FAST TIMES AT AGE GROUP STATE!

Carmel Swim Club is proud to recognize our 105 athletes who were a part of our 2010 Age Group State Championship Team.  Together, these individuals combined their efforts over July 23-25 to race to a third place team finish.  CSC swimmers were not only impressive in their performances in the pool, but also in their team spirit and camaraderie demonstrated on the pool deck throughout the entire weekend. 

We would also like to specially thank all of our parent volunteers who worked so hard to ensure the meet ran smoothly.  Hosting a championship meet is no easy task, but our CSC parents proved they were up to the challenge and put on a fantastic event.  Feedback from other programs has been exceedingly positive.  From the professionalism of our volunteers, to the delicious and abundant offerings in hospitality, and the countless hours worked, the dedication and generosity in time and spirit of Carmel Swim Club parents was a tremendous hallmark of our organization.

Top to bottom Carmel had an outstanding meet.  Nearly all of our swimmers had lifetime best times during the weekend, and our swimmers continued to drop time in finals.  There was no doubt that finals time was Carmel time.  Our swimmers raced tough, moved up from their seeds, and had some seriously fast swims.

For the third Age Group State Meet in a row, the Carmel 10 and Under Girls turned in a dominating performance.  Led by team victories in both the 200 Free Relay (Kelly Pash, Katie Dougherty, Grace Pangburn, and Trude Rothrock) and the 200 Medley Relay (Lydia Yao, Trude Rothrock, Kelly Pash, and Grace Pangburn) the ladies were unstoppable!  On her way to the 10 and Under Girls High Point Award, Trude Rothrock won five individual events (50, 100, 200 Free; 50 and 100 Breast) and was runner up in the 200 IM.  Notably, Trude’s performance in the 200 Free was a new Carmel Swim Club record (2:26.11).  Kelly Pash turned in six top-16 performances (50 and 100 Back, 50 and 100 Fly, 100 Breast, and 200 IM) and Lydia Yao also scored in several events (50 and 100 Back, 50 and 100 Breast, and 100 Fly).  Katie Dougherty and Nyssa Qiao tallied top-16 finishes in the 50 Back and 100 Fly respectively.

The 10 and Under Boys turned in several strong performances.  Led by multiple top-16 finishes from a trio of nine year olds, the future of our CSC boys looks bright.  Zach Wilson (50 Free), Patrick Cavanaugh (50 Breast, 100 Breast), and Chris Brunory (50 Breast, 50 and 100 Fly) led the charge and combined their efforts with Brett Sherman for a fourth-place finish in the 200 Free Relay and a third place finish in the 200 Medley Relay.

It was a total team effort for the 11-12 Girls: nine different individuals placed in the top-16 and multiple relays scored in each event.  The 200 Medley A Relay Team of Becky Flaherty, Veronica Burchill, Caroline Schultz, and Morgan Grout stormed the podium with a third-place finish.  The 200 Medley C Relay of Sammie Burchill, Meaghan Mahoney, Kayleigh Hughes, and Katie Schlies captured thirteenth, while the B Relay of Claire Adams, Abigail Brunory, Claudia Shelbourn, and Jillian Satz scored fifteenth.  The 200 Free A Relay Team of Jillian Satz, Morgan Grout, Caroline Schultz, and Veronica Burchill placed second, while the 200 Free B Relay team of Claire Adams, Abigail Brunory, Claudia Shelbourn, and Katie Schlies placed fourteenth.  Veronica Burchill paced CSC’s individual 11-12 Girls performances.  Veronica was the 11-12 Girls 50 Butterfly State Champion and also had top-eight finishes in the 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 and 100 Breast, and 100 Fly.  Caroline Schultz scored in both butterfly events; Becky Flaherty and Claire Adams placed very well in both backstroke events; and Meaghan Mahoney, Katie Schlies, and Abigail Brunory finished in the top-16 in both breaststroke events.  Morgan Grout turned in strong performances with her top-16 finishes in the 400 Free and 200 IM and Jillian Satz was an crucial contributor with her finals swims in the 50 Breast and 200 IM.

Troy Li stepped up as a great leader for the 11-12 Boys.  Troy was a championship finalist in the 200 Free and 200 IM; a consolation finalist in the 100 Back and 100 Breast; and scored in the top-16 in the 400 Free.  Joining Troy scoring eleventh in the 200 Medley Relay were Jonas Raguse, Matt Han, and Joey Vinyard.  The quartet rallied to score again in the 200 Free Relay, placing thirteenth.

Championship performances from Summer Brown in both the 200 and 400 Free set the tone for a fantastic 13-14 Girls squad.  Summer also placed in the top-eight in the 50, 100, 800, and 1500 Free.  Claudia Sherman had a very strong showing in the butterfly events—finishing as runner-up in the 100 and third place in the 200 – and also placed in the top-16 in four other events (200, 400, 800, and 1500 Free).  Shelby Spitz and Taite Kitchel scored in the top-16 in five events apiece.  Shelby made the podium in the 800 and 1500 Free and also scored in the 400 Free, 200 IM, and 400 IM.  Taite won her consolation heat in the 200 Back, took ninth in the 1500 Free, and hit the top eight in the 100 Fly and 200 and 400 IM.  Natalie Nichols was strong in both breaststrokes, scoring in the top-16 in each; and Anna Katsis also placed in the top-16 in the 200 Breast.  The 13-14 Girls relays all turned in strong performances.  CSC girls were runner-ups in all four relays (200 and 400 Medley – Kitchel, Nichols, Sherman, and Brown; 200 Free – Kitchel, Sherman, Katsis, and Brown; 400 Free – Kitchel, Spitz, Sherman, and Brown) and scored a B Relay in each event as well (200 and 400 Medley – Nikki Skowronek, Katsis, Spitz, and Tiffany Han; 200 Free – Nichols, Han, Skowronek, and Spitz; 400 Free – Nichols, Han, Skowronek, and Katsis).

Rounding our Carmel’s performance at the meet were great swims from our 13-14 Boys.  Strong team showings in the relays included a runner-up finish for the 400 Free Relay (Reilly Garman, Glen Brown, Nate Slack, and Mitch Cooper), a tenth-place finish for the B (Zach Johns, Spencer Satz, Alex Stacy, and Matt Vinyard), a fourth-place finish in the 200 Free Relay (Garman, Brown, Slack, Cooper), a thirteenth-place finish for the B (Johns, Ben Burdick, Vinyard, and Satz), and a fourth and fifth-place finish in the 400 and 200 Medley Relays, respectively (Slack, Derek Stauder, Cooper, and Brown).  Mitch Cooper led the way in individual events with four top-eight finishes (100 Free, 100 and 200 Fly, 200 IM) and two additional top-sixteen swims (200 Free and 200 Back).  Reilly Garman was strong in the freestyle events, racking up points in the 200, 400, and 1500 Freestyles.  Spencer Satz had a fantastic meet and scored in the 1500 Free, 200 Fly, and 400 IM.  Placing in the top-16 in two events each were Glen Brown (400 Free, 100 Fly), Matt Vinyard (1500 Free, 200 Fly), and Derek Stauder (100 and 200 Breast).

Congratulations to all of our Carmel swimmers, parents, and coaches on an outstanding Age Group State Meet!