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Olympic Trials

Aside from the Olympics, the USA Swimming Olympic Trials hold the most prestige of any competitive swimming event held in the world.  Once every four years, premier USA athletes compete for berths on the USA Olympic Team and only the top two finishers in each event continue on to the Summer Olympic Games.  This summer the 2000 Olympic Trials sponsored by the Indiana Sports Corporation were held in Indianapolis, IN, August 9-16, 2000.  

Qualifying for this elite competition were three Connecticut swimmers, Kelly Harrigan (unCAT), Kate Larson (UCON) and Ben Michaelson (SOCO).  Harrigan, 15, swimming her fastest yet, qualified in the 200 M back (2:19.63) at Junior Championships only a week before the Trials. Despite this heavy championship meet schedule, Harrigan finished 39th out of a field of 107 and won her heat.  Katie Larson, 19 and just completing her freshman year at UCONN qualified and competed in both the 100 M (1:14.26) and 200 M (2:39.98) breast, finishing 57th and 51st respectively.   Michaelson, 18, qualified for the Trials this past winter swimming collegiately. Competing in the 100 M fly, Michaelson swam a perfectly-paced raced coming from behind with a strong finish to take his heat.  Michaelson clocked a time of 55.03, finishing an outstanding 20th overall and establishing two new Connecticut records.  

Not to be forgotten are former Connecticut swimmers qualifying for the Olympic Trials.  Dan Shevchik, formerly of WYW and CSI Swimmer of the Year, swam in the championship final of the 200 M backstroke, finishing 8th. Former WYW swimmers Nicole Duggan and Lauren Moore also competed along with Jamie and John Waters, formerly of GYWD, and Christina Stocki formerly of WWRX. 

 

Junior Championships

Twenty-two Connecticut swimmers ventured to the small college town of Oxford, OH for the last USA Swimming Junior Championship Northeast sponsored by Miami University. Special congratulations to those athletes qualifying for finals: 

Brian Bailey (GYWD) C Final 50 M freestyle
Kevin Budris (SOCO) B Final 50 M freestyle
Jacky Carey (HNHS) C Final 400 M freestyle
David Cohen (OMNI) B Final 200 M butterfly
Jaime Crowley (CAT) B Final 50 M freestyle
Kristen Frost (CAT) 14th 1500 M freestyle
Kelly Hannigan (GYWD) C Final 200 M butterfly
Kelly Harrigan (unCAT) A Final 200 M backstroke and B
     Final 200 M freestyle, 100 M backstroke and 100 M fly
James Lawler (GYWD) A Final 50 and 100 M freestyle, 
     B Final 200 M freestyle and C Final 400 M freestyle
Seok Jun Lee (OMNI) A Final 200 M breaststroke and 
     B Final 100 M breaststroke
Katie McWilliams (AJSC) 4th 1500 M freestyle, 14th 
     800 M freestyle and B Final 400 M freestyle
Geoff Rathgeber (SOCO) C Final 200 IM
James Veazey (HNHS) A Final 200 butterfly and B Final 
     100 M butterfly
Brian Wood (RAC) B Final 100 and 200 M breaststroke
Rachel Zappalorti (HNHS) B Finals 200 M butterfly

Also competing in Juniors were:

Jessica Brookman (CAT), Michelle Herd (OAK), Charysse Johnston (WWRX), Meredith Lindgren (WAC), Kevin Norman (OMNI) Matt Woodfield (OMNI) and Lauren Semchyshen (RAC).  

Athletes achieving  National Top 16 consideration times were:  Kelly Harrigan (unCAT) 200 M back, James Lawler (GYWD) 100 and 200 M free, Seok Jun Lee (OMNI) 100 and 200 M breast, and James Veazey (HNHS) 200 M butterfly. 

USA Swimming Open Water Championships

David Karabin (NCY) and Jessica Knapp (GYWD) competed in the 5000K USA Swimming Open Water Championships held August 17, 2000 at the conclusion of the Olympic Trials in Indianapolis, IN.  Jessica, 23,  finished 18th in 1:02:04.00 and David,15, finished 30th in 1:14:06.00 Congratulations!!
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Eastern Zone All Star Meet

Happy that it was not January, the Connecticut Zone team boarded the bus in early August for Buffalo, NY to compete in the Eastern Zone All Star Meet  There they joined the twelve other Eastern Zone LSCs for three days of exciting competition.  Eighty swimmers comprised the Connecticut team and the team finished ninth overall.  

Competing in championship finals were:

Casey Blake, 12, 7th 50  breaststroke.  Erin Buttler-Ricketts, 16, 2nd 1500 free, 4th 400 free 5th 200 free and 7th 400 IM.  Morgan Bullock, 14, 3rd 100 free, 4th 200 back, 6th 400 free and 7th 50 free.  Megan Crapster, 13, 7th 200 IM and 8th 400 IM.  Jacky DeLuca, 15, 3rd 50 free.  Lauren Evanosky, 13, 3rd 200 back.  Brian Fitzpatrick, 10, 8th 100 free and 100 breast.  Dan Garaffa, 15, 1st 200 back and 8th 100 back.  David Guernsey, 13, 6th 50 free.  Gabby Johnston, 10, 4th 50 fly and 5th 100 fly.
Kevin McDonald, 10, 6th 50 and 100 back.  Erin McLaughlin, 12, 1st 50 backstroke.  Matt McLean, 10, 1st 50 fly and 50 free, 2nd 100 free  4th 200 free and 200 IM, 5th 100 fly.  Whitney McLellan, 12, 4th 50 breast and 7th 100 breast.  Denise McWhirter, 12,  1st 200 and 400 freestyle and 6th 100 freestyle.  Megan Rappa,  10, 3rd 100 breast
Eric Ress, 9, 8th 100 back.  Matt Rienzo, 12, 4th 100 free, 6th 200 free and 7th 50 free.  Andrew Royster, 12, 5th 50 and 100 breast, 8th 200 IM. Kira Wallace, 12, 8th 100 freestyle and backstroke.   
   

Athletes achieving  National Top 16 consideration times were:
Erin McLaughlin, 50 back
Matt McLean, 50/100 M free and 50/ 100 M fly
Whitney McLellan, 50 breast
Denise McWhirter, 200 M free and 400 M free

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Congratulation to ALL our Zone Team members!! 

National Top 16
National Top 16 Preview List
Individual
Relays
(09.01.00)  
for long course is now posted. 

  Please review carefully and submit any changes or additions to 
Larry Frost immediately!!
Click here to see the National Top 16 qualifying times on the USA Swimming website

 

 

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