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2010 Senior Open Championship
HIghlights
March 4-7, 2010
Wesleyan University
CSI's Senior Committee hosted the 2010 Short Course Senior Open Championship including 444 athletes representing 40 clubs. nearly 2,000 splashes later, six CSI records were broken and numerous athletes qualified for Speedo Sectional meets. Special thanks to Henk Jansen, Senior Committee Chair; Jeff Gray, Meet Referee; Jason Cochran, Meet Director; Rick LaFrenierre, computer; Trisha Jeffries, photographer; Sue Husta, Awards and the many other volunteers whose hours of volunteer time made this meet a success.
Congratulations Record Breakers and High Point Winners!
Dana Grindall, SNCO: Girls 13/14 Resident and CT record in the 400Y IM (4:26.80).
Christian Higgins, unWYW: Boys 17/18 CT record in the 100Y Breaststroke (56.67).
KC Moss, WYW: Girls 15/16 Resident and CT record in the 200Y breaststroke (2:17.63).
Lauren Solernou, CDOG: Girls 17/18 CT record in the 100Y Backstroke (56.67).
Individual and Team High Point Winners:
| Womens | Mens |
|
Over-All High Point Shelby Fortin, WYW |
Over-All High Point Christian Higgins, unWYW |
|
Distance High Point Alicia Mathieu, SNCO |
Distance High Point Spencer Scarth, unWYW |
|
Womens Team |
Mens Team |
|
Champion |
Champion |
|
Runner-Up |
Runner-Up |
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Third Place |
Third Place |
|
Champion
Over-All |
|
Along with championship racing, the annual Athlete and Coach Representative elections are held annually at the SC Senior Championships. Elected by their peers, these representatives serve on the CSI Board of Directors and other CSI committees for two years. This year Lexi Koukos, of CDOG, and John Spadafina, of NCY, were elected and will begin their terms on May 19, 2010. Congratulations Lexi and John!
RESULTS SCORING PHOTOS will be posted in the near future.
Letter from Jeff Gray, Referee
This past weekend Connecticut Swimming hosted the
2010 Connecticut Senior Open Championships. Before
we get too far away from the weekend, and caught up
in other matters, I wanted to take a moment to
express my gratitude to everyone in Connecticut
Swimming who participated in the weekend's events.
The members of the Senior Committee did an
outstanding job once again. My thanks to Henk
Jansen, the Senior Committee Chair, Jason Cochran,
the Meet Director, and all of the Senior Committee
volunteers for the time and effort that they put
into the weekend. I truly appreciate all that
they did to make the weekend the success that it
was.
Once again our parent volunteers were
outstanding throughout the weekend as well.
Available, helpful, cheerful, always pleasant and
armed with good humor. This group is particularly
broad, and includes dedicated meet officials,
competent computer experts, hospitality specialists,
and countless administrative loyalists, all of whom
gave so generously of their time and talents, in
support of our kids throughout the state of
Connecticut who have chosen the sport of swimming as
an area of focused dedication. Many of the
volunteers in these categories were present
throughout the entire weekend, and I appreciate all
that they did to make the meet run so smoothly.
Thank you to all for your support and time this past
weekend and throughout the year. It was a pleasure
to work with you.
The coaches are a group that I am
particularly fond of. I admire their tireless
dedication and commitment to our athletes. I have
always appreciated their comradery on the deck, more
than they may know. It’s one personality after
another with this group. I'm very proud and honored
to work with all of those who staff our coaching
ranks, and I truly enjoy our time together on the
deck. I even enjoy the minor dust ups that we
occasionally have, all of which are resolved with
grace and good humor. You're all terrific, and it's
been an honor getting to know all of you throughout
the years.
Last but not least, I could not be more proud
of our athletes. From the 13 and 14 year olds who
were appearing at Senior Opens for the very first
time, all the way up to our veteran swimmers, and
everyone in between, our kids displayed good
sportsmanship, outstanding character and well
developed athletic skills. I've had the pleasure
of getting acquainted with many of our high school,
college, and post college swimmers over the years,
as well as many of our young coaches who were former
athletes in Connecticut Swimming not too long ago.
I've known and had the pleasure of watching many of
them compete since they were junior high school
kids, swimming in Age Groups. It's been fun
watching them all grow up and advance, as swimmers
and more importantly as young adults. They are
shining examples of our mission, and their
development is the very reason that so many of our
coaches and volunteers dedicate their time and
talents to Connecticut Swimming. It's truly my
honor to know and serve all of our athletes.
As the General Chair for Connecticut
Swimming, I was proud of everyone this past weekend,
and proud of the event we put on. One of the best
things about Connecticut Swimming is the people who
make up our organization, and the colorful
personalities that they bring to our work together.
For those of us who are involved in Connecticut
Swimming in our different capacities, this past
weekend is what it's all about: the all around
development of kids as young adults, the refinement
of their swimming talents, and fast swimming.
Connecticut Swimming is comprised of terrific kids,
and outstanding volunteers who give generously of
their time. It's my pleasure to serve and be
associated with all of you.
Great job, everyone.
JLG
__________________________
Jeffrey L. Gray
General Chair
Connecticut
Swimming