After swimming approximately 48 miles a person (which calculates into 1654 miles as a team), the Whitman swim team has left California. We celebrated all our hard work on Thursday with a 10,000 yard practice in the morning and Buca di Beppo in the evening (see picture)We had a very good meet tonight against Willamette. Both the Whitman men's and women's teams escaped victorious. The men's team final score was 144 v. 52 and the women's team scored 104 v. 93 . These scores are great - especially considering where we are at in the season. We have swum a lot of yards, put a lot of time into the pool, and flew from Southern California to Portland today, so with all the factors combined, the team did a really great job.
Some outstanding swims:
- The women's 200 Medley Relay of Kendi Thomas, Ellen McCleery, Erin Pettersen, and Chelsea Klinger who touched out Willamette.
- The woman's 200 Yard Freestyle where Lauren Flynn, Elizabeth Roberson, and Chelsea Hollingsworth of Willamette all had a solid race against each other. In the end, Elizabeth got first place with a 2: 09.00, followed by Lauren with a 2:09.03, and Hollingsworth came in third. It was great to see the girls push each other!
- Our women took 2, 3, 4 in the Women's 50 yard freestyle. Kate Pringle came in at a 27.28 , Chelsea Klinger at a 27.91, and Courtney Fitzpatrick, just coming back from being studying abroad, swam the race in a 29.10. The men accomplished the same 2, 3, 4 placings with Clint Collier swimming the 50 in 23.28, Nick Hurlburt in 23.66, and Matt Bancaya in 24.03.
- Jamie Nusse had some outstanding swims in his 200 Free and 100 Back, beating his nearest competitor by over seven seconds in the 200, and three seconds in the back stroke.
- Whitman went 1,2,4 in the men's 100 Breast. Nick Wood touched the wall first in 1:04.5, followed by Eric Molnar (1:07.18), and Brian Wakefield, swimming a valiant race, was touched out by half a second, achieving fourth. It was great to see the team step up and cheer boisterously for their teammates on this race.
- The men's 200 Yard Free Relays got first and third sporting the teams of David Lee, Clint Collier, Ysbrand Nusse, and Jamie Nussee, and Chad Trexler, Max Hennings, Jeff Sterrit, and Matt Bancaya. This fast-paced race was a great end to an excellent meet.
For complete results, click on this link
Up next: Lewis and Clark (at Lewis and Clark) tomorrow at 1pm! If you're in the area, come join!
