The J-Hawks took 22 swimmers to the 12&Under and Senior State Champs and came away with lots of best times, 3 new team records, and 5 new national cuts.
Bridgette Alexander broke 3 13-14 team records in the 100 back, 100 fly, and 200 IM. She won the 100 back (56.30),
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Bridgette Alexander will be competing at Junior Nationals this week, in Orlando, Florida.
This is one of the toughest short course meets held for 18&Under age athletes. It's an honor and a great experience, to race against many of the best in the country.
Bridgette starts competition Wednesday, March 16th and will
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Day one of nationals was very fun! I got to sleep in until 8 and then I had to practice which was really good because it felt really good to get in the water after a long plane ride. After I practiced I got my t-shirt, my race suit, and
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This morning was an early morning! I had to get up at about 6:15 AM and
put on my practice suit to warm up. My warm up felt really good and I
was ready to go! My first race was the 100 breast and I added a little
bit of
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Day three of Florida was very exciting!! I got to
sleep in a little bit, I woke up at 7:25 AM to go get warmed up for the time
trial. I was going to time trial the 200 back because I wasn't
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Friday of Juniors was once again very exciting!! I had to get up at 6:15 to warm-up for my big races for the day. My first event was the 100 back and I qualified for finals with a time of 56.40, exactly a tenth off my best time. My other
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Last day of Junior Nationals was AWESOME!! I got up for the last time at 6:15 and warmed up. My first event of the day was my 50 back and I was about a 1/2 a second off my best time and my second event was my 200 IM. I
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Bridgette Alexander ended her short course season on a high note as she broke the 13-14 200 backstroke record, in a time of 2:00.29 and tied the 13-14 100 back record with a 56.27.
Both records are also new team records for our 13-14 and senior age groups.
CONGRATS BRIDGETTE!
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Emily McClellan led the team this past weekend, as she qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials, at the Lake Country Western Lakes Open swim meet. Emily qualified in the 200 meter breast, with a time of 2:35.53.
Emily's time set a new team record as did her 100 meter breast time
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BRIDGETTE-
My day started out with waking up at 4:45! That was a little early for me but I was so pumped to get out to the west coast! The flight was long but I took my nap, and was ready to go when I got off. I am going
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