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Seahawk Invitational - Meet Highlights

The Gator Swim Team finished 7th place overall with 230 points. Gator swimmers made the most out of the opportunity, putting the team at the top in number of points per athlete (19.17) and number of points per entry (2.21). Our swimmers improved over their seed times in 61 out of the 95 races swum during the meet (64% improvement). Gator Results - Full Results

New Ozark Records: Congratulations to Gabby Vieira for breaking two long-standing Ozark LSC records: the Girls 9-10 50 LC Meter Butterfly (from 1998) with a new time of 33.18, and the 200 LC Meter Freestyle (from 1992) with a new time of 2:26.07. Click here to see the Ozark Records page.

High Point:

Gabby Vieira got first place overall in the Girls 9-10 age group with 82 points.

Austin Hobbs got second place overall in the Boys 9-10 age group with 76 points.

Top-8 Finishes:

Bridget Hale: 8th place in the Girls 13-14 200 LC Meter Backstroke.

Allison Hobbs: 4th place in the Girls 13-14 400 Freestyle.

Austin Hobbs: 1st places in the Boys 9-10 200 Freestyle, 50 Breast and 200 IM; 2nd places in the 50 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly and 100 Free; and 4th place in the 100 Back.

Morgan Maguire: 5th place in the Girls 11-12 400 Freestyle.

Ramsey Scott: 7th place in the Boys 13-14 400 Freestyle.

Madeline Siefert: 5th places in the Girls 11-12 50 and 100 Breast.

Kristian Troxel: 6th places in the Boys 13-14 200 Fly and 200 Breast; 7th place in the 100 Breast; and 8th place in the 400 IM.

Kyleigh Troxel: 3rd place in the Girls 13-14 400 IM; 5th place in the 200 Fly; and 6th place in the 400 Free.

Gabby Vieira: 1st places in the Girls 9-10 50 Free, 50 Back, 100 Fly, 100 Back and 50 Fly; 2nd places in the 100 Free, 200 Free, and 200 IM.

New Team Records:

Austin Hobbs lowered his own team records in the Boys 9-10 400 LC Meter Freestyle (5:12.97) and 200 LC Meter Individual Medley (2:54.07).

Kyleigh Troxel broke the Girls 11-12 400 LC Meter Individual Medley record (from 1997) with a new time of 5:35.78 and also lowered her own 200 LC Meter Butterfly record (2:44.61).

Gabby Vieira lowered 8 of her own records in the Girls 9-10 LC Meter category: 50 Free (31.53), 100 Free (1:07.56), 200 Free (2:26.07), 50 Back (36.13), 100 Back (1:17.91), 50 Fly (33.18), 100 Fly (1:16.13) and 200 IM (2:48.32). She also achieved 6 new Top-16 (NRT) times in one meet, a new all-time mark for a Gator swimmer.

Check out the updated Top Times and Records page.

2008 FIRECRACKER FRENZY HIGHLIGHTS: Gator Results - Full Results and Photos

The Gators won the meet with 5279 points. 34 out of 45 Gator swimmers entered in the meet had at least one personal best time.

Gator Medalists:

8 & Under Girls: Allison McDonald (3rd), Amanda Mabry (4th), Allie Pujol (7th) and Carly Pujol (8th)

8 & Under Boys: John Kiefner (1st), Tra Leimer (2nd)

9-10 Girls: Gabriela Vieira (1st), Caitlyn Palmer (4th) and Elizabeth Kiefner (5th)

9-10 Boys: Austin Hobbs (3rd), Stephen Sugarbaker (6th) and Ian Cameron (7th)

11-12 Girls: Morgan Maguire (2nd), Natalie King (3rd), Madeline Siefert (4th) and Madeleine McDonald (7th)

11-12 Boys: Kevin Douglas (3rd)

13-14 Girls: Kyleigh Troxel (1st), Allison Hobbs (2nd), Bridget Hale (4th) and Lizzie Schmidt (6th)

13-14 Boys: Ramsey Scott (1st) and Kristian Troxel (2nd)

15 & Over Girls: Hannah Kinder (1st), Morgan Fraser (2nd) and Audrey Glover (4th)

15 & Over Boys: Caleb Coots (1st), Nick Welker (2nd) and David Welker (8th)

New Time Standards Achieved:

Lydia Cameron got her first BB time in the Girls 11-12 50m Freestyle with a time of 36.14.

Lucas Hurley got his first BB time in the Boys 9-10 50m Backstroke (50.42).

Madeline Siefert got her first AA times in the Girls 11-12 1500m Freestyle (21:17.56), 100m Breaststroke (1:27.35) and 200m Breaststroke (3:07.76).

Kristian Troxel got his first AA times in the Boys 13-14 400m Freestyle (4:51.73) and 1500m Freestyle (19:08.10).

Elizabeth Kiefner got her first AAA time in the Girls 9-10 50m Butterfly (37.77).

Morgan Maguire got her first AAA time in the Girls 11-12 1500m Freestyle (20:27.52).

Ramsey Scott got his first AAA time in the Boys 13-14 1500m Freestyle (18:09.78).

Kyleigh Troxel got her first AAA time in the Girls 13-14 1500m Freestyle (18:54.93).

New Team Records:

Austin Hobbs broke the Boys 9-10 50m Breaststroke record (from 1997) with a new time of 43.66. Austin also lowered 3 of his own record times: 100m Free (1:11.16), 1500m Free (20:18.73) and 100m Fly (1:25.73).

Kyleigh Troxel lowered her own Girls 13-14 200m Fly record with a new time of 2:49.31.

Gabriela Vieira lowered 6 of her own Girls 9-10 records: 200m Free (2:30.60), 800 Free (10:42.70), 50 Back (37.64), 50 Fly (35.53), 100 Fly (1:21.03) and 200 IM (2:52.26).

SUMMER LEAGUE AT PERRYVILLE 6/14 HIGHLIGHTS: Gator Results - Full Results

Event Winners:

Payton Beck won 2 out of 3 events he competed in the Boys 9-10 category: 50m Backstroke (45.65) and 100m Freestyle (1:30.82).

Ian Cameron won the Boys 9-10 50m Breaststroke with a time of 52.51.

Brogan Davis won 2 out of 3 events in the Boys 8 & Under category: 25m Freestyle (19.56) and 25m Backstroke (24.68).

Grayson Davis won the Boys 6 & Under 25m Freestyle with a time of 35.07. · Anna Esswein won the Girls 15-16 50m Freestyle with a time of 33.77.

Tra Leimer won all 3 events he competed in the Boys 8 & Under category: 25m Breaststroke (34.24), 25m Butterfly (25.45) and 100m IM (2:00.82).

Sydney Ozbun won the Girls 15-18 100m Butterfly with a time of 1:28.99.

Jenny Powell won the Girls 13-14 100m Backstroke with a time of 1:27.99.

Josey Powell won all 3 events she competed in the Girls 9-10 category: 50m Freestyle (39.39), 50m Breaststroke (52.99) and 100m IM (1:44.72).

Kristian Troxel won all 3 events he competed in the Boys 13-14 category: 100m Freestyle (1:05.09), 100m Butterfly (1:14.80) and 50m Freestyle (29.88).

Kyleigh Troxel won all 5 events she competed in the Girls 13-14 category: 100m Freestyle (1:07.35), 100m Breaststroke (1:29.13), 100m Butterfly (1:15.69), 50m Freestyle (31.72) and 200m IM (2:45.40).

Jennifer Willet won 2 events in the Girls 15-18 category: 100m Freestyle (1:10.30) and 200 IM (3:01.67).

Other swimmers who placed Top-8 in their events, earning points for the team: Hadley Beck, Landon Beck, Drew Beussink, Mary Brazel, Lydia Cameron, David Carman, Julie Castle, Raleigh Davis, Hyrum Dickson, Reed Dickson, Paige Elder, Sydnei Farless, Melissa Hopkins, Daniel Janisse, Joseph Janisse, Ben Koch, Amanda Mabry, Hunter Miller, Elizabeth Orr, Dustin Parsons, William Parsons, Corey Pech, Molly Phegly, Madison Rau, Sierra Rau, Thomas Taylor, Owen Todd and Jackson Voss.

USA ELIZABETHTOWN DOLPHINS SUMMER CLASSIC 6/13-15 HIGHLIGHTS:
Gator Results - Full Results

New Team Records:

Austin Hobbs broke a 1997 record in the Boys 9-10 50m Breaststroke with a new time of 43.66, and also lowered his own 100m Freestyle record (1:11.16).

Gabby Vieira lowered 3 of her own Girls 9-10 records: 200m Freestyle (2:30.60), 50m Backstroke (1:20.84) and 200 IM (2:52.26).

High Point Awards: Gabby and Austin won the high point awards in their respective categories. (photo at right)

New Achievements: Shelby Ray got her first BB time in the Girls 13-14 400m Freestyle with a time of 5:42.35.

SUMMER LEAGUE MEET SIGNUPS - Poplar Bluff meet is now closed. Here are the rest of the summer swim meets: Remember,you must swim in at least 3 meets to be eligible for championships on July 26. To sign up call or email Laura Brown, 579-0095. or come to the pool before the deadline and check yes or no. If she does not hear from you, she will mark you down as no.

June 25 - Charleston Relays - Warm up at 1:30pm Meet begins at 2:00pm
(Last day to sign up is Friday June 20)

June 28 - Scott City - Meet starts at 9am warm ups at 8:00am
(last day to sign up is Tuesday June 24)
Pool Side BBQ at Cape Pool June 28 from 6-9pm
(cost $6 per person and free for 4 and under)

July 12 - Jackson - Meet starts at 9am not sure on warm ups
(last day to sign up is Monday July 7)

July 19 - Scott City - Meet starts at 9am
(last day to sign up is Monday July 14)

July 26 - CHAMPIONSHIPS at Jackson
(last day to sign up is Monday July 21)

USA MEET HIGHLIGHTS for the Brownsburg Summer Splash ... New Gator Records: Kyleigh Troxel broke the Girls 13-14 200m Fly record with a new time of 2:50.80. Gabby Vieira lowered 6 of her own Girls 9-10 records: 100m Free (1:09.68), 200m Free (2:31.64), 800m Free (11:02.44), 100m Back (1:20.84), 100m Fly (1:22.23) and 200m IM (2:52.78). Check out the Gator LCM Records page. New Achievements: Bridget Hale got her first AA times in the Girls 13-14 100m and 200m Freestyle (1:07.33 and 2:25.05, respectively). Natalie King got her first AA time in the Girls 11-12 800m Freestyle (11:00.73) Click here to see the Gator Achievements page.

SUMMER LEAGUE/FARMINGTON MEET HIGHLIGHTS - Gators won the meet with 890 points. New Records: The following Gator swimmers set new all-time conference records during the meet: Austin Hobbs, Boys 9-10 50-Yard Breastroke (39.74) Gabby Vieira, Girls 9-10 50 Free (29.34) Bridget Hale, Lizzie Schmidt, Kyleigh Troxel and Allison Hobbs, Girls 13-14 200 Medley Relay (2:09.65) New Achievements: Caitlyn Palmer got her first “A” time in the Girls 9-10 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 32.31. Click here to see the Achievements page. The Congratulations to all summer league swimmers who attended the meet! Gator Results - Full Results

May 2008 SALUKI RESULTS - Gator Results -Full Results - Meet highlights:

New Ozark Record: Gabriela Vieira broke the Girls 10 & Under 400 Meter Freestyle Ozark record with a time of 5:08.87. Click here to see the Ozark Records page.

New Gator Records:

Austin Hobbs lowered his own Boys 9-10 record times in the 100 Free (1:11.31), 400 Free (5:17.20), 100 Breast (1:32.43), 200 IM (2:55.13) and also broke the 800 Free record with a new time of 11:05.51.

Hannah Kinder lowered her own Girls Open record times in the 100 Back (1:07.90) and 200 Back (2:28.18).

Kristian Troxel broke two old Boys 11-12 records, 50 Fly (33.29) and 100 Fly (1:14.56), and also lowered his own 100 Breast record time (1:24.78).

Kyleigh Troxel lowered two of her own Girls 11-12 records, 800 Free (10:11.46) and 100 Fly (1:18.94), and broke two old records as well: 200 Free (2:23.47) and 400 Free (4:56.72).

Gabriela Vieira lowered six of her own Girls 9-10 record times: 100 Free (1:10.98), 200 Free (2:32.91), 400 Free (5:08.87), 100 Back (1:22.04), 100 Fly (1:27.18), and 100 IM (2:57.90). Click here to see the Gator Long Course Records page.

New Achievements:

Gabriela Vieira’s 400 Free time was also her first NRT (aka Top-16) time.

Payton Beck got his first BB time in the Boys 9-10 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:44.26. Click here to see the Achievements page.

Congratulations to all Gator swimmers for another strong performance!

Seahawk Invitational - Meet Highlights

The Gator Swim Team finished 7th place overall with 230 points. Gator swimmers made the most out of the opportunity, putting the team at the top in number of points per athlete (19.17) and number of points per entry (2.21). Our swimmers improved over their seed times in 61 out of the 95 races swum during the meet (64% improvement). Gator Results - Full Results

New Ozark Records: Congratulations to Gabby Vieira for breaking two long-standing Ozark LSC records: the Girls 9-10 50 LC Meter Butterfly (from 1998) with a new time of 33.18, and the 200 LC Meter Freestyle (from 1992) with a new time of 2:26.07. Click here to see the Ozark Records page.

High Point:

Gabby Vieira got first place overall in the Girls 9-10 age group with 82 points.

Austin Hobbs got second place overall in the Boys 9-10 age group with 76 points.

Top-8 Finishes:

Bridget Hale: 8th place in the Girls 13-14 200 LC Meter Backstroke.

Allison Hobbs: 4th place in the Girls 13-14 400 Freestyle.

Austin Hobbs: 1st places in the Boys 9-10 200 Freestyle, 50 Breast and 200 IM; 2nd places in the 50 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly and 100 Free; and 4th place in the 100 Back.

Morgan Maguire: 5th place in the Girls 11-12 400 Freestyle.

Ramsey Scott: 7th place in the Boys 13-14 400 Freestyle.

Madeline Siefert: 5th places in the Girls 11-12 50 and 100 Breast.

Kristian Troxel: 6th places in the Boys 13-14 200 Fly and 200 Breast; 7th place in the 100 Breast; and 8th place in the 400 IM.

Kyleigh Troxel: 3rd place in the Girls 13-14 400 IM; 5th place in the 200 Fly; and 6th place in the 400 Free.

Gabby Vieira: 1st places in the Girls 9-10 50 Free, 50 Back, 100 Fly, 100 Back and 50 Fly; 2nd places in the 100 Free, 200 Free, and 200 IM.

New Team Records:

Austin Hobbs lowered his own team records in the Boys 9-10 400 LC Meter Freestyle (5:12.97) and 200 LC Meter Individual Medley (2:54.07).

Kyleigh Troxel broke the Girls 11-12 400 LC Meter Individual Medley record (from 1997) with a new time of 5:35.78 and also lowered her own 200 LC Meter Butterfly record (2:44.61).

Gabby Vieira lowered 8 of her own records in the Girls 9-10 LC Meter category: 50 Free (31.53), 100 Free (1:07.56), 200 Free (2:26.07), 50 Back (36.13), 100 Back (1:17.91), 50 Fly (33.18), 100 Fly (1:16.13) and 200 IM (2:48.32). She also achieved 6 new Top-16 (NRT) times in one meet, a new all-time mark for a Gator swimmer.

Check out the updated Top Times and Records page.

2008 FIRECRACKER FRENZY HIGHLIGHTS: Gator Results - Full Results and Photos

The Gators won the meet with 5279 points. 34 out of 45 Gator swimmers entered in the meet had at least one personal best time.

Gator Medalists:

8 & Under Girls: Allison McDonald (3rd), Amanda Mabry (4th), Allie Pujol (7th) and Carly Pujol (8th)

8 & Under Boys: John Kiefner (1st), Tra Leimer (2nd)

9-10 Girls: Gabriela Vieira (1st), Caitlyn Palmer (4th) and Elizabeth Kiefner (5th)

9-10 Boys: Austin Hobbs (3rd), Stephen Sugarbaker (6th) and Ian Cameron (7th)

11-12 Girls: Morgan Maguire (2nd), Natalie King (3rd), Madeline Siefert (4th) and Madeleine McDonald (7th)

11-12 Boys: Kevin Douglas (3rd)

13-14 Girls: Kyleigh Troxel (1st), Allison Hobbs (2nd), Bridget Hale (4th) and Lizzie Schmidt (6th)

13-14 Boys: Ramsey Scott (1st) and Kristian Troxel (2nd)

15 & Over Girls: Hannah Kinder (1st), Morgan Fraser (2nd) and Audrey Glover (4th)

15 & Over Boys: Caleb Coots (1st), Nick Welker (2nd) and David Welker (8th)

New Time Standards Achieved:

Lydia Cameron got her first BB time in the Girls 11-12 50m Freestyle with a time of 36.14.

Lucas Hurley got his first BB time in the Boys 9-10 50m Backstroke (50.42).

Madeline Siefert got her first AA times in the Girls 11-12 1500m Freestyle (21:17.56), 100m Breaststroke (1:27.35) and 200m Breaststroke (3:07.76).

Kristian Troxel got his first AA times in the Boys 13-14 400m Freestyle (4:51.73) and 1500m Freestyle (19:08.10).

Elizabeth Kiefner got her first AAA time in the Girls 9-10 50m Butterfly (37.77).

Morgan Maguire got her first AAA time in the Girls 11-12 1500m Freestyle (20:27.52).

Ramsey Scott got his first AAA time in the Boys 13-14 1500m Freestyle (18:09.78).

Kyleigh Troxel got her first AAA time in the Girls 13-14 1500m Freestyle (18:54.93).

New Team Records:

Austin Hobbs broke the Boys 9-10 50m Breaststroke record (from 1997) with a new time of 43.66. Austin also lowered 3 of his own record times: 100m Free (1:11.16), 1500m Free (20:18.73) and 100m Fly (1:25.73).

Kyleigh Troxel lowered her own Girls 13-14 200m Fly record with a new time of 2:49.31.

Gabriela Vieira lowered 6 of her own Girls 9-10 records: 200m Free (2:30.60), 800 Free (10:42.70), 50 Back (37.64), 50 Fly (35.53), 100 Fly (1:21.03) and 200 IM (2:52.26).

SUMMER LEAGUE AT PERRYVILLE 6/14 HIGHLIGHTS: Gator Results - Full Results

Event Winners:

Payton Beck won 2 out of 3 events he competed in the Boys 9-10 category: 50m Backstroke (45.65) and 100m Freestyle (1:30.82).

Ian Cameron won the Boys 9-10 50m Breaststroke with a time of 52.51.

Brogan Davis won 2 out of 3 events in the Boys 8 & Under category: 25m Freestyle (19.56) and 25m Backstroke (24.68).

Grayson Davis won the Boys 6 & Under 25m Freestyle with a time of 35.07. · Anna Esswein won the Girls 15-16 50m Freestyle with a time of 33.77.

Tra Leimer won all 3 events he competed in the Boys 8 & Under category: 25m Breaststroke (34.24), 25m Butterfly (25.45) and 100m IM (2:00.82).

Sydney Ozbun won the Girls 15-18 100m Butterfly with a time of 1:28.99.

Jenny Powell won the Girls 13-14 100m Backstroke with a time of 1:27.99.

Josey Powell won all 3 events she competed in the Girls 9-10 category: 50m Freestyle (39.39), 50m Breaststroke (52.99) and 100m IM (1:44.72).

Kristian Troxel won all 3 events he competed in the Boys 13-14 category: 100m Freestyle (1:05.09), 100m Butterfly (1:14.80) and 50m Freestyle (29.88).

Kyleigh Troxel won all 5 events she competed in the Girls 13-14 category: 100m Freestyle (1:07.35), 100m Breaststroke (1:29.13), 100m Butterfly (1:15.69), 50m Freestyle (31.72) and 200m IM (2:45.40).

Jennifer Willet won 2 events in the Girls 15-18 category: 100m Freestyle (1:10.30) and 200 IM (3:01.67).

Other swimmers who placed Top-8 in their events, earning points for the team: Hadley Beck, Landon Beck, Drew Beussink, Mary Brazel, Lydia Cameron, David Carman, Julie Castle, Raleigh Davis, Hyrum Dickson, Reed Dickson, Paige Elder, Sydnei Farless, Melissa Hopkins, Daniel Janisse, Joseph Janisse, Ben Koch, Amanda Mabry, Hunter Miller, Elizabeth Orr, Dustin Parsons, William Parsons, Corey Pech, Molly Phegly, Madison Rau, Sierra Rau, Thomas Taylor, Owen Todd and Jackson Voss.

USA ELIZABETHTOWN DOLPHINS SUMMER CLASSIC 6/13-15 HIGHLIGHTS:
Gator Results - Full Results

New Team Records:

Austin Hobbs broke a 1997 record in the Boys 9-10 50m Breaststroke with a new time of 43.66, and also lowered his own 100m Freestyle record (1:11.16).

Gabby Vieira lowered 3 of her own Girls 9-10 records: 200m Freestyle (2:30.60), 50m Backstroke (1:20.84) and 200 IM (2:52.26).

High Point Awards: Gabby and Austin won the high point awards in their respective categories. (photo at right)

New Achievements: Shelby Ray got her first BB time in the Girls 13-14 400m Freestyle with a time of 5:42.35.

SUMMER LEAGUE MEET SIGNUPS - Poplar Bluff meet is now closed. Here are the rest of the summer swim meets: Remember,you must swim in at least 3 meets to be eligible for championships on July 26. To sign up call or email Laura Brown, 579-0095. or come to the pool before the deadline and check yes or no. If she does not hear from you, she will mark you down as no.

June 25 - Charleston Relays - Warm up at 1:30pm Meet begins at 2:00pm
(Last day to sign up is Friday June 20)

June 28 - Scott City - Meet starts at 9am warm ups at 8:00am
(last day to sign up is Tuesday June 24)
Pool Side BBQ at Cape Pool June 28 from 6-9pm
(cost $6 per person and free for 4 and under)

July 12 - Jackson - Meet starts at 9am not sure on warm ups
(last day to sign up is Monday July 7)

July 19 - Scott City - Meet starts at 9am
(last day to sign up is Monday July 14)

July 26 - CHAMPIONSHIPS at Jackson
(last day to sign up is Monday July 21)

USA MEET HIGHLIGHTS for the Brownsburg Summer Splash ... New Gator Records: Kyleigh Troxel broke the Girls 13-14 200m Fly record with a new time of 2:50.80. Gabby Vieira lowered 6 of her own Girls 9-10 records: 100m Free (1:09.68), 200m Free (2:31.64), 800m Free (11:02.44), 100m Back (1:20.84), 100m Fly (1:22.23) and 200m IM (2:52.78). Check out the Gator LCM Records page. New Achievements: Bridget Hale got her first AA times in the Girls 13-14 100m and 200m Freestyle (1:07.33 and 2:25.05, respectively). Natalie King got her first AA time in the Girls 11-12 800m Freestyle (11:00.73) Click here to see the Gator Achievements page.

SUMMER LEAGUE/FARMINGTON MEET HIGHLIGHTS - Gators won the meet with 890 points. New Records: The following Gator swimmers set new all-time conference records during the meet: Austin Hobbs, Boys 9-10 50-Yard Breastroke (39.74) Gabby Vieira, Girls 9-10 50 Free (29.34) Bridget Hale, Lizzie Schmidt, Kyleigh Troxel and Allison Hobbs, Girls 13-14 200 Medley Relay (2:09.65) New Achievements: Caitlyn Palmer got her first “A” time in the Girls 9-10 50-Yard Freestyle with a time of 32.31. Click here to see the Achievements page. The Congratulations to all summer league swimmers who attended the meet! Gator Results - Full Results

May 2008 SALUKI RESULTS - Gator Results -Full Results - Meet highlights:

New Ozark Record: Gabriela Vieira broke the Girls 10 & Under 400 Meter Freestyle Ozark record with a time of 5:08.87. Click here to see the Ozark Records page.

New Gator Records:

Austin Hobbs lowered his own Boys 9-10 record times in the 100 Free (1:11.31), 400 Free (5:17.20), 100 Breast (1:32.43), 200 IM (2:55.13) and also broke the 800 Free record with a new time of 11:05.51.

Hannah Kinder lowered her own Girls Open record times in the 100 Back (1:07.90) and 200 Back (2:28.18).

Kristian Troxel broke two old Boys 11-12 records, 50 Fly (33.29) and 100 Fly (1:14.56), and also lowered his own 100 Breast record time (1:24.78).

Kyleigh Troxel lowered two of her own Girls 11-12 records, 800 Free (10:11.46) and 100 Fly (1:18.94), and broke two old records as well: 200 Free (2:23.47) and 400 Free (4:56.72).

Gabriela Vieira lowered six of her own Girls 9-10 record times: 100 Free (1:10.98), 200 Free (2:32.91), 400 Free (5:08.87), 100 Back (1:22.04), 100 Fly (1:27.18), and 100 IM (2:57.90). Click here to see the Gator Long Course Records page.

New Achievements:

Gabriela Vieira’s 400 Free time was also her first NRT (aka Top-16) time.

Payton Beck got his first BB time in the Boys 9-10 100 Backstroke with a time of 1:44.26. Click here to see the Achievements page.

Congratulations to all Gator swimmers for another strong performance!

LONG COURSE KICKOFF HIGHLIGHTS - Full Results - Gator Results - High Point/Scores

Top Scorers/High-Point Trophy Winners:

Gabriela Vieira (9-10 Girls)

Kevin Douglas (9-10 Boys)

Kyleigh Troxel (11-12 Girls)

Kristian Troxel (11-12 Boys)

Caleb Coots (15 & Over Boys)

Medalists (Top-6):

8 & Under Girls: Allison McDonald (4th Place) and Amanda Mabry (5th)

8 & Under Boys: John Kiefner (2nd) and Tra Leimer (3rd)

9-10 Boys: Austin Hobbs (2nd)

11-12 Girls: Morgan Maguire (3rd) and Natalie King (5th)

13-14 Girls: Allison Hobbs (5th)

13-14 Boys: Ramsey Scott (3rd)

15 & Over Boys: David Welker (2nd) and Nicholas Welker (3rd)

New Achievements:

New Quad-A Time: Kristian Troxel in the 11-12 Boys 1500m Freestyle with a time of 19:35.05;

New A Times: Elizabeth Rorick in the 11-12 Girls 50m Free (33.50) and Sophi Thurman in the 9-10 Girls 50m Back (43.40);

New BB Times: Ian Cameron in the 9-10 Boys 50m Breast (54.47); Zach Hall in the 13-14 Boys 50m Free (31.11); and Madeleine McDonald in the 11-12 Girls 50m Free (36.01).

New Team Records:

Kevin Douglas: 9-10 Boys 50m Free (32.21), 50m Back (38.19) and 100m Back (1:25.40);

Austin Hobbs: 9-10 Boys 1500m Free (21:11.76), 100m Fly (1:27.57) and 400m IM (6:17.24);

Kristian Troxel: 11-12 Boys 100m Breast (1:27.01) and 200m Breast (3:04.42);

Kyleigh Troxel: 11-12 Girls 200m Fly (2:59.16) and 400m IM (5:49.14);

Gabriela Vieira: 9-10 Girls 50m Free (32.03), 400m Free (5:16.13), 1500m Free (20:48.25), 50m Back (38.66), 100m Back (1:22.06), 50m Fly (35.62), and 400m IM 6:10.61.

Check out the Gator Times page for the updated list of top times, records and achievements.

HEAT MEET HIGHLIGHTS - Gator Swim Team finished 2nd overall with 3,007 points.

In the 8 & Under Champs, Allison McDonald finished 8th in the Girls group with 78 points, while Ian Cameron finished 4th (112 points), John Kiefner finished 6th (101 points), and Tra Leimer finished 15th (44 points) in the Boys group.

In the HEAT Lightning, the following Gator swimmers placed top 10 in their groups: Gabby Vieira (1st) and Elizabeth Kiefner (4th) in the 9-10 Girls; Austin Hobbs (1st) and Kevin Douglas (2nd) in the 9-10 Boys; Morgan Maguire (1st), Natalie King (6th) and Madeline Siefert (7th) in the 11-12 Girls; Bridget Hale (1st), Allison Hobbs (2nd), Lizzie Schmidt (3rd), Molly Turner (4th) and Eryn Thomas (6th) in the 13-14 Girls; Scott Ramsey (2nd) in the 13-14 Boys; Anna Esswein (9th) and Anne Wolpers (10th) in the 15 & Over Girls; and Caleb Coots (2nd) in the 15 & Over Boys.

New Achievements: Anna Esswein got her first BB time in the 15-16 Girls category with a time of 30.07 in the 50 Yard Freestyle.

New Team Records: Kevin Douglas lowered his own record in the 200 Yard Backstroke by more than 5 seconds with a new time of 2:37.37. Austin Hobbs also lowered his own 200 Breastroke record by half second (3:00.46) and broke the 200 Fly record with a new time of 2:50.04. Gabby Vieira lowered 3 of her own records as well: 200 Back (2:31.16), 200 Breast (3:10.03) and 200 Fly (2:41.60). Another great showing, Gators!!!

Full Results - Gator results - High Point Winners - Team Scores

GATORS GOING TO SECTIONALS - Good luck to our four Gator swimmers entered in the Sectionals meet at the Mizzou Aquatic Center Feb. 28-Mar. 2: Morgan Fraser, Allison Hobbs, Caleb Coots, Nick Welker.

TRISTATE MEET HIGHLIGHTS - Gabby Vieira set a new Girls 9-10 50 Yard Freestyle team record with a time of 28.48, and Natalie King achieved her first Girls 11-12 “A” time in the 200 Yard Freestyle (2:15.12). The team finished second overall in the meet with 312 points, just behind the Salukis (408) and ahead of the Seals (251) and Barracudas (118). Nice job, Gator swimmers!

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GATORS SHINE AT HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE MEET - Congratulations to all the active Gator swimmers who made their mark at the Show Me Conference Meet held Feb. 7 at Perryville: Anne Wolpers, Allison Hobbs, Audrey Glover, Ava Andersson, Jackie Bader, Sydney Stein, Maria Esswein, Anna Esswein, Madison Rau

Central's Wolpers swims away with MVP at conference meet (Southeast Missourian)

Show Me Conference Complete Results (semoball.com)

GREAT TIME RESULTS - Gator Results and Full Meet Results are now online, as is the Gator Lineup for the Tri-State Championship.

GREAT TIMES HIGHLIGHTS - Kyleigh Troxel got her first quad-A time in the Girls 11-12 1650 Yard Freestyle with a time of 18:51.49, also breaking her own Gator record. Kristian Troxel got his first triple-A times in the Boys 11-12 500 Freestyle (5:32.98) and 1650 Freestyle (19:17.32). Sean Doyle got his first A times in the Boys 15-16 50 Freestyle (25.07) and 100 Freestyle (55.16). And these swimmers got their first BB times: Jackie Bader in the Girls 15-16 200 Freestyle (2:19.41), Shelby Powers in the Girls 9-10 100 Backstroke, and Elizabeth Rorick in the Girls 11-12 200 Freestyle (2:31.70) and 500 Freestyle (6:36.57). New Gator Records: Besides Kyleigh Troxel’s 1650 Freestyle record, Austin Hobbs broke a long-standing Boys 9-10 record from 1988 in the 1000 Freestyle with a new time of 11:45.30. And Gabriela Vieira set 3 new Girls 9-10 records: 1000 Freestyle (11:46.92), 100 Back (1:10.85), and a 22-year-old record in the 50 Yard Backstroke with a new time of 32.31. Congratulations, Gators!

JANUARY MEET HIGHLIGHTS: New Records: Austin Hobbs broke his own 500 Yards Freestyle Gator record (Boys 9-10) with a time of 5:47.73. Gabby Vieira also lowered two of her own Gator records: the Girls 9-10 500 Yards Freestyle (5:47.72, also a new Ozark record) and 200 Yards IM (2:33.23). New Achievements: Austin’s 500 Freestyle finish also brought him his first quad-A time. And Morgan Maguire got her first double-A time in the Girls 11-12 1650 Freestyle with a time of 20:15.28. Congratulations, Gator swimmers!!!

GATOR RESULTS - Arctic Blast - Parkway B-C Meet

FULL MEET RESULTS are also online: Arctic Blast - Parkway B-C Meet

MOVIE STARS - Ozark Short Course Championships: The Movie!

CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS - The Gator Swim Team finished in 6th place overall with 1,058 points. A massive 63% of all Gator entry times were improved upon, and 17 Gator swimmers finished top-16 in one or more events (out of 26 who qualified for the meet—click here for more meet statistics). On top of all that, Coach Steve lost his hair in a bet with the swimmers: he agreed to shave his head bald if 4 different swimmers would arrive first in their events on Saturday. It didn’t take long… Check out the pictures here (use room code 42867 if you’re not a member yet). The video of this “event” will be posted soon!

Medalists: Five Gators won first place medals at the meet: Caleb Coots, Kevin Douglas, Austin Hobbs, Kyleigh Troxel and Gabriela Vieira. Other medalists (top-8) were Morgan Fraser, Allison Hobbs, Elizabeth Kiefner, Ramsey Scott, Kristian Troxel, Nick Welker and Annie Wolpers.

New Achievements: Annie Wolpers achieved her first 17-18 Girls double-A time in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 26.20.

New Records: Gabriela Vieira set these new 9-10 Girls team records: 50 Yard Freestyle (28.18); 100 Freestyle (1:00.42); 100 Backstroke (1:10.12); 100 Butterfly (1:08.40); 100 IM (1:12.18); and 200 IM (2:32.84). Two of these were long-standing Gator records set by Erin Vogt 17 years ago. And Austin Hobbs lowered his own 9-10 Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke record by almost 4 seconds, with a new time of 1:20.62.

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Check out the updated Times Page with new achievements, records and top times.

CARBONDALE 500 HIGHLIGHTS - Achievements: Lizzie Schmidt got an A time in the 200 Breast with a time of 2:46.44. Caitlyn Palmer got her first BB times in the 200 Free, 100 Back and 50 Fly. New Gator Records: Austin Hobbs broke two long-standing 9-10 Boys records—the 500 Freestyle from 1988 with a new time of 5:56.57 and the 200 Breaststroke from 1996 with a new time of 3:00.96. Kevin Douglas set a new record for the 9-10 Boys 200 Backstroke with a time of 2:42.96. And Gabby Vieira set new records for the 9-10 Girls 200 Backstroke (2:35.82), 200 Breaststroke (3:15.20) and 200 Butterfly (2:48.68).

HALLOWEEN HOWL HIGHLIGHTS - Austin Hobbs broke his own Boys 9-10 100 Breaststroke SCY team record with a time of 1:24.09. - Lots of improved times and top finishes. Swimmers with top-8 times: Ava Andersson, Kevin Douglas, Audrey Glover, Bridget Hale, Allison Hobbs, Austin Hobbs, Elisabeth Kiefner, John-John Kiefner, Morgan Maguire, Madeline McDonald, Lizzie Schmidt, Madeline Siefert, Sophi Thurman, Kyleigh Troxel and Gabby Vieira. - swimmers who got their new Q1 times: Audrey Glover in the 500 free, Lizzie Schmidt 200 Breast , Bridget Hale 400 IM , Elizabeth Kiefner : 100 Free, back , Breast , IM , Fly; Morgan Maguire : 50 & 100 Breast , 100 fly , 100 IM Madeline McDonald : 200 Free , 100 Back; Sydney Stein : 200 Back. Had this meet been scored, the Gators would have finished 4th place overall, behind Rockwood, CSP and Rec-Plex only. Great job, everyone!
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FALL FRENZY HIGHLIGHTS - High-point winners: Kevin Douglas (Boys 9-10), Gabriela Vieira (Girls 9-10) and Jessica Zander (Girls 13-14). New Achievements: Eryn Thomas got a BB time in the Girls 13-14 50 Freestyle with a time of 30.53; Sophi Thurman got a BB time in the Girls 8 & Under 50 Back with a time of 42.61; Molly Turner got BB times in the Girls 13-14 100 Freestyle (1:04.60), 200 Freestyle (2:25.12) and 50 Freestyle (30.20); and Gabriela Vieira got AAAA times in the Girls 9-10 500 Freestyle (5:52.73) and 100 Freestyle (1:01.16). Gabriela Vieira also broke two old Gator records (both by Erin Vogt in 1991) in the Girls 9-10 SCY category: the 100 Freestyle with a time of 1:01.16 and the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:52.73. Her 500 Freestyle time is also a new Ozark Swimming LSC record. Congratulations, Gator swimmers! Gator Results - Full Meet Results

RECORD BREAKERS - The times database has been updated with the Central Zones times. Three new Gator LCM records have been set: Austin Hobbs broke the Boys 9-10 200 M Freestyle record with a time of 2:32.63, and Morgan Fraser broke the Girls 13-14 50 M Freestyle (29.37) and the 200 M IM (2:33.68) records. Congratulations!

NEW GATOR RECORDS SET AT SECTIONALS - David Welker broke his own record in the 200M LCM Backstroke with a time of 2:19.12. Morgan Fraser broke the Gator records in the Girls 13-14 50M Freestyle (29.58), 100M Freestyle (1:03.21), 200M Freestyle (2:19.40), and 200M IM (2:35.02). She also set new records in the Girls Open 100M Breaststroke (1:19.25) and 200M Breaststroke (2:57.19). Allison Hobbs broke her own team records in the Girls 13-14 800M Freestyle (9:48.70) and 1500M Freestyle (18:53.43). Last, but not least, Hannah Kinder broke her own Gator record in the Girls Open 100M Freestyle (57.67) and beat an old record set by Erin Vogt 10 years ago in the 200M Freestyle (2:04.39). Congratulations to these swimmers for their achievements, and to all Gators their exceptional performance.

GATORS AT SECTIONALS - Congratulations to the following Gators who swam at Sectionals in Oklahoma City on July 18-21: Hannah Kinder, Susan Beth Scott, Morgan Fraser, Allison Hobbs, David Welker, Caleb Coots and Nick Welker. Hannah reached finals with a stunning first place win in the 200 free and second place finishes in the 50 and 100 free. See full results here. Gator results

2007 JUNIOR OLYMPICS photo album

GATORS DO WELL AT 2007 JUNIOR OLYMPICS: Scotts, Troxel win golds in AAU Junior Olympics
(Southeast Missourian)

2007 JUNIOR OLYMPICS results are available here:
http://pilotaquaticclub.com/Longcourse_2007/JOS/aau_junior_olympics.htm

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