STAR AQUATICS ACHIEVES BRONZE MEDAL CLUB

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Another championship meet - Age Group Sectionals. STAR had a 6th place team finish and several STAR swimmers finished in the top 16. 10 & Unders: Makena Markert: Two 1st place golds in 50 BR 34.63 & 100 BR 1:15.37. Levente Bathory: 1st 200 free 2:04.90, 1st 50 free 26.55, 1st 500 free 5:50.90, 2nd 100 BR 1:18.04, 2nd 100IM 1:06.45, 2nd 50 BK 30.74, 2nd 200IM 2:21.38 & 2nd 100 BK 1:06.57. Charles Taylor: 1st 50 fly 30.06, 3rd 100IM 1:10.49, 3rd 100 free 1:00.45, 3rd 100 fly 1:08.02, 3rd 50 free 27.36, 4th 200 free 2:12.05, 4th 200IM 2:30.81, 7th 50 BK 32.56 & 7th 100 BK 1:10.03. Zack Weir: 2nd 50 BR 36.35, 3rd 100 BR 1:18.33. Leigh Ann Curry: 6th 100 fly 1:09.98. Emily Schoonhagen: 8th 50 Fly 31.30. 13-14's: Eric Rosenbower: 7th 50 free 22.74. Caroline Neil: 7th in 100 BR 1:08.79 & 7th 200 BR 2:28.66. Laura Johnson: 14th 50 free 24.91. Jacob Thomas: 16th 100 BR 1:05.06. The 10 & under boys relays won 1st place in both the 200 medley (Hertweck, Weir, Taylor, Bathory), 2:05.47 **NEW NC STATE RECORD** and the 200 free relay (same boys). The 10 & under girls relays finished 2nd in the 200 medley, (Curry, Markert, Schoonhagen, Wagoner) 2:10.25 and 7th in the 200 free relay (same girls). CLICK HERE for results.

22 Star Swimmers Return from Senior Sectionals with STAR finishing 5th behind Lakeside-KY, Stingrays-GA, MOR-NC & Dynamos-GA

At Senior Sectionals, Faith Johnson wins 50 free, 23.19 setting new NC Record and wins 100 free, 50.23. STAR swam fast times in Nashville competing against 87 teams. Faith Johnson also placed 5th in the 200 free, 1:50.46, 29th 100 back, 59.03 & 8th 100 fly, 56.93. Alistair Stephens-Pickeral placed 6th 200 breast, 2:21.22 & 7th 100 breast, 1:04.50. Sawyer Hubbard had a 14th finish in 200 free, 1:43.98 & 12th 50 free, 21.54. Kathleen Baker placed 6th 100 back, 56.99, 6th 200 back, 2:05.48 & 17th 100 breast, 1:06.49. Lillian Gordy finished 14th 100 free, 52.98, 16th 500 free, 5:11.13, 16th 200 free, 1:54.23 & 24th 50 free, 24.85. Harrison Brogden finished 31st 200 free, 1:44.99, 19th 200 fly, 1:55.75 & 9th 100 back, 51.03. Nancy Larson placed 16th 50 free, 24.53 & 27th 100 free, 52.95. Lauren Mock finished 19th in 50 free, 24.32. Charity Byrum placed 22nd in 100 breast, 1:07.29 & 200 IM, 2:09.98. Kristin Diemer placed 30th 50 free, 24.79. Rachel Pittard came in 31st 100 back, 59.59. STAR relays shined with a 2nd place finish in the women's 400 free relay (Baker, Larson, Gordy, Johnson), 3:27.48, 3rd in the 800 free relay (Baker, Larson, Gordy, Johnson), 7:29.68 & 3rd in the 400 medley relay (Baker, Stephens-Pickeral, Mock, Johnson), 3:53.81. The men's relays placed 8th in the 400 free (Gates, Riley, Brogden, Hubbard), 3:11.15 & 10th in the medley (Brogden, Flynn, Gates, Hubbard), 3:34.65 & 12th in the 800 free (Hubbard, Gates, Flynn & Brogden), 7:03.40. CLICK HERE to see meet results and they are located under archived events.

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Great weekend at B/C States

Congratulations to the following swimmers for achieving new time standards: James Coon- AG sectional cut, Madison Daniel-A time, Mark Blackwell, Jack Crouse, Morgan Dodson, Makenna Farlow, Emma Godwin, Madison Isaacson, Macey Wiseman, Lauren Overton, Caleb Little & Elizabeth Whelan-BB times. Congrats to all the first place finishers: Emma Gonzalez, Madison Isaacson, Mark Blackwell, Jack Crouse, Drew Brewbaker, 8 & U boys 100 free relay (Xander Setzer, Bo Bolick, Joshua Turner, Jeffrey Jones) and 13-18 boys 200 medley relay (James Coon, Benjamin Bingham, Richard Whelan, Charles Bauserman).

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USA Swimming Age Group National Record Broken

Kathleen Baker breaks the USA Swimming Age Group National Record in the 100IM, 57.62 and ties the 100 back Age Group National Record in her relay lead off, 55.68 at NC 14 & Under championships. Kathleen won the 11-12 girls High Point Award with nine gold medals. The National records were also NC State Records. She broke three more State Records (100 fly 57.45, 50 fly 25.96, 50 back 26.64). Congratulations Kathleen!

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ELEVEN STAR SWIMMERS QUALIFIED FOR NC SELECT CAMP:

Congratulations to the following swimmers who qualified to attend the North Carolina Swimming Select Camp, April 24 - 25, 2010 in Charlotte: Eric Rosenbower, Jacob Thomas, Laura Johnson, Caroline Neil, Kathleen Baker, Copeland Jones, Makena Markert, Heather Sigmon, Levente Bathory, Andrew Taylor, Zach Weir.

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STAR SHINES AT 14 & UNDER CHAMPIONSHIPS

STAR had a sixth place team finish and several swimmers placed in the top eight: Kathleen Baker, Levente Bathory, Leigh Ann Curry, Matt Graham, Laura Johnson, Copeland Jones, Makena Markert, Caroline Neil, Eric Rosenbower, Heather Sigmon, Andrew Taylor, Jacob Thomas and Zach Weir.

STAR swimmers win gold at 14 & Under Champs:

Levente Bathory in 200 free 2:04.74, 100IM 1:06.17, 50 back 30.40.  Makena Markert in 50 breast 34.81, 100 breast 1:15.40

10 & under girls 200 free Relay: Emily Schoonhager, Makena Markert, Catherine Wagoner, Copleland Jones