2009/2010 Short Course Season Year In Review
It has been a year of change for the team but our coaches, parents and athletes have maintained an amazing show of focus during this time. Just 2 short years ago we set forth on a mission to make an even greater impact on the sport of swimming than we had ever made in the past. Yes, as an age group team we have had more US National Team Members than any other team in central Ohio, more international medalists than any other team in central Ohio, more world ranked athletes than any other team in central Ohio, more Olympic Trail qualifiers than any other team in central Ohio, more National Champions than any other team in central Ohio & the only Olympian from any team in central Ohio – and in some of these cases, more than all teams combined in the area… but we felt we could do more. As such, we worked as a staff to revamp the entire program and push forward in a direction that we felt would create even greater excellence within the program. And we worked hard to ensure that this was done with our own swimmers and new swimmers that we brought into this sport. With literally over 100 new swimmers to year around USA Swimming this year – which equates to over 40% of our team – our families, athletes and staff worked hard to continue on with the mission. This past weekend marked an absolutely amazing show of what this team is all about and how pleased we are with the path we have chosen.
Ohio Swimming Age Group Championship Meet
With only 8 (including relay, only, swimmers) of our 40 swimmers returning from last year’s state age group championship team the staff, our parents and our athletes rebuilt our state age group championship team up to 34 swimmers in just 6 short months… a 400% increase in that period of time! And what was just as amazing was that we nearly matched our overall team placing this year as compared to last! In 2009 we were sixth overall and this year we were seventh falling just 1.5 points shy of moving into sixth place! And then there were the individual athlete and relay performances:
Team Records (the fastest ever done on this team)
Andee Cottrell (girls 13-14) – 100 breast (1:03.55) & 200 breast (2:19.17)
Tin Le (boys 9-10) – 50 free (25.81), 100 free (56.28), 200 free (2:08.16), 100 IM (1:10.16) & 200 IM(2:31.01)
Maddie Martin (girls 13-14) – 100 free (51.40), 200 free (1:53.65) & 200 fly (2:04.04)
Morgan McCafferty (girls 11-12) – 100 back (59.95)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Hannah Stevens & Maddie Martin – girls 13-14 200 free relay (1:38.50)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Hannah Stevens & Maddie Martin – girls 13-14 400 free relay (3:36.72)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Hannah Stevens & Maddie Martin – girls 13-14 800 free relay (7:50.23)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Maddie Martin & Hannah Stevens – girls 13-14 200 medley relay (1:47.20)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Maddie Martin & Hannah Stevens – girls 13-14 400 medley relay (3:52.61)
Age Group State Championship Titles
Andee Cottrell (girls 13-14) – 100 breast (1:03.55)
Maddie Martin (girls 13-14) – 50 free (24.15), 100 free (51.40), 200 free (1:53.65), 100 fly (55.59), 200 fly (2:04.04)
Tin Le (boys 9-10) - 50 free (25.81), 100 free (56.28)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Hannah Stevens & Maddie Martin – girls 13-14 200 free relay (1:38.50)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Hannah Stevens & Maddie Martin – girls 13-14 400 free relay (3:36.72)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Hannah Stevens & Maddie Martin – girls 13-14 800 free relay (7:50.23)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Maddie Martin & Hannah Stevens – girls 13-14 200 medley relay (1:47.20)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Maddie Martin & Hannah Stevens – girls 13-14 400 medley relay (3:52.61)
Age Group State Championship Meet Records (the fastest ever done at this meet)
Andee Cottrell (girls 13-14) – 100 breast (1:03.55)
Maddie Martin (girls 13-14) – 100 free (51.40), 100 fly (55.59)
Tin Le (boys 9-10) – 50 free (25.81), 100 free (56.28)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Maddie Martin & Hannah Stevens – girls 13-14 200 medley relay (1:47.20)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Maddie Martin & Hannah Stevens – girls 13-14 400 medley relay (3:52.61)
Ohio Swimming Age Group LSC Records (the fastest ever done by any swimmer or swimmers from Ohio) Tin Le – boys 9-10 50 free (25.81), 100 free (56.28)
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Maddie Martin & Hannah Stevens – girls 13-14 200 medley relay (1:47.20)
… note that this relay swim was only 47 one hundredths of a second away from breaking the national record for the fastest 13-14 girls 200 medley relay ever done in America!
Morgan Belli, Andee Cottrell, Maddie Martin & Hannah Stevens – girls 13-14 400 medley relay (3:52.61)
Note: Maddie Martin’s 100 fly at the state high school championship (54.85) actually broke this LSC record, as well.
Nationally Ranked Swims
Andee Cottrell (14 yr old girls) – 100 breast… 2nd currently in the country, 200 breast… 6th in the country
Morgan McCafferty (12 yr old girls) – 100 back… 9th currently in the country
Maddie Martin (14 yr old girls) – 100 free… 7th currently in the country, 100 fly (from state high school meet)… 1st in the country, 200 fly… 16th in the country
Morgan, Andee, Hannah & Maddie – girls 13-14 200 free relay… 8th in the country
Morgan, Andee, Hannah & Maddie – girls 13-14 400 free relay … 15th in the country
Morgan, Andee, Hannah & Maddie – girls 13-14 800 free relay… 14th in the country
Morgan, Andee, Maddie & Hannah – girls 13-14 200 medley relay… 1st in the country
Morgan, Andee, Maddie & Hannah – girls 13-14 400 medley relay… 1st in the country
It was truly a great meet in terms of how every athlete rose up to perform. Needless to say that we are proud of the way the team performed at this meet, proud of the way in which it was done and proud of the way in which our parents, athletes and coaches joined together to make this all happen, yet again, in such a short period of time. The staff wishes to thank our parents and athletes for their support, their loyalty to the team and for their efforts in making this such a great place to be. We are GCSTO Strong and GCSTO Proud!
GCSTO 2010 High School State & District Champions Crowned & Other Amazing Achievements!!!
Congratulations go out to the following GCSTO athletes and their high school coaches for their outstanding performance at the State High School & Central District High School Championships Friday, Feb. 19, 2010.
GCSTO High School State & Runner-up Champions
GCSTO swimmers won 4 individual event state championship titles this past weekend. Gracie Finnegan went her third year in a row winning, both, the 50 and the 100 yard freestyle events in the women's Division 1 portion of the meet (23.20 & 50.06, which also currently ranks her as 6th & 8th IN THE COUNTRY FOR HER AGE IN THOSE EVENTS and which also broke the 100 yard free GCSTO 17-18 age group team record). Maddie Martin blistered to a 54.85 to win the 100 yard butterfly setting a GCSTO 13-14 age group team record and swimming a time that ranks her AS THE FASTEST 14 YEAR OLD IN THE COUNTRY. William Rosler won the men's 100 yard freestyle event in the men's Division 2 portion of the meet with a GCSTO 15-16 age group team record of 46.63 but then came to shatter that leading off his team's free relay with a time of 46.28, which currently places him as the 20th FASTEST 16 YEAR OLD MALE IN THE COUNTRY! GCSTO swimmers were also members of 3 state high school championship 1st place relay teams!
State championship runner-up titles went to Andee Cottrell in the 100 breast (1:03.96 re-breaking her GCSTO 13-14 age group team record set the week before and swimming a time that currently ranks her as the 2nd FASTEST 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE IN THE COUNTRY, Will Rosler in the 100 fly (50.62) & Sandy Whitaker in the 100 fly (50.11).
Bronze medalists (3rd place) included Andee Cottrell in the 200 IM (2:07.18 re-breaking her 13-14 age group GCSTO team record set the week before), Ranndi Grubbs in the 50 free (24.24), Ronnie Bolden in the 50 free (21.41 re-breaking his 15-16 age group GCSTO team record set the week before and swimming a time that currently ranks him 12th in the nation for ALL 15 year old boys) & Sandy Whitaker in the 100 back (50.89).
GCSTO High School District Champions
Note that there are 32 individual swimming events at this meet and that there are over 115 high school teams and over 25 club teams that could lay claim to training an athlete for this event AND THAT
GCSTO TRAINED ATHLETES CLAIMED AN AMAZING 37% OF ALL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES!!!!
Tiffany Aeling (D2) - Women's 200 free (1:56.39)
Tiffany Aeling (D2) - Women's 500 free (5:12.83)
Andee Cottrell (D2) - Women's 200 IM (2:08.36... NEW 13-14 team record, as well)
Andee Cottrell (D2) - Women's 100 breast (1:04.05... NEW meet record & new team record)
Gracie Finnegan (D1) - Women's 50 free (23.16)
Gracie Finnegan (D1) - Women's 100 free (50.48)
Maddie Martin (D1) - Women's 100 fly (56.51)
Taylor Shotwell (D2) - Woman's 100 back (59.88)
Ronnie Bolden (D2) - Men's 100 butterfly (51.59)
Tyler Simonton (D2) - Men's 100 back (52.68... NEW meet record, as well)
Sandy Whitaker (D1) - Men's 100 fly (49.16)
Sandy Whitaker (D1) - Men's 100 back (50.54)
GCSTO High School State Championship Qualifiers
Tiffany Aeling (D2) - Women's 200 free & 500 free
Riley Buer (D1) - Women's 100 breast
Andee Cottrell (D2) - Women's 200 IM & 100 breast
Andrea Devakul (D2) - Women's 200 IM & 100 back
Gracie Finnegan (D1) - Women's 50 free & 100 free
Aly Francis (D1) - 50 free & 100 back
Ranndi Grubbs (D2) - Women's 50 free & 100 back
Hope Kahrig (D2) - Relays
Annie Lee (D2) - Relays
Suzanne Sliwowski (D1) - Relays
Maddie Martin (D1) - 100 fly
Hope Mitchell (D2) - 200 IM & 100 breast
Taylor Shotwell (D2) - Women's 100 butterfly & 100 back
Trevor Askins (D2) - Men's 100 fly
Ronnie Bolden (D2) - Men's 50 free (NEW 15-16 team record, as well)
Pat Donohoe (D2) - Men's 100 butterfly & 100 breast
Trung Lee (D2) - Relays
William Rosler (D2) - Men's 100 butterfly & 100 free
Tyler Simonton (D2) - Men's 100 freestyle & 100 back
Corey Taylor (D1) - Men's 200 IM & 100 breast
Will Westwater (D2) - Relays
Johnny Whitaker (D1) - Relays
Sandy Whitaker (D1) - Men's 100 fly & 100 back
Conrad Wuorinen (D2) - Men's 200 free
Drew Yakscoe (D2) - Relays
Novice Meet Pictures
