Great Job at the Alligator Aquatics Meet

Great Job at the Alligator Aquatics Meet

 

89 BSC Teammates traveled to the Alligator Meet at UIC. Barrington Swim Club won the meet by over 1,000 points, setting 4 New Team Records, 55 Teammates swam a Regional or Championship Qualifying Times!

 

The Following Teammates Swam 100% Best Times:

Charlie Farmer, Clair Frain, Paige Gjermstad, Chloe Kazaglis, Hewitt Li, Charlotte Lucas, Heidi Pallan, Scott Robinson

 

The Following Teammates Swam a Regional or Championship Time:

Emma Barnett, Sam Burrell, Colin Cross, Sophie Dennison, Dan Emary, Maggie Emary, Charlie Farmer, Andrew Fish, Clair Frain, Mitch Gavars, Max Gersten, Olivia Gawronski, Ellie Graves, Emma Graves, Alice Han, Will Hobbs, Katherine Holman, Lauren Holman, Kelsey Holmes, Jack Hoppe, Kirsten Jacobsen, Catherine Kitzman, JJ Kleinjan, John Lagoni, Dan Langlois, Sarah Langlois, Riley Lehmann, Chase Lesniak, Maddie McFarland, Bridget O'Leary, Colin O'Leary, Griffin O'Leary, Catie Olson, Heidi Pallan, Eric Pan, Izzie Parenti, Ally Penrod, Emma Pritchett, Maria Pritchett, Tea Ragnini, Addy Reader, Lily Reader, Scott Robinson, Gracie Roper, Ari Schafer, Mekenna Scheitlin, Brandon Schaff, Brittany Snyder, Rachel Snyder, Foster Swanson, Val Tarazi, Andrea Vega, Julie Vega, Willa Wu, Winnie Wu, Andy Zhou, Anthony Zhou

 

The Following Teammates Set New Team Records:

Lily Reader 8 & Under 50Free—this was a 22 year old record

Ally Penrod 11-12 100Breast, 200Breast

Val Tarazi 13-14 200IM—this was a 19 year old record

 

Here are a Few Things We did Well:

  1. Racing the Back Half—It is really fun to watch BSC swimmers charge through the field of a race on the back half. This shoes confidence in racing ability and fitness. This was the perfect time of the season to just get up and RACE! It was great to see the team race each other just as hard as they raced folks from other teams. Great Job!

  2. Race Awareness—BSC Teammates did a much better job of know what they did during their races: the good, the bad, and the ugly. When Teammates begin do this it can really help them focus on what they need to do better in training too!

Here are a Few Things We need to Work On:

  1. Be Aggressive—With so many swims that were amazing on the back half, BSC teammates should have had the confidence to race the front half a bit more aggressively. As we approach the last couple of meets, especially the Championship meets it is imperative that we race hard on the front half as well as the back half.

  2. Attitude is Everything—BSC teammates were very lethargic at the meet. It is really important that you look forward to every race as an opportunity to get better, an opportunity to test new racing techniques and tactics we have worked on in practice. Be Excited to Race!