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USA Swimming released their list of the Top
Ten Performances from September 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009
last week. The list enumerates the top ten performers by age
and event for both short course yards and long course meters.
The individuals who make this list are truly the best of the
best. It is an accomplishment of the highest degree to
produce a swim that qualifies an athlete as one of the ten best
performers in a particular event throughout the
country.
Carmel Swim Club is incredibly proud to
recognize our athletes who made their mark on this national
list.
A special congratulations goes out to
Harrison Wagner. Harrison boasted the nation’s fastest
performance (23.96) from a 15-year-old boy in the LCM 50
Freestyle. Joining Harrison on the boy’s list is Daniel
Hasler. Daniel produced the eighth fastest time from a
17-year-old boy in the 400-Meter IM this year (4:29.96).
Lacey Locke made the list in an impressive
five individual events. Lacey’s top performance came in
the 13-year-old girls 100-Yard Backstroke, where she swam the fifth
best time this year (56.53). Lacey had the sixth fastest time
in the country the 100-Meter Backstroke (1:03.83) for 14-year-old
girls and the SCY 200 Backstroke (2:02.86) for 13-year-old
girls. She also had two eighth place times for 14-year-old
girls in the 50-Meter Freestyle (26.96) and the 200-Meter
Backstroke (2:18.15).
National Youth Team Member Lauren Stauder
boasts three times on the list. Lauren’s performance in
the 16-year-old girls 100-Meter Breaststroke (1:12.14) is the
eighth-fastest time of the year. As a 17-year-old,
Lauren’s time in the 100-Meter Breaststroke (1:11.24) is
ninth and her impressive swim in the 200-Meter Breaststroke
(2:30.49) is fourth.
Megan Detro made an impact in the rankings
for the sprint freestyle events. Megan’s time in the
LCM 50 Freestyle (26.15) is the seventh-best performance for
18-year-old girls this year and her 56.86 in the LCM 100 Freestyle
is sixth fastest time for 18-year-old girls. Jessie Hammes
and Trish Regan also made the top-ten ranking in one event
each. Jessie swam the seventh-fastest time in the 18-year-old
girls 100-Meter Backstroke this summer (1:03.56), and Trish was the
ninth-fastest 200 IM’er for 17-year-old girls LCM
(2:17.87).
Carmel Swim Club also contributed three
relay performances to the list. The 13-14 Girls team of Lacey
Locke, Lucy Kramer, Ariana Bullard, and Summer Brown combined their
efforts in the 400-Yard Medley Relay to produce the sixth-best time
in the country this year (3:56.26). The 15-18 year old squads
of Jessie Hammes, Lauren Stauder, Trish Regan, and Megan Detro made
their presence know in both the 200- and 400-Meter Medley
Relays. The girls are ranked fourth in the 200 (2:00.42) and
third in the 400 (4:12.78).
We are so happy for this recognition of our
athletes. Please join us in sending them our warmest
congratulations!
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