FAST Shines at GOLD Meet in Villa Park
FAST Senior and NAG swimmers had a great weekend at the committee meet hosted by Orange County Gold last weekend. Forty-one swimmers posted 149 lifetime bests and achieved an outstanding 65 new NAG time standards! All 41 FAST swimmers placed in the Top 8 in their divisions in one or more events.
- 1 new "AAA" time
- 7 new "AA" times
- 17 new "A" times
- 22 new "BB" times
- 18 new "B" times
The largest time drop for the men was turned in by Finn Shook in the 11-12 Boys 200-yard Breaststroke. Finn cut 32.68 seconds off his entry time and took 2nd place overall with a final time of 2:52.98 which was also a new "BB" time standard.
The largest time drop for the women came from Morganne Wanke in the 11-12 Girls 500-yard Freestyle. Morganne cut an incredible 32.07 seconds off her lifetime best for a final time of 6:31.33, a new "BB" time, and a 5th place overall finish.
Seven swimmers achieved best times in all of their races -- congratulations to Gregory Kim, Yena Liu, Aileen Lee, Priscilla Munoz, Amin Shah, Finn Shook, and Erin Soo Hoo!
Victoria Ruge & Declan Wang continued to rewrite the team record books, including breaking some of their own records from just 3 weeks ago:
- Victoria Ruge -- 11-12 Girls 50-yard Breaststroke, 33.70 (Previously her own 33.80 from October 2024)
- Declan Wang -- 8 & Under Boys 50-yard Backstroke, 36.61 (Previously his own 37.22)
- Declan Wang -- 8 & Under Boys 100-yard Backstroke, 1:18.34 (Previously his own 1:20.45 from October 2024)
- Declan Wang -- 8 & Under Boys 25-yard Breaststroke, 20.95 (Previously Ethan Keung, 21.15 in 2011)
- Declan Wang -- 8 & Under Boys 50-yard Breaststroke, 43.60 (Previously Ethan Keung, 44.61 in 2011)
Keep up the FAST racing & preparation as we work toward our season-ending focus meets!
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