Congratulations to all swimmers who competed Saturday at CCSC. New state qualifiers were: Robert Klazynski - 500 free, Gianni Scramuzza - 100 fly, and Mark Reuther - 100 fly, 200 back.
Hey kids,
Louisiana Swimming has it's own version of March Madness: It commences earlier with the February NuWave IMX meet and runs through this weekend with the spur of the moment CCSC Last Chance meet, then rolls into March 1, with the recently erupted Crawfish Time trial [which is also the same weekend as the 8 & under Regionals] and climaxes with that wonderful roller coaster of emotions - the District Championships! And for dessert, we have the Short Course State Championship which this year not only occurs during St. Patrick's Day weekend, leap testing and high school exams, but also it is the weekend of the FULL MOON! The next four weeks will have more action packed moments than the new Indiana Jones movie.
Generally, if you have qualified for four or more events for state, you don't need to swim CCSC, March 1 and can't swim districts. You mission is to prepare yourself for the best meet of your life at Short Course State. [More on that in a later Blast flash] There might be a swimmer or two in this category who would benefit from the first two meets, contact me or Coach Emmett or Coach Bret if you think you do. We want to develop a good practice rhythm for you state qualifers so you are well rested, well prepared and very fresh for state meet. We want you to go to Baton Rouge very hungry for good racing.
[Goes with the Full Moon :o)].
If you have no state times or need a to fill out your meet card, then you should take advantage of the first two meets and if you stil haven't made the time, go for it at districts. If you don't make a state time there still is a very good chance you could be swimming in a relay at state - if the numbers work out.
The Blast team has a tradition of swimmers making state in their very last try and going on to spectacular swims at state. We're looking forward to seeing who our new district and last chance heroes will be this year. With the entries for this meet due right on the heels of 8 & under regionals, we need to have all Blast swimmers who haven't made state yet to sign up asap. If you swim in the CCSC or March 1 meets and make state, we can delete you from the entry. I would rather do that than be adding swiimers at the last second.
Ok, kids, Get those meet requests in now and avoid the midnight rush!
8 & under Itty Bitty Meet
The Itty Bitty's had a super little meet on Saturday. Jean Luc Dillon-Crawford, Logan Stevens, Jack Copes, Regan Descant and Kayla Carlos drove up to the Crawfish pool in Baton Rouge and swam very well. We are on our way to bringing a good group of swimmers to Baton Rouge for the 8 & under regional meet,
March 1 & 2.
NuWave IMXtreme
Congratulations to Trey James, 9 boys, Grace Tucker, 10 girls, and Claire Rasmus, 11 girls, for winning their age groups in the NuWave IMX competition. Gianni Scramuzza was runner up in the 12 boys competition and Madeleine Rawls placed third in the 10 girls IMX race.
The team placed third overall and considering the length of the meet, swam very well.
We had several new state qualifiers:
Tommy Barnett [19 & under 200 breast], Mason Drouant [11-12 boys 100 free], and Megan Jackson, [10 & under girls 100 free and 100 IM].
Catherine Walker, Sydney Walker and 10 girls IMX champion Grace Tucker stroked to 100% best times
Kara Kopcso lowered her pending state record in the 200 backstroke down to 2:14.94.
Blast Nation:
Great meet at TAQ this weekend. Blast finished 5th out of 20 teams - 2nd place LA team. We had three individual high point winners: Trey James, 9, Griffin Guzan, 10, and Kara Kopcso, 12. In addition, we had two high point runner ups: Madeleine Rawls, 10, and Rhett Guinot, 14.
This was a tremendously competitive meet. There were many good Texas teams there and even a swimmer from as far away as the
New York metro area.
In many age groups the competition was tougher than what our Blasters will
experience at state meet.
I am so proud of how our swimmers raced, we were fearless; we never backed down from a challenge. There are so many good stories to tell about our great racing! The best races that come to the top of my prefrontal lobe are Madeleine Rawls, 100 IM, Rhett Guinot's 200 free,
Trey James' 50
Crawfish Winter Invitational
Before I say anything about the meet, I want to give a huge shout out to the Knudsen family for being at all seven sessions of the meet. They were one of the earliest Blast arrivals on Friday and were still on board helping time and count for our last heat of 500 freestyle swimmers on Sunday night. They spent close to 30 hours at the pool over the weekend. Andrew swam the first, second and fifth sessions, Alex swam the first, third and sixth sessions and Zack swam the first, fourth and seventh sessions. All three boys swam very well for the stage of the season we're in, but the real heroes here were their parents, Janelle and Eric, who committed to driving back and forth each day. Each pulled in several timing shifts and were always there to pull for the team. You were the Blast Team Family of the Meet!
BLAST NATION!
TAQ MEET - For the 27 who made it to the meet - great job! This was a true test of character as well as conditioning. I was proud of every swimmer who competed in the meet. It was tough to do best times, but there were several swimmers who had three or more best times out of five or six events.
We also had eight IMX Age Group HIgh Point Winners: Colin Babcock, Rhett Guinot, Zack Knudsen, Griffin Guzan, Madeleine Rawls, Kristen Jennings, Andrew Knudsen and Kara Kopcso all won their age groups.
Five Blasters taking Runner up High Points were Jackson Murrell, Harrison Prieto, Grace Tucker, Claire Rasmus and Gianni Scramuzza.
Other swimmers scoring in their age groups were:
9 year old - Anna Rawls 4th, Trey James 3rd,
Jack Jackson 5th, Matthew Stegen 6th,
Jackson Scott 7th, and Zachary Cloutet 9th
10 year old - Megan Jackson 4th
Gabrielle Napier 7th
11 year old - Emily Prieto 3rd
12 year old - Alex Cloutet 4th
Brooke Vinturella 6th
13 year old - Katie Fearn 3rd
Robert Klazynski 4th
14 year old - Alex Knudsen 4th
Leading the team with four best times were Emily Prieto and Madeleine Rawls.
New team records were set by Andrew Knudsen 11-12 boys 100 back 1:11.22, and Kara Kopcso, also in the 11-12 100 back, 1:05.25.
In team scoring, TAQ which have more than twice as many swimmers, out scored us by 1,511.50 to our 1,061. Riverside Swim Team was third with 515 and Bayou was fourth with 322.50.
Colin Babcock set a new Blast single day yardage record on Thursday December 27th. After stroking to 8,000 yards Thursday morning, Colin came back Thursday afternoon and added 5300 yards to his day's total. His 13,300 yards is over 7.5 miles! Colin has been a practice leader all short course season. His hard work paid off in the TAQ Christmas meet with Sectional times and team records in the 400 IM [4:19.96] and the 1650 free [17:09.79]. We are looking forward to great swims by Colin and the rest of the hard working Barracuda group in 2008.
Merry Blastmas!!
Thanks for coming out to the team's Christmas party. Everyone really passed a good time! Thanks also to all who helped with set up and clean up and to all those who brought food for the food bank. All the coaches want to thank the team for their generosity in gift giving.
BLAST NATION:
TAQ CHRISTMAS INVITATIONAL
Wow what a meet! Blast swimmers, parents and coaches can all be very proud of what the team accomplished this weekend.
We placed second out of 22 teams in the meet. We were outnumbered by the first place Hurricanes, not out swum.
PRESS RELEASE:
BLAST SWIM TEAM Finishes Fourth in Hattiesburg Hub Fins IMX Challenge
The Blast Swim Team, led by a trio of individual high point winners, plus a swimmer who won nine of 10 events over two days, finished fourth in the
Hattiesburg Hub Fins IMX Challenge. The meet was held November 16 – 18 at the MC Johnson Natatorium at the University of Southern Mississippi
The meet was won by the Mississippi Makos Swim Team with 876.50 points. The host Hattiesburg YMCA Hub Fins was second with 513.5
points, Baldwin Mobile Aquatic Club tallied third with 412 points, then Blast with 396 points. Rounding out the top teams were Swim Columbus,
262 points, Delta Aquatic Club 205 points, Sunkist Swim Team, 141 points, Biloxi Elite Swim Team, 99.5 points, Meridian Swimming Association, 96.5
points, Mississippi Piranhas Aquatics, 67 points, Franco’s Fins finished 13th with 51 points and Ocean Springs rounded out the scoring with nine points. The IMX Challenge is a motivational program whereby swimmers will be scored and ranked nationally on their performance in a combination of five or six events. The purpose of the program is to promote versatility in age
group swimming while advocating greater participation and development across a range of events that are integral to long term success in swimming.
The Blast’s IMX Challenge individual winners were: Grace Tucker, Griffin Guzan and Will Warwick. Tucker won the 10 & under girls 200 yard
individual medley and 50 yard back. [All distances are in yards.] She was second in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back and 100 butterfly. She
was third in the 100 individual medley and sixth in the 50 and 100 breaststroke.
Guzan captured the 10 & under boys 200 free, 50 and 100 butterflies and the 100 individual medley. He placed second in the 200 IM, the 500 free, 100 back and 100 breast. Warwick was second in the 200 fly, third in the 100 fly, fourth in the 500
free and 1650 free, fifth in the 100 back, 50 breaststroke and 200 IM and sixth in the 50 back.
Leading the team with nine first place finishes was Claire Rasmus, who topped the 10 & under girls 50, 100 and 200 freestyles, the 100 back, 50 and
100 breaststrokes, 50 and 100 butterflies and the 100 IM.
In the 11-12 girls age group, Kristen Jennings and Brooke Vinturella triumphed in four events each. Jennings won the 100 free, 50 back, 100 back and 200 back. Vinturella paced the field in the 200 butterfly, 500 free and the 200 and 400 IM.
The Blast’s 10 & under boys 200 freestyle relay of Matthew Stegen, Harrison Prieto, Jackson Scott and Griffin Guzan also won and place second
in the medley relay.
Blast swimmers scoring in the top six were:
11-12 girl’s Emily Prieto, 3rd 50 back, 4th 200 back, and fifth in the 1650. Vinturella was second in the 100 free and 200 breast, Jennings was second in the 1650 free and 200 fly, third in the 200 IM and 100 fly.Callie Tucker swam third in the 13-14 girls 50 back, fourth in the 500 free, fifth in the 200 free and 50 fly and sixth in the 100 breast. Katie Fearn placed fourth in the 13-14 girls 1650 free and sixth in the 200 back. Rachel Strain scored third in the 13-14 girls 1650 free. The 10 & under girls relays placed third in the 200 medley relay and fifth in the 200 free relay. Swimming on both relays was: Grace Tucker, Mattie Napier, Gabrielle Napier and Rasmus. The 11 & over girls’ free relay of Jennings, Fearn, Vinturella and Prieto placed sixth and the medley with Callie Tucker in place of Vinturella placed fifth.
For the boys, Harrison Prieto placed second in the 50 back, third in the 100 back, fourth in the 50 and 100 frees and the 100 IM, fifth in the 200 IM, 200
and 500 frees, and the 50 and 100 butterflies. Trey James scored fourth in the 200 free and 50 back, fifth in the 100 breast and 100 IM, and sixth in the
100 fly and the 50 and 100 freestyles. Matthew Stegen place sixth in the 200 and 500 freestyles.
For the 13-14 boys Robert Klazynski led the age group with a third in the 200 fly, fourth in the 50 back and sixth in the 1650 free.
New Blast team records were set by Griffin Guzan in the 100 fly [1:09.26] and Claire Rasmus in the 50 free [29.35].
Swimming 100% best times were achieved by: Gabrielle Napier, Mattie Napier, Rachel Strain, Callie Tucker, and Brooke Vinturella. Overall, 66%
of the team’s swims were best times.
BLAST NATION
Congratulations to Kara Kopcso for breaking two 11-12 girls state records. Kara smashed the 400 IM record by almost nine seconds! In the swim, Kara set team records in the 50 fly [28.77], 100 fly [1:02.15] and the finally the state record time of 4:45.30. Kara also set the state record in the 200 backstroke by going out in a team record 1:07.61 in the 100 and finishing in 2:17.41.
Also setting team records were: Regan Descant - 6 & under girls 25 back, 28.76 and fly, 25.77, Claire Rasmus 10 & under girls 50 free, 29.97, Alex Cloutet, 11-12 girls 100 breast, 1:15.71, Andrew Knudsen, 200 IM, 2:32.71 and 100 fly, 1:12.18.
Event winners were Claire Rasmus, 200 IM, 50 fly and 50 free, Grace Tucker, 50 and 100 backstroke, Madeleine Rawls, 100 fly, Kara Kopcso, 100 free, 200 back, 400 IM. Alex Cloutet, 200 free and 100 breast, Trey James, 50 free, 50 breast and 200 IM, Rhett Guinot, 200 IM and 100 free.
Swimmers scoring in the top three were: Grace Tucker, 2nd 200 IM, Megan Jackson, 3nd 100 back and 2nd 100 fly, Kristen Jennings 3rd 200 back, Brooke Vinturella 2nd 100 breast and 2nd 100 fly, Alex Cloutet 3rd 200 IM, Nicholas Bienvenu 3rd 25 free, Jackson Scott, 3rd 200 IM, Addison Drouant, 2nd 50 free and 100 breast, Mason Drouant, 2nd 50 fly, Gianni Scramuzza, 2nd 400 IM, and Andrew Knudsen, 3rd 100 breast.
Swimmers with 100% best times were: Claire Battle, Nicholas Bienvenu, Kayla Carlos [swimming her first Blast meet!], Alex Cloutet, Mason Drouant, Jack Genova, Connor Gruntz, Rhett Guinot, Jack Jackson, Kristen Jennings, Madeleine Rawls, Jackson Scott, Grace Tucker, Brooke Vinturella and Catherine Walker.
Will Warwick, Matthew Stegan, Lillian Stegen, Andrew Gruntz, Jenny Kern, Jack Copes. Mia Genova and Katie Fearn also swam best times and scored in the top 16 in the meet.
No team score was kept, but we swam extremely well overall.
Way to geaux all Blasters!!!!
BLAST SWIM TEAM STROKES TO SECOND PLACE FINISH IN BILOXI MEET
The Kehoe-France Northshore Blast Swim Team captured second place in the City of Mobile Swim Association’s [CMSA] Fall Invitational held in the Biloxi Natatorium in Biloxi, MS, October 13 & 14.
The meet was won by host team CMSA with 1,339 points, the Blast followed with 652, TNT Swimming from Alabama followed with 584 points, Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club finished fourth with 506 points and Baldwin Mobile AQ Club was fifth with 361 points and Houma’s Bayou Barracudas were sixth with 290 points. There were ten teams competing in the meet.
BLAST was paced by strong performances by its 12 & under age groups and then its 13 and over and Open swimmers were able to maintain their second place finish.
Griffin Guzan, Claire Rasmus and Alex Rawls won individual high point awards in 9-10 boys, 9-10 girls and 6 & under boys respectively. Guzan won seven of eight events that he swam, taking the 100 & 200 frees, the 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly and the 100 IM. Rasmus triumphed in six of eight events winning the 100 & 200 frees, 50 back, 100 breast and 100 IM. Rawls won four of eight events, topping the 25 and 50 breast and the 25 and 50 fly.
Other Blast individual event winners were: Grace Tucker, 9 – 10 girls 100 back and 500 free, Madeleine Rawls, 9-10 girls 100 fly, Kristen Jennings, 11-12 girls 100 back, Alex Cloutet, 11-12 girls 50 breast, Trey James, 9-10 50 breast and Kara Kopcso, Open Girls 200 freestyle.
The Blast 9-10 and 11-12 relays were dominant, winning both the free and medley relays. The 9-10 girls medley consisted of Tucker, M. Rawls, Rasmus and Gabrielle Napier. The free relay was Tucker, Rawls, Rasmus and Hope Winkler.
The “Fab Four” of Jennings, Cloutet, Kopcso and Emily Prieto were outstanding in winning their two relays. The medley set a team record of 2:08.55
Overall, the Blast set 21 team records. Leading the record breakers were Kara Kopcso and Andrew Knudsen with five individual records each. Kopcso set records in the 11-12 girls 200 freestyle, 100 & 200 backstrokes, 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley. Knudsen set records in the 500 free, the 100 and 200 backs, the 200 fly and 400 IM. Regan Descant set four team records in the 6 & under 50 free, 50 back, 50 breast and 50 fly. Alissa Winkler set three records in the 17-18 girls 200 back, 200 breast and 400 IM. Alex Cloutet set two records in the 50 and 200 breast and Zack Knudsen set a record in the 15-16 200 back.
Sixteen Blast swimmers swam 100% best times for all their events: they are Julianna Toranto, Trey James, Alyson Bienvenu, Nicholas Bienvenu, Catherine Clade, Alex Cloutet, Mia Genova, Kristen Jennings, Robert Klazynski, Colin Patrick, Harrison Prieto, Madeleine Rawls, Callie Tucker, Grace Tucker, Catherine Walker and Hope Winkler.
Swimmers who had seven of eight best times were: Megan Jackson, Jackson Scott, Emily Prieto, Jenny Kern and Matthew Stegen.
Other Blast swimmers who helped the team effort, scored individual and relay points were: Jack Copes, Jack Genova, Andrew Gruntz, Rhett Guinot, Jack Jackson, Alex Knudsen, Gabrielle Napier, Mattie Napier, Anna Rawls, Sarah Rawls, Lillian Stegen, Rachel Strain, Allison Warwick, Will Warwick and Beth Winkler.
BLAST NATION:
CONGRATULATIONS TO KARA KOPCSO FOR BEING VOTED LOUISIANA 12 & UNDER FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE YEAR!
CONGRATULATIONS ALSO TO KRISTEN JENNINGS AND GRIFFIN GUZAN FOR FINISHING RUNNER-UP IN THE VOTING FOR 12 AND UNDER GIRLS AND BOYS RESPECTIVELY.
The vote was taken this past Saturday at the Louisiana Swimming annual meeting.
Even though these are individual recognitions for outstanding performances by three of our swimmers, every Blast swimmer should feel proud. Those of you who trained side by side, lane by lane with these swimmers this past year, know that your competitiveness in practice and support for each other at meets not only made yourself faster and better but your teammates also. We have so many super swimmers who are capable of achieving honors like these. Go for it!
SUNDAY BLAST AT ITS BEST
BLAST PLACES 5TH OVERALL
1ST CRAWFISH AQUATICS-USA CRAW-LA 3814.5, 2ND CRESCENT CITY SWIM CLUB-USA CCSC-LA 3571.5,
3RD HURRICANE SWIM CLUB-USA HSC-LA 2823.5, 4TH CITY OF SHREVEPORT ST COSS-LA 2601.5,
5TH BLAST SWIM TEAM-USA BLAS-LA 2583
KARA KOPCSO - DAMON McCOY AWARD CO-FEMALE SWIMMER OF THE MEET/
LA SC STATE RECORD 11-12 GIRLS 1650 FR 17:50.76
HIGH POINT WINNERS - MADELEINE RAWLS - GRIFFIN GUZAN
HIGH POINT RUNNER UP - HARRISON PRIETO
HIGH POINT 2ND RUNNER UP - ANDREW KNUDSEN
CONGRATULATIONS TO SUNDAY'S 8 BLAST STATE CHAMPIONS
MADELEINE RAWLS - 50 FLY GRIFFIN GUZAN 100 BK
KRISTEN JENNINGS - 100 BK KARA KOPCSO - 200 FR/1650 FR
JACK JACKSON/HARRISON PRIETO/TREY JAMES/ GRIFFIN GUZAN
10 & U BOYS 200 MEDLEY RELAY
ANDREW KNUDSEN/MASON DROUANT/GIANNI SCRAMUZZA/JACKSON MURRELL
11-12 BOYS 200 MEDLEY RELAY
KRISTEN JENNINGS/ALEX CLOUTET/KARA KOPCSO/BROOKE VINTURELLA
11-12 GIRLS 200 MEDLEY RELAY
ALL STATE TOP 3 FINISHES
GRIFFIN GUZAN - JACKSON MURRELL - JESI KOPCSO - HARRISON PRIETO
CALLIE TUCKER - COLIN BABCOCK - RHETT GUINOT
SATURDAY BEWARE OF THE IDES OF BLAST
KARA KOPCSO - BREAKS 22 YR LA SC STATE RECORD - 11-12 GIRLS 100 IM 1:01.80
KRISTEN JENNINGS/ALEX CLOUTET/KARA KOPCSO/BROOKE VINTURELLA
LA SC STATE RECORD - 11-12 GIRLS 400 MEDLEY RELAY 4:18.00
CONGRATULATIONS TO SATURDAY'S 11 BLAST STATE CHAMPIONS
KARA KOPCSO - 100 IM/500 FR MADELEINE RAWLS - 100 IM/50 BK
GRIFFIN GUZAN - 100 IM HARRISON PRIETO - 50 BK
JESI KOPCSO - 100 BR ALEX CLOUTET - 100 BR TREY JAMES - 100 BR
JACK JACKSON/HARRISON PRIETO/TREY JAMES/ GRIFFIN GUZAN
10 & U BOYS 200 FR RELAY
ANDREW KNUDSEN/MASON DROUANT/GIANNI SCRAMUZZA/JACKSON MURRELL
11 & 12 BOYS 200 FR RELAY
ALL STATE TOP 3 FINISHES
TREY JAMES - HARRISON PRIETO - GRIFFIN GUZAN - KRISTEN JENNINGS
ANDREW KNUDSEN - MADELEINE RAWLS - KARA KOPCSO - ALEX CLOUTET
KRISTEN JENNINGS - BROOKE VINTURELLA
FRIDAY BLAST MOJO
ALEX CLOUTET - LA SC STATE RECORD - 11-12 GIRLS 200 BREAST 2:34.93
KARA KOPCSO - LA SC STATE RECORD - 11-12 GIRLS 400 IM 4:35.35
CONGRATULATIONS TO FRIDAY'S 10 BLAST STATE CHAMPIONS
MADELEINE RAWLS - 200 IM/100 FLY GRIFFIN GUZAN - 200 IM/100 FLY
KARA KOPCSO - 100 FR/100 FLY JESI KOPCSO 100 FLY/200 BR
ANDREW KNUDSEN - 100 FLY HARRISON PRIETO - 50 BR
ALL STATE TOP 3 FINISHES
KARA KOPCSO - BROOKE VINTURELLA - KRISTEN JENNINGS - ANDREW KNUDSEN GRIFFIN GUZAN - HARRISON PRIETO - ZACK KNUDSEN - ALEX CLOUTET
MADELEINE RAWLS - TREY JAMES
THURSDAY BLAST OFF
KARA KOPCSO - LA SC STATE RECORD - 11-12 GIRLS 200 FR 1:56.00
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March Madness is upon us
Our formula for state
meet success:
Team Spirit + Big Meet Magic
+
Full Moon Fever + the Ides of March =
BLAST MOJO AT
IT'S BEST!!!
If
William Shakespeare were alive today, he'd say:
"Beware the Ides of
BLAST!"
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CONGRATULATIONS TO BLAST
HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMERS
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CONGRATULATIONS BLASTERS-LA STATE SC CHAMPIONSHIPS!
INDIVIDUAL QUALIFIERS: CATHERINE CLADE, ALEX CLOUTET, KATIE FEARN, AMANDA GILBERT,
THEA HAEMMERLE, MEGAN JACKSON, KRISTEN JENNINGS, ALLISON JONES, JESI KOPCSO, KARA KOPCSO, MICHELLE LIMBAUGH, KIMBALL NICHOLSON, EMILY PRIETO, CLAIRE RASMUS, MADELEINE RAWLS, EMILY SONGER, CALLIE TUCKER, GRACE TUCKER, BROOKE VINTURELLA, ALLISON WARWICK, ALISSA WINKLER, BETH WINKLER, COLIN BABCOCK, TOMMY BARNETT, BRENNAN DORSEY, RONNIE DREZ, ADDISON DROUANT, MASON DROUANT, KEVIN FORSCHLER, GRANT GALLASPY, RHETT GUINOT, GRIFFIN GUZAN, JACK JACKSON, TREY JAMES, ROBERT KLAZYNSKI, ALEX KNUDSEN, ANDREW KNUDSEN, ZACH KNUDSEN, FRITZ METZINGER III, JAMES MILTENBERGER, WALTER MILTENBERGER, JACKSON MURRELL, HARRISON PRIETO, MARK REUTHER, JACKSON SCOTT, GIANNI SCRAMUZZA, WILL WARWICK
RELAY MEMBERS & ALTERNATES: ANNA RAWLS, GABRIELLE NAPIER, CATHERINE WALKER, MATHEW STEGEN, ZACHARY CLOUTET, JACK COPES, CHRISTOPER CONDON, JULIANNA TORANTO, CAROLINE LIMBAUGH, MACIE BREAUX, RACHEL STRAIN, CLAIRE BATTLE, JENNY KERN, WALT ROSS III, ALEX SHERRY, TRAVIS SMITH, SARAH CARRUTH, KAITLYN DUCOTE,
EMILY KERN, GAVIN BREAUX, BRITTANY PIERCE
Middle School Blasters
1st Place Middle School Metro Championship
Brennan Dorsey Jesuit
Walt Ross Jesuit
Runner-up Middle School Metro Championship Robert Klazynski Kehoe-France NS
Gianni Scramuzza Kehoe-France NS
2008 TAQ MARDI GRAS INVITATIONAL RESULTS
BLAST FINISHES 5TH OUT OF 20 TEAMS - 2ND PLACE LA TEAM
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Southshore Blasters
Kevin Forschler Brother Martin
Addison Drouant Brother Martin
Seth Pinney Brother Martin
Mark Reuther Jesuit - Captain
Tommy Barnett Jesuit
Fritz Metzinger Jesuit
Chase Rogers Grace King - Senior Captain
Bridget Rogers Grace King
Allison Jones Chapelle - Senior Captain
Kimball Nicholson East Jefferson
Amanda Gilbert McGehee
Emily Songer Dominican
Christian Battaglia Mt. Carmel - Senior
Kaitlyn Ducote Mt. Carmel
Zac Nusloch DeLaSalle - Senior Captain
Northshore Blasters
Liam Babcock St Paul's - Senior Captain
Colin Babcock St Paul's
Gavin Breaux St Paul's
Alyssa Winkler SSA - Senior
Beth Winkler SSA
Allison Warwick SSA
Claire Battle SSA
Sarah Carruth SSA
Ashley Lyon SSA
Lauren Salles SSA
Mandy Salles SSA
Hadley Modeen SSA
Jesi Kopcso - Fontainbleau
Zack Knudsen - FHS
Alex Knudsen - FHS
Michelle Limbaugh - Mandeville
Sarah Keating - Covington High
Rachel Strain - Northlake Christian
Austin Casey - NCS
Sarah Burt - NCS
Brittany Bomboy - NCS
Caleb Cherry - NCS
Zachary Loupe - NCS
Alexis Rey - NCS
Nathan Seale - NCS
Garrett Gist - NCS
BLAST NATION
GEAUX FOR IT!
AT
LOUISIANA STATE
SHORT COURSE
SWIMMING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
BLAST TRIO WINS HIGH IMX POINT AWARDS
HATTIESBURG MS HUB FINS IMX CHALLENGE
Grace Tucker, 10, of Mandeville, Griffin Guzan, 9, of Hammond
and Will Warwick, 11, of Mandeville display one of the IMX
High Point Awards that each one won in the
Hattiesburg Hub Fins IMX Challenge meet held on
November 16 -18. The swimmers competed in 12 events
over the three day meet and topped their
respective age groups.
RESULTS PRESS RELEASE
KARA KOPCSO BREAKS TWO 11-12 GIRLS
LA STATE RECORDS
400 IM 4:45.30
200 BACKSTROKE 2:17.41
@ CRAWFISH MEET
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GRIFFIN GUZAN & KRISTEN JENNINGS-LA SWIMMER OF THE YEAR RUNNER UP
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CONGRATULATIONS TO KRISTEN JENNINGS!
OFFICIAL USA SWIMMING TOP 16 LIST FOR 2006-07
11TH PLACE - 10 & UNDER
LONG COURSE 100 METER BACK 1:17.01
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Blast Swim Team's Kara Kopcso was voted the 12-and-under female swimmer of the year by Louisiana Swimming, USA Swimming's local swim association.
Teammates Kristen Jennings and Griffin Guzan finished as runners-up for the award in their age divisions.
Kopcso, who is 11 and from Abita Springs, was the dominant long-course 12-and-under female swimmer. She won the prestigious Damon McCoy Award for being the outstanding female swimmer at the long-course state championship. She won all seven events she swam at the meet and, during the season, she set the 11-12 girls state records in the 800 and 1500 meter freestyles and achieved a National Top 16 time in the 1500 (18:48.08). She is currently ranked 20th in the nation in this event. Kopcso is ranked fourth in the nation in the USAS sponsored IM Extreme competition for 11-year-old girls. Overall this season, Kopcso has won eight individual state championships in short-course and long-course competition.
Jennings, from Mandeville, broke a 16-year-old state record in the 100-meter backstroke by more than one second with a time of 1:17.01. That time is currently ranked 10th in the nation for 10-and-under girls. She also became the only 12-and-under female swimmer in Louisiana to make two national Top 16 times in the current season when she raced to a 36.84 in the 50-meter backstroke. By the time she aged up to the 11-year-old division, she was the No. 1-ranked 10-and-under swimmer in the state and 68th in the nation in the IM Extreme competition.
Guzan, a 9-year-old Hammond resident, won the 10-and-under boys individual high point award by winning five individual events at the long-course state championship. He was an all-state selection for both short- and long-course swimming and he was ranked 13th in the nation for 9-and-under male Louisiana swimmers in the national competition.
He finished ranked second in the nation in the 8-and-under age group in both the 50- and 100-yard butterfly events.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 27 BLAST IMX CHALLENGE SWIMMERS!
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BLAST PLACES 2ND @ CCSC INVITATIONAL - FULL RESULTS
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CRAWFISH TIME TRIAL RESULTS
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CCSC LAST CHANCE RESULTS
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CRAWFISH SC DISTRICT RESULTS
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8 & UNDER RESULTS
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LOUISIANA SHORT COURSE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS
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LOUISIANA
SWIMMING
AT ITS BEST
SOUTHSHORE BLAST ...aka... MIGHTY DUCKS MAKE WAVES
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WOW! BLAST FINISHES 2ND OUT OF 22 TEAMS @ TAQ CHRISTMAS
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