Waukegan Y swimmers rewrite personal bests at Wisconsin Invitational
The journey was definitely the reward for the members of the Northern Lake YMCA Seahorse Swim Team who traveled to Brown Deer, Wis., on Dec. 9-11 for the 2011 Schroeder YMCA Finalist Invitational.
Tyler Howard led the team by breaking his own Boys 11-12 500-yard freestyle record, set last year in the same pool. With more than 600 swimmers participating at the meet, the small pack of 15 Seahorse swimmers made sure they stood out in their events.
"This was a great meet to be a coach because everyone came out of the pool smiling. Tyler had an outstanding 500 and all the swimmers broke at least one of their own personal time records for the year," Head Coach Mike Hewitt said. "We attend this meet because it puts our swimmers up against some of the top swimmers in the region and our kids used that opportunity to push their own boundaries."
The Seahorses next travel to the Belvidere YMCA on Jan. 8 to compete in the David Wolfe Invitational.
The Lake County Family YMCA swim program, which includes the Seahorse and Vernon Hills-based Turtles competitive teams, is well-rounded in that it also includes fundraising, volunteering and social responsibility development.
All Lake County Family YMCA programs are designed to encourage the four core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. For more information, visit www.ymcalakecounty.org.
Seahorse finishes at the Schroeder YMCA Finalist Invitational:
Men 500-Yard Freestyle
15th place: Tyler Howard
Women 12 & Under 200-Yard Freestyle
10th place: Ella Spratt-Szarzynski
11th place: Katy Flesher
Men 8 & Under 25-Yard Breaststroke
9th place: Reece Wiatrowski
Men 8 & Under 25-Yard Butterfly
15th place: Reece Wiatrowski
Women 9-10 200-Yard Medley Relay
8th place: Clara Robin, Vaughan Spratt-Szarzynski, Megan Howard, Ellie Nerheim
Men 9-10 50-Yard Breaststroke
12th place: Rylan Wiatrowski
Men 11-12 100-Yard Butterfly
10th place: Tyler Howard
Women 9-10 50-Yard Backstroke
10th place: Megan Howard
Men 9-10 50-Yard Backstroke
15th place: Alex Russell
Men 11-12 200-Yard IM
13th place: Tyler Howard
Women 9-10 50-Yard Freestyle
10th place: Megan Howard
Men 9-10 50-Yard Freestyle
16th place: Alex Russell
Men 8 & Under 100-Yard IM
8th place: Reece Wiatrowski
Women 9-10 100-Yard Freestyle
5th place: Megan Howard
Women 11-12 100-Yard Freestyle
16th place: Ella Spratt-Szarzynski
Women 9-10 50-Yard Butterfly
9th place: Megan Howard
Men 9-10 50-Yard Butterfly
15th place: Rylan Wiatrowski
Women 11-12 50 Yard Butterfly
14th place: Katy Flesher
Men 11-12 50-Yard Butterfly
14th place: Tyler Howard
Women 9-10 100-Yard Backstroke
14th place: Clara Robin
Men 9-10 100-Yard Backstroke
11th place: Alex Russell
Women 9-10 100-Yard IM
13th place: Megan Howard
Men 11-12 100-Yard IM
13th place: Alex Russell
Men 11-12 100-Yard IM
12th place: Tyler Howard
The Lake County Family YMCA is a cause-driven nonprofit that strengthens the community through programs and services that foster youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Founded in 1892 as a 501(c)3 nonprofit, our association is comprised of the Central Lake YMCA in Vernon Hills, Northern Lake YMCA in Waukegan and Early Head Start in Waukegan. To learn more, visit www.ymcalakecounty.org.