New England Zone Team Report 2007

 

 

The New England Zone Team had a successful long course championship meet in Buffalo, New York. The team placed eighth with only 66 athletes swimming.  Only two other LSCs had smaller teams at the meet, and both placed under NE.  New England also placed above nearby CT with 104 athletes.  This year’s NE calendar made it difficult for some younger swimmers to get in the long course swims necessary for qualifying for the meet, since the NE Age-group Championship Meet was after the deadline to enter the meet.  It is important to draw our top age group swimmers in New England to this meet and to offer NE swimmers quality swim meet opportunities.

 

The team traveled with 54 athletes, 5 coaches and 8 chaperones. Only 12 ten and younger swimmers met the team in Buffalo under the supervision of their parents. Sherry Wingfield served as the head coach of the team, alternating between venues.  Alex Cronin and Tami Johnson coached the 13 and Over swimmers, Tim Thompson was the head coach of the 11-12 age group, and Chris Woolridge was in charge of the 10 and Unders. There was a chaperone for each group and all did an excellent job managing the daily schedules of the athletes, supervising their safety and behavior on the bus and in the hotel and supporting the coaches and athletes for optimum performance.  Chaperones were:  Cheryl Ewing (15-18 Boys), Stephanie Hosking (15-18 Girls), Tracey Hubbard (13-14 Girls), Bob Lajoie (13-14 Boys), Margo Normoyle (11/12 Girls), and Coleen Punger (11/12 Boys).

 

The team achieved many best times (57 out of the 66 NE swimmers achieved best times); there were 11 NAG Top 16 Reportable Times (6 swimmers) achieved, as well as 8 First place finishes at the meet.   

NAG Top 16 Reportable Times Achieved

Abigail Benkert (10)                 200 Free                      2:26.29

Margaret D’Innocenzo (12)     200 Fly                        2:29.71

Kyle Durand (12)                     200 Fly                        2:31.74

Adrien Hosking (12)                200 Back                     2:32.46

Sara Li (14)                             100 Free                      59.32

                                                200 Free                      2:07.97

                                                100 Fly                        1:03.97            *SCN   *Meet record

                                                50 Free                        26.72               *SCN   *Meet record

Michael Normoyle (12)            50 Breast                    33.96

                                                200 Breast                  2:48.98

                                                100 Breast                  1:16.85

 

Overall, the coaches, swimmers, parents and chaperones felt that the trip went very well and provided an outstanding opportunity for New England’s developing swimmers to experience the next level of competition.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Sherry Wingfield