A little late in coming, but we got home very early this morning, so cut me some slack! Here's a little recap from finals on Sunday. This team could seemingly do no wrong this weekend, and the great times continued through the final session:
In the 1650 free, Rebecca Stevenson nearly broke her own school record in the event, touching in second place with a time of 18:15.54. Tracy Spurrier finished 7th with a lifetime best of 19:47.86.
In the 200 back, Elizabeth Plowman led the way with a season best time of 2:16.11, good for 4th place. Tracy was right back in the water, and as we've come to expect, got her best time of the season immediately after swimming the mile to finish 6th. Anna Obermiller was in consolations and finished 12th.
The 100 free was an exciting race. Sarah Almond went after it and quickly swam away from everyone. She finished first in a best time of 53.08, which was awesome. Behind her, Lizzy Buckley had a strong second 50 to pull away for second in 54.49, and Ellie Shea came from behind to get third in 55.16! 1-2-3 for R-MC. Kaitlyn Milstead and Katie Preddy swam in consolations and finished 12th and 13th respectively, after setting huge best times in the morning.
Tracilyn Babington led the way in the 200 breast, winning the race and getting her second B cut of the meet with a time of 2:24.21. Kellianne Mullin was fourth in 2:31.29, and Virginia Mauch was fifth in 2:35.53 (after a 2:35.25 for a lifetime best by SEVEN SECONDS in prelims). Katherine Dodd picked up another lifetime best for 10th place with a 2:48.33, while Anna improved on her morning time to finish 13th in 2:53.44.
Corinne Campbell swam her last race in the 200 fly last night. Our school record holder and former conference champ improved upon her morning swim by almost four seconds to finish fourth in 2:20.51. Brianna Lovell dropped time from the morning for seventh place in 2:23.87.
But we really saved the best for last in this meet. The 400 free relay. Lizzy Buckley, Tracilyn Babington, Ellie Shea and Sarah Almond. Lizzy started it off with a 55.00. Tracilyn was next with a 55.56. Ellie Shea was simply amazing on the 3rd leg, going 53.87 to get Sarah within striking distance of the lead. Sarah took the lead right after the 50 and then swam away with it for a 52.20 split. The final time was 3:36.63, good for a school, meet, and conference record performance! Great way to finish the championships!
Overall, we won nine events over the weekend, including all three freestyle relays. Seven school records were set, including the 400 free relay which is also a conference record. Tracilyn earned Rookie of the Year honors, while Sarah was deservedly named the Swimmer of the Year for the ODAC.
