State record swimmer Kirsten Jacobsen dominates club sport By TARAH THORNE Barrington High School swimmer Kirsten Jacobsen has not had much of a break since shattering state records in the Illinois High School Association girls swimming finals this past November. Jacobsen has just returned from a National Club Swimming Association meet in Orlando, Fla. She medaled in three final races, placing eighth in the 200-yard freestyle, fifth in the 500-yard freestyle and fourth in the one-mile swim. She also swam a state-record one-mile time for her 16-year-old age group, qualifying...

BSC Finishes Championship Season with Great Success On the Final day of the NCSA Junior Championships in Orlando, Florida 2 BSC Teammates scored points leading Barrington to a 27th place out of just short of 300Teams! All Tolled up BSC Swimmers Set 16 New Team Records   Kirsten Jacobsen finished her outstanding meet with a 4th Place Finish in the 1650 with a New Team and 15-16 State Record. Maggie Emary finished the 1650 in 21st place with a New Team Record. Sebastian Piekarski Set a New Team Record in...

Penultimate Podium at NCSA Junior Championships The next to last day of the NCSA Junior Championships in Orlando, Florida saw BSC continue to have a great championship run. Kirsten Jacobsen continued her breakout meet with a 5th Place Finish in the 500Free. Mekenna Scheitlin continued her 100% Best Times streak with a Best Time and New Team Record in the 100Fly. Colin O'leary added a Best Time and New Team Record in the 100Back. Colin Cross continues to progress in the 200Breast going a Best Time and New Team Record....

Day 3 of NCSA Junior Nationals BSC Still Rising!   After Day 3 of the NCSA Junior Nationals in Orlando, FL Barrington Swim Club is in 33rd Place out of 299 teams! Kirsten Jacobsen continued to have a great meet scoring 8th place in the 200Free with a New Team Record. Mekenna Scheitlin continued her Best Time Streak by placing 50th in the 50Fly and going a Best Time in the 200Free. Colin Cross went a Best Time in the 50Breast as did Will Hobbs. Sebastian Piekarski showed some senior...

Day 2 of the NCSA Junior Nationals BSC Sets 3 New Team Records! On Wednesday Barrington Swimmers swam some exciting races to vastly improve their raninking in the overall standings of the meet! Some events had almost 300 swimmers in them! In the 200Back Emma Barnett moved up 60places. Val Tarazi set a New Team Record in the 200Back moving up 90 places . In the 100Breast Val also moved up 37 places. Ally Penrod moved up 14 places in the 100Breast. Kirsten Jacobsen swam to a 13th place in...

3 New Team Records on Day 1 of the NCSA Meet BSC Teammates traveled to the National Club Swimming Association Junior National Championships in Orlando Florida. Barrington had 4 swims and 3 of them were New Team Records! Maggie Emary led off the Meet with a Team Record and 21 Second Best Time in the 1000Free The 200Free Relay of Val Tarazi, Mekenna Scheitlin, Emma Barnett, and Kirsten Jacobsen set a New Team Record. Good for 47th Place The 200Medley Relay of Val Tarazi, Ally Penrod, Mekenna Scheitlin and Kirsten...

The Final Day of Age Group Championships at UIC was  a very exciting day of both individual and team competition. BSC was in 3rd place in the overall standings right up until the last event! Being outpaced by FOX in the 13-14Boys 400Free Relay BSC Ended Up 4th Place--a one place improvement from last summer! In the 10 and Under Session Jenny Tokarz set another Team Record in the 200Free placing second. Addisyn Donfris swam a Best Time in the 200Free and placed 14th in the 50Back.  Lily Reader swam...

Day 3 of Age Group Champs Recap Barrington Swim Club Teammates continued GREAT Success on Day 3 of the Illinois Age Group Championships at UIC. 10 and Under Jenny Tokarz won the 100Back less than 1 second off the State Record! She swam to a 2nd Place in the 100Free in a New Team Record and 3rd in the 50Free also in a New Team Record. Addisyn Donfris swam to a Best Time in the 100Back and Placed 15th in the 50 Fly. Lily Reader added team points by placing...

BSC 4th Place after Day 2 of Age Group Champs   Day 2 of the Illinois Swimming Age Group Championships was another banner day for BSC Teammates. In the 10 and Under Session Jenny Tokarz Set New Team Records in the 100Fly and 200IM Winning the 100Fly and Placing Second in the 200IM. Teammate Addisyn Donfris added a Best Time 200IM and a 6th Place 100Fly. Lilly Reader added 3 Best Times in the 100Fly, 200IM and 50Free—placing 12th. On the Boys side Griffin O'Leary swam to a 3rd Place...

Travel Meets: 5 Things to Do on Arrival 0 Gold Medal Mel Stewart | March 13th, 2014 | College, Featured, International, Masters, Training From the moment you land in a new place for a meet, the rest of your day should follow the same pattern every time you travel—that is to say, what you do on arrival day must become second nature to you. Current Photo via Jesper Nielsen | www.sttfoto.dk More Training Travel Meets: 5 Things to Do on Arrival How Foam Rolling Maximizes Your Performance Incorporating Open Water Swimming...