The SeaHawks have had some great swims so far this winter – breaking records, earning national cut times, winning events, and racing in finals at big meets. Here are the highlights!

NAC Speedo Music City Invitational – Nashville, TN – Dec. 1-4

Event Winners:

• Ava Grazziani – Open 200 Back, 500 Free
• Sydney Green – Open 400 IM
• Lana Shapero – 11-12 100 Fly
• Katie Coulter – Open 200 Fly
• Men 13-14 400 Medley Relay: Q. Moter, P. Boyd, B. DeZarn, G. Sweeney
• Kinley Jones – Open 100 Back
• Sawyer Tapp – Open 100 Back
• Sammy McCall – Open 100 Free

Speedo East Winter Junior Champs – Columbus, OH – Dec 6-9

Scoring Swims:

• KC Braeger
• Sydney Braeger
• Charlotte Crush
• Johnny Crush
• Haley McDonald
• Thomas Mercer
• Alex Thiesing

Team Scores: 3rd place Men, Women, and Combined

Black Caps Earned

• Sydney Braeger – 100 Fly, 200 Fly Long Course Summer Juniors Time

Records Broken:

• Charlotte Crush – 100 Back National Age Group Record (49.53)
• W 200 Medley Relay – New State Record: C. Crush, G. Kahler, S. Braeger, H. McDonald (1:38.13)
• W 400 Medley Relay – New State Record: C. Crush, G. Kahler, S. Braeger, H. McDonald (3:32.33)
• W 400 Free Relay – New State Record: H. McDonald, C. Crush, S. Braeger, G. Kahler (3:17.54)
• W 800 Free Relay – New State Record: C. Crush, H. McDonald, S. Braeger, E. Summa
• W 200 Free Relay – New State Record: C. Crush, H. McDonald, G. Kahler, S. Perkins (1:30.98)
• M 800 Free Relay – New State Record: J. Crush, A. Thiesing, T. Mercer, C. Baumann (6:31.01)
• M 200 Free Relay – New State Record: J. Crush, A. Thiesing, T. Mercer, S. Tapp (1:20.92)
• M 400 Free Relay – New State Record: J. Crush, A. Thiesing, T. Mercer, S. Tapp (2:56.34)

Relay Wins & Top 3

• 1st Place: W 200 Medley: C. Crush, G. Kahler, S. Braeger, H. McDonald
• 2nd Place: M 400 Medley: J. Crush, W. York, T. Mercer, A. Thiesing
• 2nd Place: W 400 Medley: C. Crush, G. Kahler, S. Braeger, H. McDonald
• 2nd Place: W 400 Free: H. McDonald, C. Crush, S. Braeger, G. Kahler
• 3rd Place: M 200 Medley: J. Crush, W. York, T. Mercer, A. Thiesing
• 3rd Place: W 800 Free: C. Crush, H. McDonald, S. Braeger, E. Summa
• 3rd Place: W 200 Free: C. Crush, H. McDonald, G. Kahler, S. Perkins

TYR Pro Swim Series – Knoxville, TN – Jan 10-13

Finalists:

• Haley McDonald – 400 Free C Final, 200 Back C Final
• Charlotte Crush – 100 Back A Final, 200 Back A Final, 100 Fly B Final
• KC Braeger –  100 Back C Final, 200 Back C Final
• Johnny Crush – 100 Back B Final, 200 Back C Final
• Thomas Mercer – 200 Back B Final
• Wilson York – 200 Breast B Final, 400 IM C Final
• Sydney Braeger – 200 Fly C Final

CSC Winter Invitational – Indianapolis, IN – Jan 12-14

Event Winners

• Lillian Borkowski – Open 1650
• Bill McMinn – Open 1650
• Tucker Bailey – Open 200 Back
• Evelyn Flowers – 10&U 200 IM, 50 Fly, 50 Back, 100 Fly, 50 Breast, 100 Back
• Sawyer Tapp – Open 100 Back

Black Caps Earned:

• Sydney Perkins – 100 Breast Long Course Summer Juniors Time

National Junior Team Camp – Colorado Springs, CO

Charlotte Crush, Haley McDonald, Johnny Crush

Other Cool Features:

Wilson York – Arena Swim of the Month

https://swimswam.com/arena-swim-of-the-week-14-year-old-wilson-york-hits-218-0-200-breast-at-knoxville-pss/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

Charlotte Crush – Ultra Swimmer of the Month

https://swimswam.com/ultra-swimmer-of-the-month-charlotte-crush/