Tracy Henson submitted this report.
Eleven Seahorses traveled to Rock Island, IL, High School on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, 2013, to compete in the 2nd Annual IM Ready Spring Challenge. USA Swimming developed the IMX program to help swimmers reach the next level in their swimming careers, by encouraging them to swim all strokes–rather than to specialize in one stroke at an early age. IMX is a motivational program that allows swimmers to compare themselves to thousands of other athletes in their age group, after swimming a series of events. The Seahorses had 28 top-six finishes with 22 Lifetime Best swims. Congratulations to Skylar Drolema and BayLeigh Brewer, shown below, who were the IM Ready Champion Award Winners for the 9 and Under Girls and the 9 and Under Boys! The Seahorse result follow.
9 and Under Girls:
BayLeigh Brewer – 100 IM – 1:35.28 (B Time) – 2nd Place, 100 Free – 1:22.77 (B Time) – 1st Place, 50 Fly – 50.64 – 3rd Place, 50 Back – 44.46 (B Time) – 2nd Place, 50 Breast – 52.28 (B Time) – 3rd Place, 50 Free – 37.26 (B Time) – 1st Place.
Emery Brewer – 100 IM – 1:43.27 (B Time) – 6th Place, 100 Free – 1:34.26 (B Time), 50 Fly – 52.91, 50 Back – 51.28 (B Time), 50 Breast – 58.84 (B Time), 50 Free – 41.88 (B Time).
Schyon Drolema – 100 IM – 1:40.20 (B Time) – 4th Place, 100 Free – 1:25.77 (B Time) – 3rd Place, 50 Back – 47.75 (B Time) – 5th Place, 50 Breast – 52.88 (B Time) – 6th Place, 50 Free – 38.08 (B Time) – 3rd Place.
Ann Marie Groenewald – 100 Free – 1:48.28, 50 Back – 55.45, 50 Free – 47.53.
9 and Under Boys:
Skylar Drolema – 100 IM – 1:26.66 (BB Time) – 1st Place, 100 Free – 1:18.16 (BB Time) – 1st Place, 50 Fly – 41.30 (BB Time) – 2nd Place, 50 Back – 40.77 (BB Time) – 1st Place, 50 Breast – 46.17 (BB Time) – 1st Place, 50 Free – 35.10 (BB Time) – 1st Place.
10 Year Old Girls:
Laney Edgeton – 100 IM – 1:52.26 – 6th Place, 100 Free – 1:36.02 – 6th Place, 50 Fly – 55.51, 50 Back – 50.36, 50 Breast – 59.00, 50 Free – 40.58.
Hannah Lambdin – 100 Free – 1:51.48.
Madison Shelton – 100 Free – 1:40.44.
Lexi Tichler – 100 IM – 1:44.58 (B Time) – 5th Place, 100 Free – 1:30.95 (B Time) – 5th Place, 50 Fly – 51.11 – 6th Place, 50 Back – 46.74 (B Time) – 6th Place, 50 Breast – 52.96 (B Time) – 6th Place, 50 Free – 39.71 (B Time) – 6th Place.
13 and Over Girls:
Michelle Nafziger – 200 IM – 2:53.57, 200 Free – 2:37.97, 100 Fly – 1:27.86, 100 Back – 1:28.26, 100 Breast – 1:24.78 (B Time) – 5th Place, 50 Free – 33.18.
Amber Vegter – 200 IM – 2:46.80 (B Time), 200 Free – 2:22.91 (B Time) – 6th Place, 100 Fly – 1:24.40, 100 Back – 1:20.68, 100 Breast – 1:30.52, 50 Free – 31.34 (B Time).
10 and Under 200 Free Relay:
Schyon Drolema, Laney Edgeton, Lexi Tichler, BayLeigh Brewer – 2:32.16 – 1st Place.