orban, Tyler Revels, Cox, and Detra set a new mark with a 1:35.70 narrowly breaking a 1990's record; and finally, the boys 400 medley team of Crete, Revels, Cox, and Ceddia broke the 1990's era record with a 3:28.10. Ten individual Shark records were set: Ashlee Linn set five new records, four of which she already had - three in the 15-16 category (100 free, 100 back, and 200 IM) and two in the Senior/Open category (100 free and 100 back); Corinne Showalter reset two of her own records in the Senior/Open category (200 IM and 400 IM) - the 400 IM by over 6 seconds; and Mark Cox reset records in the 15-16 category (100 fly and 200 fly) and in the Senior/Open category (200 fly). Sharks finishing in the Top 3 of their individual events were: Cha-cha Bugatti (2nd place - 1000 free, 3rd - 500 free); Blair Collins (3rd - 200 back); Austin Detra (2nd - 1000 free and 1650 free, 3rd - 500 free); McKayla Lightbourn (3rd - 400 IM); Ashlee Linn (2nd - 200 free and 200 IM, 3rd - 100 free and 100 back); John Orban (3rd - 1000 free and 1650 free); Raquel Raybon (3rd - 200 fly); and Corinne Showalter (National Champion - 200 free and 200 IM; 2nd - 200 fly and 400 IM). Other Top 16 podium finishes were turned in by: Jesse Bessire (9th - 200 fly, 13th - 400 IM, 15th - 200 IM); Cha-cha Bugatti (4th - 1650 free); Patrick Ceddia (4th - 500 free, 5th - 1000 free and 1650 free); Mckenzie Clark (14th - 1000 free); Blair Collins (13th - 100 back); Sara Conner (6th - 1000 free, 8th - 1650 free, 13th - 500 free); Mark Cox (5th - 200 fly, 12th - 100 fly and 200 free); Drew Crete (5th - 200 back, 13th - 100 back); Kirt Davis (7th - 1650 free, 8th - 500 free, 10th - 1000 free); Austin Detra (16th - 200 free); Becky Evenson (14th - 200 back); Marissa Harrington (5th - 1000 free, 6th - 500 free, 7th - 1650 free, 10th - 200 free); Rachel Harrington (9th - 1000 free, 10th - 200 fly and 1650 free, 12th - 500 free); Matt Kaminske (4th - 1000 free, 6th - 1650 free, 13th - 500 free); Shelby Leonard (5th - 100 back, 8th - 200 back); McKayla Lightbourn (7th - 200 IM, 10th - 200 back); Katheryne Muth (10th - 50 free, 12th - 200 free, 14th - 500 free); John Orban (6th - 400 IM, 10th - 500 free); Jesi Piper (9th - 400 IM); Raquel Raybon (4th - 400 IM, 8th - 1000 free, 15th - 500 free); Ashley Reid (10th - 200 IM); Derek Samies (14th - 1000 free); and John Silvers (10th - 1650 free, 12th - 1000 free). Full Meet Results, Team Scores, Individual Shark Results, a Photo Page, and the Meet Information page are available. Click for Y-Nat Team Roster and Team Photo. Click for Team Photos from Awards Banquet. Congratulations to the Shark swimmers, coaches, and parents!!! Sharks Help Florida Swimming to All-Stars Win - 3/30/08Sixteen Shark age-group swimmers were selected to the Florida Swimming all-star team and helped in the dual meet win over Florida Gold over the March 29th-30th weekend at the Indian River C.C. pool in Ft. Pierce. In the process, five new Shark short-course records were set and two records were tied: Spence Atkins set two new records in the girls' 10 & under category besting the 100 IM and 100 breaststroke marks, and tied Annie Babicz's 50 breast record from 1996; sister Shealyn Atkins set a new Shark record in the girls' 10 & under 50 backstroke; Nancy Hu also set two new Shark records in the girls' 10 & under category by beating the 1971 50 free record and then by beating her own record in the 100 fly; and, on the boys' side, Ian Amistoso tied his own Shark record in the 11-12 100 breaststroke. Sharks finishing in the Top 3 of their individual events were: Ian Amistoso (2nd - 50 & 100 breast, 3rd - 50 free); Shealyn Atkins (2nd - 50 & 100 back, 3rd - 200 free); Spence Atkins (1st - 50 & 100 breast, 2nd - 200 IM, 3rd - 50 & 100 fly); Faryn Duff (2nd - 50 & 100 fly); Nancy Hu (2nd - 100 fly, 3rd - 200 IM); Campbell Lee (3rd - 200 free & 200 IM); Kara Plocharsky (3rd - 500 free); Andy Watts (3rd - 1650 free); and Roman Zaremba (1st - 100 back, 3rd - 50 back). Sharks on the All-Star team were: Ian Amistoso, Shealyn Atkins, Spence Atkins, Patrick Bowers, Rees Cattermole, Cameron Davis, Keanan Dols, Faryn Duff, Nancy Hu, Campbell Lee, Liam McKane, Carter Page, Kara Plocharsky, Patrick Wall, Andy Watts, and Roman Zaremba. Full Meet Results and Individual Shark Results are now posted. McKayla Lightbourn Becomes Newest U.S. Olympic Trial Qualifier - 3/29/08Senior 1 swimmer McKayla Lightbourn swam a 2:20.09 in the finals of the 200 meter IM Saturday night at the Carifta Games in Aruba to become the newest Shark U.S. Olympic Trial Qualifier. Great job McKayla! Coach Shofe Named 2007 Florida HS Swimming "Coach of the Year" - 3/27/08Riverview High School and Shark Head Coach Larry Shofe was recently named the Florida Dairy Farmers Girls' Swimming Coach of the Year for the 2007 Florida High School season. Coach Shofe led the Riverview HS girls' team to their second consecutive FHSAA 3A State Championship in 2007. The Press Release is posted. Congratulations to Coach Larry Shofe! Following Our Collegiate Sharks - 3/20/08Sixteen collegiate swimmers who swam for the Sarasota YMCA Sharks competed in their recent conference championships for NCAA and NJCAA. Three swimmers, Ashley Largo (Arkansas), Lindsey Largo (West Virginia), and Ryan Crete (U of Florida) qualified to swim in the NCAA Championships. This elite championship selects the fastest men and women in the nation from each event during the collegiate season. The men's NCAA championship meet will be held March 27-29th in Seattle and the women's championship will be held March 20-22nd in Columbus, Ohio. Shark swimmer results from their conference championships are posted HERE. The link to the live Women's NCAA Championship Results is posted HERE. Shark Girls Win Sectionals - Team 2nd - 3/16/08The Sharks took 40 Junior and Senior team members to Orlando for the Speedo Southern Sectionals held March 13th thru 16th at the International YMCA Aquatic Center. When the water had settled the girls came away with a win, the boys held on for 4th place, and the combined team ended up 2nd overall among a strong field of swimmers. On an individual basis, Ashlee Linn became the newest Shark Olympic Trial Qualifier breezing to a 1:04.50 in the 100 meter backstroke (0.09 below the cut); she will join Corinne Showalter, Austin Detra and Shark collegians Ashley Largo and Ryan Crete at the Trials this summer. Corinne also remade her Trial cut in the 400 free. In addition, several Shark records were broken including: Katheryne Muth who reset her own Girls' 15-16 50 meter free mark with a 27.26; Ashlee Linn who broke two 1980's era Shark records in the Girls' 15-16 100 free (59.48) and 100 back (1:04.50) as well as the Girls' Open/Senior marks in the 50 (30.48) and 100 meter back; McKayla Lightbourn who set new marks in the 200 IM (2:20.60) in both the Girls' 15-16 and Open/Senior categories; and Drew Crete setting a new mark in the 50 back in the Boys' Open/Senior category with a 29.40; in Relays, the Girls' 200 free relay team of Muth, Linn, Sara Conner and Showalter set a new mark with a 1:49.08 and the Girls' 400 medley relay team of Linn, Lightbourn, Showalter and Muth set a new mark with a 4:24.47; the Boys' 200 medley relay team of Crete, Tyler Revels, Mark Cox, and Austin Detra set a new mark with a 1:53.10. New Senior National cuts were made by McKayla Lightbourn (200 IM) and Ashlee Linn (100 back). New U.S. Open cuts were made by Blair Collins (200 back), McKayla Lightbourn (200 IM), Ashlee Linn (100 back), and Corinne Showalter (400 & 800 free). New Junior National cuts were made by Blair Collins (100 & 200 back), Shelby Leonard (100 back), McKayla Lightbourn (200 IM), Ashlee Linn (200 free, 100 & 200 back), Katheryne Muth (50 free), Rocky Raybon (200 fly & 400 IM), and Corinne Showalter (200 & 400 IM, 400 & 800 free, 200 fly). Top 3 individual point getters for the Sharks were: Girls - Corinne Showalter (T-10th place); McKayla Lightbourn (T-22nd); and Ashlee Linn (T-26th); Boys - John Orban (36th); Austin Detra (T-54th); and Drew Crete (T-67th). Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, and Team Scores are now available. Sharks Earn Gold Medal Club Status - 3/12/08Coach Shofe has announced that USA Swimming has released the final rankings of their 2008 Club Excellence Program and the Sarasota Sharks were named a Gold Medal Club. We are the first YMCA swim team to achieve the Gold Medal level. Only 16 swim teams are classified nationally as Gold Medal clubs for 2008; the Sharks are the only Gold Medal team in Florida. This ranking allows the Sharks to apply for up to $12,000 in funding from USA Swimming. This achievement was made possible through the summer performances of Shark swimmers as well as our attendance at USA Swimming national competitions. More information is available from the USA Swimming website. Congratulations to the entire Shark organization - swimmers, coaches, and parents!! Area 3/5 Results - 3/9/08The Sharks hosted the Spring Area 3/5 Championships over the March 7th-9th weekend at the Selby Aquatic Center. Sixteen teams and almost 700 swimmers took part in this "below J.O. cut" meet. When it was all done, sixteen Sharks had made new J.O. cuts and one new Shark record was set. Ian Amistoso broke the old Shark record in the 11-12 boys 200 yard breaststroke by six seconds, in addition, he set a new Florida Swimming SC record in the same event. Sixteen Sharks made new J.O. cuts including: Alex Catena (200 breast); Jack Clark (100 free); Phil Czupryna (200 breast); Justin duTreil (200 IM); Jordan Fortin (50 & 100 back); Matthew Garcia (200 IM); Karl Hegwein (200 breast); Natalie Hegwein (200 free); Peyton Hunkapiller (200 free); Yusuf Kadibhai (100 & 200 back, 100 breast); Vanessa Knoch (200 IM); Tyler O'Brien (50 free, 100 IM, 100 breast); Rachel O'Grady (50 breast); Matthew Pelton (100 breast); Pablo Suarez (50, 100 & 200 free, 200 back, 400 IM); and Charlotte Wilhelm (200 back). The Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page are now available. Sharks Win 4th Straight Senior Champs - 3/2/08Following the successful J.O. outing by the younger Sharks the prior weekend, the 15 & over Sharks got their turn in Clearwater and came away with their fourth straight Florida Swimming Senior Champs title. The Sharks swept all three titles (boys, girls, and combined) at the four day meet held at the Long Center Feb. 28th thru March 2nd. Ashlee Linn set four new short-course Shark records in the girls 15-16 and open categories with a 50.86 in the 100 free and a 56.22 in the 100 back. Corinne Showalter set a new Florida Swimming Senior Champ record in the 200 fly with a time of 2:01.19. Finishing in the top 10 of their age group high point competition were: 15-16 girls - Lauren Piper (1st place), Ashlee Linn (3rd place), Mckayla Lightbourn (5th place), and Katheryne Muth (8th place); Senior girls - Corinne Showalter (T-7th place) and Sara Conner (T-7th place); Senior boys - Austin Detra (3rd place) and John Orban (T-6th place). Finishing in the top 3 of their individual events were: Mark Cox (2nd - 200 fly); Drew Crete (2nd - 400 IM); Kirt Davis (3rd - 1650 free); Austin Detra (1st - 1000 & 1650 free, 2nd - 500 free, 3rd - 200 fly); Marissa Harrington (1st - 1650 free, 3rd - 1000 free); Matt Kaminske (2nd - 1650 free); Mckayla Lightbourn (2nd - 200 breast); Ashlee Linn (1st - 100 free, 2nd - 100 & 200 back, 200 free); Katheryne Muth (3rd - 50 & 200 free); John Orban (3rd - 400 IM); Lauren Piper (1st - 100 back, 2nd - 200 fly & 400 IM, 3rd - 200 back, 200 IM, 100 fly); Raquel Raybon (3rd - 200 fly, 500 & 1000 free); Corinne Showalter (1st - 200 fly & 1000 free); and John Silvers (1st - 1650 free, 3rd - 500 & 1000 free). Ashlee Linn made new Junior National cuts in the 100 & 200 back, and the 100 free. Making new Y-National cuts were: Tim Bradley (100 free); Pat Czupryna (400 IM); Fernando Gutierrez (400 IM); Mufaddal Kadibhai (200 back); and John Silvers (500 & 1650 free). The Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, and Team Scores are now posted. Sharks go on a Feeding Frenzy at J.O.'s - 2/25/08
With their largest J.O. team ever (76 qualifiers), the Sharks captured their 5th straight Florida Swimming Junior Olympics title in convincing fashion racking up a total of 3,186.5 points and beating 2nd place Bolles by more than 1,000 points. The four day meet was held February 21st thru 24th in Clearwater and featured 52 teams from around Florida. Top point getters for the Sharks were Ian Amistoso (105 pts.) for the boys and Spence Atkins (104 pts.) for the girls. Once again, the Sharks had a balanced meet as they won 4 of 6 age group team categories, yet had no age group individual high point champions. All in all, it was a great weekend for the 14 & under Sharks, as three J.O. records were broken, 12 Shark records fell, national cuts were made, and numerous lifetime personal bests were achieved. The Shark relays broke three Junior Olympic records: the 10 & under girls 200 free relay team of Spence & Shealyn Atkins, Nancy Hu, and Samantha Smithburger broke the old record by almost a full second but were out-touched by the Fast Lane Aquatics team who set the new record; the boys 11 & 12 relay team of Roman Zaremba, Ian Amistoso, Liam McKane, and Patrick Wall set two new J.O. records in the 200 medley (1:53.01) and the 400 medley (4:05.07) relays. The old J.O. 400 medley relay record was broken by over 7 seconds by the boys. Twelve new Shark records were set (7 relays and 5 individual): the 10 & under girls relay team of Atkins, Atkins, Hu, and Smithburger smashed the 200 free (1:54.16) and the 200 medley (2:09.50) Shark records; the girls 13 & 14 400 medley relay team of Shelby Leonard, Ashley Reid, Rachel Harrington, and Cha-cha Bugatti broke the old Shark record with a time of 3:57.83; the boys 11 & 12 relay team of Amistoso, Zaremba, Wall, and Rees Cattermole broke the 200 free (1:43.05) and the 400 free (3:47.97) records, while the boys 11 & 12 relay team of Zaremba, Amistoso, McKane, and Wall broke the 200 medley (1:53.01) and 400 medley (4:05.07) Shark records - the 400 by over 12 seconds. As for individual Shark records: Shealyn Atkins reset the girls 10 & under 100 yard backstroke record with a 1:07.28 while her sister, Spence Atkins, reset the girls 10 & under 100 yard breaststroke record with a 1:16.75; Spence Atkins and Nancy Hu both broke the 10 & under girls record in the 100 fly with Hu setting the new mark with a time of 1:06.64; and finally, Ian Amistoso broke two of his own 11 & 12 boys Shark records in the 50 breaststroke (30.45) and the 100 breaststroke (1:05.64). Top ten overall point finishers in their respective age groups were: 10 & under girls - Spence Atkins (3rd), Nancy Hu (4th), and Shealyn Atkins (5th); 10 & under boys - Campbell Lee (5th) and Patrick Bowers (8th); 11 & 12 girls - Kara Plocharsky (9th); 11 & 12 boys - Ian Amistoso (3rd), Patrick Wall (5th), and Roman Zaremba (9th); 13 & 14 girls - Cha-cha Bugatti (3rd), Ashley Reid (4th), Shelby Leonard (7th), and Rachel Harrington (8th); and 13 & 14 boys - Tucker Atkins (T-3rd) and Derek Pridemore (T-8th). Finishing in the Top 3 of their individual events were: Ian Amistoso (Double JO Champ - 50 & 100 breast, 2nd place - 50 & 100 fly and 200 IM); Shealyn Atkins (JO Champ - 100 back, 2nd place - 50 back, 3rd place - 100 & 200 free); Spence Atkins (JO Champ - 50 fly; 2nd place - 100 breast, 100 fly, 100 & 200 IM, 3rd place - 50 breast); Tucker Atkins (JO Champ - 100 fly, 2nd place - 200 IM, 3rd place - 100 & 200 free); Cha-cha Bugatti (JO Champ - 400 IM, 2nd place - 500, 1000 & 1650 free, 3rd place - 200 back); Rees Cattermole (3rd place - 50 free); Cameron Davis (2nd place - 200 free, 3rd place - 1000 free); Nancy Hu (Double JO Champ - 100 fly & 200 IM, 3rd place - 50 fly); Campbell Lee (2nd place - 200 & 500 free, 100 back, 3rd place - 50 back); Shelby Leonard (Double JO Champ - 100 & 200 back, 3rd place - 100 fly); Liam McKane (3rd place - 100 IM); Jesi Piper (3rd place - 200 breast); Kara Plocharsky (3rd place - 100 & 200 free); Derek Pridemore (2nd place - 200 back); Ashley Reid (Double JO Champ - 100 & 200 breast, 3rd place - 200 & 400 IM); Patrick Wall (2nd place - 500 & 1000 free, 100 breast, 3rd place - 200 free & 200 IM); and Roman Zaremba (3rd place - 100 back). New Senior and Junior National Cuts were made by Cha-cha Bugatti in the 1000 free and a Junior National Cut in the 1650 free. New Spring YMCA National Cuts were made by: Tucker Atkins (200 IM); Rebekah Baker (200 breast & 400 IM); Meghan Buckley (50 & 200 free); Jacque Garcia (400 IM); Ava Jones (1000 free); Tori Kontor (200 fly); Joanna Murphy (500, 1000 & 1650 free); Jesi Piper (200 breast & 500 free); Derek Pridemore (500, 1000 & 1650 free, and 200 back); Ashley Reid (100 back); Andy Watts (1000 free); and Charlotte Wilhelm (100 free). Congratulations to the Shark swimmers, coaches, and parents. Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, Team & Individual Scores, and Photos are now available. *Note that in the Individual Shark Results, legal splits (if personal bests) are included and Y-Nat cuts are marked. Legal splits can be identified by the 3 or 4 digit event number, where the last 2 digits represent the actual event number from which the split was obtained. Saturday Last Chance Results - 2/18/08The Sharks held a "Last Chance Meet" on February 16th in order to give swimmers one more opportunity to make those J.O. cuts. Eight Sharks came through and made new J.O. cuts including: Reid Colett (500 free), Matthew Garcia (100 back), Peyton Hunkapiller (100 fly), Bethany Leap (50 & 100 back, 100 fly), Peyton Leeson (50 & 500 free, 100 breast), Tyler O'Brien (50 breast), Rachel O'Grady (50 free, 100 fly), and Kaylin Searles (100 fly). Congratulations to these swimmers! The Individual Shark Results and the Full Meet Results are posted. Y-State Results - 2/11/08
The Sharks took almost 200 swimmers to Orlando the weekend of Feb. 8th thru 10th and won their 4th straight and 22nd overall Florida YMCA State Championship Title. The Sharks scored a whopping 11,982 points compared to 2nd place Marion County's total of 2,923. The Sharks scored more than 50% of the total available points in the meet. Ian Amistoso continued his Shark record-breaking streak resetting his 11-12 boys 100 yard breaststroke record by 0.04 seconds. CORRECTED - Finishing in the Top 5 of their age groups were: 8 & under girls - Cindy Dong (2nd) and Kaelin Balagh (3rd); 8 & under boys - Michael Knoch (2nd), Tyler Habib (4th), and Matthew Smithburger (5th); 10 & under girls - Spence Atkins (1st), Shealyn Atkins (2nd), Samantha Cahoone (3rd), Sophie Cattermole (4th), and Samantha Smithburger (5th); 10 & under boys - Campbell Lee (1st), Patrick Bowers (2nd), Keanan Dols (4th), and Carter Page (5th); 11 & 12 girls - Charlotte Wilhelm (1st), Kara Plocharsky (2nd), Cameron Davis (3rd), Gabby Theofanous (T-4th); 11 & 12 boys - Ian Amistoso (1st), Patrick Wall (2nd), Roman Zaremba (4th), and Liam McKane (5th); 13 & 14 girls - Ashlee Linn (2nd), Cha-cha Bugatti (3rd), Shelby Leonard (4th), and Rachel Harrington (5th); 13 & 14 boys - Tucker Atkins (2nd), Derek Pridemore (4th), Andy Watts, (T-5th) and Gregg Cesaroni (T-5th); Senior girls - Lauren Piper (1st), Corinne Showalter (2nd), Sara Conner (3rd), and Katheryne Muth (5th); Senior boys - John Orban (2nd), Drew Crete (3rd), Mark Cox (4th), and Kirt Davis (5th). Making new Y-Nat cuts were: Sara Conner, Rebecca Evenson, John Orban, and John Silvers. Making new J.O. cuts were: Hayden Aristizabal, Tucker Atkins, Rebekah Baker, Ellen Berdusco, Cha-cha Bugatti, Sarah Cahoone, Lisa Cesaroni, Alex Clark, Jack Clark, Mckenzie Clark, Reid Colett, Phil Czupryna, Talia Daniel, Grace DiMeo, Keanan Dols, Lily Donoghue, Justin duTreil, Daniel Erlenmeyer, Eric Erlenmeyer, Matthew Garcia, Megan Griffiths, Karl Hegwein, Natalie Hegwein, Ava Jones, Yusuf Kadibhai, Peyton Leeson, Drew Maddy, Liam McKane, Niamh O'Grady, Rachel O'Grady, John Pelton, Matthew Pelton, Lexy Raybon, Kaylin Searles, Samantha Smithburger, Jetta Wright, Chyna Yelding, and Roman Zaremba. The Full Meet Results, the Individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page are now posted. Orlando IMX Meet Results - 1/30/08The Sharks took 50 age group swimmers to the Team Orlando IMX Challenge Meet held January 25th thru 27th at the Lake Brantley pool in Altamonte Springs. New J.O. cuts were made by: Sophie Cattermole (100 back), Jack Clark (100 IM), Natalie Hegwein (100 fly), Vanessa Knoch (50 breast), Carter Page (100 free & 100 IM), Samantha Smithburger (100 fly), Andy Watts (200 back), and Roman Zaremba (100 breast). Individual Event Winners were: Cameron Davis (100, 200 & 500 free, 100 back, and 200 & 400 IM), Keanan Dols (100 fly & 100 back), Faryn Duff (50 & 100 fly), Tyler Habib (50 breast), Natalie Hegwein (50 back), Nancy Hu (50 fly), Michael Knoch (25 & 50 free, 25 & 50 fly, and 50 back), Bethany Leap (50 breast), Carter Page (50 back and 200 free), and Patrick Wall (200 free). Also finishing in the top 3 of at least one of their events were: Rees Cattermole, Sophie Cattermole, Jack Clark, Cameron Davis, Keanan Dols, Faryn Duff, Tyler Habib, Natalie Hegwein, Nancy Hu, Michael Knoch, Bethany Leap, Tyler O'Brien, Carter Page, Matthew Pelton, Anna Schmitz, Matthew Smithburger, Samantha Smithburger, Gabby Theofanous, Patrick Wall, Andy Watts, Chyna Yelding, and Roman Zaremba. We have not been provided with IMX high point winners for this meet nor have we been provided with corrected results (there appears to be errors in the 13-14 girls 100 breaststroke results). Should we receive additional or corrected information on this meet, we will post it. The Full Meet Results and the Individual Shark Results are posted as we received them. Kirt Davis Added to Zone Select Camp - 1/29/08Senior 1 swimmer Kirt Davis has been added to the list of Sharks who have been invited to the 2008 USA Swimming Southern Zone Select Camp. Kirt, along with teammates Cha-cha Bugatti, Jesi Piper, and Ashley Reid, will be joining 52 other elite young swimmers from around the South at the camp to be held May 29th thru June 1st in Chapel Hill, NC. Selection is based upon fastest event times and total IMX Power Point scores from May 1st to August 31st. The complete list of swimmers is posted. Congratulations to these swimmers!
Senior Circuit Meet Results - 1/20/08Over 150 swimmers braved the cool temperatures for the chance to swim in the first long course meet of 2008 at Selby. Highlights of the meet included Ian Amistoso smashing the old Florida Swimming record in the 11-12 boys 200 meter breaststroke by almost 3 seconds with a 2:45.64 and at the same time resetting his Shark record in the event, and Ryan Lochte, from the Daytona Beach Speed, setting three new Selby long course pool records (200 free, 100 back, and 400 IM). Ian may have been the youngest boy swimmer entered in the meet, but he swam like a pro, making USA Swimming Top 10 cuts in the 12 year old category in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Being a current Florida Swimming recordholder puts Ian in elite company with former Sharks Annie Babicz (7 records), Kim Linehan (4 records), and Jeff May (1 record), and Shark teammate Corinne Showalter (2 records).
The Full Meet Results, Individual Shark Results, and a Photo Page from the Senior Circuit Long Course Meet held January 18th thru 20th are available. Coaches' Team Manager Results file is also available. ^back to top |
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