Coming off a great holiday season of hard training, LY swimmers .gif)
poured it on in the Lynchburg New Year’s Invite to come away with the first place trophy. After suffering defeat to CYAC at their dual meet in Charlottesville, LY swimmers were particularly motivated to swim fast. Fast starts, good kicking off the walls, nice breaststroke underwater cycles, and the overall endurance of our athletes helped power Lynchburg to the win. Parents’ smiling faces in timers’ chairs, as officials, and at concessions contributed to our overall success!
High Lights:
Jenna Angell negative split her first-ever 1000 free and picked up a BB time. Zachary Brame turned on his turbo kick to bring home his 200 free and took 2 seconds off his time. Makenzie Chenault put her improved breaststroke technique to good use and dropped a whopping 20 seconds from her 100 breast. Kelsey Childress challenged herself in a fast heat of 500 free, dropped 11 seconds, and picked up an AA time. Ben Davidson kept his strokes long and efficient and dropped 4 seconds off his 200 free. Matthew Davidson sprinted to a first place finish and a best time in the 25 back. Focusing on the finish of his stroke, Bryan Hankey dropped 3 seconds in his 200 free. Josh Hankey worked on his “international walls” in the 100 breast and sliced 3 seconds from his time. Carter Jenkins kicked hard and shaved time off her 50 fly. Ashley Jennings leaned into her stroke, set a new PR, and won first place in the 100 breast – and how about that gutsy 100 backstroke start past the 15 meter mark! Kendall Knight’s move to the Gold group inspired a 12 second drop in his 200 free and a whopping 20 second improvement in his 50 fly. Using an improved start and a good Piranha effort, Ben Lawrence swam to a 3-second improvement in his 100 breast. Alexis Mattingly put her IM training to good use and dropped a second from her 100IM time. In the 200 free, Justin Mauzy focused on a proper pull pattern .gif)
and took 3 seconds off his time. Caeley McMillan worked on her bilateral breathing during her 500 free and chopped 6 seconds off her time. Michael Murray swam a smart 400IM, building his 100s and dropping 24 seconds. In the 200 free, Kelsey Naylor swam a gutsy race and took 3 seconds off her time. Hannah Owen took out her 200 free aggressively and raced to a 9-second time drop. In the 100 breast, Matthew Owen extended under the surface with each stroke and bettered his time by 4 seconds. Grace Parker used quick hands, snappy flipturns, and tight streamlines to post her best 100 back time. Tyler Pokiluyko, in his first-ever 1000 free, battled the competition and earned a BB time. Jake Richardson kept his fly strokes long in his first-ever 400IM and posted a BB time in that event. Kate Richardson raced with gusto in the 500 free and took off 4 seconds. Walter Rodemann descended the last three 100s of his first-ever 1000 free and picked up a BB time. Ashley Sennett’s speed work in practice paid off in a big way with a 4-second time drop in the 100IM. Showing her mettle, Madison Sitton pushed herself to a personal best with a 4-second time drop in the 200 free. Campbell Smith picked up his kick and smashed his previous PR in the 200IM by 15 seconds. Kyleigh Tanner pushed the last half of her 200IM and took a second off her time. Casey Wrabley used quick hand speed to take a second off her 50 fly. Ethan Chenault practiced breathing every three in his first 100 yard freestyle and picked: Cont.
KNOW YOUR PACE or NO YOUR GOALS!
