Friday, May 16, 2008

Results of 2008 Texas Open Finswimming Invitational

DEER PARK, TEXAS (May 16, 2009) Below are the results for the Texas Open Finswimming Invitational held at Southmore Natatorium in Pasadena, Texas. The pool is a 25-yard six lane pool.

Texas Open Finswimming Invitational
April 23-24, 2008
Hosted and Sponsored by the Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas
Sanctioned by the Texas Finswimming Association: (Sanction #2008-1A)

Officials:
Darla S. Kelly-Referee
Robert H. Kelly-Starter
Brian Vestal-Technique and Turns


Event 1 Women 50 Yard Apnea
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Meet Record: * 20.91 5/3/2006 Kristine Kelly, FAST
Pool Record: $ 20.49 12/3/2004 Kristine Kelly, Pasadena HS
State Record: & 20.23 7/1/2006 Kristine Kelly, Lithuania
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-- Rossett, Lauren TFC DQ

Event 2 Men 50 Yard Apnea
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Meet Record: * 19.75 3/12/1999 Brian Mauk, DPFS
Pool Record: $ 16.94 4/16/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
State Record: & 16.94 4/16/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
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1 Mauk, Derrick FAST 18.12*
2 Abner, Jonathan EFC 19.27*
3 Hernandez, Adrian EFC 19.80
4 Castro, Christian TFC 20.15
5 O'Donnell, Colin EFC 21.05
6 McSwain, Jacob EFC 21.13
7 Maza, Hansel TFC 22.90
8 Gutierrez, Obed EFC 23.12
9 Harris, Zachary TFC 23.32
10 Jolly, Justin TFC 23.39
11 Sanchez, Eduardo EFC 23.78
12 Mahaney, Robert TFC 24.68
-- Arredondo, Ricardo TFC DQ

Event 3 Women 100 Yard Surface
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Meet Record: * 50.31 5/3/2006 Kristine Kelly, FAST
Pool Record: $ 45.33 9/25/1998 Noora Kuusivouri, Finland
State Record: & 45.33 9/25/1998 Noora Kuusivouri, Finland
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1 Salinas, Nora TFC 1:07.38
2 Eguren, Nilda TFC 1:12.23
3 Jones, Brittany TFC 1:13.53
4 Burks, Katelyn TFC 1:13.82
5 Villareal, Michelle EFC 1:16.32
6 Hinojosa, Alyssa TFC 1:16.95
7 Arredondo, Priscila TFC 1:20.88
8 Heysquierdo, Daniella EFC 1:29.16

Event 4 Men 100 Yard Surface
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Meet Record: * 44.33 4/16/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
Pool Record: $ 43.08 4/16/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
State Record: & 43.08 4/16/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
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1 Abner, Jonathan EFC 48.55
2 O'Donnell, Colin EFC 54.35
3 McSwain, Jacob EFC 57.89
4 Gutierrez, Obed EFC 59.84
5 Jolly, Justin TFC 1:00.50
6 Gutierrez, Jose EFC 1:03.18
6 Maza, Hansel TFC 1:03.18
8 Harris, Zachary TFC 1:03.41
9 Mahaney, Robert TFC 1:07.59
10 Arredondo, Ricardo TFC 1:15.73
11 Estep, Emory EFC 1:31.79

Event 5 Women 200 Yard Surface
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Meet Record: * 1:56.61 5/3/2006 Kristine Kelly, FAST
Pool Record: $ 1:42.01 4/18/2000 Noora Kuusivouri, Finland
State Record: & 1:42.01 4/18/2000 Noora Kussivouri, Finland
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1 Rossett, Lauren TFC 2:41.20
2 Eguren, Nilda TFC 2:49.98

Event 6 Men 200 Yard Surface
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Meet Record: * 1:45.72 4/15/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
Pool Record: $ 1:39.46 4/15/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
State Record: & 1:39.46 4/15/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
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1 Hernandez, Adrian EFC 1:55.42
2 Castro, Christian TFC 2:09.95
3 Gutierrez, Obed EFC 2:20.28
4 Rodriguez, Andrew EFC 2:21.69
5 Maza, Hansel TFC 2:23.04
-- Estep, Emory EFC DQ

Event 7 Women 25 Yard Apnea
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Meet Record: * 9.52 3/24/2000 Tiffany Davis, EFSC
Pool Record: $ 9.52 3/24/2000 Tiffany Davis, EFSC
State Record: & 9.52 3/24/2000 Tiffany Davis, EFSC
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1 Jones, Brittany TFC 12.75
2 Salinas, Nora TFC 12.92
3 Hinojosa, Alyssa TFC 14.68
4 Burks, Katelyn TFC 16.07
5 Arredondo, Priscila TFC 17.35
6 Heysquierdo, Daniella EFC 17.37

Event 8 Men 25 Yard Apnea
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Meet Record: * 9.05 3/24/2000 Robert Orehlein, DPFS
Pool Record: $ 7.71 4/18/1998 Derrick Mauk, FAST
State Record: & 7.71 4/18/1998 Derrick Mauk, FAST
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1 Abner, Jonathan EFC 8.29*
2 Hernandez, Adrian EFC 8.83*
3 Rodriguez, Andrew EFC 9.52
4 Jolly, Justin TFC 9.62
5 Gutierrez, Jose EFC 11.17
6 Sanchez, Eduardo EFC 11.40
7 Shippey, Dennis FAST 12.73
8 Estep, Emory EFC 14.70

Event 9 Women 50 Yard Surface
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Meet Record: * 23.58 3/24/2000 Tiffany Davis, EFSC
Pool Record: $ 20.49 9/25/1998 Noora Kuusivouri, Finland
State Record: & 20.59 9/25/1998 Noora Kuusivouri, Finland
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1 Salinas, Nora TFC 28.53
2 Jones, Brittany TFC 30.42
3 Hinojosa, Alyssa TFC 33.97
4 Burks, Katelyn TFC 34.44
5 Heysquierdo, Daniella EFC 35.89
6 Arredondo, Priscila TFC 36.08

Event 10 Men 50 Yard Surface
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Meet Record: * 18.86 3/13/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
Pool Record: $ 18.31 4/16/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
State Record: & 18.31 4/16/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
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1 Gutierrez, Jose EFC 26.84
2 Rodriguez, Andrew EFC 27.76
3 McSwain, Jacob EFC 27.85
4 Mahaney, Robert TFC 28.99
5 Shippey, Dennis FAST 33.28
6 Estep, Emory EFC 36.40

Event 11 Women 500 Yard Surface
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Meet Record: * None
Pool Record: $ 4:40.56 4/27/2000 Noora Kuusivouri, Finland
State Record: & 4:40.56 4/27/2000 Noora Kussivouri, Finland
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1 Rossett, Lauren TFC 7:45.44*
-- Eguren, Nilda TFC DQ

Event 12 Men 500 Yard Surface
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Meet Record: * None
Pool Record: $ 4:57.81 4/14/1999 Derrick Mauk, FAST
State Record: & 4:57.81 4/14/1999 Derrick Mauk
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1 Castro, Christian TFC 6:05.67*
2 O'Donnell, Colin EFC 6:12.93
3 Sanchez, Eduardo EFC 7:08.51
4 Shippey, Dennis FAST 7:55.73
5 Arredondo, Ricardo TFC 8:05.73
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Final Team Results
Combined Scoring
1. Texas Finswimming Club (TFC): 107.50 points
2. Eagle Finswimming Club (EFC): 95.50 points
3. Finswimming Assn of SE Texas: (FAST) 12 points

Mens Scoring
1. Eagle Finswimming Club (EFC): 90.50 points
2. Texan Finswimming Club (TFC): 27.50 points
3. Finswimming Assn of SE Texas (FAST): 12 points

Womens Scoring
1. Texas Finswimming Club (TFC): 80 points
2. Eagle Finswimming Club (EFC): 5 points



2007 TFA End-of-Season Award Winners


DEER PARK, TEXAS (May 16, 2008) The Texas Finswimming Association recently announced its end-of-season awards for 2007. We are very proud to recognize the following award winners:

Athletes of the Year
Roberta Jones-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
Jonathan Williams-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)

Newcomer of the Year
Andy Cook-Dallas Area Fin Swimmers (DAFS)

Team of the Year
East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)

Coach of the Year
Fred Williamson-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)

All State 1st Team
Roberta Jones-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
Cynthia Ramirez-West Texas Finswimming Club (WTFC)
Pedro Gonzales-Border Finswimming (BFS)
Jonathan Williams-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)

All State 2nd Team
Bonnie Williams-East Texas Finswimming Club (ETFC)
Leanette Burkes-Texan Finswimming Club (TFC)
Brett Johnson-Border Finswimming (BFS)
Andy Cook-Dallas Area Fin Swimmers (DAFS)

All State Honorable Mention
Kristine Kelly-Finswimming Association of Southeast Texas (FAST)
Daniel Green-Eagle Finswimming Club (EFC)

Friday, May 9, 2008

Hello and Welcome to the Texas Finswimming Association Blog


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