March 27, 2008

The Hood River Valley Swim Team recorded its highest team finishes in eight years at the Northwest Section Western Zone Age Group Swimming Championships March 15 in Federal Way, Wash.

The girls side of the team scored 19 points to finish 37th and the boys team scored eight points to finish 59th.

The team also saw a new record set in the boys 13-14 200 breaststroke. Connor broke the previous team record of Oliver Burton.

“As a coach I am very pleased with all the athletes,” coach Shelly Rawding said. “They dropped huge amounts of time at their State Championship meet, and now in Sectionals they all did at least one new best time, if not more, and everyone made it into finals and scored points.”

Results:

(“P” denotes preliminary heat, “F” denotes finals heat)

26.18 P 50 Free 20

2:19.84 P 200 IM 17

1:11.83 P 100 Breast 7

1:13.00 F 100 Breast 7

2:40.40 P 200 Breast 32

1:04.10 P 100 Fly 28

31.41 P 50 Fly 10

1:07.72 F 100 Fly 4

1:08.79 P 100 Fly 6

1:05.39 P 100 Free 22

5:27.55 F 500 Free 23

2:14.09 P 200 Fly 5

2:15.81 F 200 Fly 8

2:03.00 P 200 Free 33

4:58.74 400 IM 24

1:02.79 100 Fly 24

18.53.95 F 1650 Free 16

30.90 P 50 Back 15

2:24.97 P 200 IM 24

1:14.35 P 100 Breast 8

1:15.13 F 100 Breast 8

1:07.63 P 100 IM 20

35.28 P 50 Breast 19

1:07.54 P 100 Back 23

25.37 P 50 free 24

2:17.17 P 200 IM 24

1:11.05 P 100 Breast 13

4:49.86 F 400 IM 14

2:26.35 F 200 Breast 7

2:29.92 P 200 Breast 11

18.36.76 F 1650 Free 13

2:25.65 F 200 IM 5

2:26.86 P 200 IM 6

5:45.18 F 500 Free 8

1:15.45 F 100 Breast 5

1:15.92 P 100 Breast 4

2:12.27 P 200 Free 10

1:08.56 P 100 IM 8

1:09.25 F 100 IM 8

34.99 F 50 Breast 3

35.76 P 50 Breast 5