2005 Activities and News

Sonia’s swim of 32.22 smashed the 50 backstroke record (held previously by TCC’s own Kalyn Keller) by over 1.5 seconds. She then took aim at the 20-year-old 100 I.M. record, breaking that by exactly one second, with a 1:13.22. Sonia currently holds four 8 & under SCS: the 50 meter back, the 50 yard back, the 50 yard butterfly and the 100 I.M.

Congratulations Sonia – your TCC swim coaches and family are extremely proud of you!

FAST Meet is FAST

FAST was FAST!! TCC sent many of their senior swimmers to the recent FAST Senior Development held at the Janet Evans Swim Complex in Fullerton. The FAST results were a pleasant surprise for the entire coaching staff.

Leading the way was Samantha Shellem's, 13, junior national swim in the 1000 free. Sam clocked a FAST 10:07.23, placing her first in the event. This was Samantha's first junior national cut (Congratulations Sam). Sam also finished 6th in the 50 free, 5th in the 100 free, 11th in the 200 and 6th in the 500 free.

Other top 16 swims included:

• Danielle Colville, 16, 11th in the 100 breast and 12th in the 200 breast
• David Chen, 16, won the 100 fly and finished 2nd in the 200 fly
• Kirsty Ferrell, 17, was 2nd in the 50 free, 9th in the 100 free and 4th in the 100 fly
• Dean Holcomb, 16, placed 3rd in the 1650, 5th in the 400 I.M., 13th in the 200 fly and 15th in the 200 back
• New Sa-Nguansap, 13, finished 3rd in the 200 breast and 4th in the 100 breast
• Winner Sa-Nguansap, 16, was 7th in the 100 fly, 11th in the 200 back, 8th in the 200 breast and 7th in the 400 I.M.
• Noelle Tarazona, 12, placed 8th in the 100 fly, 11th in the 200 fly, and 16th in the 400 I.M.

Other TCC swimmers who had a FAST meet were David Arnold, Jade Berniard, Kayla Clark, Susannah Hine, Eric Hauck, Phillip Grigsby, Sam Jardine,
Bryan Tamashiro, DJ Tarazona, and Aaron Woods.

It was a great meet to start the hopefully FAST season!!

Congratulations to our
National Top 16 Swimmers

USA Swimming has announced the Final National Top 16 Swim List and TCC has placed several youngsters on the list:

• SAMANTHA KEEHN, 10, FLY AND I.M.
• ORIANA WANG, 10, FREE, FLY, AND I.M.
• NOELLE TARAZONA, 12, FLY
• NEW SA-NGUANSAP, 12, BREAST
• DAVID CHEN, 14, FLY

These swimmers achieved times that rank in the Top 16 in their respective age groups and events in the entire country.

They will be honored at a banquet in April 2006.

TCC is also represented on the Top 16 list in several relays. These swimmers included:

• SAMANTHA KEEHN, 10
• ORIANA WANG, 10
• SONIA WANG, 8
• TANA WILSON, 10

The 9 & 10 girls 200 meter Medley Relay time placed them 5th in the country and the 200 meter Free Relay placed them 3rd.

• KAYLA CLARK, 12
• MADELINE HARBACH, 12
• KATIE LERG, 12
• SAMANTHA SHELLEM, 12
• NEW SA-NGUANSAP, 12
• NOELLE TARAZONA, 12

The 11 & 12 girls 200 meter Medley Relay (Sam, New, Noelle, Kayla) placed 7th in the country while the 400 meter Medley Relay (Katie, New, Noelle, Madeline) placed 15th.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR TOP 16 SWIMMERS!!!

Oriana Wang Breaks SCS 500 Free Record

TCC swimmer Oriana Wang broke a Southern California Swimming 500 freestyle record at the October Riverside ABC meet. Oriana swam the 10 & under girls event in a 5:40.93, smashing the record by two seconds. She becomes the fastest ten-year-old to have ever swum this event in Southern California swimming history. This past summer, Oriana won 5 Junior Olympic titles and traveled to Utah as a member of the SCS Western Zone Team. In Utah, Oriana won four individual Zone crowns competing against 14 other states.

Congratulations Oriana on your sensational swimming!

TCC HITS “JACKPOT” AT LAS VEGAS “AA” CHAMPS

TCC sent 45 swimmers to Las Vegas for the “AA” Winter Swimming Championship Meet and left town as big winners. The 3-day meet, held at the Desert Breeze Community Center, saw the women (5th overall) and men (6th overall) combine for a 6th place overall team title. Several swimmers were crowned “AA” Champions:

• Samantha Keehn (10), 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 I.M., 50 free
• Noelle Tarazona (12), 50 fly, 100 fly, 200 fly, 400 I.M.
• Samantha Shellem (13), 50 free, 200 free, 500 free, 200 back
• Kayla Clark (13), 1000 free
• Danielle Coville (16), 100 breast
• Chrysanthia Cheung-Lau (16), 1650 free
• Eric Hauck (16), 400 I.M.
• Winner Sa-Nguansap (16), 100 fly, 200 fly, 100 back, 200 breast, 200 I.M.

Almost everyone had either best times, participated in fast relays and/or scored in the top 16.

Other TCC swimmers hitting the “jackpot” included:

9-10 Girls

• Jordan Clark
• Sydney Escalante
• Mari Johnson
• Sonia Wang
• Tiana Wilson

9-10 Boys

• Hunter Sa-Nguansap
• Dylan Tarazona

A special thanks to relay swimmers Ben Jardine and Zeph Handley for awesome swims on the boy’s relays

11-12 Girls

• Tara Bletcher
• Briana Furukawa
• Alexis Salyer
• Madeline Harbach
• Oriana Wang
• Tana Wilson

11-12 Boys

• Jason Haney
• Raymond Shipman – first AA meet

13-14 Girls

• Helen Arase
• Jade Berniard
• Ashlee Davis
• Susannah Hine
• Katie Johnson – first AA meet
• New Sa-Nguansap

13-14 Boys

• Sam Jardine
• Jordan Harris
• DJ Tarazona
• Aaron Woods

15 & Over Girls

• Grace Arnold
• Alesha Diniz – first AA meet
• Laura Shipman
• Ashley Woods

A special thanks to Amber Davis for helping out on relays.

15 & Over Boys

• David Arnold
• Phillip Grigsby
• Robert McKinley
• Jonathan Smith
• Bryan Tamashiro

Congratulations on super swim meet!

SWIM FESTIVAL ALL-STARS SELECTED

Posted December 31, 2005: TCC Swimming is ringing in 2006 will an all-star swim celebration!!! In addition to the three Pacific Coast All-Star selections (Harris, Shellem, and Tarazona), TCC has placed another 10 swimmers on the Southern California Swim Festival All-Star teams. These ten will compete on January 21, 2006 at Belmont Plaza, in Long Beach, against each other in their respective age groups. Selected were:

• Sydney Escalante, 10
• Samantha Keehn, 10
• Sonia Wang, 9
• Hunter Sa-Nguansap, 9
• Dylan Tarazona, 10
• Madeline Harbach, 12
• Oriana Wang, 11
• Kayla Clark, 13
• New Sa-Nguansap, 13
• Aaron Woods, 14

This meet gives many of our young swimmers their first opportunity to compete at an all-star competition. Anyone wanting to support our all-stars is welcome-the meet is open to all. Congratulations everyone - have fun and swim fast!!

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Shellem and Tarazona Selected to 2006 National Swim Camp

Congratulations to Samantha Shellem and Noelle Tarazona on their selection to the first United States Swimming age group selection camp. This national swim camp is next May at the University of Utah. These two young swimmers were chosen by USA Swimming based on their performances this past summer.

Samantha Shellem’s selection was based on her sizzling swim of 2:08.05 in the 200 meter free. This time ranked her 1st in the entire western zone for 13-year-olds and top 10 in the USA. Samantha’s summer included winning Junior Olympic titles (100, 200 400 frees) and competing at Western Zones in Utah (backs and frees) as a member of the SCS team.

Noelle Tarazona, 12, was selected on her overall versatility in the 400 free, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly and 200 I.M. She ranked 3rd in the entire zone for 12-year-olds based on a cumulative score against all other 12-year-olds in the USA. This summer Noelle was crowned Junior Olympic champion in the 100 fly and competed at Western Zones in the flys, I.M. and breast.

The 4-day USA camp seeks to identify emerging young athletes in the sport of swimming. The camp will emphasize education and motivation which is critical in a swimmer’s preparation for continued growth from the zone to national level.

We are very proud of both Samantha and Noelle!!

2005 Spectacular Spooktacular!

Great food, awesome costumes, and lots of fun games – what a super and spectacular Spooktacular!!

Everyone did a great job of supporting the event and the swimmers were sensational about cheering each other on to more laps. A huge thank you to Valerie Carazo for all of her efforts and help.

Congratulations to our top prize winners:

8 & Under Girls: Julianne Turner Ariana Vermillion 9 & 10 Girls: Karissa Vermillion Tana Wilson 11 & 12 Girls: Noelle Tarazona Karly Carazo 13 & 14 Girls: Ewelina Musial Ashlee Davis 15 & Over Girls: Renee Bletcher Amber Davis

8 & Under Boys: Anthony Carazo Eric Bletcher 9 & 10 Boys: Dylan Tarazona Zekie Ward 11 & 12 Boys: Raymond Shipman Powers Ward 13 & 14 Boys: Aaron Woods Dj Tarazona 15 & Over Boys: Alvin Liu Bryan Tamashiro

Grand prize winner and still King of the Fall Fundraiser – Dylan Tarazona!

Thanks to all who helped set-up and cook-- we couldn’t do it without you!!

John, Tressa, Jennifer, Josh, & Jessica

WOW!! WHAT A “SUPER TIME” AT J.O.’S

3rd place team overall, 10 different swimmers win titles and a 16-year-old SCS record broken – WOW, what a great Junior Olympics!! Congrats to everyone who participated at the 2005 Summer J.O. meet held at Mission Viejo. TCC placed 2nd in the women’s division, 5th in the men’s and 3rd place in the overall team standings. Almost everyone contributed points, it seemed like every swim was a lifetime best, and we had 10 different swimmers crowned as J.O. champions: Samantha Keehn, 10, 50 fly, 50 free Oriana Wang, 10, 50 back, 100 back, 100 fly, 100 free, 200 I.M. New Sa-Nguansap, 12, 100 breast Noelle Tarazona, 12, 100 fly Samantha Shellem, 13, 100 free, 200 free, 400 free Natalie Nichols, 15, 400 free Chrysanthia Cheung-Lau, 16, 100 fly, 200 I.M. Jenny Lewis, 18, 50 free Jordan Harris, 14, 50 free Winner Sa-Nguansap, 16, 200 fly, 400 I.M. If that wasn’t enough, 8-year-old Sonia Wang broke a 16-year-old Southern California Swimming record in the 8 & under 50 meter backstroke. Sonia finished 2nd in the event, behind older sister, Oriana in an exciting swim the last night of individual competition. We are very proud of both girls. Others that scored Top 16 points were: 10 & Under Girls Maryzyl Garcera Tana Wilson Tiana Wilson 10 & Under Boys Michael Haney Hunter Sa-Nguansap Dylan Tarazona 11 & 12 Girls Tara Bletcher Mimi Harbach 11 & 12 Boys Sam Jardine 13 & 14 Girls Helen Arase Jade Berniard Kayla Clark 13 & 14 Boys Michael Chavez Jeff Potter DJ Tarazona Aaron Woods 15 & Up Girls Grace Arnold Kristy Beal Danielle Coville April Divine Laura Shipman Alicia Witter Ashley Woods 15 & Up Boys David Chen Cedric Cheung-Lau Eric Hauck David Hine Dean Holcomb Kenny Warnock Jack Wiese

We also had winning relays from the 10 & Under Girls (they won both the free and medley) and second place relays from the 11 & 12 Girls (400 medley), the 15 & Up Girls (800 free) and the 15 & Up Boys (800 free). Contributing to other Top 16 relays were: David Arnold Jordan Clark Ashlee Davis Carolyn Garcera Phillip Grigsby Jason Haney Susannah Hine Ben Jardine Nicholas Kim Mari Johnson Megan Lambert Katie Lerg Alexis Mann Malerie Morgan Greg Phillips Congrats to John Ferrell, Sofia Bianchessi, Joy Gao, Monique Haney, Robert McKinley and Nina Sa-Nguansap who also competed and did TCC proud. We hope everyone had as SUPER a TIME as the coaches. GREAT JOB to all that swam!!!

TCC CAPTURES TITLES AT WESTERN ZONES

Facing the “best in the west,” high altitude and the threats of thunderstorms, TCC swimmers proved Mother Nature couldn’t keep them down at the 2005 Western Zone
Competition held in Kearns, Utah. This competition was the first for all seven racing at high altitude (4,300 ft.), and they were up to the task.

• Oriana Wang, 10, won 4 individual titles in the 50 and 100 fly, the 100 and 200 free. She was also 2nd in the 100 back and 200 I.M.

• Sam Shellem, 13, was crowned champion in the 200 free in a 2:10.60 and was 3rd in the 100 (1:01.18) and 400 frees.

• David Chen, 16, won the 100 butterfly (59.62) and finished as runner-up in the 200 fly with a 2:12.90.

• Winner Sa-Nguansap, 16, placed first in the 200 fly with a 2:11.17 while finishing second in both the 200 and 400 I.M.

• Jack Wiese, 18, won the 200 fly in a 2:12.92 and earned second in both the 100 fly and 100 back.

• Noelle Tarazona, 12, was an impressive 3rd in the 200 I.M. and 5th in the 100 butterfly.

• New Sa-Nguansap, 12, finished with a super 3rd in the 100 breast and 10th in the 50 breast.

It was a great learning experience for all these fast youngsters and we congratulate them all on a super meet!!

JUNIOR NATIONAL UPDATE

Six of TCC’s swimmers competed at the 2005 Summer Junior Nationals held in Irvine, California, the second week in August.

• Cedric Cheung-Lau, 18, competed in 6 events, placing 6th in the 400 I.M. and had lifetime bests in the 200 fly and 200 back.

• Kirsty Ferrell, 17, swam the 100 free (1:00.67), placing 65th and the 100 butterfly (1:08.69), placing 62nd.

• Jenny Lewis, 18, competed in the 50 free (27.65), placing 38th, the 100 free (1:00.09), placing 47th, the 100 back (1:06.85), placing 23rd, and the 200 back (2:23.67).

• Alexis Mann, 17, was 69th in the 50 free (28.45) and 80th in the 100 free (1:01.93).

• Natalie Nichols, 15, competed in the 200 free, the 400 free (4:30.45), placing 39th, the 800 free (9:02.79), placing 13th and the 1500 free, placing 30th.

• Nicole Shipman, 18, finished 40th in the 100 back (1:08.26) and 22nd in the 200 back (2:24.21).

Congratulations to all of you and best of luck to college-bound Cedric, Jenny, Alexis and Nicole.

CEDRIC’S SUMMER SWIM ADVENTURE

Cedric Cheung-Lau, 18, competed at his first summer Senior National competition, held the first week of August, at the new Irvine swim complex, and then a week later competed in 6 events at the 2005 Junior National competition, also held in Irvine.

At Senior Nationals, Cedric competed in the 400 I.M. and ended up a respectable 50th. Competing at the Junior National meet, Cedric had a much busier schedule in the pool. He swam the 800 free in a lifetime best of 8:33.39, the 200 fly in a best time of 2:08.19 (27th place), the 1500 free in a 16:26.84, the 200 I.M., and the 200 back in a lifetime best of 2:10.88 (26th place). Cedric finished 6th overall in the 400 I.M. with a 4:34.89, culminating a very successful career at The Claremont Club. Cedric leaves for his next adventure (college) by mid-August. Good luck Cedric!!

A HUGE THANK YOU!

A HUGE thank you to all who worked the TCC "Last Ditch" Meet this past weekend. As usual, we continue to host the best meet in the section and it is due to the hard work of all of you. Our next meet isn't until April 2006 so rest up and enjoy.

We hope everyone that attended the luau had a great time. We had a wonderful dinner and it is obvious that we have some talented dancers as well as swimmers. Our summer break begins August 15th and we return on September 6th. We wish all of you a fun-filled break - take the time to REST and RELAX!!

Good luck to all of our J.O., Junior National, Western Zone and Senior National (Cedric) swimmers -- Let's end the year swimming FAST!!

John, Tressa, Jennifer and Josh

TERRIFIC TIMES AT TCC LAST DITCH MEET!

TCC swimmers stole the show at the "Last Ditch AB" meet held this past weekend at the TCC pool. High point winners in their respective age groups were:

• Sonia Wang, 8 & under girls
• Hunter Sa-Nguansap, 8 & under boys
• Oriana Wang, 9 & 10 girls
• Noelle Tarazona, 11 & 12 girls
• Samantha Shellem, 13 & 14 girls
• Winner Sa-Nguansap, 15 & over boys

Several others broke "Last Ditch" meet records:

• Sonia Wang, 50 free, 100 free, 50 back, 50 fly
• Samantha Keehn, 50 fly, 200 I.M.
• Oriana Wang, 50 free, 100 free, 400 free, 100 fly
• New Sa-Nguansap, 50 breast
• Samantha Shellem, 200 back
• Hunter Sa-Nguansap, 50 fly
• David Arnold, 100 breast
• Jordan Harris, 50 free

Overall, the team did a tremendous job with super swims out of almost everyone. Congratulations to all of you!!

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SWIMMING ANNOUNCES WESTERN ZONE TEAM

We are happy to announce that seven members of our TCC Swim Team have been selected to the 2005 Southern California Western Zone Team:

• ORIANA WANG, 10
• NOELLE TARAZONA, 12
• NEW SA-NGUANSAP, 12
• SAMANTHA SHELLEM, 13
• DAVID CHEN, 15
• WINNER SA-NGUANSAP, 15
• JACK WIESE, 17

Their selection is based on times compiled from April through June of this long course season. Southern California then selects the strongest and fastest in each age group based on those times.

Our seven TCC swimmers will compete the second week in August (August 9-13) against 16 other all-star teams, which includes teams from Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and Northern California. They will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah where they will compete in their respective age groups against some of the finest swimmers this side of the Mississippi. Congratulations to all of you and swim fast in Utah!!!

"AA" CHAMPS CONSIDERED A SMASHING SUCCESS!!

At the 2005 Summer Long Course "AA" Championship Meet, held at the newly renovated pools in Irvine, the TCC swimmers proved they were ready to swim fast. The team placed 4th overall, with the women's team finishing in 2nd place and the men's team in 5th. It seemed that every swim was a best time and even several relays finished in the top position.

TCC swimmers that were crowned AA Champs included:

• Samantha Keehn, 10
• Oriana Wang, 10
• Noelle Tarazona, 12
• Samantha Shellem, 13
• Natalie Nichols, 15
• Winner Sa-Nguansap, 15
• Cedric Cheung-Lau, 17

Winning relays included the 9 & 10 girls (Samantha Keehn, Oriana Wang, Tana Wilson & Sonia Wang) and the 15 & 16 Boys (David Chen, Dean Holcomb, David Hine & Winer Sa-Nguansap).

Many team records were also broken by:

• Sonia Wang
• Samantha Keehn
• New Sa-Nguansap
• Noelle Tarazona
• Samantha Shellem
• Hunter Sa-Nguansap
• Michael Haney
• David Arnold
• David Hine
• David Chen

Congratulations to every AA participant-- we had great team spirit and you did an outstanding job!!

CEDRIC HAS "GRAND" TIME AT SPEEDO CHALLENGE

Cedric Cheung-Lau qualified for the 2005 Summer Senior Nationals at the Speedo Grand Challenge Meet held in Irvine over Memorial Day weekend. Cedric placed an overall 5th, winning the "A" Final with a sizzling 4:34.13 in the 400 meter I.M. Cedric had other great swims in the 1500 free, 400 free, and 200 fly. He will compete in mid-August at Senior Nationals (only 1% of U.S. swimmers qualify for Senior Nationals), again, held at the newly renovated Irvine complex. Congratulations Cedric on this super swimming accomplishment.

CHEN, CHEUNG-LAU, LEWIS & MANN
CAPTURE CIF CROWNS

TCC swimmers captured CIF Swimming Titles at the CIF Divisional Championships at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach this past weekend. David Chen (SO), Cedric Cheung-Lau (SR), Jenny Lewis (SR), and Alexis Mann (SR) all won individual swimming titles in their respective divisions. David Chen won the 100 fly with a blazing 51.84 (he was 15th in the 200 free), while Cedric captured the 200 I.M. in a fast and lifetime best of 1:54.29 (he was 3rd in the 100 back). Jenny Lewis won the 100 backstroke in a speedy junior national time of 57.37 (she was 2nd in the 50 free) and Alexis Mann became champion in the 50 free with a junior national cut as well (she was 4th in the 100 free).

Outstanding swims in Division I included:

• Kristy Beal (SO) with a lifetime best in the 100 breast of 1:07.80 (11th),
• Kirsty Ferrell (JR) was 2nd in the 50 free with a quick 23.38 (junior national time) and 3rd in the 100 free with a 51.43 (junior national cut),
• Nicole Shipman (SR) placed 5th in the 100 back and 16th in the 200 I.M.,
• Alicia Witter (JR) had lifetime bests in the 200 free (9th) and 100 back (8th); and
• Ashley Woods (SO) finished 13th in the 100 breast.

Division II swims included:

• Chrysanthia Cheung-Lau (JR) was 5th in the 100 fly and 11th in the 200 I.M. (lifetime best),
• Roxanne Garcera finished 4th in the 100 fly and swam her best time ever in the 200 free (11th),
• David Hine (SO) finished 10th in the 100 breast with a 1:0058,
• Dean Holcomb (SO) placed 12th in the 200 I.M. (lifetime best) and was 11th in an impressive 4:46.67 in the 500 free,
• Natalie Nichols, (FR) had best times in the 200 free (7th) and 500 free (4:58.93, 4th), and
• Winner Sa-Nguansap (SO) placed in finals in both the 100 fly (7th) and 200 I.M. (6th) with best times.

Division III highlights included:

• Yvettee Lam (JR) placed 8th in the 100 back and 11th in the 100 free; and
• Jack Wiese (JR) had fast swims with a 2nd in the 100 back (52.56) and a 2nd in the 100 fly.

Division IV swims included:

• Danielle Coville (SO) 5th in the 100 breast with a 1:09.54,
• April Divine (SR) had lifetime best swims in the 200 free (1:56.41), placing 2nd and in the 100 free (54.85), placing 4th,
• Rachel Turner (SO) was 11th in the 200 free and 7th in the 500 free (best time ever), and
• Desiree Wilson was 8th in the 100 breast and 11th in the 200 I.M.

Congratulations to all of you – you did a great job!

TCC ATTENDS NATIONAL TOP 16 SWIM BANQUET

Once again, The Claremont Club Swim Team sent several swimmers to the National Top 16 Swim Banquet. The banquet was held at the Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa. The guest speaker was Kaitlin Sandeno who encouraged both swimmers and parents to enjoy the sport (HAVE FUN) and to not be afraid to DREAM BIG. The TCC swimmers who achieved individual Top 16 times (fastest 16 times in the country in each event competed for that age group) were: Noelle Tarazona, 11, 100 fly Natalie Nichols, 14, 800 free David Chen, 14, 100 fly, 200 fly Courtney Eads, 17, 100 fly, 200 fly (#1 in the U.S.), 200 free, 500 free Swimmers who achieved relay Top 16 times were:

• Karly Carazo, 10
• Samantha Keehn, 10
• Oriana Wang, 10
• Tana Wilson, 10
• Kirsty Ferrell, 16
• Roxanne Garcera, 16
• Jenny Lewis, 16
• Alexis Mann, 16

All the swimmers received United States Swimming Top 16 certificates for their accomplishments. Courtney will also receive a U.S. Swimming Top 16 pin for her #1 placing.

Also honored was Samantha Keehn for her 8 & under record breaking 50 fly swim. Samantha broke a 20-year-old record at last spring J.O.'s. Sam received a SCS plaque in honor of her accomplishment.

Congratulations to all of our Top 16 swimmers.

SUPER SWIMS AT BC CHAMPIONSHIPS

The “BC Championship” meet held in Redlands was a smashing success for the TCC swim team. The team finished in 2nd place, missing 1st place by only 30 points. TCC had 50 swimmers at the 2-day competition and almost everyone had lifetime best times. TCC won relays in the 9 & 10 boys, 11 & 12 girls and 11 & 12 boys categories while the 9 & 10 girls finished in 2nd place. Some of the outstanding swims were:

• Zoe Tricoche, 6 – 5th 25 free
• Ariana Vermillion, 7 – 3rd 25 free
• Courtney Bithell, 9 – 4th 200 I.M.
• Jordan Clark, 9 – 3rd 200 free, 6th 100 I.M.
• Lauren Mitchell, 10 – 3rd 100 back
• Julia Samarin, 10 – 1st 50 free
• Shelby Broyles, 12 – 2nd 500 free, 1st 100 back
• Kay Dorn-Giarmoleo, 12 – 4th 50 breast
• Taylor Elhai, 11 – 2nd 200 I.M.
• Jennifer Kingston, 12 – 2nd 100 breast, 2nd 100 I.M.
• Megan Lambert, 12 – 1st 100 breast, 1st 200 I.M., 2nd 100 fly, 2nd 100 free, 2nd 200 free
• Serena Lee, 11 – 4th 100 fly, 4th 100 I.M.
• Katie Lerg, 12 – 3rd 100 I.M., 5th 200 free, 1st 100 back, 1st 100 fly.
• Amanda Patton, 11 – 4th 50 free, 1st 50 breast, 1st 100 breast
• Renee Bletcher, 14 – 5th 100 free, 5th 500 free
• Sharayah Mitchell, 13 – 2nd 100 back
• Allison Yarnell, 14 – 3rd 50 free, 1st 100 free, 3rd 200 free, 1st 100 breast, 1st 200 breast
• Matthew Mitchell, 7 – 4th 25 free
• Aaron Lee, 8 – 4th 50 free, 5th 100 free, 1st 50 back, 2nd 50 breast, 2nd 100 I.M., 1st 50 fly
• Brian Whittington, 7 – 6th 50 free
• Zeph Handley, 9 – 5th 50 breast
• Ben Jardine, 9 – 3rd 50 free, 4th 100 free, 5th 50 fly, 6th 100 breast
• Chad Jove, 10 – 3rd 100 fly
• Jimmy Kingston, 9 – 6th 100 back
• Corey Maier, 9 – 2nd 50 free, 1st 100 free, 2nd 50 back, 4th 50 fly
• Joel Chen, 12 – 4th 100 breast
• William Granberry, 12 – 6th 100 free
• Greg Phillips, 12 – 1st 50 breast, 2nd 100 breast, 2nd 50 fly
• Raymond Shipman, 12 – 1st 50 back, 3rd 100 back, 3rd 50 breast, 2nd 200 I.M.
• Andrew Colson, 16 – 1st 100 free, 1st 200 breast, 1st 200 free, 1st 100 back
• Jonathan Smith, 15 – 1st 50 free, 1st 100 breast, 3rd 200 breast

Our TCC Annual Banquet was the BEST!

Sponsored by Mr. Gary Johnson and Mutual of Omaha, The Claremont Club Swim Team was honored by the appearance of Aaron Peirsol at our Annual Banquet on Friday, February 4, 2005.

Click here to take a look at the Shipman family photographs of the event. Anyone who has photographs that they'd like to share with the rest of us are invited to submit them for immediate publication here at TCCSwim.org. Please give your photos to a coach on the pool deck and we'll get them posted as soon as possible.

US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
By Tressa Ries

Coach John and four TCC swimmers attended the 2004 U.S. Open in San Antonio, Texas, the first weekend in December. Roxanne Garcera, Alexis Mann, and Natalie Nichols experienced competition on a "plane" for the first time, while Nicole Shipman competed at her second U.S. Open. All four girls had good swims with several best time efforts. Roxanne swam both the 100 and 200 butterfly while Alexis Mann had her lifetime best in the 50 free (27.58). Natalie swam the 800 free and time trialed the 400 free (life time best, 4:27.67)). Nicole placed in the Top 24 in the 100 back (life time best 1:06.82) and time trialed the 200 back.

Congratulations girls on a successful meet.

TCC ABC Meet
April 2-3, 2005

Dear TCC swim families,

Once again, we hosted a great meet this last weekend. Everything went smoothly, thanks to the team of families who donated their weekends to helping out. We were impressed by the turn-out of workers. There were many extra people willing to pitch in whenever and wherever needed and many who worked much more than the minimum hours. This makes a tremendous difference in how successfully and smoothly things run for our kids.

Let’s look forward to our next meet in July. Volunteer sign ups will begin around the first week of June in the swim office.

Thanks to everyone!

The TCC Coaches

TCC TRIUMPHS AT 2005 SPRING JUNIOR OLYMPICS

At the recent 2005 Spring Junior Olympic Championships, held in Long Beach, the TCC swim team placed 8th overall (out of 65 teams), with the women’s team finishing 5th in the women’s division. TCC had 19 individual swimmers compete and had the help of 6 others on relay day. The following swimmers scored the team points by placing in either the final or consolation heats:

9 & 10 Girls

9 & 10 Boys

11 & 12 Girls

13 & 14 Boys

Competing in individual events were also Helen Arase, 13 (200 fly), Tara Bletcher, 12 (50 and 100 breast), Sam Jardine, 12 (50, 100 back, 100 free, 50 fly) and Carolyn Garcera, 13 (100 back).

Special thanks to those who helped on relay day – Renee Bletcher, Ashlee Davis, Connor Farris, Mimi Harbach, Susaanah Hine, Katie Lerg, Corey Maier, Hunter Sa-Nguansap and Aaron Woods.

It was a terrific meet with some outstanding swims. Congratulations to all who participated.

2005 SPRING JUNIOR NATIONALS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA
By Tressa Ries

TCC sent two swimmers to the 2005 Spring Junior Nationals held in Orlando, Florida during the last week of March. Cedric Cheung-Lau and Jack Wiese competed in their first Junior National competition and Coach John reported that it was a successful trip.

Cedric competed in 7 individual events while Jack swam in 3 individual events. Cedric finished 6th in the 400 I.M. with a 3:59.36 and was 17th in both the 1000 (9:27.87) and the 1650 freestyle (15:51.85). Cedric also competed in the 400 free, 200 back, 200 fly and 200 I.M. Jack had lifetime best times in the 200 fly (1:54.53) and the 100 fly (52.25) and also competed in the 100 back. Great job guys!!

NATIONAL TOP 16
By Tressa Ries

Once again, TCC placed several swimmers on the U.S. National Top 16 list for the swim season 2003-2004.

This accomplishment is quite an honor for those making the list. The Top 16 fastest times in the United States are complied for each age group and event. TCC had the following swimmers make the list:

GREAT JOB TCC!!!!

May 8, 2004: TOP 16 BANQUET