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For: Morristown Area
The A, B, C’s of Swimming
Rachel Ahlmeyer, Patrick Bauer
and Fara Cohen led the Morris County Swim Club to 55 new Best Times
in 64 swims at the recent Distance Derby held at Newark Academy.
From Morris Plains, Rachel
Ahlmeyer improved her times in five of five events. Ahlymeyer dropped
24.31 seconds to finish with a Silver Time of 1:32.85 in the W10&U
100 Back. The Silver time qualifys the swimmer for the Silver
Championships to be held at Newark Academy in late February. Shannon
Keller slashed 39.63 as she finished the W12&U 500 Free in
8:05.42.
From Morristown, Patrick Bauer
cut time in four of five events, including setting a Silver Time in
the M10&U 100 Back with a time of 1:32.05, a big accomplishment
for an 8-year old. Gabrielle Ferrara finished the W12&U 500 Free
in 8:26.40, an excellent first effort in the event. Maura Scully
enjoyed a finish of 8:06.23 in the W12&U 500 Free.
Fara Cohen of Convent Station improved
in four of four events, in the W10&U 100IM in 1:35.20, 100 Free
in 1:23.72, 100 Breast in 1:49.79 and 500 Free in 8:24.42.
The meet was attended by NJ Swimming
club teams, which are a part of USA Swimming, the governing body for
swimming, including the Olympic team, in the United States. The
Distance Derby took place November 17-18. More information is
available at the team website, www.mcscnj.com.
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For: Denville
Denville Dives Into Distance
At the Distance Derby Meet from
Denville, Brian Stiles and Chuck Kohaut set the pace for Morris
County Swim Club athletes with 2 top 5 finishes in the Mens Open 1000
Free. Stiles’ 3rd place mark was 11:31.45, also good
qualifying for the Silver Championships and Kohaut finished in
12:23.01 for 5th place. Stephanie Harris followed up with
a Best and Silver Time of 7:34.48 in the W12&U 500 Free. Anna
Baccglini went the distance as she cut 42 seconds from her 1000 Free
to finish 14:10.05 and 6:52.05 in her 500 Free. Brittany Campo set a
Best Time with a 13:33.82 in the W1000 Free. Nicole Harris swam under
13-minutes with a time of 12:56.89. Annie Shaffer cut 22.24 to finish
the W1000Free in 14:57.73. Sister Molly dropped significant time in 4
events, the W12&U 200 Free in 3:23.04, 100IM in 1:42.78, 100 Free
in 1:31.63 and 100 Breast in 1:58.37. Teammate Michael Stiles also
cut time in the same events as Molly, on the M12&U slate. His
1:31.25 in the 100IM was good for a Silver Championships qualifying
time. Jessica Stiles finished the W12&U 500 Free in 6:53.37 and
swam to a first time 14:22.91 in the W1000 Free.
The meet was attended by NJ Swimming
club teams, which are a part of USA Swimming, the governing body for
swimming, including the Olympic team, in the United States. The
Distance Derby took place November 17-18 at Newark Academy. More
information is available at the team website, www.mcscnj.com.
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For: Randolph
Barrow
& Trinco Have Best Times
Randolph athletes Catherine Barrow and
Charlie Trinco set Best Times for the Morris County Swim Club at the
Distance Derby Swim Meet.
Catherine Barrow set a personal Best
Time in the W12&U 500 Free with a time of 8:17.83. Charlie Trinco
had 5 excellent times, including cutting 50 seconds to swim in a
Silver Championships qualifying time of 1:44.63 in the W10&U 100
Breast. She also took 28.40 off for a Best Time in the 200 Free in
3:21.65 and 15 seconds off in both the 100 Back and 100 Free. The
Silver Championships are the last opportunity for qualifying for the
NJ Junior Olympics. Levi Krynicki set a Best Time with a 14:37.61 in
the W1000 Free. Eric Rappeport competed in his first 1000 Free in a
time of 13:27.03.
The meet was attended by NJ Swimming
club teams, which are a part of USA Swimming, the governing body for
swimming, including the Olympic team, in the United States. The
Distance Derby took place November 17-18. More information is
available at the team website, www.mcscnj.com.
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For: Lake Hopatcong
Good
Times
Courtney Good of Lake Hopatcong dropped
more than a minute in the W1000 Free, swimming to a Best Time and
below the 13-minte mark, in 12:58.25. Sister Taylor followed up with
a time of 8:50.12 in the W12&U 500 Free.
For: Mendham
Bizzie
Keeps Busy
Bizzie Handen of Mendham set two Best
Times at the recent Distance Derby Swim Meet She competed in both the
W12&U 500 and 1000 freestyles for the first time. She swam the
500 in 8:24.99 and followed it up with a 17:37.32. Handen swims part
time with the MCSC, splitting her time with other sports. She’s had
a strong fall season for the club, cutting time in events at every
meet. Allison Vilchinsky covered the W12&U 500 Free in 6:50.89
and had a strong first time 1000 Free, notching a time under 14
minutes with a 13:59.26.
The meet was attended by NJ Swimming
club teams, which are a part of USA Swimming, the governing body for
swimming, including the Olympic team, in the United States. The
Distance Derby took place November 17-18 at Newark Academy. More
information is available at the team website, www.mcscnj.com.
Photo courtesy of the Morris County
Swim Club: Swimming for th Morris County Swim Club, Allison
Vilchinsky swam the W1000 Free in 13:59.26. As an 11-12 year old
competitor, this was her first 1000 Free, at the Distance Derby on
11/18 at Newark Academy.
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Dennis Oussenko of East Hanover had two
impressive races, cutting over a minute to finish the M10&U Back
in 1:42.33 and taking 46.65 from the 200 Free to finish 3:33.40.
From Florham Park, Chrissy Wisolmerski
slashed 1:04 to improve to 13:41.58 in the W1000 Free. Leann Zaug
followed up with a Silver Championships qualifying time, a 1:40
improvement to finish 6th in a time of 12:19.63.
Marie Psomas-Jackloski of Chatham
dropped 38.76 to complete the W12&U Free in 13:27.03.
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