Connecticut's fastest came together this past weekend at Wesleyan University for the 2000 Connecticut Long Course Senior Open which hosted thirty teams and over three hundred fifty athletes. Three and one-half days of competition brought down nineteen Connecticut Swimming records and over forty-five Junior Championship qualifying times.
Rewriting the record book were: Kristen Frost (CAT) 11/12 CT and Resident record in the 400 free (4:29.16) and 200 free (208.85) and Resident record in the 100 free (1:00.44), Amber Johnston (UAC) 17/18 CT record in the 200 breast (242.14), Ben Michaelson (SOCO) 17/18 CT record in the 50 free (24.07) 100 fly (56.80) and 200 IM (211.70), Geoff Rathgeber (SOCO) 13/14 CT and Resident record in the 200 IM (2:13.43) and 200 breast (2:30.43) and the CT record in the 400 IM (451.44) and James Veazey (HNHS) 17/18 CT record in the 200 fly (207.98). Relay records were broken by Keith Nichols, Sean Raffile, Jeff Hammeken and Matt Jabs of the University Aquatic Club (UAC) in the Mens 200 medley relay (1:50.89) and by Kevin Budris, Matt Czaplicki, Ben Michaelson and Justin Carroll of the Southern Connecticut Swim Club (SOCO) in the Mens 200 free relay (1:39.36). (revised 07/26)
Congratulation to those swimmers achieving Junior Championship qualifying times:
Sarah Bowman (SOCO) 100 fly, Jen Brooks (BRS) 100 fly, Kevin Budris (SOCO) 50 free, Dave Cohen (OMNI) 100 and 200 fly, Jamie Crowley (CAT) 50 free, Danny Diette (WYW) 100, 200 back and 1500 free, Mike Famiglietti (UAC) 50 and 100 free, Kristen Frost (CAT) 200 and 400 free, Chris Halstead (WRAT) 200 back, Jeff Hammeken (UAC) 50 free and 100 back, Kelly Harrigan (unCAT) 100, 200 back and 100 free, Matt Jabs (UAC) 50 and 100 free, Amber Johnston (UAC) in the 100 and 200 breast, Meredith Lindgren (WAC) 100 and 200 breast, Katie McWilliams (AJSC) 400, 800 and 1500 free, Ben Michaelson (SOCO) 50, 100 free, 100 back, 100 fly, and 200 IM, Keith Nichols (UAC) 100 and 200 back, Cassie Novak (UN) 200 back, Jason Oberman (WRAT) 100 back, Sean Raffile, (UAC) 200 breast, Geoff Rathgeber (SOCO) 200 IM, Tammie Repass (UAC) 100 and 200 fly, Kim Richardson (WYW) 200 IM and 200 back, Brian Wood (RAC) 100 breast and Matt Yacco (WRAT) 200 back, 400 IM and 1500 free.
Among the outstanding swimmers were the meet's four high-point scorers:
Women's Individual High Point: Kelly Harrigan (unCAT)
Men's Individual High Point: Ben Michaelson (SOCO)
Women's Distance High Point: Katie McWilliams (AJSC)
Men's Distance High Point: Matt Yacco (WRAT)
Wilton Y Wahoos claimed the Women's Team High Point with University Aquatic Club as runner-up and Cougar Aquatic Club finishing third overall. Men's Team High Point went to University Aquatic Club, with OMNI taking the runner-up followed by Southern Connecticut for third. Top honors went to University Aquatic Club winning the Combined Team High Point, runner-up went to Wilton Y Wahoos and third to OMNI. Congratulations to all!
High Point and Team Award Photos
Meet Photos One, Two, Three and Four
Volunteer Photos
Results and Scoring
Above left is Senior Coach of the Year, Ellen Johnston. Ellen
is the senior coach for WRAT. On the right is Jon Siladi, with Coach
Bryan Waits. Jon is the 2000 recipient of the Sarah Jalet Award for
outstanding character, scholarship and dedication to the sport of
swimming.
