OSI News Archive - March, 2009

Kathy Coddington will host a Train the Trainer Clinic on April 18 in the conference room of the OSI office Building, 1750 SW Skyline Blvd.  The clinic for recertification for trainers will be at 10AM and certification for new trainers at 1PM.  The clinics will be 2-3 hours. Contact Kathy  at kathycoddington@gmail.com if you are interested in attending. 

A Meet Director Clinic will be in the Oregon Swimming office at 10AM  on April 18.  Contact Coby at coby@oregonswimming.org if you are interested in attending.

Directions to the office: Take the Sylvan Exit from Hwy 26.  Go north on Skyline Blvd.  The office is next to the Chevron Station, just off the highway,

The Forest Grove Swim Club is hosting the Hawaii 5-0 Meet on April 18 & 19.  They have a large number of officials in training and are in need of trainers.  Please contact Tim Shiel at fgscmeetmgr@yahoo.com if you are able to help.

Several Oregon Swimmers made the cross country trip to Orlando to compete at the NCSA Junior Nationals.  Jessie James of Corvallis set a new 15-16 and Open 1650 free girls record swimming 16:29.78.  The time marks the first time an Oregon swimmer has gone below the 16:30 barrier. The time betters her own 15-16 record of 16:38.59 set last year and beats Kristin Imwalle's 1996 Open record of 16:31.82.

The Woodburn Barracudas are hosting the Tulip Festival Invitational on April 4.  They have a large request for officials in training and are in need of trainers.  Please contact Sue Fuller at fullcourt01@comcast.net if you are able to help.

10 Female and 10 Male athletes were selected to participate in the Altitude Camp in Colorado Springs, April 23-26, 2009. 
Head coach is Burt Stratton, and assistant coaches are Mark Bernett and James Resare.
Athletes:
Krystyn Deckard, Paul Hartmeier and Mason Allen (BEND)
Tori Simenec and Crystal Kibby (BRSC)
Jesse James, Jordan Iverson, Jacob Pebley (CAT)
Will Gunderson, Austin Ringquist. Tomas Mendez Beck, Connor McDonald (HEAT)
Laura Miller, Carissa Poeschel, Mike Stratton (MHA)
Lisha Smith (MSC)
Melissa Myers (TTSC)
Kayla Alf-Huynh (PRSC)
Aaron Ghigliery (TST)
Kevin Waller (SCAT)

Gene Mielke had knee surgery last week to repair 3 torn ligaments in his knee.  He is currently recovering in the care center in Hood River and will  not be to put weight on his leg for 3 months.

Joe Dahl had by-pass surgery last Tuesday and is recovering in St Vincent's Hospital in Portland.

We wish both of them a speedy recovery.

Oregon Swimmers lowered twenty records at the Western Region Short Course Section Championships held in Federal Way this past weekend. The opening night saw the end to a 22 year old record when Jessie James of Corvallis beat the 15-16 and Open record in the 1000 free. Jessie's time of 9:53.04 beat Maureen Haslach's 1987 record of 9:53.24. Lake Oswego set the only relay record of the meet. Karen Turner, Amy Wiley, Mackenzie Luick and Grace Carlson swam 1:33.14 to lower the 200 free Open record of 1:33.87 set by Lake Oswego last year. Steven Ung of Tualatin Hills, leading off the 200 free relay, split a 20.41 to grab the 15-16 50 free record previously held by Morgon Henderson-Kunz at 20.95.

Day two saw a large number of new OSI records. Will Gunderson of Hillsboro Heat set the first of his six 15-16 records. Swimming in the prelims of the 200 breast, Will swam 2:03.34 to better Bryan Addleman's 15-16 record of 2:03.53 set back in 1991. Later in the finals, he dropped five one-hundredths of a second for another OSI record, stopping the clock at 2:03.29. Sarah Cruzan of Tualatin Hills swam 1:59.55 to set a new record in the 15-16 girls 200 backstroke. Her time beat Tammy Shannon's 1991 record of 1:59.83. In the final, Sarah lowered the record again, going 1:59.37. Austin Ringquist of Hillsboro HEAT dropped almost a second and a half off the existing 15-16 boys 200 back record, swimming 1:46.18, bettering Matt Sorlien's 1:47.58 from 1999. Nic Morrell of Bend, swimming in the same heat also went under the old record, stopping the clock at 1:47.55 setting a new Open record, previously held by Trent Staley at 1:45.92. Later in finals, Austin dropped almost 8 tenths of a second to stop the clock at 1:45.41. Tori Simenec, of BearCat Swim Club, shattered her own 200 butterfly record, swimming 1:57.64 to best her old 15-16 and Open records of 1:59.98. Her final time of 1:58.25 was also under the old record. In the finals of the 200 breaststroke, Mackenzie Luick of Lake Oswego set a new 17-18 girls record, swimming 2:14.41bettering Caitlyn Shortt's 2003 record of 2:15.24.

On day three, a short day of distance events, Will Gunderson set the lone OSI record. His time of 3:56.76 in the 400 IM was good enough to lower his own 15-16 record of 3:58.29.

On the second to last day of the meet, the 15-16 boys 100 backstroke saw two swimmers lower the OSI record. In the C final, Steven Ung swam 50.24 to beat Will's 50.61 from last year. In the next heat, Will put the hammer down and swam 49.93, a time that would have tied him for third in the final. Nic Morrell, swimming in the A final also went under the old record swimming 50.27. Will also bettered Morgan Henderson-Kunz's 100 fly record, swimming 49.68 in prelims and 48.99 in the final. Gabriel Rooker of Tualatin Hills, has a tie to thank for his new record. In prelims, Gabriel tied for 24th place in the 100 breaststroke, requiring a swim off. In the swim off, he destroyed his old record of 58.98 swimming 58.30.

There will be a stroke and Turn Clinic Wednesday, March 25 from 6:30-8:30 pm in the classroom at the Forest Grove Aquatic Center. To sign up click here. For more information contact Rachel Sandage rachelsor@gmail.com

A stroke and turn clinic for officials will be conducted on April 5, 2009 from 4-6PM at the Holman-Hankins-Bowker $ Waud Funeral Home, 715 7th Street, Oregon City, (corner of 7th & Jefferson. Contact Tim Waud at 503-341-3152 or twaud@aol.com if you are interested or have questions.

Altitude Camp applications are due in the Oregon Swimming Office on Wednesday, March 18.  Information about the camp is available in the office.  Contact swim@oregonswimming.org or 503-297-6027.

Volunteers are needed for the Can Am Paralympic meet being held at Mt Hood Community College. Timers, runners, drug chaperones ( adults only ) and others are needed and welcome to help run this meet. It a great opportunity for our swimmers to see some of the world's best swimmers. The US was second to China at the recent Paralympic Games and many National Team members will be here along with several of Canada's National team.

The dates of the competition are March 19-20-21 and volunteers can report to the pool at 7:30 for prelims and 4:30 for finals.

Columbia River Swim Team outscored Mt. Hood Aquatics 870.5 to 860 at this weekend's Senior Championships.  Corvallis was third with 851 points.

1. Columbia River Swim Team 870.5
2. Mt. Hood Aquatics 860
3. Corvallis Aquatic Team 851
4. Eugene City Swim Club 740
5. Multnomah Athletic Club 631
6. Hillsboro Heat Swim Team 478.5
7. McMinnville Swim Club 408
8. Bend Swim Club 362
9. Vancouver Swim Club 330
10. Tualatin Hills Swim Club 269

Lauren Allen of Corvallis was the girls high point winner with 103 points, followed by Paula Tran of HEAT at 95 and Annette Marinello of CAT at 87.  Ben Nierman of Albany was the boys high point winner with 83, followed by Jose Plascencia of CRST at 79 and Callum Mackintosh, also of CRST, close behind with 76 points.

USA Swimming, in conjunction with the American Swimming Coaches Association and the appropriate LSCs, are presenting very affordable regional coaches clinics offered throughout the nation. The purpose of these clinics are to bring coaches education to areas that are not frequented by other clinics. USA Swimming's goal is to raise the level of coaching and swimming through educational training programs.

Click here for the Program Information flyer for the clinic to be held on the weekend of May 8-10, 2009.

At this weekend's 11-14 Championships, Gabriel Rooker bettered two old 13-14 Oregon records. He bettered a seventeen year old record in the 100 breaststroke when he dipped under 59 seconds. His time of 58.98 bettered Will Urban's 1992 59.30. He then bettered Ben Brink's 1998 record in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:06.96 to 2:07.49.

In relay action, the Multnomah Athletic Club team of William Tyrrell, Lucas Marshall, Max Bley-Male and Carson Brindle bettered Tualatin Hills' 2008 13-14 400 medley relay record. Their time of 3:41.29 shattered the old time of 3:44.75.

Tualatin Hills Swim Club topped all teams in combined scoring 843 points. Lake Oswego Swim Club was second with 680 and Bend Swim Club was third with 502.

1. THSC 843
2. LOSC 680
3. BEND 503
4. TDPS 413.5
5. MAC 366
6. MHA 346
7. CRST 323
8. TTSC 268.5
9. PAC 205
10. BRSC 184

High Point winners were:

• 11 Year Old Girls: Nina Stitt (TDPS)
• 11 Year Old Boys: Cortlandt Nelsen (THSC)
• 12 Year Old Girls: Brenda Cha (LOSC)
• 12 Year Old Boys: Lucky Le (MHA)
• 13 Year Old Girls: Grace Carlson (LOSC)
• 13 Year Old Boys: Cameron Stitt (TDPS)
• 14 Year Old Girls: Anne Souther (BEND)
• 14 Year Old Boys: Daniel Chen (LOSC)