This is my blog that follows swimming & diving in Winona MN and those Winonans that have left to swim elsewhere. Occasionally I will post items of info related to swimming & diving in general.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Sorry, I had to finally post it. Just remember, breathe, relax, and have fun!



Competition, the great equalizer.

I was holding off on posting this, wanting the Winona Winhawks (6-5-0) (4-3-0) to savor their 3rd place finish at Section True Team. Because the stark reality is that on Tuesday, the Rochester Mayo Spartans (7-1-0)(7-1-0) come a callin’ and they are, well, fast.  

Their one and only loss is to Rochester JM in the first meet of the year.  That was a 95-88 score so I would like to see more details but bet it was a great meet. Since that time Mayo has laid waste to the Big 9 field. For example, Against Albert Lea's Mayo went 1-2-3 in 200 IM, 100 butterfly and the 500 freestyle. At Owatonna Olivia Cook set a pool record in the 500 freestyle and Mayo swept the top three spots in both the 500 freestyle and 100 butterfly. The Spartans set the pool record at Faribault in the 400 freestyle relay and had 1-2-3 finishes in the 200 freestyle, 200 IM and 100 freestyle. Against Rochester Century the Spartans' 200 freestyle relay of Shavonne Chen, Michelle Campeau, Oliva Cook and Hannah Barartz set a Mayo pool record. I really have no idea of their times in the 100 Breaststroke because the Post Bulletin only publishes the winning swimmer/times, and they are ALWAYS swimming exhibition by then.

The theme for Tuesday night is to just go out and have some fun! I assume it’s Parents Night and you can just relax, enjoy the show and look toward building for Big 9 and sections!!

For an idea of what there to prepare for:

200 medley relay: Mayo (Shavonne Chen, Roberta Lanzino, Oliva Cook, Hannah Barartz) 1:56.99.
200 freesytle: Susannah Alfred 2:08.23, Michelle Campeau 2:01.84.
200 IM: Olivia Cook 2:16.00.
50 freestyle: Hannah Barartz 25.26.
100 butterfly: Olivia Cook 59.91, Susannah Alfred 1:10.35.
100 freestyle: Campeau 54.14, Willemijn Van Duersen 58.91.
500 freestyle: Olivia Cook 5:13.75, Sophia Alfred 5:32.57
200 freestyle relay: Barartz, Cook, Chen, Campeau 1:39.44
100 backstroke: Shavonne Chen 1:05.88.
400 freestyle relay: Barartz, Chen, Cook, Campeau 3:42.28

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