USA Swimming Championship Meets
August 2011 in Palo Alto, CA

USA Swimming held its long course Junior and National Championship meets consecutive weeks in Palo Alto, CA. These meets not only boasted the fastest athletes in the nation but also were the largest USA Championship meets ever held. 1,832 athletes, 372 clubs, 5479 splashes were recorded at the National Championships followed by 1,734 athletes, 470 clubs, and 6,812 splashes at the Junior National Championships.  Both meets were held at Stanford University utilizing 10-lane and 8-lane pools for prelim events.  Finals (Top 30) were held in the 10-lane pool. The meets were covered by NBC and NBC’s Universal Sports.  

USA Swimming ConocoPhillips National Championship Highlights
August 2-6, 2011
Palo Alto, CA 

Thursday, August 4 saw the  Soundview YMCA/Branford Stingrays' (BRS) Emily Barber shatter her own CT Record and the CT Resident Record in the 100 meter breaststroke (1:11.25) with a sizzling 1:10.30 in the prelims, qualifying 19th in the first event of the morning after entering the meet seeded 44th.  Following up that swim in the evening finals, the double Olympic Trials qualifier from Guilford, CT lowered her mark even further, clocking a brilliant 1:09.81, placing 16th in the USA. In the 200 meter breaststroke in the preliminaries Saturday August 6 Emily swam a blistering time of 2:31.6.  In the evening finals, the double Olympic Trials qualifier continued her rapid rise in USA Swimming with a tremendous swim of 2:30.77, again finishing 16th in the USA.  Congratulations to Emily and her long-time Stingray coach, George Miles, CT Swimming's 2011 Senior Coach of the Year on a memorable season! Congratulations as well to KC Moss of NCY, Eric Ronda of WYW, and Christian Higgins also of WYW.  All three outstanding athletes qualified this evening in either the C or B finals in the 200 breaststroke. -By Al Laprino, BRS Coach 

CSI Resident Record-Breakers Senior Nationals

Emily Barber, BRS: Senior 100 Breast 1:09.81
KC Moss, NCY: 15/16 100 Breast 1:11.18

National Finalists
B FINAL
Emily Barber, BRS: 100 and 200 Breast
Christian Higgins, WYW: 100 Breast
Alicia Mathieu, SNCO: 800 Free
Eric Ronda, WYW: 200 Breast

C FINAL
KC Moss, WYW: 200 Breast

2012 Olympic Trial qualifying times:
Molly Albrecht, UN: 200 Back
Emily Barber, BRS: 100 and 200 Breast
Alicia Mathieu, SNCO: 400 and 800 Free
KC Moss, NCY: 100 and 200 Breast
Emily Weir, WYW: 100 Breast
Christian Higgins, WYW: 100 Breast and 200 Breast
Eric Ronda, WYW: 100 Breast and 200 Breast
Eric Holden, SNCO: 200 Breast 

Other National Competitors were: Molly Albrecht, UN; Shelby Fortin, WYW; Dana Grindall, SNCO; Eric Holden, SNCO; Adam Lebovitz, WYW; Justine Ress, CDOG; Amanda Thomas, SNCO; Harry Traystman, NMEG.

USA Swimming Junior National Championship
Highlights
August 8-12, 2011
Palo Alto, CA 

Faith Martin of the Ridgefield Aquatic Club won the women's 200 IM at the USA swimming Jr National Championships with a time of 2:16.07 to achieve a new Olympic Trial qualifying time and CT 17-18 & Senior State Record.  -By Bob Shearer, RAC Head Coach 

CSI Resident Record-Record Breakers

Robert Harder, WYW: 17/18 and SR 1500 Free 15:45.89
Robert Harder, WYW: 17/18 800 Free (split) 8:21.45
Faith Martin, RAC: 17/18 and SR 200 IM 2:16.07
Faith Martin, RAC: 17/18 and SR 400 IM 4:51.63
KC Moss, NCY: 15/16 200 Breast 2:30.95
Maddy Smart, WYW: 15/16 100 Free 57.05 

Junior National Finalists
A FINAL
Brian Bollerman, RAC: 200 Breast
Robert Harder, WYW: 1500 Free
Faith Martin, RAC: 200 IM
KC Moss, NCY: 200 Breast 

B FINAL
Eric Holden, SNCO: 200 Breast
Madeline Rusch, NCY: 50 Free
Madeline Smart, WYW: 100 Free 

C FINAL
Brian Bollerman, RAC: 400 IM
Robert Harder, WYW: 200 Back
Faith Martin, RAC: 400 IM
Kaz Takabayashi, SNCO: 200 Fly
Elizabeth McDonald, CDOG: 100 Free
Kathryn Luchansky, WYW: 200 Free

2012 Olympic Trial qualifying times:
Brian Bollerman, RAC: 200 Breast
Robert Harder, WYW: 1500 Free
Eric Holden, SNCO: 100 and 200 Breast
Faith Martin, RAC: 200 Breast; 200 and 400 IM
KC Moss, NCY: 200 Breast
Maddy Smart, WYW: 100 Free