Presidents' Day Results
The Rochester Swim Club ORCAS hosted the Annual Presidents' Day A Invitational meet at the Olmsted County Rec Center on February 17-19. Over 40 teams & 800 swimmers traveled from all over the Mid-west to compete.
The ORCAS swam 12 new B times, 34 new A times, 63 State qualifying Champ times, & 9 Central Zone Qualifying times. The top 5 team scores were:
1 AQUAJETS SWIM TEAM 2,884. 50
2 ROCHESTER SWIM CLUB ORCAS 2,753
3 EDINA SWIM CLUB 1,821. 50
4 ST. CROIX SWIM CLUB 1,621
5 LINCOLN SELECT SWIMMING 1,464. 50
The following swimmers had outstanding individual performances & were named swimmer of the meet:
8 & U – Kjerstin Ritz, Ethan Yao & Annie Wu.
9-10 – Ryan Bondoc, Lexi Freeman, Norah Grimes, Ash Kaliappan, Gabrielle Miller, Nick Pittner, Matt Strom & Olivia Wilcox
11-12 – Anna Cook, Lauren Fee, Jessica He, Ece Kremmers, Ella Thompson, Will Pittner & Lauren Wood
13-14 – Sofia Alfred, Jess Cox, Madison Emery, Joe Herrli, Collin Miller & Kellie Nordquist.
15 & O – Anna Becker, John OPberholtzer, Lexi Shin & Nina Tabatabai
Individual Results are as follows:
Schultz, Meredith: 6 – 1 Top 8 Finish; Busch, Spencer: 7 – 2 Top 16 Finishes; Hathaway, Allie: 7 – 2 Best times, 4 Top 16 Finishes, 1 A Time; Nord, Aidan: 7 –1 Top 16 Finish; Swihart, Mackenzie: 7 –1 Best Time, 2 Top 16 Finishes, 1 Champ Time
Thompson, Ethan: 7 – 2 Top 16 Finishes; Wood, Matthew: 7 – 4 Top 16 Finishes, 1 B Time; Yao, Ethan: 7 – 4 Best Times, 8 Top 16 Finishes, 2 Champ & 2 A Times; Gustafson, Ava: 8 – 1 B Time; Hogen, Ellis: 8 – 4 Top 16 Finishes, 2 B Times; Huang, Michael: 8 -1 Best Time, 6 Top 16 Finishes, 3 B Times; Koplin, Siri: 8 – 1 Best Time, 2 Top 8 Finishes, 1 A Time; Madde, Anjli: 8 – 2 Top 8 Finishes; Mullen, Dominic: 8 – 6 Top 16 Finishes; Nord, Owen: 8 – 5 best Times, 6 Top 8 Finishes, 1 Champ Time
Ogren, Anna: 8 – 1 Top 8 Finish, 1 Champ Time; Ritz, Kjerstin: 8 – 1 Best Time, 3 Top 16 Finishes 1 Champ & B Time; Schultz, Caroline: 8 – 4 Best Times, 7 Top 16 Finishes; Swihart, Caleb: 8 – 6 Top 16 Finishes, 1 B Time; Turlington, Kevin: 8 – 7 Top 16 Finishes; Wheeler, Nikolas: 8 – 1 Top 8 Finish; Wu, Annie: 8 – 5 Top 16 Finishes, 4 Best Times, 1 Champ & 2 A Times.
9-10
Below, Kenzie: 9 – 2 B Times; Boie, Brady: 9 –1 Top 16 Finish, 2 Best Times, 1 A Time; Bondoc, Ryan: 9 – 5 Top 16 Finishes, 4 Best Times, 1 Champ & A Time; Dowdy, Thatcher: 9 – 10 Top 16 Finishes, 6 Best Times, 1 Champ Time; Erickson, Emma: 9 - George, Cassidy: 9 – 1 Top 16 Finishes, 1 Best Time, 1 A Time; Kaliappan, Asha: 9 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 5 Best Times, 2 Champ Times; Miller, Gabrielle: 9 – 3 Top 16 Finishes, 5 Best Times, 2 Champ & 1 A Times; Montori, Juan Pablo: 9 – 1 Top 8 Finish; Parlette, Grafton: 9 – 4 Top 16 Finishes, 7 Best Times, 1 Champ & 1 A Times
Pawlaski, Emily: 9 – 1 Top 16 Finish, 1 Best Time, 1 A Time; VanderWaerdt, Ethan: 9 – 1 Top 8 Finish; Vanderwiel, Saskia: 9 – 1 Top 16 Finish; Walz, Jacob : 9 – 1 Top 8 Finish; Wood, Alec: 9 – 2 Top 8 Finishes, 2 Best Times; Anandarao, Pranav: 10 – 3 Top 16 Finishes, 4 Best Times, 1 Champ & 2 A Times; DeLone, Sarah: 10 –2 Top 16 Finishes, 6 Best Times; Erickson, Meg: 10 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 5 Best Times, 1 Champ Time; Freeman, Lexi: 10 – 3 Top 16 Finishes, 7 Best Times, 3 Champ Times
Geng, Alice: 10 – 8 Top 8 Finishes, 9 Best Times, 4 Zone Times; Grimes, Norah: 10 – 4 Top 16 Finishes, 7 Best Times, 2 Champ Times; Hathaway, Emma: 10 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 3 Best Times, 1 New Champ Time; Hui, Kaitlyn: 10 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 3 Best Times, 2 A Times; Johnson, Ben: 10 – 3 Top 16 Finishes, 5 Best Times, 2 Champ Times; Larson, Ben: 10 – 1 Best Time, 1 A Time; Levenick, Alissa: 10 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 3 Best Times, 2 A Times; Meyer, Monet: 10 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 4 Best Times, 1 Champ Time; Nakayama, Lisa: 10 – 1 Top 16 Finish; Pittner, Nick: 10 –5 Top 16 Finishes, 7 Best Times, 4 Champ & 1 A Times; Shue, Aidan: 10 – 10 Top 8 Finishes, 9 Best Times, 1 Zone & 1 Champ; Strom, Matthew: 10 – 3 Top 16 Finishes, 7 Best Times, 3 A Times; Werts, Arianna: 10 – 1 Top 16 Finish; Wilcox, Olivia: 10 – 5 Top 16 Finishes, 7 Best Times, 6 Champ Times; Yao, Marcus: 10 – 2 Top 8 Finishes.
11-12
Boie, Brooks: 11 – 1 Top 8 Finish, 1 Best Time, 1 A Time; Caples, Mara: 11 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 3 Best Times, 1 Champ & 1 A Time; French Farley, Amber: 11 – 3 Top 16 Finishes, 2 Best Times, 1 Champ Time; Grimes, Meghan: 11 – 2 Best Times; Johnson, Sam: 11 – 1 Best Time; Kaliappan, Preethi: 11 –3 Best Times; Montori, Victor: 11 – 1 Top 8 Finish, 1 Best Time; Roden, Richard: 11 – great effort!; Shin, Nathaniel: 11 – 1 Best Time, 1 A Time; Thompson, Ella: 11 – 6 Top 16 Finishes, 8 Best Times, 3 A Times; Wood, Jack -: 11 – 1 Top 8 Finish; Yadav, Aashish: 11 – 2 Top 8 Finishes, 2 Best Times; Zhang, Alex: 11 – 1 Best Time; Bondoc, Richelle: 12 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 3 Best Times, 1 A Time; Church, Eli: 12 – 1 Best Time; Cook, Anna: 12 – 3 Top 16 Finishes, 9 Best Times, 5 Champ Times; Fee, Lauren: 12 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 6 Best Times, 1 Champ & 2 A Times; Flaada, Dee: 12 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 4 Best Times, 1 Champ Time; George, Alyssa: 12 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 1 Best Time; Hames, Molly: 12 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 2 Best Times; He, Jessica: 12 –2 Top 16 Finishes, 3 Best Times, 1 Champ Time; Johnson, Sam: 12 – 1 Top 8 Finish, 2 Best times, 1 Champ Time; Kremers, Ece: 12 – 2 Top 16 Finishes, 7 Best Times, 5 Champ Times; Pfizenmaier, Trevor: 12 – 4 Top 16 Finishes, 3 Best Times, 1 Champ Time; Pfizenmaier, Zachary: 12 – 12 Top 8 Finishes, 6 Best Times, 2 Zone & 2 Champ Times; Pittner, Will: 12 –4 Top 16 Finishes, 7 Best Times, 2 Champ Times; Swancutt, Brian: 12 – 1 Best Time
Tweed, Peter: 12 – 1 Top 8 Finish, 3 Best Times, 3 A Times; VanKeulen, Carly: 12 – 3 Best times, 1 A Time; Wood, Lauren: 12 – 5 Top 16 Finishes, 4 Best Times, 2 Zone & 2 Champ Times;
13-14
Alfred, Sophia: 13 – 1 Top 16 Finish, 7 Best Times, 3 Champ Times
Chen, Ellen: 13 – 1 Top 16 Finish; Clarke, Maya: 13 – 1 Top 16 Finish, 2 Best Times
Dowdy, Gretta: 13 – 1 Top 16 Finish, 4 Best Times; Nartovich, Victor: 13 – 7 Top 16 Finishes, 4 Best Times; Perkins, Erin: 13 – 1 Top 16 Finish, 4 Best Times; Tabatabai, Lily: 13 – 1 Best Time; Turner, Lindsey: 13 – 1 Best Time; VanDyke, Jena: 13 – 1 Best Time; Wright, Kaitlyn: 13 - Strong effort – good racing; Baratz, Hannah: 14 – 4 Top 8 Finishes, 5 Best Times, 1 Champ Time; Campeau, Michelle: 14 – 5 Top 16 Finishes, 5 Best Times; Cook, Olivia: 14 – 7 Top 16 Finishes, 3 Best Times; Cox, Jess: 14 – 5 Best Times, 1 Champ & 1 A Time; Emery, Madison: 14 – 4 Top 16 Finishes, 1 Best Time; Herrli, Joe: 14 – 8 Top 8 Finishes, 10 Best Times, 1 Zone Time; Kamath, Marielle: 14 – 1 Best Time; Koplin, Eva: 14 – 1 top 16 Finish, 1 Best Time; Larson, Josh: 14 – 4 Top 16 Finishes, 2 Best Times, 1 A Time; Meyer, Bobby: 14 –1 Top 16 Finish; Miller, Collin: 14 – 8 Top 16 Finishes, 5 Best Times, 1 Champ Time; Nordquist, Kellie: 14 – 1 Top 8 Finish, 5 Best Times; Shin, Delaney: 14 – 1 Best Time; Tierney, Abby: 14 – Great team spirit;
15 & O
Barkey, Kallyn: 15 – 10 Top 16 Finishes, 3 Best Times, 2 Champ Times; Becker, Anna: 15 – 1 Top 8 Finish, 1 Best Time; Mehta, Anila: 15 –2 Best Times; Shin, Lexi: 15 – 1 Top 16 Finish, 3 Best Times; Wu, Phoebe: 15 - 1 Best Time, 1 A Time; Alfred, Susannah: 16 – 3 Best Times; Bass, Taylor: 16 – 4 Top 16 Finishes; Herrli, Nicole: 16 – 1 Top 16 Finish; Kalwasinski, Lauren: 16 – 1 Top 16 Finish; Miller, Dayton: 16 – 5 Top 16 Finishes, 2 Best Times; Perkins, Erica: 16 – 2 Best times; Tierney, Paige: 16 – 1 Best Time; French Krahn, Haley: 17 – Great attitude despite illness; Fujan, Reed: 17 – 8 Number 1 Finishes, 2 Best Times; Helmer, Shannon: 17 – Great effort & awesome team spirit; Jones, Alex: 17 – 8 Top 16 Finishes; Tabatabai, Nina: 17 – 1 Best Time; Miller, Alex: 18 – 3 Top 16 Finishes; Oberholtzer, John: 18 –8 Top 16 Finishes, 5 Best Times; Bachman, Kendrick: 21 – 9 Top 5 Finishes,
The ORCAS will next participate in the AB Finals meet at the Olmsted County Recreation Center and hosted by the ORCAS on March 3-5.
More information about ORCA swimming lessons, competitive training for children & adults of all ages & experiences, can be found at http://swimorcas.com or by phoning 507-252-8569.