Tallahassee, FL | 21st of November 2008

Swimmers

Achievements In & Out of the Pool

ATAC Swimmers Excel at Cross Country Meet

September 19, 2008

It’s that time of year again – time for ATAC swimmers to show Tallahassee and Leon County that they are not just masters of the aquatic environment but that they also dominate on land!

On September 19, several members of ATAC raced in the second of 4 Leon County middle school cross country races – this one at Tom Brown Park.

Cece Williams covered the 2-mile course for Deerlake Middle School in 12:05 for first and a new course record. Finishing a strong 3rd overall, also from Deerlake, was Lia Lombardi (13:35). Sydney Simpson from Swift Creek scored a Top 20 finish (18th) in 15:46. A total of 139 runners competed in the girls race.

On the boys side, ATAC’s Scott Fortier, running for Swift Creek, blazed his way to a 3rd-place finish in 12:22. Colin Abbey from Raa Middle School grabbed a Top 10 finish (9th) in 12:47. Marshall Hendlin , Anthony Stephens, and Christopher Holmes all competed for Deerlake and helped their team to a 4th-place finish. A total of 200 boys competed in the race.

Looks like Coach Terry’s running program is paying off big time! Way to go, ATAC!

Girls Results

Boys Results

Kerri Outten Recieves Athlete of the Year Award

June 28, 2008

Kerri Outten was named "Special Olympics Athlete of the year 2007-2008" for her "outstanding performance and dedication". Kerri was chosen for this award because of the accomplishments she has made throughout the year.

Kerri's achievements include always wearing and sharing a smile, being supportive of the other athletes, participating in the ALPS (athlete leadership program), 1 of 4 athletes chosen for the State Games Torch Run, winning a gold medal in tennis skills, and her greatest accomplishment - a swimmer in the World Games, Shanghai, China.

ATAC Swimmers at the US Olympic Trials

Seven swimmers will be representing ATAC at the upcoming US Olympic Trials to be held June 29-July 6 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Let’s wish all these swimmers Good Luck, and hopefully we get to see them on TV wearing their ATAC colors.

Psych Sheet

Real-Time Results

Name	Event	Entry Time	Age Group	Date
Ellis, Carrie	100 FR	56.53 LCM	Open	Jul 4
Ellis, Carrie	50 FR	25.54 LCM	Open	Jul 6
Hartley, Amanda	100 BR	1:10.89 LCM	Open	Jul 1
Hartley, Amanda	200 BR	2:34.82 LCM	Open	Jul 4
Kennon, Alex	100 FR	51.25 LCM	Open	Jul 3
Kennon, Alex	50 FR	23.47 LCM	Open	Jul 5
Rowe, Ian	1500 FR	15:28.25 LCM	Open	Jul 6
Shrestha, Eric	1500 FR	15:48.18 LCM	Open	Jul 6
Young, Kyle	400 FR	3:55.03 LCM	Open	Jun 29
Young, Kyle	200 FR	1:52.37 LCM	Open	Jul 1
Young, Kyle	1500 FR	15:22.75 LCM	Open	Jul 6
Ziegler, Joe	400 FR	3:54.85 LCM	Open	Jun 29
Ziegler, Joe	100 FR	51.03 LCM	Open	Jul 3
Ziegler, Joe	200 BK	2:03.69 LCM	Open	Jul 4

U.S. Olympic Trials Television Schedule:

Sunday, June 29, 8-9 pm, NBC
Monday, June 30, 8-9 pm, USA
Tuesday, July 1, 8-9 pm, USA
Wednesday, July 2, 8-9 pm, USA
Thursday, July 3, 8-9 pm, USA
Friday, July 4, 8-9 pm, NBC
Saturday, July 5, 8-9 pm, NBC
Sunday, July 6, 8-9 pm, NBC

ATAC Dominates at Red Hills Kids Triathlon

May 18, 2008

ATAC swimmers proved again this year that they are some of the fittest athletes around by dominating the Red Hills Kids Triathlon May 18 at Maclay Garden State Park. A total of 39 ATAC swimmers (out of a total of 152 entrants) completed the race which consisted of a 125-yard swim, 3-mile bike, and 1-mile run.

ATAC swimmers took 11 of the top 20 overall, led by Brian Bowden in a blazing 13:38, which would have been a new course record but for the presence this year of a 14-year-old National Triathlon Team member. Brian placed 2nd overall, followed close behind by Scott Fortier in 13:49, good for 4th place overall.

Leading the way for the girls was new ATAC team member Kristin Sweeney, 6th overall in 14:19, a new course record for girls by over 40 seconds! Right behind was Cece Williams, 7th overall in 14:31. ATAC swimmers rounding out the Top 20 were Nathan Hudson, 8th overall (15:34); Lia Lombardi, 9th overall (15:36); new ATAC swimmer Emily Kennedy, 10th overall (15:42); Anthony Stephens, 15th overall (16:29); Allison Bowden, 16th overall (16:48); 8-year-old Daniel Sweeney, 17th overall (16:53); and Matthew Sweeney, 18th overall (16:57).

Age group winners from ATAC included Stephanie Holmes, 7-year-old girls; Daniel Sweeney, 8-year-old boys; Mathew Sweeney, 11-year-old boys; Anthony Stephens, 12-year-old boys; Cece Williams, 12-year-old girls; Kristin Sweeney, 13-year-old girls; Scott Fortier, 13-year-old boys; and Emily Kennedy, 15-year-old girls.

Colin Abbey at Red Hills

April 5, 2008

ATAC was very well represented at the 2008 Red Hills Triathlon by 13-year old Colin Abbey (Age Group Pressure 1). Colin signed up as the youngest competitor (in race history) to tackle Florida’s toughest “sprint” triathlon (500-yard swim, 16 mile bike, and a 5K run). Colin showed some nerves prior to the race which were quickly swept away as he hit the first wave of the swim. Colin showed that the hard work in the pool can pay off in other arenas as positioned himself in the open water near the front of 75 other males (aged 29 and under) to exit the water in 4th place to the cheers of the crowd. Not having the strength of the other competitors (after all he is 13 !!!!!), Colin was passed on the bike by many of the top finishers who took time as they passed him to congratulate him on his “great’ swim. Colin finished the 16-mile bike in approximately 1-hour and the 5K run in 27-minutes for a very respectable overall time 1 hour 38 minutes 6 seconds (1:38.06). Several spectators were heard saying “Did you see that young kid”, usually to the response of “He swims for ATAC”.

Several other faces from the pool deck were seen at the race, including Brian Ayers (Morgan and Makayla’s Dad) who hobbled in on bad knee at 1:39.00 and first timer Susan Stephens (Thomas and Anthony’s mom) who achieved her goal in finishing under two hours in 1:58.36.

Congrats ATAC... young and not so young

ATAC's Joe Ziegler wins GOLD!

January 7, 2008

Joe Ziegler won an GOLD medal last night (800 free relay) while representing the USA with the national Junior Team at the 2008 Victorian championships in Melbourne, Australia.

Joe who is 17 yrs. old was the lead-off swimmer in the "USA "A" 800 freestyle relay that won with a time of 7:30.86. Joe's split was 1:53.2. Other members of the team were Jackson Wilcox (age 17), Robert Andrews (age 17), and Thomas Shields(age 16).

They defeated club Vicente A which is a top Australian club team. The Vicente team swam the relay is 7:31.29 for the silver medal. Members of this team were Michael Papaioannon (age 21), Matt Targett (age 22), Cameron Prossee (age 22), and Australian Olympian Grant Hackett (age 27).

Joe also made finals in the 100 free with a time of 51.0 (9th), and the 400 free with a time of 4:01.6 (6th).

Full Results

ATAC Swimmers Excel in Cross Country Championships

ATAC swimmers Lily and Cece Williams, Lia Lombardi, Courtney Simpson, Scott Fortier, and Anthony Stephens ran with the City of Tallahassee’s best in the middle school cross country championships October 4 at the Miccosukee Greenway. Lily was 3rd overall and Cece was 4th overall for the girls, while Lia Lombardi helped Deerlake Middle School take the runner up team trophy. Courtney Simpson boosted Swift Creek Middle School to a third place team finish for the girls. Scott Fortier, also running for Swift Creek, was 8th overall for the boys. The efforts of Anthony Stephens, Dennis Keane and Marshall Hendlin resulted in a 2nd place team finish for the Deerlake Middle School boys. And who said swimmers can’t run! Way to go, ATAC!

2007 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Senior National Championships, July 31 to August 4

The Area Tallahassee Aquatic Club (ATAC) sent 9 swimmers to the 2007 ConocoPhillips USA Swimming Senior National Championships, July 31 to August 4, in Indianapolis, Indiana. ATAC placed 22nd as a team out of 299 teams total. Nearly 3,000 swimmers attended the meet.

For the ATAC women, Olympic Trial qualifying times were achieved by Carrie Ellis in the 50 and 100 meter freestyle, Amanda Hartley in the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke, and Lauren Brick in the 100 meter breaststroke. For the ATAC men, Olympic Trial qualifying times were achieved by Kyle Young in the 200, 400, and 1500 meter freestyle, Ian Powell in the 200 meter butterfly, Eric Shrestha in the 1500 meter freestyle, Ed Denton in the 100 meter freestyle, and Joe Ziegler in the 200 meter backstroke.

ATAC’s best placings were by Carrie Ellis and Kyle Young: Ellis placed 4th overall in the 50 meter freestyle and Young placed 4th overall in both the 800 meter freestyle and the 1500 meter freestyle.

Way to go, ATAC Seniors!

Individual Meet Results

ATAC Swimmers in Senior Champs - Summer 2007

ATAC placed second overall in the meet out of a total of 34 teams. Shawn Erickson and Scott Ervin each achieved two U.S. Junior National cut times – Erickson in the 800 meter freestyle and the 400 individual medley, and Ervin in the 200 individual medley and 400 individual medley. Erickson was individual high point winner for senior men, Ervin was 2nd individual high point in 15-16 boys, and Hunter Hinson was 3rd individual high point in 15-16 boys. Way to go, ATAC! Team Results

ATAC Swimmers in Nationals - Summer 2007

ATAC swimmers Kyle Young finished 4th in the United States National Swimming championships on Tuesday night in the 1500 meter freestyle. His time of 15:22 was a personal best by 10 seconds and ranks him in the top 35 in the world. Another ATAC swimmer, Eric Shrestha finished 21st in the same event with his first Olympic Trial qualifying time of 15:48. You can watch the finals of the National meet in real time on the US Swimming website. www.usaswimming.org

Catie Cottle named Salutatorian at Chiles High School

Long-time ATAC swimmer and Chiles High School co-captain Catie Cottle was named Salutatorian of the Chiles Class of 2007. Catie has been swimming for ATAC since the age of 7 and has swum in Florida Swimming?s Junior Olympics and Senior Championships. Catie successfully concluded her high school swimming career this past fall with a sixth place finish in the 500 yard freestyle and an eleventh place finish in the 200 yard individual medley at the Class 2A Region 1 championships. Her time in the 500 yard freestyle race was a career best (5:28.72) and failed to quality for the Class 2A state hampionship by a mere two-tenths of a second.

Catie's performance at the regional championship followed her best-ever performance at the district championship, where she placed third in the 500 and second in the individual medley. Catie has been a strong contributor to Chiles? Mu Alpha Theta competitive math team, winning many individual and team awards. This past summer, Catie passed the first professional examination toward becoming an actuary. Actuarial students generally do not even attempt a professional examination until late in their college careers. Catie studied for the examination during the summer between her two daily swimming workouts, teaching herself the advanced probability and statistics that is covered on the exam.

Catie will be attending the University of Chicago in the fall, where she is planning to study mathematics and economics. She is also planning to join the university's rising swimming program.

Mrazek Named To SEC Community Service Team

Senior Bill Mrazek (Tallahassee, Fla.) has been named to the 2007 Southeastern Conference Men's Swimming and Diving Community Service Team, the league office announced Friday.

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