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Pilot showed their FALL colors at the October ACAC Invitational
44 Pilot swimmers swam in Oak Ridge this weekend and posted 266 Best times, 26 Southeastern Cuts, and 10 Top 5 high point winners.
Melanie Moczadlo broke the 10 under girls 100 Fly 15 year old record set by Samantha Vanderbilt, 1996 from XCEL. Melanie went 1:11.66 to achieve an AAA top time. Way to go Melanie!
Lindsey Sanders and Ethan Sanders were the top high point winners in their age group. Congrats to Ethan and Lindsay!
Vinila Baljepally, Mary Kate Darby, Shane Embury, Niki Narayani, Mary Frances Penn, Ethan Sanders, Lindsey Sanders, Asha Sharma, & Addison Smith were the big time droppers of the meet. Each of these swimmers dropped more than 10 seconds in an individual event.
And a final hats off and welcome to the following swimmers completing their official meet for Pilot Aquatic Club: Emalee Abbott, Emma Akermann, Keaton Hubbs, Emily Ivey, Dylan Johnson, Audrey Jones, Daegan Mahan, Isabella Maloney, Harrison McCollum, Melanie Moczadlo, Taylor Murrell, Madison Perkins, Kate Salsbury, Zarek Schade, Zoey Schade, Grayson Smith, John Thome, & Lily Thome.
Top 5 High Point Winners
8 Under Girls- 3rd Kate Salsbury and 4th Morgan Allen
9-10 Girls-1st Lindsey Sanders, 2nd Melanie Moczadlo, 3rd Shane Embury, 4th Veronica Hafner
9-10 Boy- 4th Coleman Kredich
11-12 Girls-4th Madison McCollum
11-12 Boys 1st Ethan Sanders
13-14 Girls 2nd Nicole Ceausu
Time Achievements
266 Best times, 96 first time swims, 26 Southeastern cuts
8 AAA, 8AA, 14 A, 27 BB, 41 B
This was a great start to our short course season to achieve so many great accomplishments. Our swimmers really stepped up, raced, tried new things, and achieved.
Way to go PACK!
Full Results for ACAC Meet
Team Results
The War Eagle Invite & Team Trip was a Success
Pilot had 80 swimmers swim in Auburn, AL this weekend. 57 of those swimmers made this a travel trip with their coaches. This trip was not just getting to go to a swim meet without parents; this trip helped our swimmers learn. The swimmers did a great job on becoming and being a part of a team. They worked on learning some long life lessons on being responsible and helping each other out. Way to go Pilot!
We started off the meet with a little fun; all the older swimmers got to swim 25s. We even got to swim some of the Olympians swim 25s, Laure Manadou, Fred Bousquet, & Mark Gangloff put up some fast times one way down the pool.
Pilot had 407 best times, 95 first time swims, and 39 Southeastern cuts. Wow, what great stats for October.
Erica Laning-1st, Caleb Harrington-1st, and Addison Smith-1stwon their Age Group High Point award. Alex Hines 7th, Macy Hudson-6th, and Glenna Whaley-9th were scored in the top 10 for their age groups.
Hayden Burns, Chris Glafenhein, Caleb Harrington, Walker Higgins, Macy Hudson, Erica Laning, Alli Lapps, Bryar Long, Trenton Reed, Addison Smith, Glenna Whaley, & Hayden Williams make new or improved Age Group Sectional Times.
Christian Baker, John Myhre, & Carl Svagerko made new Senior Sectionals time standards.
Big time droppers with over 10 seconds off on one individual event were James Bretscher, Jana Bruckbauer, Hayden Burns, Anna Chaloux Rosa Cisneros, Devin Collins, Sadie Counts, Kelsey Elam, Ariel Gale, Caroline Glafenhein Walker Higgins, Kristina Ksarjian, Nathaniel Laning, Allie Lapps, Taylor Martin, Sam Melhorn, John Myhre, Preston Nicely, Trenton Reed, & Owen Sanders, Marissa Van Leuven.
Courtney Aycock, Emily Aycock, Adam Block, Caleb Harrington, Reese Hudson, Olivia Jones, Kendyl Nicely, Carl Svagerko, & Stella Takvoryan swam their first official meet for Pilot in Auburn.
Way to go Pilot!
Full Results for Auburn Meet
Team Results
EVAN PINION SOUTHEASTERN SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
& ALL STAR TEAMS SELECTED
Southeastern Swimming held its Fall Meeting this past weekend in Pensacola, Florida where Evan Pinion, was given the Senior Swimmer of the Year award. This award is voted on by the coaches of Southeastern Swimming each fall. Evan Pinion has grown up through our Pilot program starting in our Red group and has worked his way up to the top to our National Team. Evan competed in the The FINA World Junior Championships this summer in Lima, Peru. There Evan won gold medals the 1500 free and 800 free and broke the Junior World Record in both of these events.
We also had 13 swimmers from short course and 6 swimmers from long course named to the SES Age Group All-Star Team.
Congratulations Evan and to our All Stars! Way to go PACK!
| 2010-2011 SES Short Course All Stars Will Arthur Hayden Burns Ashley Darby Abraham Gale Elizabeth Gallmeier Jack Hamilton Cameron Holcomb Erica Laning Stephen Martin Owen Sanders Addison Smith Adam Thomas Glenna Whaley |
2011 SES Longcourse All Stars Will Arthur Ashley Darby Erica Laning Addison Smith Adam Thomas Glenna Whaley |
Welcome Home World Record Holder Evan Pinion!
Congratulations to Evan for winning gold again for USA in the 1500 and setting a new Junior World Record.
Below are articles and video that say it best of Evan's accomplishments.
Volunteer TV-News
USA Swimming Article
Swimming World Article
3rd FINA World Juniors - Lima, Peru
3rd. FINA World Junior Swimming Championships - 8/16/2011 to 8/21/20
Colorado Time Systems
Event 40 Boys 1500 LC Meter Freestyle
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WR: W 14:34.14 7/31/2011 Yang Sun, CHN
Championship: C 15:25.01 7/13/2008 Krzysztof Pielowski, POL
Name Year Team Seed Finals
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1 Pinion, Evan 94 United States 15:17.09 15:11.03C
r:+0.68 28.38 58.56 (30.18)
1:29.57 (31.01) 2:00.32 (30.75)
2:31.14 (30.82) 3:02.13 (30.99)
3:33.08 (30.95) 4:03.99 (30.91)
4:34.63 (30.64) 5:05.36 (30.73)
5:35.79 (30.43) 6:06.20 (30.41)
6:36.44 (30.24) 7:06.85 (30.41)
7:37.33 (30.48) 8:07.65 (30.32)
8:38.10 (30.45) 9:08.62 (30.52)
9:38.92 (30.30) 10:09.10 (30.18)
10:39.29 (30.19) 11:09.39 (30.10)
11:39.77 (30.38) 12:09.79 (30.02)
12:39.93 (30.14) 13:10.14 (30.21)
13:40.51 (30.37) 14:10.85 (30.34)
14:40.98 (30.13) 15:11.03 (30.05)
3rd FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
WOW! Congratulations to Evan Pinion Evan won the gold medal in the 800 Free and set a meet record at teh FINA World Junior Championships.
Official Web site
Results
U.S. Roster
FINA World Juniors - Lima, Peru
FINA World Junior Swimming Championships - 8/16/2011 to 8/21/20
Colorado Time Systems
Event 20 Boys 800 LC Meter Freestyle
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WR: W 7:32.12 7/29/2009 Lin Zhang, CHN
Championship: C 8:01.77 7/10/2008 Heerden Herman, RSA
Name Year Team Seed Finals
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1 Pinion, Evan 94 United States 7:58.93 7:55.92C
r:+0.69 27.78 57.26 (29.48)
1:27.27 (30.01) 1:57.40 (30.13)
2:27.59 (30.19) 2:57.48 (29.89)
3:27.49 (30.01) 3:57.44 (29.95)
4:27.15 (29.71) 4:56.71 (29.56)
5:26.45 (29.74) 5:56.39 (29.94)
6:26.26 (29.87) 6:56.66 (30.40)
7:26.64 (29.98) 7:55.92 (29.28)
5 Pilot Swimmers made the Southeastern Zone Team
Will Arthur
Ashley Darby
Erica Laning
Nathaniel Laning
Adam Thomas
Take a look how our Pilot swimmers and our Southeastern Zone team are doing in Cary, NC at the Zone Championships. www.sesswim.org
PILOT SUCCESS at Summer Southeastern Champhionships
Congratulations to the 92 Pilot Aquatic Club Swimmers who participated in the 2011 Long Course Southeastern Championship this past weekend at the Allan Jones and Student Aquatic Centers. The Student Aquatic Center hosted the prelims sessions for 12 and under athletes, while Allen Jones hosted the prelim sessions for the 13 and older. All final sessions were held at Allan Jones, and featured some very fast swimming.
The meet was highlighted by as 88 Pilot swimmers walking away with life-time best swims, over 30 Pilot Swimmers finishing in the top 16, earning finals points for Pilot Aquatic Club, and Pilot Aquatic Club finishing 5th overall in the team scoring. These achievements were harder to accomplish than ever as there were over 1000 athletes entered in the Southeastern Championship, and included many collegiate level athletes in finals performances.
The high level of competition drove many Pilot swimmers to new levels of greatness. Jenny Darby (18), Ally Hardesty (17), Nathaniel Laning (17), Jake Lucheon (19), Ben Myhre (17), Dylan Rasnick (17) all qualified for Junior National Time Standards or better throughtout the course of the meet, and Erica Laning (12) broke two Pilot team records with her swims in the 100 and 200 freestyles.
Topping off the Championship performance, 5 Pilot Swimmers qualifying for the Southeastern Swimming Zone Team. They will compete next week in Cary North Carolina. Congratulations to Will Arthur (14), Ashley Darby (14), Erica Laning (12), Nathaniel Laning (17), and Adam Thomas (14) on earning your spots on the 2011 Southeastern Zones Team.
Congratulations to all Pilot Athletes who competed in The 2011 Long Course Southeastern Championships this past weekend!!! This meet served as one of Pilot greatest successes in recent years and we look forward to much more fast swimming in the future. A special thanks to all Parents and families, Worker-Volunteers, Officials and Timers, Coaches and Aquatic Center Staff Staff who worked very hard to host this meet. The meet was a huge success and we couldn’t have done it without all your help. GO PACK!!!
Pilot Point-Scoring Finalists:
Will Arthur (14), Christian Baker (16), Ashley Darby (14), Jenny Darby (18), Michael Darby (11), Lucy Fortune (15), Abraham Gale (13), John Paul Gaylor (18), Spencer Gill (19), Chris Goodman (16), Ally Hardesty (17), Jace Howanitz (21), Erica Laning (12), Nathaniel Laning (17), Bryar Long (14), Jake Lucheon (19), Blake Macnair (17), Madison McCollum (10), Bethany McNabb (14), Ben Myhre (17), John Myhre (15), Evan Pinion (16), Hannah Pinion (18), Dylan Rasnick (17), Lindsay Sanders (10), Addison Smith (10), Isaac Taylor (18), Adam Thomas (14), Madison Thomas (17), Lexi Tutor (18)
Pilot Top 3 Finishes:
Ashley Darby (14) - (2nd) 400 Free, (2nd) 1500 free, (2nd) 800 free
Jenny Darby (18) - (3rd) 200 back
Erica Laning (12) - (2nd) 200 free, (3rd) 400 free, (3rd) 100 free
Ben Myhre (17) - (2nd) 200 fly
Evan Pinion (16) - (1st) 1500 free, (3rd) 400 free
Dylan Rasnick (17) - (2nd) 200 IM, (3rd) 400 IM
Addison Smith (10) - (2nd) 100 fly
Adam Thomas (14) - (1st) 50 free, (1st) 100 free
88 Pilot Swimmer Achieve Life-time Best Swims:
Maddy Arthur (11), Will Arthur (14), Christian Baker (16), James Bretscher (15), Summer Brown (16), Hayden Burns (14), Brandon Calfee (16), Reese Catron (13), Eddie Ceausu (10), Rosa Cisneros (12), Marisa Connolly (16), Jaron Cook (15), Ashley Darby (14), Jenny Darby (18), Michael Darby (11), Simone Digby (11), Jake Dovgan (16), Matt Dovgan (14), Madison Drake (12), Taylor Drake (12), Shane Embury (10), Lucy Fortune (15), Allison Fowler (16), Abraham Gale (13), Mallory Gardner (14), Drew Gill (19), Spencer Gill (19), Chris Glafenhein (14), Chris Goodman (16), Jack Hamilton (11), Ally Hardesty (17), Walker Higgins (14), Alex Hines (12), Andrew Hines (9), Cam Holcomb (11), Jace Howanitz (21), Macy Hudson (10), Blair Johnson (12), Christina Klouda (15), Josiah Klouda (12), Coleman Kredich (10), Kristina Ksarjian (16), Nick Lambson (16), Erica Laning (12), Nathaniel Laning (17), Alli Lapps (13), Bryar Long (14), Jake Lucheon (19), Josh Lucheon (18), Blake Macnair (17), Stephen Martin (11), Madison McCollum (10), Bethany McNabb (14), Kendra Monnin (15), Ben Myhre (17), John Myhre (15), Whitney Owen (16), Libby Penn (11), Evan Pinion (16), Braeden Price (12), Dylan Rasnick (17), Trenton Reed (14), Abigail Rumpp (11), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (10), Owen Sanders (13), Lauren Sapp (14), Addison Smith (10), Andrew Spencer (17), Isaac Taylor (18), Adam Thomas (14), Madison Thomas (17), Stephanie Tymoszuk (12), Derek Vaughan (15), Samantha Walker (14), Camilla Wang (15), Glenna Whaley (12), Natalie Widmer (12), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (11), Clarence Wong (15), Holten Wyatt (16)
The Cincinnati Marlins – TYR Sport Summer Invitational
Pilot Swimming action continued this past weekend as 56 Pilot Swimmers traveled to Cincinnati Ohio to compete in the Cincinnati Marlins, TYR Sport Summer Invitational on the St. Xavier High School campus June 24th-26th.
The 3-day TYR Invite was very successful as it was yet another chance for Pilot athletes to acquire Long Course Southeastern Championship qualification times, and get some more experience on the 50 meter course. 41 swimmers achieved life-time best swims and 16 more swimmers qualified for Southeasterns in one or more events.
The team finished up the trip by visiting King’s Island Theme Park on the Monday following the competition. A big day of riding roller coasters and letting loose proved to be just what the team needed after a long weekend of swimming.
Pilot Aquatic Club’s next action will be this coming weekend at the Baylor Bullfrog Invitational. This meet will be used as a last-chance meet to acquire Southeastern Time Standards and get some racing experience. Pilot then wraps up its long course season the following week here in Knoxville when we host 2011 Long Course Southeastern Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center.
Congratulations to the Pilot Swimmers who competed in the TYR Summer Invitational on all their achievements. Best of luck this weekend in Chattanooga and in preparation for your Championship meets concluding this summer. GO PACK!!!
41 Pilot Swimmers Achieve Life-time Best Swims:
Christian Baker (16), Jana Bruckbauer (12), Anna Chaloux (17), Marisa Connolly (16), Ashley Darby (14), Michael Darby (11), Simone Digby (11), Allison Fowler (16), Rachel Fowler (16), Abraham Gale (13), Veronica Hafner (9), Jack Hamilton (11), Abby Harris (7), Leah Harris (11), Macy Hudson (10), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (12), Nick Lambson (15), Erica Laning (12), Nathaniel Laning (17), Alli Lapps (13), Taylor Martin (13), Kendra Monnin (15), Ben Myhre (17), John Myhre (15), Whitney Owen (16), Braedon Price (12), Trenton Reed (13), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (10), Owen Sanders (13), Addison Smith (10), Abigail Tankersley (11), Adam Thomas (14), Derek Vaughan (15), Samantha Walker (14), Camilla Wang (15), Glenna Whaley (12), Nathalie Widmer (12), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (11), Holten Wyatt (16)
16 Pilot Swimmers Achieve New Southeastern Time Standards:
Christian Baker (16), Ashley Darby (14), Simone Digby (11), Abraham Gale (13), Veronica Hafner (9), Jack Hamilton (11), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (12), Kendra Monnin (15), Whitney Owen (16), Braeden Price (12), Ethan Sanders (11), Owen Sanders (13), Samantha Walker (14), Natalie Widmer (12), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (11)
PILOT Senior Group Conquer Tellico Lake
Last Saturday, Pilot Senior Group met early morning on Tellico Lake for an Open Water Training day. The morning served to broaden the horizons of the Senior Swimmers and provide quite a workout for over 3 hours in the lake. Please enjoy our highlight video posted below that sums up the Open Water Action. GO PACK!!!
Evan Pinion Attendends National Open Water Select Camp and Places 17th in Open Water National Championship!!!
USA Swimming selected the top 12 boys and girls in the 1500m Freestyle to attend the 2011 National Open Water Select Camp in Fort Meyers Florida.
The camp consisted of 3 days of open water training in Fort Meyer's Florida Gulf Coast University, where the Select Camp Team learned racing strategies, techniques, and grew accustomed to competing without the safety of the swimming pool.
The team then loaded up the bus and headed to Fort Lauderdale to compete in the 2011 Open Water National Championship held just off the beach from the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
Evan Pinion placed 17th overall out of 66 male entries. Evan also finished 3rd in the 18 and under scoring, qualifying him for the Junior National Team that will represent the United States in competition in Lima Peru later this fall.
Congratulations to Evan and his achievements at the NOWS Camp and National Open Water Championship. We are all excited to have you represent Pilot and Team USA in another International Competition. GO PACK!!!
2011 National Open Water Championship Results
2011 National Open Water Select Camp Roster
Pilot Heats Up Summer at the Volunteer Invitational
Pilot Aquatic Club continued its Summer Swimming action this past weekend as it hosted its annual Volunteer Invitational here at Allan Jones Aquatic Center. The 3-day timed final meet featured 126 Pilot Athletes who competed against 25 other teams from around the country.
Our home invitational proved to be a huge success for Pilot Aquatic Club, as 107 of the athletes entered left with best times, and 40 swimmers achieving new Southeastern Championship Standards. This timed-final meet gave the athletes a great opportunity to test out new racing strategy and get a feel for the 50 meter course going into the back half of our season.
Pilot’s next competition will be the TYR Classic held in Cincinnati Ohio, June 24th-26th by the Cincinnati Marlins.
Congratulations to all Pilot Athletes, Coaches and Families who made our Summer Invitational a success! A SPECIAL THANKS goes out to all parent volunteers and officials who helped execute yet another successful competition at Allan Jones, and one more congratulations to all the swimmers and your achievements. See you all in Cincinnati and GO PACK!!!
107 Pilot Swimmers Achieve Life-time Best Swims:
Will Arthur (14), Christian Baker (16), Addison Bond (13), James Bretscher (15), Laura Bretscher (11), Summer Brown (16), Jana Bruckbauer (12), Brandon Calfee (16), Phillip Carter (16), Reese Catron (13), Eddie Ceausu (10), Nicole Ceausu (12), Anna Chaloux (17), Ben Chance (16), Rosa Cisneros (12), Devon Collins (11), Marisa Connolly (16), Jaron Cook (15), Ashley Darby (17), Jenny Darby (17), Michael Darby (11), Simone Digby (11), Madison Drake (12), Taylor Drake (12), Ashley Durham (14), Shane Embury (10), Lucy Fortune (15), Allison Fowler (16), Ashlin Gaddis (12), Graham Gaddis (9), Jacqueline Gaddis (13), Madeleine Gaddis (15), Richard Gaddis (11), Abraham Gale (13), Ariel Gale (13), Elisabeth Gallmeier (13), Esther Gallmeier (10), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Mallory Gardner (14), Drew Gill (18), Spencer Gill (18), Chris Glafenhein (14), Chris Goodman (16), Veronica Hafner (9), Ally Hardesty (17), Abby Harris (7), Leah Harris (11), Noah Harris (9), Alex Hines (12), Andrew Hines (9), Jace Howanitz (21), Macy Hudson (10), Blair Johnson (12), Ethan Johnson (11), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (12), Coleman Kredich (10), Miles Kredich (12), Nick Lambson (15), Erica Laning (12), Mason Laning (13), Nathaniel Laning (17), Alli Lapps (13), Bryar Long (14), Jake Lucheon (19), Ellie Martin (14), Emma Martin (9), Stephen Martin (11), Taylor Martin (13), Madison McCollum (10), Bethany McNabb (14), Kendra Monnin (15), Charlie Morton (11), Jade Morton (13), Ben Myhre (17), John Myhre (15), Preston Nicely (13), Whitney Owen (16), Evan Pinion (16), Hannah Pinion (18), Trenton Reed (13), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (10), Owen Sanders (13), Lauren Sapp (14), Addison Smith (9), Andrew Spencer (17), Abigail Tankersley (11), Isaac Taylor (18), Madison Thomas (16), Lexi Tutor (18), Stephanie Tymoszuk (12), Derek Vaughan (15), Samantha Walker (14), Camilla Wang (15), Glenna Whaley (12), Natalie Widmer (12), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (11), Clarence Wong (15), Holton Wyatt (16)
40 Swimmers Achieve Newly Southeastern Championship Time Standards:
Will Arthur (14), Christian Baker (16), James Bretscher (15), Jana Bruckbauer (12), Brandon Calfee (16), Reese Catron (13), Eddie Ceausu (10), Nicole Ceausu (12), Rosa Cisneros (12), Michael Darby (11), Simone Digby (11), Madison Drake (12), Taylor Drake (12), Lucy Fortune (15), Elisabeth Gallmeier (13), Esther Gallmeier (10), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Drew Gill (18), Spencer Gill (18), Chris Galfenhein (14), Alex Hines (12), Andrew Hines (9), Macy Hudson (10), Josiah Klouda (12), Nick Lambson (15), Nathaniel Laning (17), Alli Lapps (13), Bryar Long (14), Stephen Martin (11), Whitney Owen (16), Trenton Reed (13), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (10), Owen Sanders (13), Isaac Taylor (18), Madison Thomas (16), Stephanie Tymoszuk (12), Glenna Whaley (12), Natalie Widmer (12), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (11)
PACK's Ashley Darby Attends USA Swimming's
2011 Zone Select Camp
Pilot Aquatic Club's Ashley Darby traveled last week to attend USA Swimming's 2011 Southern Zone Select Camp in Louisville Kentucky.
28 athletes are selected from the Eastern, Central, Southern, and Western Zones to attend the camp every year.
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Selected girls must be age 12-13 at the time of performance.
- Selected boys must be age 13-14 at the time of performance.
15 athletes of each sex are selected based on 2010 Long Course Meters (LCM) IMX point scores according to the following:
- Eight girls age 12 and eight boys age 13
- Seven girls age 13 and seven boys age 14
Then, the fastest swimmer in each Zone in each Long Course Meters (LCM) Olympic event (excluding the 50 free, including the 800 and 1500 for both sexes) is invited for a total of 13 additional male and 13 additional female athletes. If a swimmer was already selected based on IMX score, the next fastest swimmer is selected in that event.
Congratulations to Ashley Darby on her Zone Camp qualification. The PACK family is proud to have your achievments and repesentation at USA Swimming.
2011 Southern Zone Camp Roster
Full Zone Camp Qualification Criteria
2 Swimmers Represent Pilot Aquatic Club at ULTRASWIM Grand Prix 2011
Charlotte, NC 5-15-11
Two Pilot Swimmers traveled to Charlotte North Carolina last weekend to compete in the 2011 Ultra Swim Grand Prix hosted by Swim MAC. The 3-day mid-season Grand Prix was a prelim/final formatted championship meet, requiring Junior National standards or better to qualify for competition. The meet featured over 30 Olympic level athletes including Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, Ryan Lochte, Amanda Beard, Matt Grevers, Eric Shanteau, Michael Phelps, Dana Vollmer, Jessica Hardy and more…
Jace Howanitz competed in the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, and 200m IM placing well for her first meet back from a knee injury.
Katie Keel competed in the 50m freestyle, 200m breaststroke, and C finaled in the 100m breaststroke, placing 23rd overall.
Congratulations to Jace and Katie for their achievements in Charlotte and GO PACK!!!
Pilot Starts Cookin’ at Gil Stovall BBQ Fest Invitational
Twenty-five Pilot Swimmers travel to the city of Memphis Tennessee last weekend to compete in the Gil Stovall BBQ Fest Invitation that was hosted by Memphis Tiger Aquatics. This meet was a great opportunity to for Pilot swimmers to see where they are with their long course training and get some racing experience in their quests for improvement.
The 3-day timed final meet was a big success as 88% of the athletes attending left with personal life-time best swims, and 17 swimmers left Memphis having achieved Southeastern Championship Qualification Standards.
Pilot now looks forward to its home invitational held at Allan Jones Aquatic Center June 3rd-5th of 2011. The team looks forward to a big showing in the Knoxville summer showdown, and will be the first debut of long course swimming for many swimmers on our squad.
Congratulations to all PACK Swimmers who attended the Gil Stovall BBQ Fest Invitational on their achievements, and getting Pilots summer season off on the right foot. GO PACK!!!
22 Pilot Athletes Swim Life-time Best Times:
Phillip Carter (16), Marisa Connolly (16), Simone Digby (11), Allison Fowler (16), Rachel Fowler (16), Abraham Gale (13), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Veronica Hafner (9), Jack Hamilton (11), Leah Harris (10), Noah Harris (9), Walker Higgins (14), Macy Hudson (10), Erica Laning (11), Nathaniel Laning (17), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (10), Owen Sanders (13), Addison Smith (9), Glenna Whaley (12), Holten Wyatt (16)
17 Pilot Swimmers Achieve Southeastern Championship Standards:
Marisa Connolly (16), Simone Digby (11), Allison Fowler (16), Abraham Gale (13),
Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Veronica Hafner (9), Jack Hamilton (11), Walker Higgins (14), Macy Hudson (10), Erica Laning (11), Nathaniel Laning (17), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (13), Owen Sanders (13), Addison Smith (9), Glenna Whaley (12)
Nashville Aquatic Club – 2011 Nike Spring Classic Invitational
Pilot Aquatic Club kick off its long course competition season this past weekend in Nashville, as 39 PACK Swimmers competed in the Nashville Aquatic Club 2011 Nike Spring Classic at Centennial Sportsplex.
Although it was a small meet featuring around 12 teams in total, this meet gave many athletes the opportunity to return for finals competition in the prelims / finals formatted meet, and the opportunity to race some faster competition then we see at a larger meet.
Overall the competition was a huge success, allowing 92% of the swimmers entered to walk away with life-time-best swims. Nearly 60% of the Pilot swimmers entered in the meet qualified for Southeastern Championships in July as well.
92% Pilot Aquatic Athletes achieved Life-Time-Best Swims:
Maddy Arthur (14), Will Arthur (14), Jana Bruckbauer (12), Hayden Burns (14), Reese Catron (13), Spencer Catron (10), Simone Digby (11), Ashley Durham (14), Eli Engle (11), Micah Engle (9), Allison Fowler (16), Abraham Gale (13), Ariel Gale (13), Mallory Gardner (14), Ethan Johnson (11), Nick Lambson (15), Erica Laning (11), Mason Laning (11), Nathaniel Laning (17), Alli Lapps (13), Blake Macnair (17), Madison McCollum (10), Bethany McNabb (14), Kendra Monnin (15), Libby Penn (11), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (10), Owen Sanders (13), Lauren Sapp (14), Addison Smith (9), Tori Beth Sullivan (9), Melinda Taylor (12), Derek Vaughan (15), Glenna Whaley (11), Olivia Whillock (10), Natalie Widmer (12),
23 Pilot Aquatic Athletes achieved Southeastern Championship Standards:
Will Arthur (14), Jana Bruckbauer (12), Hayden Burns (14), Simone Digby (11), Micah Engle (9), Allison Fowler (16), Abraham Gale (13), Mallory Gardner (14), Erica Laning (11), Nathaniel Laning (17), Alli Lapps (13), Blake Macnair (17), Madison McCollum (10), Bethany McNabb (14), Libby Penn (11), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (10), Lauren Sapp (14), Addison Smith (9), Melinda Taylor (12), Derek Vaughan (15), Glenna Whaley (11), Natalie Widmer (12)
Pilot will see action next at the Gill Stovall Barbeque Invite in Memphis, May 13-15th. Please get signed up and join the long course swimming action this summer! Congratulations to all Pilot Swimmers for your early-season successes in Nashville last week. GO PACK!!!
Pilot Celebration 2011Pilot Aquatic Club would like to extend its congratulations on another successful year! Swimmers, Coaches, and Families of the team congregated at Calhoun’s on the River last week in celebration of Pilot Aquatics fine achievements over the past year of swimming competition.
The banquet featured a catered meal and multi-media presentations, followed by a year-in-review presentation by Head Coach Jim Rumbaugh. Following that, the Head Coaches of the Red, Gold, Black, Senior Prep, Junior, and Senior Groups spoke about their training groups and presented awards to commemorate this past year in Pilot Aquatics.
Superlative Awards:
| Pilot Award Niki Narayani Graham Gaddis Macy Hudson Taylor Martin Josiah Klouda Colman Kredich Christina Klouda Taylor Drake Kendra Monnin Josh Lucheon Hannah Pinion Dylan Rasnick |
Hardest Worker Mary Francis Penn Zeke Engle Laura Bretscher Spencer Catron Ashley Durham Cameron Holcomb Amana Martin Will Arthur Kelsey Elam Brian Glatt Jenny Darby Evan Pinion |
Most Improved Samaya Baljepally Ben Kredich Abigail Tankersley Chase Brown Jana Bruckbauer Stephen Martin Erica Laning Abraham Gale Maggie Melhorn Ben Knight James Bretscher Summer Brown John Myhre |
Pilot would also like to wish a fond fair well to Graduating Pilot Seniors:
Caleb Allen, Hayden Baker, Jenny Darby, Emily Galdun, JP Gaylor, Drew Gill, Spencer Gill, Brian Glatt, Chelsea Kyle, Josh Lucheon, Amanda May, Grant Mills, Fallon Parker, Hannah Pinion, Andrew Spencer, Andy Steuer, Isaac Taylor, Lexi Tutor, Mitchell Yount.
We would like to wish you the best of luck in your final season of training here at Pilot, and in your endeavors in your collegiate and young adult lives. Make us proud.
Pilot Aquatic Club will begin its Long Course Summer Season this coming weekend at Nashville Aquatic Club’s Nike Spring Classic Invitational. Good luck and GO PACK!!!
2010-2011 Achievements:
2010 SES Zone Championship QualifiersAdam Thomas, John Myhre, Coach Stephen Langdon
2010 LCM Senior National Championship Qualifiers Hayden Baker, John Paul Gaylor, Evan Pinion, Alex Ward
2010 SCY Junior National Qualifiers Jenny Darby, Ally Hardesty, Hannah Pinion, Madison Thomas, Hayden Baker, John Paul Gaylor, Evan Pinion, Dylan Rasnick
2010 Scholastic All-AmericansAlex Ward, Jacob Lucheon, John Paul Gaylor, Hayden Baker, Matt Absher, Jenny Darby, Hannah Pinion
2011 Open Water National Select Camp Participant
Evan Pinion
Age Group National Top 10 Rankings (LCM)
3rd - Adam Thomas (13) - 50 FR -- 25.23
3rd - Evan Pinion (15) - 200 FR -- 1:53.37
1st - Evan Pinion (15) - 400 FR -- 3:52.56
1st - Evan Pinion (15) - 800 FR -- 7:58.93
1st - Evan Pinion (15) - 1500 FR -- 15:17.09
Age Group National Top 10 Rankings (SCY)
9th - Will Kerr (12) - 50 BR -- 29.90
5th - Evan Pinion (15) - 200 FR -- 1:39.63
1st - Evan Pinion (15) - 500 FR -- 4:23.52
1st - Evan Pinion (15) - 1000 FR -- 9:03.71
1st - Evan Pinion (15) - 1650 FR -- 15:20.98
10th - Evan Pinion (15) - 200 BK -- 1:50.45
8th - Evan Pinion (15) - 200 Fly -- 1:50.91
2011 SC Age Group Sectional Team Will Arthur, Hayden Burns, Ty Chandler, Taylor Drake, Abraham Gale, Jack Hamilton, Alex Hines, Cam Holcomb, Josiah Klouda, Trenton Reed, Owen Sanders, Adam Thomas, Ashley Darby, Madison Drake, Elisabeth Gallmeier, Esther Gallmeier, Mallory Gardner, Macy Hudson, Christina Klouda, Erica Laning, Alli Lapps, Bethany McNabb, Jade Morton, Kaylie Rasnick, Lindsay Sanders, Addison Smith, Glenna Whaley
2011 SC Senior Sectional team Summer Brown, Jenny Darby, Brian Glatt, Chris Goodman , Ally Hardesty, Blake Macnair, Ben Myhre, Fallon Parker, Hannah Pinion, Dylan Rasnick , Isaac Taylor, Madison Thomas, Mitchell Yount
Girls Top 10 in the Southeastern LSC Short Course Erica Laning 200 Free 5th, 500 Free 7th, 1000 Free 5th, 1650 4th
Elizabeth Gallmeier 200 Free 10th. 500 Free 9th, 1000 Free 3rd, 50 Back 7th,100 back 6th, 200 back 2nd, 7th 400 IM
Allie Lapps 50 Back 4th
Glenna Whaley 200 fly 10th
Ashley Darby 200 Free 10th, 500 free 2nd, 1000 free 2nd, 1650 free 2nd
Bethany McNabb 200 Breast 10th
Ally Hardesty 50 Free 6th, 200 back 10th, 100 Free 3rd, 200 Free 1st
Madison Thomas 200 back 8th, 50 Free 5th
Summer Brown 200 back 7th, 100 Back 7th, 100 Fly 7th
Hannah Pinion 1000 Free 5th, 200 Back 4th, 200 IM 4th, 400 IM 3rd, 500 Free 4th
Emily Galdun 1000 Free 7th, 1650 Free 5th
Jenny Darby 200 Back 10th, 100 Free 5th, 200 Free 1stLexi Tutor 200 Breast 6th, 400 IM 9th, 100 Breast 8th
Boys Top 10 in the Southeastern LSC Short Course
Cameron Holcomb 500 free 7th, 50 Back 6th, 100 IM 10th, 200 IM 7th
Jack Hamilton 100 Back 10th, 100 Breast 10th
Charlie Morton 50 Breast 9th
Hayden Williams 100 Breast 8th, 100 Fly 9th
Stephen Martin 100 Fly 8th, 200 IM 8th
Owen Sanders 50 Free 10th, 50 Fly 6th, 100 Fly 6th, 100 IM 7th, 200 IM 8th
Abraham Gale 500 Free 7th, 1000 Free 4th, 200 Fly 2nd, 100 IM 9th, 200 IM 10th, 400 IM 8th
Alex Hines 50 Fly 10th, 200 Fly 9th, 400 IM 9th
Will Arthur 50 Free 5th, 100 Free 6th, 500 Free 9th, 1650 6th, 100 Back 5th, 200 Back 6th, 200 Fly 9th, 200 IM 8th, 400 IM 5th
Adam Thomas 50 Free 6th, 200 Free 10th, 100 Fly 10th, 200 Fly 7th
Will Kerr 100 Breast 10th
Evan Pinion 500 Free 1st, 1000 Free 3rd, 1650 Free 1st, 100 Back 8th, 200 Back 2nd, 200 Fly 5th, 400 Im 6th, 200 Free 1st John Myhre 1000 10th, 1650 Free 9th
Nathaniel Laning 200 Breast 6th, 400 IM 8th
Caleb Allen 200 Free 10th
John Paul Gaylor 1000 Free 2nd, 1650 Free 2nd, 400 Im 6th, 200 Free 7th, 500 Free 2nd
Dylan Rasnick 1000 Free 3rd, 1650 Free 4th, 400IM 4th, 200 Im 7th
Spencer Gill 200 Breast 10th
Hayden Baker 200 Fly 3rd, 100 Fly 4th
Ben Myhre 200 Fly 9th, 500 free 8th
Pilot Team Record Breakers Short Course
Women Open – 100 free – Ally Hardesty
Men 11-12 - 200 fly – Abraham Gale
Men Open - 500 Free – Evan Pinion, 1650 Free – Evan Pinion
Men Open 800 Free Relay – H. Baker, E.Pinion, D. Rasnick, J. Gaylor
Pilot Team Record Breakers Long Course
Men Open – 400 Free – Evan Pinion, 800 Free - Evan Pinion, 1500 Free – Evan Pinion
Men 13-14 400 Medley Relay – J. Myhre, B. Long, J. Cook, A. Thomas
Age Group Sectionals 2011 – Nashville, Tn
Full Results
Meet Info Page
Pilot concludes its short course season with success at the 2011 Southern Zone / Eastern Section Age Group Championships, finishing 6th in overall team scoring. The meet featured over 35 teams from the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, and the Florida Panhandle.
The four-day prelims/finals Championship competition featured many successes. 85% of Pilot Athletes swam life-time best performances, Pilot Ladies finished 10th in the girls scoring, and the Men placed 4th, landing the 27 featured Pilot Athletes at 6th in the combined team scoring.
2011 Pilot Aquatic Age Group Sectional Team Members:Coaches - Jackie Bussard-Bertucci, Stephen Langdon, Andy Wagner Boys -Will Arthur (14), Hayden Burns (14), Ty Chandler (12), Taylor Drake (12), Abraham Gale (13), Jack Hamilton (10), Alex Hines (11), Cam Holcomb (10), Josiah Klouda (11), Trenton Reed (13), Adam Thomas (14)
Girls -Ashley Darby (14), Madison Drake (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Mallory Gardner (14), Macy Hudson (10), Christina Klouda (14), Erica Laning (11), Alli Lapps (13), Bethany McNabb (13), Jade Morton (12), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Addison Smith (9), Glenna Whaley (11)
The 4-day prelims / finals Championship meet featured 16 Pilot athletes achieving 87 swims that qualified for the top 16 consol/finals swims.
The individual scoring was highlighted as Ashley Darby (1650 FR) and Adam Thomas (50 FR) walked away Sectional Champions of their individual events winning the 13-14 Boys 50 Freestyle and the 13-14 Girls 1650 FR. Ashley Darby also placed 5th out of all 13-14 Girls in individual point scoring.
Top 16 performances: Boys: 11-12 200 FR Relay (3rd) - Ty Chandler, Taylor Drake, Alex Hines, Owen Sanders
11-12 200 Medley Relay (3rd) – Josiah Klouda, Alex Hines, Owen Sanders, Ty Chandler
13-14 400 FR Relay (4th) - Hayden Burns, Will Arthur, Trenton Reed, Adam Thomas
13-14 800 FR Relay (4th) - Adam Thomas, Hayden Burns, Abraham Gale, Will Arthur
13-14 400 Medley Relay (8th) - Trenton Reed, Will Arthur, Adam Thomas, Hayden Burns
Will Arthur (14) - 200 FR (14th), 100 fly (8th), 400 IM (7th), 50 FR (6th), 100 bk (5th), 100 FR (9th), 200 bk (7th), 200 IM (14th)
Jack Hamilton (10) - 100 BR (5th), 100 IM (16th), 50 BK (9th), 500 FR (12th), 50 BR (4th), 100 BK (12th), 200 IM (12th)
Alex Hines (11) - 50 FL (11th), 200 FL (11th), 100 BK (5th), 200 IM (16th)
Cam Holcomb (10) - 100 BR (12th), 50 FL (15th), 100 IM (12th), 100 FL (10th), 500 FR (8th), 50 FR (8th), 100 BK (15th), 200 IM (13th)
Josiah Klouda (11) - 1000 FR (13th)
Owen Sanders (12) - 200 FR (5th), 50 FL (4th), 100 IM (7th), 100 FL (5th), 100 FR (14th), 50 BK (10th), 50 FR (10th), 100 BK (9th), 200 IM (4th)
Adam Thomas (14) - 200 FR (12th), 100 FL (9th), 200 FL (10th), 50 FR (1st), 100 FR (3rd), 200 IM (16th)
Girls: 11-12 200 Free Relay (7th) - Elisabeth Gallmeier, Erica Laning, Glenna Whaley, Jade Morton
11-12 200 Medley Relay (10th) - Elisabeth Gallmeier, Jade Morton, Glenna Whaley, Erica Laning
13-14 800 Free Relay (4th) - Kaylie Rasnick, Christina Klouda, Mallory Gardner, Ashley Darby
13-14 400 Medley Relay (10th) - Kaylie Rasnick, Bethany McNabb, Alli Lapps, Ashley Darby
Ashley Darby (14) - 1000 FR (2nd), 200 FR (3rd), 400 IM (10th), 50 FR (12th), 500 FR (5th), 100 FR (5th), 1650 FR (1st)
Elisabeth Gallmeier (12) - 1000 FR (4th), 200 FR (7th), 100 IM (11th), 200 bk (7th), 100 FR (14th), 50 bk (12th), 500 FR (9th), 100 back (12th), 200 IM (11th)
Christina Klouda (14) - 200 BK (12th)
Erica Laning (11) - 1000 FR (6th), 200 FR (9th), 100 FR (7th), 500 FR (4th), 1650 FR (5th)
Alli Lapps (13) - 100 BK (16th)
Bethany McNabb (13) - 100 BR (9th), 200 BR 14th
Kaylie Rasnick (14) - 400 IM (14th), 200 IM (16th)
Addison Smith (9) - 50 FL (11th), 100 IM (16th)
Glenna Whaley (11) - 50 FL (13th), 100 FL (15th), 200 FL (12th)
Pilot Swimmers w/ life-time best swims :
Will Arthur (14), Hayden Burns (14), Ty Chandler (12), Ashley Darby (14), Taylor Drake (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Mallory Gardner (14), Jack Hamilton (10), Alex Hines (11), Cam Holcomb (10), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (11), Erica Laning (11), Alli Lapps (13), Bethany McNabb (13), Jade Morton (12), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Trenton Reed (13), Owen Sanders (12), Addison Smith (9), Adam Thomas (14), Glenna Whaley (11)
Newly Achieved Senior Sectional Time Standards :
Ashley Darby (14) – 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle
Adam Thomas (14) – 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle
Pilot Aquatic Club will now look forward to a few weeks off as it transitions from short to long course seasons that will resume after spring breaks are through. A Special Thanks goes out to all families, officials, volunteers, swimmers and coaches who helped make this season a success. See you in the Spring and GO PACK!!!
Full Results
Southern Zone Eastern Section Senior Championships
Cary, NC March 3-6, 2011
Thirteen Pilot Aquatic Club Swimmers concluded their short course season this past weekend at Senior Sectional Championships in Cary North Carolina. The Sectional Championship included teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida, and several college teams in a four-day-long competitive show down at the Triangle Aquatic Center.
The four-day prelims/finals meet featured 4 heats of each event in finals competition, giving many swimmers a chance to come back and swim again at night. Twelve out Thirteen Pilot Swimmers got a second swim in at least one event, ten swimmers achieved life-time best times, and seven swimmers scored points in individual events, landing Pilot Aquatic Club in 13th place out of 50 in the combined team scoring.
Congratulations to Summer Brown (16), Jenny Darby (17), Brian Glatt (17), Chris Goodman (16), Ally Hardesty (16), Blake Macnair (17), Ben Myhre (17), Fallon Parker (17), Hannah Pinion (18), Dylan Rasnick (17), Isaac Taylor (18), Madison Thomas (16), and Mitchell Yount (18) for their performances this past weekend in North Carolina. Your achievements were a great way to close out a successful short course season representing Pilot Aquatic Club of Knoxville. GO PACK!!!
Top 16 Performances:
Summer Brown (16) – 100 back (15th)
Jenny Darby (17) – 50 free (13th), 100 free (11th)
Ally Hardesty (16) – 200 free (4th), 50 free (12th), 100 free (7th), 200 back (12th)
Hannah Pinion (18) – 400 IM (14th), 200 back (15th)
Dylan Rasnick (17) – 200 IM (13th)
Isaac Taylor (18) – 50 free (10th)
Madison Thomas (16) – 200 back (16th)
Girls 800 Free Relay (8th) – Jenny Darby, Hannah Pinion, Madison Thomas, Ally Hardesty
Boys 800 Free Relay (12th) - Dylan Rasnick, Isaac Taylor, Ben Myhre, Brian Glatt
Girls 400 Free Relay (8th) – Ally Hardesty, Madison Thomas, Jenny Darby, Hannah Pinion
Boys 400 Free Relay (5th) – Black Macnair, Brian Glatt, Dylan Rasnick, Isaac Taylor
Girls 400 Medley Relay (11th) – Madison Thomas, Hannah Pinion, Summer Brown, Ally Hardesty
2011 Short Course Southeastern Championship – Nashville, TnFourty-two USA Swimming club teams traveled to the Centennial Sportsplex this past weekend to compete in the 2011 Short Course Southeastern Championships. The four-day prelims/finals competition featured many great swims and seventy-eight Pilot Aquatic Swimmers.
Pilot featured 70% of its 78 athletes entered in the meet swimming life-time best times, 19 athletes newly acquiring Age Group Sectional Time Standards, and adding two to the Senior Sectional Team and finalling 16 athletes in their individual events.
Pilot Aquatic Club finished 6th in the LSC showdown behind Excel Aquatics, Nashville Aquatic Club, Memphis Tiger, Huntsville Swim Association, and City of Mobile Swim Association in the overall team scoring.
Congratulations to the Pilot Aquatic Family on a wonderful short course season and a successful Southeastern Championship meet. A special thanks goes out to all coaches and parents/volunteers who represent Pilot Aquatic Club by helping to officiate out Championship meets.
Pilot Aquatic Club will now look forward to concluding its Championship season with Senior Sectional Championships in Cary North Carolina this coming weekend, and Age Group Sectionals (14 & under) in Nashville the following week. Good Luck and GO PACK!!!
70% of Pilot Swimmers entered same Life-time best times:
Caleb Allen (17), Will Arthur (13), Christian Baker (16), Anna Banick (14), Hayden Burns (13), Brandon Calfee (16), Nicole Ceausu (12), Ty Chandler (12), Jaron Cook (15), Ashley Darby (11), Taylor Drake (12), Kelsey Elam (16), Micah Engle (9), Lucy Fortune (15), Allison Fowler (16), Abraham Gale (13), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Drew Gill (18), Spencer Gill (18), Chris Glafenhein (14), Jack Hamilton (10), Alex Hines (11), Cam Holcomb (10), Macy Hudson (10), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (11), Ben Knight (15), Kristina Ksarjian (16), Erica Laning (11), Nathaniel Laning (16), Alli Lapps (13), Bryar Long (13), Josh Lucheon (18), Stephen Martin (11), Bethany McNabb (13), Maggie Melhorn (15), Sam Melhorn (13), Grant Mills (18), Charlie Morton (11), Jade Morton (12), John Myhre (15), Whitney Owen (16), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Trenton Reed (13), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Addison Smith (9), Andrew Spencer (17), Abigail Tankersley (10), Lexi Tutor (18), Camilla Wang (15), Glenna Whaley (11), Natalie Widmer (12), Jake Wood (12)
New Age Group Sectional Qualifiers:
Hayden Burns (13), Michael Darby (11), Taylor Drake (12), Abraham Gale (13), Esther Gallmeier (10), Chris Glafenhein (14), Jack Hamilton (10), Alex Hines (11), Macy Hudson (10), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (11), Alli Lapps (13), Jade Morton (12), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Trenton Reed (13), Lindsay Sanders (9), Addison Smith (9), Abigail Tankersley (10), Glenna Whaley (11), Jake Wood (12)
New Senior Sectional Qualifiers:
Christian Baker (16), Kelsey Elam (16)
Pilot Aquatic Club Finalists:
Caleb Allen (17) 200 free (11th), 500 free (16th)
Will Arthur (13) 100 back (4th), 400IM (6th), 50 free (2nd), 200 IM (6th), 100 free (7th)
Ashley Darby (14) 1650 free (2nd) 200 free (6th),400IM (7th),500 free (2nd),1000 free (2nd)
Lucy Fortune (15) 1650 free (14th)
Elisabeth Gallmeier (12) 1000 free (3rd), 200 free (7th),50 back (4th),500 free (6th), 100 back (5th)
Drew Gill (18) 100 breast (10th), 200 breast (11th)
Spencer Gill (18) 100 breast (11th), 200 breast (6th)
Jack Hamilton (10) 100 back (8th), 100 breast (7th)
Alex Hines (11) 50 fly (6th)
Cam Holcomb (10) 200 free (8th),50 back (5th), 50 free (7th), 500 free (5th),100 free (7th),100 breast (8th)
Erica Laning (11) 1000 free (5th), 200 free (5th), 500 free (4th)
Nathaniel Laning (16) 400 IM (10th), 200 IM (14th), 200 breast (12th)
John Myhre (15) 1000 free (10th), 1650 free (11th)
Owen Sanders (12) 200 IM (6th), 100 fly (5th), 50 free (7th), 100 IM (4th), 100 back (8th)
Adam Thomas (14) 200 fly (8th), 50 free (8th), 500 free (7th)
Lexi Tutor (18) 100 breast (6th), 400 IM (10th), 200 breast (5th)
Full Results
Final Team Scores
2011 District East Championships - Feb. 19th-20th
Pilot Aquatic Club celebrates a great performance at Southeastern Swimmings’ 2011 District East Championship in Chattanooga. Districts serves as an 8 and Under Championship meet and a last chance meet for swimmers seeking Southeastern and Age Group Sectional Qualification. Swimmers who have already achieved SES and Age Group cuts were not eligible to swim the events they have already qualified in.
Districts proved a huge success as 91% of the 78 Pilot swimmers entered in the meet achieve life-time personal best times, 24 swimmers achieved new Southeastern cuts, and 3 swimmers added events for their Age Group Sectional line-up.
Congratulations to all Piloteers and their successes in The District East Championship! GO PACK!!!
Best Times :
Anna Banick (14), Kate Banick (16), Mary Margaret Banick (11), Sharon Bao (15), Addison Bond (13), James Bretscher (15), Laura Bretscher (11), Matthew Bretscher (8), Chase Brown (11), Molly Brown (8), Phillip Carter (16), Reese Catron (13), Spencer Catron (10), Eddie Ceausu (10), Nicole Ceausu (12), Andy Chance (12), Sadie Counts (14), Simone Digby (11), Madison Drake (12), Taylor Drake (12), Ashley Durham (14), Eli Engle (11), Micah Engle (9), Zeke Engle (7), Caden Fritz (7), Abraham Gale (13), Ariel Gale (13), Mallory Gardner (14), Walker Higgins (13), Andrew Hines (9), Macy Hudson (10), Brandon Hyde (7), Ethan Johnson (10), Nicholas Kiss (11), Ryan Knight (13), Coleman Kredich (9), Miles Kredich (11), Chase Lahr (9), Amanda Martin (14), Ellie Martin (14), Emma Martin (8), Stephen Martin (11), Taylor Martin (13), Madison McCollum (10), Maggie Melhorn (15), Sam Melhorn (13), Kendra Monnin (15), Charlie Morton (11), Niki Narayani (9), Richa Nathan (10), Preston Nicely (13), Libby Penn (11), Mary Frances Penn (9), Braeden Price (12), Grayson Price (13), Abigail Rumpp (11), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (9), Caroline Schorsch (10), Quinn Smith (13), Abigail Tankersley (10), Melinda Taylor (12), Jake Tidwell (13), Samantha Walker (13), Olivia Whillock (10), Natalie Widmer (12), Hayden Williams (11), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (11), Jake Wood (12), Jon Woo (16), Nicholas Woo (13), Holten Wyatt (16)
New Southeastern Cuts :
James Bretscher (15), Reese Catron (13), Eddie Ceausu (10), Andy Chance (12), Simone Digby (11), Madison Drake (12), Taylor Drake (12), Micah Engle (9), Macy Hudson (10), Coleman Kredich (9), Stephen Martin (11), Madison McCollum (10), Maggie Melhorn (15), Sam Melhorn (13), Charlie Morton (11), Braeden Price (12), Abigail Rumpp (11), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (9), Abigail Tankersley (10), Natalie Widmer (12), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (11), Jake Wood (12), Nicholas Woo (13)
Age Group Sectional Cuts :
Mallory Gardner (14), Madison McCollum (10), Lindsay Sanders (9)
PILOT SUCCESS in TISCA Championship
Congratulations to our high school student-athletes in their performances at the TISCA State Championship Meet last weekend in Knoxville!
Last weekend marks the 2nd time Pilot has hosted the Tennessee State Championship at Allen Jones Aquatic Center since its opening. The meet featured over 825 student-athletes and 104 teams representing their schools from all across the state of Tennessee.
Knoxville Swimming was well represented in the overall team scoring resulting in 7 out of the top 20 scoring schools being from Knoxville.
Knoxville schools represented in the top 20:
Bearden High School (2nd), Farragut High School (4th), Webb School (5th), and Hardin Valley Academy (7th), Knoxville Catholic High School (12th), Knoxville West High School (14th)
Special THANKS to the Pilot family, Coaches, Swimmers, Officials, Timers, and Parent workers for your help in hosting our High School State Championship. We received many compliments on a successful meet. GO PACK!!!
Pilot Individual Point Scorers represent 17% of total swims:
Caleb Allen (Bearden) – 200 freestyle (7th), 100 Fly (6th)
Hayden Baker (Farragut) – 100 fly (2nd), 100 freestyle (5th)
Summer Brown (William Blount) – 100 fly (7th), 100 back (9th)
Jenny Darby (Hardin Valley) – 200 freestyle (1st), 100 freestyle (3rd)
Lucy Fortune (Knox. Catholic) – 500 freestyle (10th)
Emily Galdun (Webb School) – 200 freestyle (13th), 500 freestlyle (9th)
John Paul Gaylor (Bearden) – 200 freestyle (3rd), 500 freestyle (2nd)
Ali Gilbertson (Knox. Catholic) – 50 freestyle (16th)
Drew Gill (Carter) – 100 breast (9th)
Spencer Gill (Carter) – 100 breast (5th)
Brian Glatt (Webb) – 200 freestyle (11th), 100 freestyle (4th)
Chris Goodman (Bearden) – 200 IM (12th), 100 back (8th)
Ally Hardesty (Bearden) – 200 freestyle (2nd), 100 freestyle (2nd)
Chelsea Kyle (Hardin Valley) – 100 fly (13th)
Nathaniel Laning (Farragut) – 200 IM (8th)
Josh Lucheon (Knox. Catholic) – 100 back (16th)
Blake Macnair (Hardin Valley) – 200 freestyle (7th), 100 freestyle (8th)
Ben Myhre (Knox. West) – 100 fly (10), 500 freestyle (8th)
Whitney Owen (Bearden) – 50 freestyle (10th), 100 freestyle (12th)
Fallon Parker (Jefferson County) – 100 fly (15th)
Evan Pinion (Bearden) – 200 freestyle (1st), 500 freestyle (1st)
Hannah Pinion (Bearden) – 200 IM (6th), 500 freestyle (4th)
Dylan Rasnick (Webb School) – 200 IM (2nd), 500 freestyle (7th)
Isaac Taylor (Farragut) – 50 freestyle (3rd), 100 freestyle (2nd)
Madison Thomas (Webb School) – 50 freestyle (3rd), 100 back (7th)
Lexi Tutor (Knox. West) – 200 IM (11th), 100 breast (8th)
Pilot Creates Fusion in Oak Ridge:
ACAC – Lois Weir Invitational 2011
Success at ACAC !!! 98 Pilot Aquatic swimmers competed in the Lois Weir Invitational February 4th-6th in Oak Ridge, and 88% came out with lifetime best times in their individual events. This competition served as a last chance meet for the athletes to acquire Southeastern Championship, Age Group Sectional, or High School State qualification times. Congratulations to all the Piloteers competing in the meet on their accomplishments. GO PACK!!!
88 % of Pilot Athletes Swim BEST TIMES:
Morgan Allen (7), Maddy Arthur (10), Will Arthur (13), Mathew Bales (13), Samaya Baljepally (8), Vinila Baljepally (12), Addison Bond (13), James Bretscher (15), Laura Bretscher (11), Matthew Bretscher (8), Chase Brown (11), Molly Brown (8), Jana Bruckbauer (12), Carolyn Cantrell (12), Spencer Catron (10), Eddie Ceausu (10), Nicole Ceausu (12), Michael Darby (11), Simone Digby (11), Madison Drake (12), Ashley Durham (14), Shane Embury (10), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Zeke Engle (6), Allison Fowler (16), Abraham Gale (12), Ariel Gale (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Mallory Gardner (13), Canyon Givens (15), Caroline Glafenhen (12), Chris Glafenhein (14), Jack Hamilton (10), Walker Higgins (13), Alex Hines (11), Andrew Hines (9), Cam Holcomb (10), Macy Hudson (10), Brandon Hyde (7), Blair Johnson (11), Ethan Johnson (10), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (11), Ryan Knight (13), Coleman Kredich (9), Miles Kredich (11), Chase Lahr (9), Erica Laning (11), Nicholas Lansing (12), Alli Lapps (13), Bryar Long (13), Emma Martin (8), Stephen Martin (11), Taylor Martin (13), Madison McCollum (10), Kendra Monnin (15), Charlie Morton (11), Jade Morton (12), Bhargavi Motheramgari (10), Niki Narayani (9), Richa Nathan (10), Preston Nicely (13), Libby Penn (11), Mary Frances Penn (9), Braeden Price (12), Grayson Price (13), Shafer Price (7), Trenton Reed (13), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Caroline Schorsch (10), Asha Sharma (8), Addison Smith (9), Quinn Smith (13), Maya Subbanna (13), Tori Beth Sullivan (9), Abigale Tankersley (10), Melinda Taylor (12), Samantha Walker (13), Glenna Whaley (11), Natalie Widmer (12), Jake Wood (12)
New SES CUTS:
Maddy Arthur (10), Jana Bruckbauer (12), Eddie Ceausu (10), Shane Embury (10), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Chris Glafenhein (14), Alex Hines (11), Macy Hudson (10), Josiah Klouda (11), Coleman Kredich (9), Alli Lapps (13), Jade Morton (12), Trenton Reed (13), Glenna Whaley (11), Jake Wood (12).
New Age Group Sectional Cuts:
Maddy Arthur (10), Will Arthur (13), Jack Hamilton (10), Alex Hines (11), Cam Holcomb (10), Josiah Klouda (11), Alli Lapps (13), Jade Morton (12), Trenton Reed (13), Owen Sanders (12), Addison Smith (9), Glenna Whaley (11)
PILOT AQUATIC CLUB – January Classic 2011
Pilot Aquatic Club kicked off the New Year with their January Classic Invitation at Allen Jones Aquatic Center. The meet featured 30 teams and over 970 swimmers in the 3-day competition on UT’s campus. This meet served as a real test to see how Pilot has improved over its Christmas training and endured the interruption of life from the multiple snow storms that have effected Knoxville over the past few months.
The meet was a huge success as 85% of the Pilot athletes who competed in the meet swam life-time best swims, and served as a valuable learning opportunity in the preparation for our the up-coming championship season. Also 31 swimmers achieved new Southeastern qualifying standards and 17 swimmers achieved Age Group Sectional qualifying times. We should have a very large showing this Championship season.
Pilot will now focus on its upcoming meets at the Lois Weir Invitational (ACAC) next weekend and District Championships held in Chattanooga in preparation for Southeasterns and Age Group Sectionals. Our older kids will be representing their high school teams in the KISL Regional Championship Meet held on Saturday at Allen Jones.
Following that will be TISCA State Championships, Southeasterns in Nashville, and Senior Sectionals held in Cary North Carolina. Best of luck in your preparation and GO PACK!!!
Special thanks to all Parents, Swimmers, Coaches and Volunteers who helped run our meet this past weekend. We all had to pull together to make a very large meet a success, and we passed with flying colors. Thank you so much for your efforts.
147 PILOT SWIMMERS SWIM LIFE TIME BEST TIMES !!!
Maddy Arthur (10), Will Arthur (13), Christian Baker (15), Matthew Bales (12), Anna Banick (14), Kate Banick (16), Mary Margaret Banick (11), Sharon Bao (15), Addison Bond (13), Jake Brannum (17), James Bretscher (15), Laura Bretscher (11), Matthew (8), Chase Brown (10), Molly Brown (8), Jana Bruckbauer (12), Hayden Burns (13), Carolyn Cantrell (11), Reese Catron (13), Spencer Catron (10), Eddie Ceausu (10), Nicole Ceausu (12), Anna Chaloux (16), Ty Chandler (12), Rosa Cisneros (12), Marisa Connolly (16), Sadie Counts (14), Rosemary Dabbs (16), Ashley Darby (13), Michael Darby (11), Simone Digby (11), Jake Dovgan (16), Matt Dovgan (13), Madison Drake (12), Taylor Drake (12), Kelsey Elam (16), Sam Embury (15), Shane Embury (10), Sterling Embury (7), Sydney Embury (12), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Zeke Engle (6), Allison Fowler (16), Caden Fritz (7), Ashlin Gaddis (12), Graham Gaddis (9), Jacqueline Gaddis (13), Madeleine Gaddis (15), Richard Gaddis (10), Samuel Gaddis (5), Emily Galdun (17), Abraham Gale (12), Ariel Gale (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Mallory Gardner (13), John Paul Gaylor (18), Caroline Gettelfinger (15), Canyon Givens (15), Caroline Glafenhein (12), Chris Glafenhein (13), Brian Glatt (17), Chris Goodman (16), Courtney Graff (13), Jack Hamilton (10), Ally Hardesty (16), Minnie Harrigan (11), CC Hermes (17), Walker Higgins (13), Alex Hines (11), Andrew Hines (9), Cam Holcomb (10), Matt Holztrager (11), Johnson Blair (11), Ethan Johnson (10), Kloee Keener (11), Sofee Keener (9), Nicholas Kiss (11), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (11), Ben Knight (15), Ryan Knight (13), Coleman Kredich (9), Miles Kredich (11), Kristina Ksarjian (15), Nick Lambson (15), Erica Laning (11), Mason Laning (13), Nathaniel Laning (16), Nicholas Lansing (12), Alli Lapps (13), Bryar Long (13), Maddie Luchsinger (14), Blake Macnair (17), Amanda Martin (14), Ellie Martin (14), Emma Martin (8), Stephen Martin (11), Taylor Martin (12), Amanda May (17), Madison McCollum (10), Bethany McNabb (13), Parker Miles (16), Kendra Monnin (15), Charlie Morton (11), Jade Morton (12), Niki Narayani (9), Macy Neros (9), Preston Nicely (13), Libby Penn (11), Mary Frances Penn (8), Evan Pinion (16), Braedon Price (11), Grayson Price (13), Shafer Price (6), Dylan Rasnick (17), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Trenton Reed (13), Abigail Rumpp (11), Ethan Sanders (11), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Lauren Sapp (14), Caroline Schorsh (10), Claudia Scott (10), Asha Sharma (8), Addison Smith (9), Hayden Smith (13), Abigail Tankersley (10), Isaac Taylor (18), Melinda Taylor (12), Adam Thomas (14), Jake Tidwell (13), Stephanie Tymoszuk (12), Derek Vaughan (15), Aaron Vogel (12), Samantha Walker (13), Camilla Wang (15), Glenna Whaley (11), Olivia Whillock (10), Natalie Widmer (12), Hayden Williams (11), Jake Wood (12), Jon Woo (16), Nicholas Woo (13), Holten Wyatt (16)
31 Pilot Swimmers make Southeastern Cuts : Maddie Arthur (10), Christian Baker (15), Anna Banick (14), Ty Chandler (12), Jake Dovgan (16), Taylor Drake (12), Micah Engle (9), Esther Gallmeier (10), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Mallory Gardner (13), Chris Glafenhein (13), Courtney Graff (13), Jack Hamilton (10), Josiah Klouda (11), Erica Laning (11), Mason Laning (13), Nathaniel Laning (16), Bryar Long (13), Blake Macnair (17), Stephen Martin (11), Jade Morton (12), Macy Neros (9), Braeden Price (11), Dylan Rasnick (17), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Trenton Reed (13), Lauren Sapp (14), Addison Smith (9), Abigail Tankersley (10), Isaac Taylor (18), Glenna Whaley (11)
17 Pilot Swimmers swim to AGE GROUP SECTIONAL qualifying times:Maddy Arthur (10), Matthew Bales (12), Hayden Burns (13), Madison Drake (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Courtney Graff (13), Jack Hamilton (10), Alex Hines (11), Cam Holcomb (10), Christina Klouda (14), Erica Laning (11), Mason Laning (13), Jade Morton (12), Trenton Reed (13), Owen Sanders (12), Lauren Sapp (14), Addison Smith (9)
PACK Swimmers tune up for Short Course Championships in the Music City
Full Results
Short course swimming action continued last weekend at Nashville Aquatic Club’s Music City Invitational. This meet was Pilot’s mid-season rest meet where athletes get their first glimpse of where they stand in results of their fall training. The meet featured three days of prelims/finals competition against teams out of Kentucky and Tennessee for the 11 and older athletes, and timed final events for the 10 and unders.
The meet was a huge success featuring 87% of the 84 Pilot Swimmers who competed over the weekend finishing with Personal Life-time Best times. 20 Swimmers earned brand new Southeastern Championship Standards and 14 of our 13-14 or younger athletes earned Age Group Sectional Qualifying Standards!
“Our performance in Nashville this weekend was a huge success. It was a great chance for the coaching staff to evaluate where their swimmers are at this point of the season. The swimmers did a great job at getting up and executing their racing strategies in the morning with a majority of the older swimmers getting a chance to swim in the Finals at night. The success from this meet will be a huge motivational factor heading into Christmas training and gearing up towards Southeasterns.” ~ Jr Group Coach Lizzie Fleming
This meet is only a preview for what is to come in the next few months with Pilot Aquatic Club. Upcoming invitational meets for Pilot, where our swimmers can still qualify for Southeasterns, Age Group Sectionals, Senior Sectionals, or Summer National meets include the ACAC Polar Express Invite this weekend (Dec 11th), The Pilot Aquatic Club January Classic Invite (Jan 14th-16th), and The ACAC Lois Weir Invite (Feb. 4-6th).
Congratulations to all Pilot Swimmers on their wonderful accomplishments in Nashville last weekend. Your coaches and family here at Pilot are all very proud of you all.
A special good luck goes out to our National Qualifiers Jenny Darby, Ally Hardesty, Hannah Pinion, Madison Thomas, Hayden Baker, John Paul Gaylor, Evan Pinion, and Dylan Rasnick who will compete at Short course Junior National Championships this week in Atlanta Georgia.
GO PACK !!!
87% Pilot Athletes Swim Life-time Best Times:
Caleb Allen (17), Maddy Arthur (10), Will Arthur (13), Christian Baker (15), Anna Banick (14), Mary Margaret Banick (11), Chase Brown (10), Summer Brown (16), Hayden Burns (13), Brandon Calfee (16), Reese Catron (10), Ty Chandler (12), Rosa Cisneros (12), Jaron Cook (14), Ashley Darby (13), Michael Darby (10), Madison Drake (12), Taylor Drake (12), Kelsey Elam (16), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Allison Fowler (16), Sam Freeman (17), Abraham Gale (12), Ariel Gale (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Mallory Gardner (13), Drew Gill (18), Spencer Gill (18), Chris Goodman (16), Jack Hamilton (10), Alex Hines (11), Cam Holcomb (10), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (11), Ben Knight (15), Erica Laning (11), Nathaniel Laning (16), Alli Lapps (12), Bryar Long (13), Josh Lucheon (17), Blake Macnair (17), Stephen Martin (10), Taylor Martin (12), Madison McCollum (10), Bethany McNabb (13), Maggie Melhorn (15), Parker Miles (16), Grant Mills (18), Jade Morton (12), Ben Myhre (17), John Myhre (15), Macy Neros (9), Whitney Owen (15), Braeden Price (11), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Owen Sanders (12), Lauren Sapp (14), Addison Smith (9), Isaac Taylor (17), Melinda Martin (12), Adam Thomas (14), Madison Thomas (16), Lexi Tutor (18), Stephanie Tymoszuk (11), Derek Vaughan (15), Samantha Walker (13), Camilla Wang (15), Glenna Whaley (11), Nathalie Widmer (12), Holten Wyatt (16)
20 New Southeastern Championship Qualifiers:
Christian Baker (15), Hayden Burns (13), Brandon Calfee (16), Ty Chandler (12), Madison Drake (12), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Drew Gill (18), Spencer Gill (18), Jack Hamilton (10), Ben Knight (15), Erica Laning (11), Nathaniel Laning (16), Bryar Long (13), Josh Lucheon (17), Parker Miles (16), Isaac Taylor (17), Melinda Taylor (12), Derek Vaughan (15)
14 New Pilot Age Group Sectional Qualifiers:
Maddy Arthur (10), Ty Chandler (12), Jaron Cook (14), Taylor Drake (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Jack Hamilton (10), Cam Holcomb (10), Erica Laning (11), Stephen Martin (10), Jade Morton (12), Owen Sanders (12), Addison Smith (9), Adam Thomas (14), Glenna Whaley (11)
Pilot Aquatic Club's Hannah Pinion and Jenny Darby sign National Letter of Intent
Pilot Aquatic Club would like to congratulate Hannah Pinion (Southern Illinois University) and Jenny Darby (University of Tennessee) on signing their National Letter of Intent last week at Bearden High School and Hardin Valley Academy.
Hannah represents Bearden High School and their tradition of scholarship winners as an esteemed athlete and team captain with the Bulldogs Swim Team. She is a Junior National Qualifier and a long-time member of Pilot Aquatic Club.
Jenny Darby represents Hardin Valley Academy as one of their team captains, and the swim programs first scholarship athletic signing in the schools 3-year history. Jenny also earns Hardin Valley’s first Division 1 signing in the schools history.
A big congratulations goes out to Hannah and Jenny from your family here at Pilot Aquatic Club. We are very proud of your accomplishments and wish you well in your futures as student athletes at Southern Illinois University and the University of Tennessee.
More Fuel for the Fire at the 27th Annual Pilot Invitational
November 5th-7th, 2010
Full Results
Pilot Aquatic Club action continued last weekend as 187 Pilot athletes competed in the 27th Annual Pilot Invitational at Allan Jones Aquatic Center. The meet featured over 10 teams from Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee in the 3-day, prelims/finals competition in the UT pool.
This meet was an opportunity for Pilot Aquatic Club to gear up for the upcoming Music City Invitational in Nashville next month, and for several others, Junior Nationals held in Atlanta the following week.
Pilot Aquatic Club gained tremendous momentum leading into our mid-season championships. Over 88% of the 187 swimmers entered in the meet swam to life-time best times, 43 swimmers acquired Southeastern cuts, and 18 swimmers also qualified for Age Group Sectional Championships.
“ It’s safe to say we are starting to feel very confident about where we stand this season, and what we need to achieve our goals for the season. The momentum we are building was very contagious throughout the meet and all the levels of our team. I’m really starting to get excited about what lies in store for Pilot over the next few months.” ~ Senior Assistant Coach Andy Wagner
Music City and Junior Nationals will be our mid-season Championship meets, where Pilot swimmers will be able to see how they stack up with a little bit of rest in the championship scene. Pilot Aquatic Club now looks forward to gearing up for those meets over the next 3 weeks. GO PACK!!!
A very special thanks goes out to all Parents and Volunteers who contributed to a successful Pilot Invitational. All of you who helped officiate, run hospitality, time the meet, sell heat sheets etc., all contributed to make a very successful experience for everyone. Thank you so much!! We could not do it without you.
18 AGE GROUP SECTIONAL QUALIFIERS
Maddy Arthur (13), Will Arthur (13), Matthew Bales (12), James Bretscher (14), Ashley Darby (13), Michael Darby (10), Abraham Gale (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Cam Holcomb (10), Christina Klouda (14), Erica Laning (11), Alli Lapps (12), Shephen Martin (10), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (12), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Owen Sanders (12), Addison Smith (9)
43 Southeastern Qualifiers
Maddy Arthur (10), Will Arthur (13), Addison Bond (12), James Bretscher (14), Chase Brown (10), Summer Brown (16), Hayden Burns (13), Ty Chandler (12), Rosa Cisneros (12), Jaron Cook (14), Ashley Darby (13), Michael Darby (10), Taylor Drake (12), Eli Engle (10), Allison Fowler (16), Emily Galdun (17), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Mallory Gardner (13), Spencer Gill (18), Brian Glatt (17), Chris Goodman (16), Jack Hamilton (10), Christina Klouda (14), Erica Laning (11), Nathaniel Laning (16), Amanda Martin (13), Stephen Martin (10), Maggie Melhorn (15), Kendra Monnin (15), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (12), Whitney Owen (15), Hannah Pinion (18), Trenton Reed (13), Addison Smith (9), Quinn Smith (13), Abigail Tankersley (10), Isaac Taylor (17), Stephanie Tymoszuk (11), Derek Vaughan (15), Camilla Wang (15), Glenna Whaley (11)
88% of Pilot Swimmers Swim Life-time Best Times:
Caleb Allen (17), Maddy Arthur (10), Will Arthur (13), Christian Baker (15), Matthew Bales (12), Anna Banick (14), Mary Margaret Banick (11), Sharon Bao (15), Addison Bond (12), Jake Brannum (17), James Bretscher (14), Laura Bretscher (11), Matthew Bretscher (7), Chase Brown (10), Molly Brown (8), Summer Brown (16), Jana Bruckbauer (11), Hayden Burns (13), Brandon Calfee (16), Carolyn Cantrell (11), Reese Catron (10), Eddie Ceausu (10), Nicole Ceausu (12), Andy Chance (12), Ty Chandler (12), Rosa Cisneros (12), Marisa Connolly (15), Jaron Cook (14), Sadie Counts (14), Rosemary Dabbs (16), Ashley Darby (13), Michael Darby (10), Jake Dovgan (16), Madison Drake (12), Taylor Drake (12), Ashley Durham (14), Kelsey Elam (16), Sam Embury (15), Shane Embury (9), Sterling Embury (6), Sydney Embury (9), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Zeke Engle (6), Lucy Fortune (15), Allison Fowler (16), Rachel Fowler (16), Sam Freeman (17), Ashlin Gaddis (12), Graham Gaddis (9), Jacqueline Gaddis (9), Madeleine Gaddis (14), Richard Gaddis (10), Emily Galdun (17), Abraham Gale (12), Ariel Gale (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeirer (10), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Mallory Gardner (13), James Gault (16), Drew Gill (18), Spencer Gill (18), Canyon Givens (15), Caroline Glafenhein (11), Chris Glafenhein (13), Brian Glatt (17), Chris Goodman (16), Courtney Graff (13), Jason Grant (15), Jack Hamilton (10), Ally Hardesty (16), Minnie Harrigan (11), CC Hermes (16), Walker Higgins (13), Alex Hines (11), Andrew Hines (8), Cam Holcomb (10), Matt Holztrager (11), Jared Huskey (12), Blair Johnson (11), Ethan Johnson (10), Destinee Jones (14), Topher Kashif (11), Kloee Keener (10), Sofee Keener (9), Will Kerr (13), Nicholas Kiss (11), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (11), Ben Knight (15), Ben Kredich (11), Miles Kredich (11), Kristina Ksarjian (15), Chelsea Kyle (17), Nick Lambson (15), Erica Laning (11), Nathaniel Laning (16), Nicholas Lansing (12), Alli Lapps (12), Riley Lis (16), Bryar Long (13), Josh Lucheon (17), Blake Macnair (17), Amanda Martin (13), Ellie Martin (13), Emma Martin (8), Stephen Martin (10), Taylor Martin (12), Amanda May (17), Jake McCarter (12), Madison McCollum (10), Bethany McNabb (13), Maggie Melhorn (15), Sam Melhorn (13), Parker Miles (16), Grant Mills (18), Kendra Monnin (15), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (10), Bhargavi Motheramgari (10), Ben Myhre (17), John Myhre (15), Niki Narayani (9), Richa Nathan (9), Macy Neros (9), Preston Nicely (13), Whitney Owen (15), Fallon Parker (17), Libby Penn (11), Mary Frances Penn (8), Evan Pinion (15), Hannah Pinion (18), Braeden Price (11), Grayson Price (13), Shafer Price (6), Jamie Ragland (13), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Trenton Reed (13), Trecy Rochelle (14), Abigail Rumpp (11), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Lauren Sapp (14), Caroline Schorsch (10), Asha Sharma (8), Addison Smith (9), Hayden Smith (13), Quinn Smith (13), Maya Subbanna (13), Nitya Subbanna (13), Tori Beth Sullivan (8), Abigail Tankersley (10), Isaac Taylor (17), Melinda Taylor (12), Madison Thomas (16), Jake Tidwell (13), Stephanie Tymoszuk (11), Derek Vaughan (15), Aaron Vogel (12), Samantha Walker (13), Camilla Wang (15), Glenna Whaley (11), Olivia Whillock (10), Natalie Widmer (12), Hayden Williams (10), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (11), Clarence Wong (15), Jake Wood (12), Jon Woo (15), Nicholas Woo (13), Holten Wyatt (16)
PILOT MAKES BIG SHOWING IN OAK RIDGE
Atomic City Aquatic Club - 2010 Fall Invitational
Pilot fall season continued last weekend in Oak Ridge as 107 Piloteers competed at the ACAC Fall Invitational. Swimmers attending this meet came away with even more experience and knowledge for where they stand this season, along with what they will need to do to prepare for our upcoming home meet and December championship meets.
The teams’ third competition this season panned out a huge success. Over 94 % of Pilot Swimmers swam lifetime best times, 22 athletes acquired new Southeastern cuts, Pilot Swimmers set new ACAC Invite Records , and nearly 50% of the top 8 finishes were Pilot athletes in the three-day competition.
4 Meet records were also set this past weekend. Nick Lambson (15) set the meet record of 5:09.29 in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:06.12, and Hayden Williams reset the men's 10& under meet record (previously 31.72) with a time of 31.61. Pilot's Boys 10& under 200 Freestyle Relay, consisting of Hayden Williams, Michael Darby, Cameron Holcomb, and Charlie Morton, set a new meet record of 2:02.83. The 10 & under boys 200 Medley Relay also broke the meet record., Cameron Holcomb, Jackson Hamilton, Hayden Williams, Charlie Morton reset the Medley Relay time at 2:17.24.
“Our performance last weekend was a very good step for most of us. We still have a lot to improve on, but it’s nice to see the kids making advances in their races. We have a lot to look forward to this season.” ~ Head Age Group Coach: Jackie Bussard-Bertucci
102 Pilot Swimmers with Life-time best times :
Maddy Arthur (10), Matthew Bales (12), Samaya Baljepally (8), Vinila Baljepally (11), Addison Bond (12), James Bretscher (14), Laura Bretscher (11), Matthew Bretscher (7), Chase Brown (10), Molly Brown (8), Jana Bruckbauer (11), Hayden Burns (13), Eddie Ceausu (10), Nicole Ceausu (12), Andy Chance (12), Ben Chance (15), Ty Chandler (12), Rosa Cisneros (12), Marisa Connolly (15), Rosemary Dabbs (16), Simone Digby (11), Madison Glafenhein (11), Chris Glafenhen (13), Courtney Graff (13), Jack Hamilton (10), Cam Holcomb (10), Ethan Johnson (10), Kloee Keener (10), Sofee Keener (9), Will Kerr (13), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (11), Ben Knight (15), Coleman Kredich (9), Miles Kredich (11), Nick Lambson (15), Erica Laning (11), Alli Lapps (12), Riley Lis (16), Amanda Martin (13), Ellie Martin (13), Emma Martin (8), Stephen Martin (10), Jake McCarter (12), Bethany McNabb (13), Maggie Melhorn (15), Sam Melhorn (13), Kendra Monnin (14), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (12), Bhargavi Motheramgari (10), NIki Narayani (9), Richa Nathan (9), Macy Neros (9), Preston Nicely (13), Libby Penn (11), Mary Frances Penn (8), Braeden Price (11), Grayson Price (13), Shafer Price (6), Jamie Ragland (13), Trenton Reed (13), Trecy Rochelle (14), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Asha Sharma (8), Addison Smith (9), Quinn Smith (13), Maya Subbanna (13), Nitya Subbanna (13), Tori Beth Sullivan (8), Abigale Tankersley (10), Melinda Taylor (12), Aaron Vogel (12), Samantha Walker (13), Glenna Whaley (11), Olivia Whillock (10), Natalie Widmer (12), Hayden WIlliams (10), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (11), Clarence Wong (15), Jake Wood (12), Holten Wyatt (16)
22 Pilot Swimmers Accomplish Southeastern Time Standards :
Maddy Arthur (10), Matthew Bales (12), Chase Brown (10), Ty Chandler (12), Michael Darby (10), Taylor Drake (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Jack Hamilton (10), Kloee Keener (10), Nick Lambson (15), Alli Lapps (12), Stephen Martin (10), Maggie Melhorn (15), Kendra Monnin (14), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (12), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Maya Subbanna (13), Abigale Tankersley (10), Melinda Taylor (12), Glenna Whaley (11)
Pilot will nw look forward to this coming weekend where they will host the Pilot Aquatic Club Fall Invitational at Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Please come out and support our kids in the PACK Invite next weekend! Congratulations to all Pilot Swimmers for your wonderful accomplishments and GO PACK!!!
Full Results
Meet Records
High Point Awards
SCENIC CITY AQUATIC CLUB INVITATIONAL
Pilot Aquatic Club officially began their fall short course schedule last weekend as 77 Pilot athletes competed in the Scenic City Aquatic Club Fall Invitational in Chattanooga, Tn. The Piloteers competed in 2 days of solid competition with 4 other teams, sizing themselves up for the first time this season outside of our own team.
The meet proved to be a great success as 67 swimmers came away with life-time best times and 20 swimmers qualifying for Southeastern Championships. Overall this was a very successful performance for Pilot. The team will now focus its efforts on its next next competition next weekend at the ACAC Invitational in Oak Ridge.
Pilot Aquatic Club Athletes who swam life-time best swims :
Maddy Arthur (10), Will, Arthur (13), Matthew Bales (12), Samaya Baljepally (8), Addison Bond (12), Chase Brown (10), Molly Brown (8), Hayden Burns (13), Carolyn Cantrell (11), Reese Catron (13), Spencer Catron (10), Rosa Cisneros (12), Marisa Connolly (15), Michael Darby (10), Madison Drake (12), Taylor Drake (12), Ashley Drurham (14), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Zeke Engle (6), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Allison Fowler (16), Abraham Gale (12), Ariel Gale (12), Chris Glafenhein (13), Courtney Graff (13), Cam Holcomb (10), Destinee Jones (14), Kloee Keener (10), Sofee Keener (8), Ben Knight (15), Coleman Kredich (9), Miles Kredich (11), Erica Laning (11), Alli Lapps (12), Bryar Long (13), Amanda Martin (13), Ellie Martin (13), Emma Martin (8), Stephen Martin (10), Bethany McNabb (13), Maggie Melhorn (15), Sam Melhorn (13), Parker Miles (16), Grant Mills (17), Kendra Monnin (14), Macy Neros (9), Preston Nicely (12), Braeden Price (11), Grayson Price (13), Shafer Price (6), Abigale Rumpp (10), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Claudia Scott (10), Addison Smith (9), Quinn Smith (13), Tori Beth Sullivan (8), Abigale Tankersley (10), Melinda Taylor (12), Stephanie Tymoszuk (11), Glenna Whaley (11), Natalie Widmer (11), Hayden Williams (10), Holten Wyatt (16)
Southeastern Qualifiers :
Maddy Arthur (10), Will Arthur (13), Matthew Bales (12), Chase Brown (10), Michael Darby (10), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Allison Fowler (16), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Courtney Graff (13), Cam Holcomb (10), Kloee Keener (10), Erica Laning (11), Alli Lapps (12), Stephen Martin (10), Bethany McNabb (13), Owen Sanders (12), Addison Smith (9), Glenna Whaley (11), Hayden Williams (10)
The Pilot staff would like to offer congratulations to the swimmers on their early-season accomplishments in Chattanooga last weekend. We have a lot to look forward to as a team this season, so keep up the good work ! GO PACK !!!
Drake (12), Taylor Drake (12), Ashley Durham (14), WIlliam Edwards-Gunter (8), Shane Embury (9), Sterling Embury (6), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Zeke Engle (6), Caden Fritz (6), Abraham Gale (12), Ariel Gale (12), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Mallory Gardner (13), Caroline
Gold Wins Intersquad Competition :
Pilot Aquatic Club kicked off its short course season this past week at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in intersquad competition. The team was once again divided into Red and Gold teams and swam head-to-head in shorter races of each stroke. Thirty-four new athletes swam their first races as Pilot Aquatic Club Swimmers, and 73 Pilot Swimmers swam to Life-time best times in their shortcourse debut. The Gold Team was the victor winning the intersquad meet with a score of 1,782.50 to 1,686.00. Pilot Aquatic Club now looks forward to its October schedule with invitationals at the Scenic City Aquatic Club and Atomic City Aquatic Club.
First Time Pilot Swimmers :
RED -
Ashley Durham (14), Shane Embury (9), Elisabeth Gallmeier (12), Katharina Gallmeier (10), Topher Kashif (11), Nicholas Kiss (11), Miles Kredich (11), Erica Laning (11), Nathaniel Laning (16), Nicholas Lansing (12), Kendra Monnin (14), Bhargavi Motheramgari (10), Maddie Stephens (13), Abigale Tankersley (10),
GOLD -
Jake Brannum (17), Molly Brown (8), Carolyn Cantrell (11), Ty Chandler (12), Sam Embury (15), Sydney Embury (12), Ariel Gale (12), Esther Gallmeier (10), Caroline Glafenhein (11), Jared Huskey (12), Destinee Jones (14), Ben Kredich (11), Coleman Kredich (9), Riley Lis (16), Preston Nicely (12), Caroline Schorsch (10), Claudia Scott (10), Maya Subbanna (13), Hayden Williams (10), Ben Knight (15)
Life-time Bests :
Red -
Caleb Allen (17), Maddy Arthur (10), Christian Baker (15), Matthew Bales (12), Lucas Blair (11), Chase Brown (10), Summer Brown (16), Reese Catron (13), Rosemary Dabbs (16), Madison Drake (12), Micah Engle (9), Zeke Engle (6), Sam Freeman (16), Emily Galdun (17), Jack Hamilton (10), Blair Johnson (11), Amanda Martin (13), Emma Martin (8), Amanda May (17), Jake McCarter (11), Parker Miles (16), Niki Narayani (9), Macy Neros (9), Mary Frances Penn (8), Evan Pinion (15), Grayson Price (13), Shafer Price (6), Trenton Reed (13), Abigale Rumpp (10), Ethan Sanders (10) , Addison Smith (9), Melinda Taylor (12), Glenna Whaley (11), Olivia Whillock (10)
Gold -
Will Arthur (13), Hayden Baker (17), Jana Bruckbauer (11), Hayden Burns (13), Spencer Catron (10), Rosa Cisneros (12), Simone Digby (10), Taylor Drake (12), William Edwards-Gunter (8), Kelsey Elam (16), Eli Engle (10), Rachel Fowler (16), James Gault (16), Chris Glafenhein (13), Chris Goodman (16), Ethan Johnson (10), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (11), Ben Knight (15), Chelsea Kyle (17), Alli Lapps (12), Ellie Martin (13), Stephen Martin (10), Bethany McNabb (13), Maggie Melhorn (13), Grant Mills (17), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (12), Braeden Price (11), Jamie Ragland (13), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Tori Beth Sullivan (8), Isaac Taylor (17), Madison Thomas (16), Lexi Tutor (17), Derek Vaughan (14), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (10), Clarence Wong (15)
Pilot Aquatic Club would like to thank all parents, coaches, and volunteers who helped make our intersquad meet a success. This is such a valuable opportunity for our kids to get to know one another and learn the ropes as competive swimmers. Thanks again for all your efforts.
GO PACK!!!
IN MEMORY OF COACH RAY BUSSARD
Dear Pilot Family,
It is with much sadness that I send this story to you. Jackie's father, Ray Bussard, died last night. The Bussard family is being held deep in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--The man who revived Tennessee's swimming and diving program, Ray Bussard, passed away here Wednesday evening at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. He was 82.
"This is a big loss for the Tennessee swimming and diving program, he was one of the best all-time," head coach John Trembley, who swam for Bussard, said. "Ray will forever be remembered as an icon in the swimming world. He was creative, hard-working, persistent and an innovator for our sport.
"He gave our program many of the traditions we still have today. He will always be respected by those who competed against him, appreciated by those who competed for him and missed by us all."
In his time at the helm of the Tennessee swimming program, Ray Bussard led UT to new heights of the program's history with an overall coaching record of 252-20 (.926) in 21 seasons. His dual meet record of 178-20 (.899) included nine undefeated seasons.
Bussard guided the Tennessee program from its infancy in 1968 to an NCAA championship 10 years later. The title run of 1978 added luster to a sparkling eight-year span from 1972-1979, during which the Vols never finished out of the top four in the country.
Bussard came to the University of Tennessee in the winter of 1966, saw the construction of the UT Aquatic Center in 1967, and in 1968, put the Vols on the road that would establish them as a national power. After a 32nd-place finish in 1969, Bussard led teams that were perennial top-10 finishers at the NCAA championships from 1970-79. He coached the swim team at UT for 22 years, retired in 1989, the year the UT Student Aquatic Center indoor pool was named for him. His tenure was the longest for a head coach at UT without interrupted service until Lady Vols basketball coach Pat Summitt surpassed that achievement.
Even as he compiled an impressive win-loss record, Bussard also became known for the added tradition he brought to the sport of swimming. The Vols are noted around the nation for wearing coonskin caps before meets, emptying a bottle of their home water into an opponent's pool and featuring the Vol Timettes at all home meets. Such innovations gained Bussard the reputation of being an innovative promoter of swimming in his day and responsible for putting "show biz" into the sport.
Bussard's arrival in Knoxville represented the beginning of a new era in Tennessee athletics as the Volunteers had not competed in swimming at the NCAA level since 1959. Bussard, who had never coached the sport of swimming at a collegiate level, led an all-freshmen squad to a second-place finish in the Southeastern Conference. The following year, the Vols broke Florida's 13-year streak of SEC championships. Three years later in 1972, Bussard won another conference title and won the next six consecutively until 1979, when the streak was broken. Bussard added the only NCAA championship the Vols have won in 1978.
Bussard received National Coach of the Year honors in 1972 and 1978, as well as being named the SEC Coach of the Year in 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1978. He was an assistant coach at the USA-USSR Dual Meet in 1978 and served as Meet Coordinator for the 1982 USA-USSR Dual Meet held at UT. Bussard also participated in the 1979 Pan American Games as an assistant swimming coach. He also served as an assistant on the 1984 U.S. Olympic Swim Team.
Bussard has also been inducted into the Tennessee Swimming Hall of Fame, International Swimming Hall of Fame, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame, Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame, Virignia Sports Hall of Fame and received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Bridgewater College. In 1984 he received the National Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy from the College Swim Coaches Association.
A native of Hot Springs, Va., Bussard graduated from Bridgewater College, where he was National AAU All-Around champion in track and field, an All-State football player and an all-tournament selection in basketball.
Bussard is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Cauley, and their three daughters, Terry Ann, Christy and Jacqueline.
The family will receive friends at Mann Heritage Chapel, located at 6200 Kingston Pike, Sunday from 2-4 p.m. Funeral services are set for Monday at 11 a.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church, located at 645 St. John Court in Farragut. Internment will be in Bath County, Va.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to the Tennessee swimming and diving program. Contact the swimming and diving office at (865) 974-1258 for more information.
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EVAN PINION JUMPS INTO 20TH IN THE WORLD-800 Freestyle
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Evan Pinion Represents TEAM USA
Pilot Aquatic Club's Evan Pinion (15) is representing the United States in his first International competition at Jr. Pan Pacific Championships in Maui August 26-30th. The meet highlights some of the best up-and-coming swimmers in the world, and is an opportunity for teenagers to gain valuable international competition experience, along with representing their country for the first time of their lives. Swimnetwork.com will provide On-demand coverage of the races and Live Results. Good luck Evan and GO TEAM USA!!! The Pilot Family is pulling for you.
Day 1 Results :
- Pinion wins Gold for Team USA in the 1500 meter freestyle, breaking the Jr. Pan Pac Record with a time of 15:17.09 !
Day 3 Results :
- Pinion wins Bronze in the 400 meter freestyle with a time of 3:52.56 !
Day 4 Results :
- Pinion wins Gold in the 800 meter freestyle with a time of 7:58.93 !
5 Pilot Athletes Represented at U.S. Nationals 2010
– Irvine, CA 8/03 - 8/07/2010
The sun wasn’t the only thing shining in southern California last week as 1438 athletes represented over 320 teams in the five-day U.S. National competition at the William Woollett Aquatic Center in Irvine California. Over 30 Olympians competed in the meet, including big names like Amanda Beard, Natalie Coughlin, Ryan Lochte, Aaron Piersol, Michael Phelps, Rebecca Soni, and Dana Vollmer. Pilot Aquatic Club had 5 individuals representing the team in Irvine: Hayden Baker (17), John Paul Gaylor (17), Katie Keel (19), Evan Pinion (15), and Alex Ward (18).
Katie Keel (19) finished in the top 100 of the womens competition, placing 94th in the 100 meter breaststroke, and also competed in time trials for the 200 meter breaststroke and the 50 meter freestyle. Hayden Baker finished 77th in the 200 butterfly, 99th in the 100 butterfly, and swam a life-time best time in the 200 meter freestyle time trials. John Paul Gaylor finished 47th in the 1500 meter freestyle, and swam life-time best times in the 400 and 200 meter freestyles. Alex Ward capped off his senior year with Pilot finishing 110th in the 400 IM, 44th in the 200 butterfly, and 90th in the 100 meter butterfly.
Highlighting Pilot’s performance at U.S. Open was 15-year-old Evan Pinion finishing 53rd in the 200 meter freestyle, 76th in the 200 meter butterfly, and 10th in the 1500 meter freestyle with a time of 15:25.54. Also swimming in his first of hopefully many finals in the national scene, Evan finished 10th in the 400 meter freestyle (3:53.04). Those results in the 1500 and 400 meter freestyles set 2 new Pilot Team records in the Open Age Group, placing Evan among the top 2 swimmers in the country of 18 and younger athletes, and qualifies him for the Junior Pan Pacific Championship team that will meet in Maui to compete against Pacific-bordering nations. Best of luck to Evan representing Team USA in Hawaii this coming week!!
“What a fantastic meet! Any time you have the fastest swimmers in the country all vying for positions on International teams the atmosphere is going to be both pressure-filled and electric. Our swimmers did a wonderful job of controlling their emotions and focussing on their races. We came away from the meet having gone 9 out of our 13 swims being new lifetime best times. Plus, putting a swimmer on the Junior Pan Pacific Team has now raised the bar for the rest of the swimmers on the Pilot Squad. The message we'll be bringing away from this meet is "If you dream big, listen to your coaches and work hard there's no limit to what you can accomplish. With our strong performance at Southeastern's and a great Nationals, I really feel like we've built some momentum going into our short course season.” ~ Coach Jim Rumbaugh
Congratulations to the 5 Pilot athletes in your representation at the National level. You have all shown great class and leadership in your representation of our team and community on the national scene. The Pilot family is proud and looks forward to our future. GO PACK!!
SES Places 4th in Southern Zone Age Group Championships – July 27-31, 2010
Pilot Aquatic Club qualified two swimmers, John Myhre (14) and Adam Thomas (13), and chose Coach Stephen Langdon (Black Group Asst.) to join 45 other swimmers in representation of PACK and Southeastern Swimming in the Southern Zone Age Group Championships Meet in Atlanta Georgia.
John Myhre competed in 6 events throughout the week, finishing 30th in the 200 freestyle, 15th in the 200 backstroke, 19th in the 400 IM, 15th in the 100 backstroke, 21st in the 400 freestyle and 20th in the 200 butterfly.
Adam Thomas competed in 4 events placing 20th in the 200 freestyle, 16th in the 100 butterfly, 16th in the 100 freestyle, and 6th in the 50 freestyle.
Southeastern Swimming finished 4th in the combined scoring out of 13 total LSCs that were represented at the Championship meet. Congratulations to John and Adam and Boogie in your representation of Pilot Aquatic Club. Your representation on the regional level is something we are all proud of. GO PACK!
PACK: Huge Success in SES ChampionshipsOver 50 teams paths converged on The University of Tennessee this past weekend to compete in the 2010 Long Course Southeastern Swimming Championships. The four-day competition, held in both pools, included 963 athletes including a squad of 106 Pilot swimmers.
Pilot Aquatics had an outstanding meet walking away from the meet with a 3rd place finish to Nashville Aquatic Club and Excel. 92% of our swimmers that competed in the meet walked away with lifetime best swims. Senior swimmer Jenny Darby (17), swam Junior Nationals qualifying standards in the 100 and 200 meter freestyles, and qualified for a Junior Bonus cut in the 50 freestyle. Dylan Rasnick (16) also swam to Junior Nationals Standards in the 400 IM and a Junior Bonus cut in the 200 IM. Also qualifying for a Junior B cut was Isaac Taylor (17) in the 50 Freestyle and Ally Hardesty (16) in the 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke. Jace Howanitz (20) also racked up a Senior National Bonus cut in the 100 freestyle.
Pilot capped off the successful competition by winning both the men’s and women’s senior age groups and qualifying John Myhre (14) and Adam Thomas (13) for the Southeastern Swimming Zone Championship held in Atlanta, Ga this week, where they will represent the Southeastern Swimming division in competition at the Georgia Tech pool.
“Our kids performed very well this past weekend. We didn’t reach my ultimate goal of winning the meet but I was encouraged to see so many swimmers making it to the finals. I know that some parents of our younger swimmers are questioning why we aren’t more competitive in those age groups. I’d like to first say that our Red, Gold and Black group coaches are doing a fantastic job. They are doing exactly what I’ve asked of them, and that is, to prepare these young swimmers for a long and healthy future in the sport. The reason we continue to win both senior divisions at Southeasterns is because we prepare our young swimmers properly. I’m extremely excited to see the progress of these young swimmers over the next few seasons.
Congratulations on an exceptional summer season. I am very proud of the way we represented the Pilot team here in our home pool. ~ Head Coach Jim Rumbaugh
Special thanks goes out to The University of Tennessee, Allan Jones Aquatic Center, and RecSports Student Aquatic Center for the help from your staff and use of your facilities. Thank you to McCallie School, Scenic City Aquatic Club, and the Maryville/Alcoa Flying Dolphins for the use of your Daktronic Timing Systems. Thank you to Coach Jackie Bussard-Bertucci and the Pilot Board for your many hours of work to organize this competition. Thank you parent volunteers, meet officials, Pilot coaches and athletes for everything you did to make this SES Championship meet a success.
Pilot Aquatic Club also has four senior boys (Alex Ward (18), Hayden Baker (17), John Paul Gaylor (16), and Evan Pinion (15) ) traveling to compete at Senior Nationals in Irvine, California next week. We wish them the best of luck and GO PACK!!!
92% of Pilot Swimmers entered in the meet swam best times!
Ben Absher (20), Matt Absher (18), Caleb Allen (17), Maddy Arthur (10), Will Arthur (13), Christian Baker (15), Matthew Bales (12), Addison Bond (12), James Bretscher (14), Chase Brown (10), Summer Brown (15), Hayden Burns (13), Brandon Calfee (15), Phillip Carter (15), Reese Catron (12), Eddie Ceausu (9), Nicole Ceausu (12), Anna Chaloux (16), Derek Connolly (14), Marisa Connolly (15), Jaron Cook (14), Ashley Darby (13), Jenny Darby (17), Michael Darby (10), Simone Digby (10), Jake Dovgan (15), Taylor Drake (12), Zeke Duck (18), Eli Engle (10), Lucy Fortune (15), Allison Fowler (15), Rachel Fowler (15), Abraham Gale (12), John Paul Gaylor (17), Drew Gill (18), Spencer Gill (18), Brian Glatt (17), Chris Goodman (15), Courtney Graff (12), Jack Hamilton (10), Ally Hardesty (16), Alex Hines (11), Cam Holcomb (10), Jace Howanitz (20), Katie Keel (19), Kloee Keener (10), Christina Klouda (14), Josiah Klouda (11), Chelsea Kyle (17), Nick Lambson (15), Alli Lapps (12), Bryar Long (13), Jake Lucheon (18), Josh Lucheon (18), Blake Macnair (16), Amanda Martin (13), Stephen Martin (10), Bethany McNabb (13), Parker Miles (15), Grant Mills (17), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (12), Ben Myhre (16), John Myhre (14), Fallon Parker (17), Libby Penn (10), Evan Pinion (15), Hannah Pinion (17), Braeden Price (11), Dylan Rasnick (16), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Trenton Reed (13), Abigail Rumpp (10), Ethan Sanders (10), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Lauren Sapp (13), Addison Smith (9), Andrew Spencer (16), Sam Sullivan-Moore (12), Isaac Taylor (17), Melinda Taylor (12), Adam Thomas (13), Madison Thomas (16), Jake Tidwell (12), Lexi Tutor (17), Stephanie Tymoszuk (11), Derek Vaughan (14), Mia Wallace (16), Camilla Wang (14), Glenna Whaley (11), Hayden Williams (10), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (10), Clarence Wong (14), Jon Woo (15), Nicholas Woo (13), Holten Wyatt (15)
PACK leaps forward in Baylor Bullfrog Invitational
– Chattanooga, Tn July 2010
Pilot Swimming action picked up last weekend as 50 swimmers traveled to Baylor School in Chattanooga for the Bullfrog Invitational. This meet served as a last chance for swimmers attempting to acquire cuts for Southeastern Championships and some fine tuning going into our long course Championship season.
“Our swimmers hard work and dedication this summer paid off in Chattanooga. They arrived focused with goals in mind and they swam to achieve those goals. It was exciting to see so many swimmers achieve new time standards. The enthusiasm on the pool deck was contagious and I am looking forward to it extending into Southeasterns next weekend!” ~ Coach Lizzie Fleming
The Bullfrog competition turned out to be a huge success as 48 of 50 Pilot athletes entered in the meet swam to life-time personal bests, 26 of which reached Southeastern Championship qualifying standards.
Life-time best swims:
Maddy Arthur (10), Matthew Bales (12), James Bretscher (14), Chase Brown (10), Hayden Burns (13), Reese Catron (10), Spencer Catron (10), Eddie Ceausu (9), Nicole Ceausu (12), Jaron Cook (14), Ashley Darby (13), Mary Kate Darby (13), Michael Darby (10), Taylor Drake (11), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Sydney Fitzgerald (11), Mallory Gardner (13), Courtney Graff (12), Jack Hamilton (10), Cam Holcomb (10), Christina Klouda (13), Josiah Klouda (11), Bryar Long (13), Amanda Martin (13), Jake McCarter (11), Bethany McNabb (13), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (12), Macy Neros (9), Braeden Price (11), Trenton Reed (13), Ethan Sanders (10), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Lauren Sapp (13), Quinn Smith (13), Derek Vaughan (14), Samantha Walker (13), Mia Wallace (16), Camilla Wang (14), Glenna Whaley (11), Olivia Whillock (10), Natalie Widmer (11), Hayden Williams (10), Clarence Wong (14), Jon Woo (15), Nicholas Woo (13)
NEW SES time standards:
Maddy Arthur (10), Matthew Bales (12), James Bretscher (14), Chase Brown (10), Hayden Burns (13), Eddie Ceausu (9), Jaron Cook (14), Michael Darby (10), Taylor Drake (11), Eli Engle (10), Courtney Graff (12), Jack Hamilton (10), Christina Klouda (13), Alli Lapps (12), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (12), Macy Neros (9), Trenton Reed (13), Lindsay Sanders (9), Derek Vaughan (14), Camilla Wang (14), Glenna Whaley (11), Hayden Williams (10), Clarence Wong (14), Nicholas Woo (13)
Baylor Team Results
Full Baylor Results
Pilot Aquatics goes Bananas in Volunteer Invitational 2010
Knoxville TN
06-22-2010
PACK Swimming action continued this past weekend as Pilot hosted The 2010 Volunteer Invitational. Nine separate teams competed Friday through Sunday with athletes , ages 12 and under competing in a timed final, and 13 and older athletes swimming under the prelims/finals format.
One hundred and thirty Pilot athletes showed in full force throughout the weekend as they rallied to position themselves for the upcoming Longcourse Championship season.
Over 87% of the 135 Pilot swimmers who participated in the meet swam life-time personal best swims, landing 71 of those athletes with qualifying standards for the Southeastern Championship held here in Knoxville July 22-25th.
“This meet was a huge success for our team,” Head Coach Jim Rumbaugh says. “We knew this meet was a huge opportunity for us to show ourselves what we are made of. We still have much to work on in preparation for our championship meets, but I believe our success at this meet has really given us a positive boost in that direction.”
Pilot Aquatic Club action will continue in 2 weeks at the Baylor Bullfrog Invitational in Chattanooga Tennessee. Swimmers looking to qualify for Southeasterns will focus their energies towards this meet and joining forces for a home-hosted championship meet. GO PACK!!!
116 Pilot Swimmers with Life-time Best times :
Caleb Allen (17), Maddie Arthur (10), Will Arthur (13), Christian Baker (15), Hayden Baker (17), Matthew Bales (12), Anna Banick (13), Mary Margaret Banick (11), Addison Bond (12), James Bretscher (14), Chase Brown (10), Summer Brown (15), Jana Bruckbauer (11), Hayden Burns (13), Brandon Calfee (15), Caleb Carr (13), Reese Catron (10), Spencer Catron (10), Eddie Ceausu (9), Nicole Ceausu (11), Anna Chaloux (16), Andy Chance (12), Derek Connolly (14), Marisa Connolly (15), Abigail Cooper (13), Peter Cooper (10), Ashley Darby (13), Jenny Darby (17), Mary Kate Darby (8), Michael Darby (10), Simone Digby (10), Jake Dovgan (15), Matt Dovgan (13), Zeke Duck (18), William Edwards-Gunter (8), Eli Engle (10), Micah Engle (9), Sydney Fitzgerald (11), Lucy Forturn (14), Allison Fowler (15), Rachel Fowler (15), Emily Galdun (17), Abraham Gale (12), John Paul Gaylor (17), Drew Gill (17), Spencer Gill (17), Chris Glafenhein (13), Brian Glatt (16), Chris Goodman (15), Courtney Graff (12), Minnie Harrigan (10), Alex Hines (11), Cam Holcomb (10), Jace Howanitz (20), Kloee Keener (8), Will Kerr (13), Christina Klouda (13), Josiah Klouda (11), Chelsea Kyle (17), Nick Lambson (14), Alli Lapps (12), Bryar Long (13), Maddie Luchsinger (13), Blake Macnair (16), Amanda Martin (13), Ellie Martin (13), Emma Martin (8), Stephen Martin (10), Taylor Martin (12), Zac Mason (19), Bethany McNabb (13), Parker Miles (15), Grant Mills (17), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (12), Ben Myhre (16), John Myhre (14), Miles Nauss (18), Macy Neros (9), Fallon Parker (16), Libby Penn (10), Mary Frances Penn (8), Evan Pinion (15), Hannah Pinion (17), Braeden Price (11), Dylan Rasnick (16), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Trenton Reed (12), Trecy Rochelle (13), Abigail Rumpp (10), Ethan Sanders (10), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Lauren Sapp (13), Addison Smith (8), Quinn Smith (13), Amelia Stucke (12), Sam Sullivan-Moore (12), Tori Beth Sullivan (8), Isaac Taylor (17), Adam Thomas (13), Madison Thomas (15), Jake Tidwell (12), Stephanie Tymoszuk (11), Derek Vaughan (14), Samantha Walker (13), Mia Wallace (16), Camilla Wang (14), Glenna Whaley (11), Olivia Whillock (10), Natalie Widmer (11), Hayden Williams (10), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (10), Clarence Wong (14), Jon Woo (15), Nicholas Woo (13)
71 Pilot Athletes swam times qualifying them for Longcourse Southeastern Championships:
Caleb Allen (17), Maddie Arthur (10), Will Arthur (13), Christian Baker (15), Hayden Baker (17), Matthew Bales (12), Anna Banick (13), Mary Margaret Banick (11), Addison Bond (12), James Bretscher (14), Chase Brown (10), Summer Brown (15), Reese Catron (12), Eddie Ceausu (9), Derek Connolly (14), Marisa Connolly (15), Ashley Darby (13), Jenny Darby (17), Michael Darby (10), Simone Digby (10), Eli Engle (10), Lucy Fortune (14), Allison Fowler (15), Rachel Fowler (15), Abraham Gale (12), John Paul Gaylor (17), Drew Gill (17), Spencer Gill (17), Brian Glatt (16), Chris Goodman (15), Courtney Graff (12), Alex Hines (11), Cam Holcomb (10), Jace Howanitz (20), Will Kerr (13), Chelsea Kyle (17), Nick Lambson (14), Alli Lapps (12), Bryar Long (13), Blake Macnair (16), Stephen Martin (10), Zac Mason (19), Bethany McNabb (13), Charlie Morton (10), Jade Morton (12), Ben Myhre (16), John Myhre (14), Macy Neros (9), Fallon Parker (16), Libby Penn (10), Evan Pinion (15), Hannah Pinion (17), Dylan Rasnick (16), Kaylie Rasnick (14), Trenton Reed (12), Abigail Rumpp (10), Ethan Sanders (10), Owen Sanders (12), Lauren Sapp (13), Addison Smith (8), Sam Sullivan-Moore (12), Isaac Taylor (17), Adam Thomas (13), Madison Thomas (15), Jake Tidwell (12), Derek Vaughan (14), Camilla Wang (14), Glenna Whaley (11), Hayden Williams (10), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (10), Clarence Wong (14).
Team Results
Pilot Swimmers Roll over the Competition in TuscaloosaLast weekend, 16 swimmers from the Red, Gold, Black and Junior Groups traveled to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to compete in Crimson Tide Aquatic’s Don Gambril Invite. The meet was composed of 300 swimmers with a timed finals format. The team had a great time with camaraderie of their teammates and a smooth running meet. The group that made the trip was small but their swims were fierce. The group swam to 70 best times and 66 new Southeastern cuts! Heat winners were adorned with buttons and high point winners received bobble head trophies. Courtney Graff led the group taking first place in high point for 11-12 girls. The below swimmers received high point honors on Sunday following the conclusion of the meet:
Jaron Cook (14) – 5th place
Simone Digby (10) – 5th place
Abraham Gale (12) – 8th place
Mallory Gardner (13) – 2nd place
Drew Gill (17) – 6th place
Spencer Gill (17) – 5th place
Courtney Graff (12) – 1st place
Ethan Sanders (10)- 4th place
Glenna Whaley (11) – 4th place
Hayden Williams (10) – 2nd place
The coaches of Pilot hope that this meet has a higher attendance next June so we can really make an impact in Tuscaloosa! Thank you to all of the families that traveled and congratulations to all of the swimmers and their fast swimming. GO PACK!
RED Tops GOLD in PACK Spring Inter squad Competition
FINAL SCORE
RED 2143
GOLD 1992
Summer swimming action continued the past Saturday at UT's Student Aquatic Center as nearly 80 of Pilot Aquatic Club's athletes faced off in their long course Inter squad competition. This meet serves as an orientation for our beginner swimmers on the format for USA Swimming competition. Also, 13 and older members from both the Red and Gold teams are matched with the 12 & unders, providing a team building atmosphere from which everyone on the team can get to know other athletes.
"This meet has proven to be a huge success within our own team," says Head Coach Jim Rumbaugh. " It is a great opportunity for our swimmers to compete and set the tone for the up-coming season, but I think that it's mostly being able to mix it up and work together with your teammates that makes this meet so fun."
At the end of the morning, it was the RED squad that emerged victorious, edging out the GOLD team that won out this past fall. 57 Pilot Swimmers walked away from the Inter squad competition with personal best swims:
GOLD TEAM (27)
Will Arthur (13), James Bretscher (14), Spencer Catron (9), Marisa Connolly (15), Jaron Cook (14), Peter Cooper (10), Ashley Darby (13), Jenny Darby (16), Mary Kate Darby (8), Simone Digby (10), Jake Dovgan (15), Eli Engle (10), Sydney Fitzgerald (11), Graham Gaddis (8), Andrew Hines (8), Will Kerr (13), Alli Lapps (12), Jake Lucheon (18), Stephen Martin (10), John Myhre (14), Lindsay Sanders (9), Lexi Tutor (17), Derek Vaughan (14), Natalie Widmer (11), Madeleine Wolfenbarger (10), Clarence Wong (14), Nicolas Woo (13)
RED TEAM (30)
Maddie Arthur (10), Addison Bond (12), Chase Brown (10), Brandon Calfee (15), Reese Catron (12), Michael Darby (10), Michah Engle (9), Lucy Fortune (14), Allison Fowler (15), Ashlin Gaddis (11), Jacqueline Gaddis (12), Emily Galdun (17), Courtney Graff (12), Jack Hamilton (10), Ally Hardesty (15), Alex Hines (11), Bryar Long (12), Richa Nathan (9), Macy Neros (9), Fallon Parker (16), Mary Frances Penn (8), Kaylie Rasnick (13), Trenton Reed (12), Ethan Sanders (10), Quinn Smith (12), Sam Sullivan-Moore (12), Melinda Taylor (12), Camilla Wang (14), Glenna Whaley (11), Jon Woo (15)
Pilot Aquatic Club would like express special thanks to it's Coaching Staff, Parents, and Swimmers for putting together such a successful Longcourse Intersquad Meet. We are very proud and thankful of your efforts in organizing, setting up, timing, providing breakfast, and providing a positive environment for our children to compete and grow from. Thanks again and GO PACK!!!
Results
NIKE SPRING CLASSIC – Nashville, Tn
Pilot Aquatic Club participated in All-American NIKE Spring Classic hosted by Nashville Aquatic Club last weekend at Centennial Sportsplex. The 3-day long invitational featured around 10 teams, some of those traveling from Boston and San Diego to compete. This was also Pilot’s first longcourse meet on its schedule and its first opportunity to race in a 50 meter course this summer.
In the midst of the record flooding where 13.5 inches of rain fell in less two days, 37 athletes of the 44 Pilot swimmers swam to personal lifetime best times.
“This was a great way to kick off our season,” says Head Age-Group Coach Jackie Bertucci. “The families on our team did a great job of weathering the storm and showing up to race. We had a lot of really good swims!”
Pilot Swimmers that achieved best times:
Will Arthur (13), Hayden Burns (13), Reese Catron (12), Simone Digby (10), Lucy Fortune (14), Allison Fowler (15), Rachel Fowler (15), Bailey Fritz (9), Emily Galdun (17), Mallory Gardner (13), Courtney Graff (12), Alex Hines (11), Andrew Hines (8), Will Kerr (13), Christina Klouda (13), Josiah Klouda (10), Alli Lapps (12), Bryar Long (12), Ben Myhre (16), John Myhre (14), Miles Nauss (18), Macy Neros (9), Evan Pinion (15), Dylan Rasnick (16), Ethan Sanders (10), Lindsay Sanders (9), Owen Sanders (12), Lauren Sapp (13), Addison Smith (8), Quinn Smith (12), Melinda Taylor (12), Adam Thomas (13), Derek Vaughn (14), Camilla Wang (14), Glenna Whaley (10), Natalie Widmer (11), and Hayden WIlliams (10)
Unfortunately, Sunday’s competition had to be cancelled due to the record flooding. Nearly four and a half feet of rain welled up outside the pool and began spilling in the doorways onto the deck. Although this served as entertainment for many of the swimmers, the building was evacuated so that everyone could return home safely.
Pilot Aquatic Club’s next competition will be the Inter-squad meet this Saturday (May 15th) at Student Aquatic Center. The Red vs. Gold action will begin with our 13 & over swimmers competing in the early morning, and the 12 and unders starting just before 10 a.m. Congratulations on a good beginning to the summer season, and GO PACK!!!
PACK RESULTS
FULL RESULTS PAGE
PILOT CELEBRATION 2010
We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who participated in our 2010 Pilot Celebration. The banquet was a huge success and we express our thanks to the athletes, parents, board members and coaches that make everything we do possible at Pilot Aquatic Club. Our staff is looking forward to an opportunistic longcourse season this summer and continuing the Pilot Tradition. GO PACK!!!
9 Pilot Swimmers Qualify for SES All-Star Team:
Pilot Aquatic Club would like to congratulate nine of our swimmers that qualified for the 2009-2010 Southeastern Swimming All-Star Team. The selection includes 14 & under swimmers only and all accomplishments achieved from April 1st, 2009 through March 31st of 2010 in Short course yards times only. We commend you on your outstanding accomplishments and representation in Southeastern Swimming. GO PACK!!!
2009-2010 All-Star Team Selection Packet
2009-2010 SES All-Star Team Members:
8 & Under Girls
Addison Smith - 25 fr, 50 fr,100 fr, 25 bk,50 bk, 25 fly ,50 fly, 100 IM
11-12 Girls
Ashley Darby - 100 fr, 500 fr, 1000 fr
Courtney Graff - 200 fly
13-14 Girls
Ashley Darby - 500,1000,1650 freestyle
9-10 Boys
Alex Hines - 50 bk,100 bk, 50 fly,100 fly, 100 IM
11-12 Boys
Will Arthur - 50 bk,100 bk, 200 bk, 200 IM
Will Kerr - 50 fr, 100 free, 50 bk, 50 br, 100 br
Bryar Long - 50 br, 100 br, 200 br
13-14 Boys
John Myhre - 1000 fr, 1650 fr
Adam Thomas - 50 fr
51 Pilot Swimmers in Southeastern Swimmings Top 16
Pilot Aquatic Club would like to congratulate 51 Pilot swimmers on finishing the 2010 Southeastern Swimming Top 16 List. The list consists of all times accomplished from Southeastern Swimming registered athletes between September 1st, 2009 through April 6th, 2010. Congratulations to all Pilot Swimmers on a great season and incredible representation in our LSC. GO PACK!!! (article continued..)
PILOT FINISHES STRONG AT SENIOR SECTIONALS – Nashville – March 2010
Twenty-Five Pilot Athletes traveled once more to Nashville in search of Sectional Championship Swimming in early March. For some this meet was a 2nd or 3rd rest meet in their training plan. For the rest, it was all or nothing.
Meg Beasley (17), Audrey Brown (18), Summer Brown (15), John Paul Gaylor (17), Chris Goodman (15), Jake Lucheon (18), Ben Myhre (16), Evan Pinion (15), Hannah Pinion (17), Dylan Rasnick (16), Isaac Taylor (17), Madison Thomas (15), and Lexi Tutor (17) all swam lifetime personal best swims at the Senior Sectional prelims/finals Championship.(CLICK for article continued)
2010 Shortcourse SES Championships :
Get the latest results on Pilot Aquatics as over 70 of our athletes are competing in Nashville this weekend with over 40 teams in the Southeastern Swimming Conference. GO PACK!!!
PACK GIRLS 2010 SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
Pilot Aquatics attended the 2010 SES District East Championships this past weekend held at Baylor School in Chattanooga. This meets serves as a kickoff to our Shortcourse Championship season with its focus on 8 & Under Championships, and also as a last chance meet for all other age groups to acquire Southeastern Championship time standards.
Congratulations to our 8 & under Pilot Athletes. The girls took 1st Place overall, and the boys finished 4th in competition with 9 other club teams. Pilot Aquatics took 80 athletes to Districts, walking away with over 290 best times and 16 new Southeastern cuts!
Pilot Southeastern Qualifiers:
Mary Margaret Banick (10) - 100 fly, 200 IM, 50 breast, 100 free
Addison Bond (12) - 100 back
Derek Connoly (13) - 50 free, 100 free
Marisa Connonly (15) - 200 breast
Eli Engle (10) - 100 fly
Abigail Rumpp (10) - 50 back, 50 free, 50 fly, 100 back
Owen Sanders (11) - 200 IM
Sam Sullivan-Moore (12) - 50 back
Jake Tidwell (12) - 100 breast
Also standing out in the action was Pilot female Addison Smith (8) as she took 1st place in 25 backstroke, 50 butterfly, 25 freestyle, 100 IM, 25 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 25 backstroke, and 50 butterfly. Winning all her individual events, Addison walks away with the District High Point Award. Congratulations Addison on a great meet.
Pilot athletes will now shift their focus on Southeastern Championships held this coming weekend in Nashville Tennessee. GO PACK!!!
TISCA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010- Nashville,TN Another chapter in the history of the TISCA High School State Championships was written last weekend as 106 high school swim teams from across the state of Tennessee competed for the championship. A total of 881 athletes, 461 boys, 420 girls made up one of the most competitive state meets on record for the State Meet showdown.
Tennessee State Championships is a meet that contributes greatly to the growth of the sport of swimming. Swimmers get a chance to represent themselves and their schools, an experience that is very difficult to find outside of the United States. Some of our Pilot Swimmers had some comments on the meet:
Caleb Allen (JR) – “I’m satisfied with my performance and our mentality was pretty positive as a team. Our mentality as a squad led us to our 2nd place team finish, especially on Saturday.”
Isaac Taylor (JR) – “The competition was a lot faster than I thought it was gonna be. It just gave me more inspiration to go faster.”
Jenny Darby (JR) – “I was really happy with my performances. The team atmosphere of this meet is really motivating and that’s what really inspired me to go fast.”
Kennedy Higdon (SR) – “State was really fun this year. As a senior I’m really going miss the atmosphere of this meet and swimming with all my friends. I almost cried before my last race (400 free relay). It was a great way to finish my high school swimming career with Bearden.”
Dylan Rasnick (SO) – “I liked the opportunity to bond with the other swimmers (at Webb). The meet being held in Nashville really helped our team come together. I always have fun at state because of the team atmosphere.”
Pilot Aquatic Club had over 75 individual athletes and 6 coaches representing the Knoxville area in the State competition last weekend. Pilot Aquatics Athletes combined to make up over 20% of swimmers representing their schools in the top 16 at evening finals, and over 30% in the top 8. Congratulations to all PACK Swimmers and your accomplishments in representing the Knoxville area. Pilot Aquatic Club will now direct its focus towards District,Southeastern, Sr. Sectional, and Age Group Sectional Championship meets held the next several weekends. GO PACK!!!
PACK Swimmers TOP 16
State High Meet Information Page
Real Time Results
PACK Shatters 16 Meet Records at the Lois Weir Invitational
PACK sent 90 swimmers to Oak Ridge last weekend for the Atomic City Aquatic Club’s Lois Weir Invitational. PACK swam away with 16 Meet Records with Alex Hines (10) leading the way with 5 new individual records. Hines broke records in the 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 50 backstroke, 50 butterfly, and 100 IM. He also was part of the record breaking 10&Under 200 Freestyle Relay with Josiah Klouda, Ethan Sanders and Charlie Morton. Mallory Gardner, Bethany McNabb, Alli Lapps and Ashley Darby teamed together to break the 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay. Also achieving individual records were:
Ashley Darby (12) – 500 free, 1000 free
Allison Fowler (15) – 100 free
Rachel Fowler (15) – 200 free
Will Kerr (12) – 100 breastroke, 100 IM
Bryar Long (12) – 50 breastroke
Addison Smith (8) – 25 butterfly
Along with these record breaking performances, PACK earned 15 new Southeastern cuts, 8 new Age Group Sectional Cuts, and there were 20 high point winners. Listed below are the swimmers that achieved these outstanding accomplishments:
Age Group Sectional Cuts Achieved:
Hayden Burns (12) – 100 backstroke
Alex Hines (10) – 50 breastroke
Alli Lapps (12) – 50 backstroke, 50 butterfly
Bryar Long (12) – 50 free
Trenton Reed (12) – 100 IM
Derek Vaughn (14) – 1650 free
Madeline Wolfenbarger (10) – 100 IM
Southeastern Cuts Achieved:
Michael Darby (10) – 200 IM, 500 free
Simone Digby (10) – 100 fly, 100 breastroke
Eli Engle (10) – 50 fly
Allison Fowler (15) – 100 free
Bryar Long (12) – 50 backstroke
Bethany McNabb (12) – 200 IM
Charlie Morton (10) – 100 breastroke, 50 fly
Libby Penn (10) – 50 back
Owen Sanders (11) – 100 fly
Quinn Smith (12) – 1000 free
Derek Vaughn (14) – 50 free
Madeline Wolfenbarger (10) -50 fly
High Point Winners
8&Under-Addison Smith-1st , Lindsay Sanders 2nd , Micah Engle 3rd, Mary Kate Darby
10 & Unders- Glenna Whaley 1st , Alex Hines 1st , Josiah Klouda 2nd , Madeleine Wolfenbarger 3rd , Simone Digby 5th , Ethan Sanders 5th
11-12-Ashley Darby 1st , Will Kerr 1st , Mallory Gardner 2nd , Trenton Reed 2nd , Hayden Burns 3rd ,Alli Lapps 4th , Jamie Ragland 4th Bethany McNabb 5th, 13-14-Derek Vaughan 2nd
Senior-Allison Fowler 1st , Rachel Fowler 2nd
Congratulation to all PILOT Swimmers! GO PACK!
Team Results, Full Results
THANK YOU PARENTS,
Hello Piloteers,
I wanted to thank you for the time and effort you all put into the meet the past weekend. I talk to my swimmers incessantly about what a "Team" can accomplish when they all work together. We have literally transformed from a number of separate groups to a "Team" as far as our meets are concerned. Everyone, from our meet director, to our officials, to our timers came together to host one of the best meets I've ever been a part of. It couldn't have come at a more opportune time.
In an effort to host more prestigious meets (Juniors 2011, Grand Prix 2011 or 2012 and eventually Nationals) we have been under the microscope of USA swimming. Your hard work has brought us another step closer to reaching those goals. Please enjoy your well deserved break from hosting meets. We will be back at work this summer with two important meets (June invitational and Southeasterns). We'll need to bring the same enthusiasm and dedication to those meets in order to keep this trend going.
Congratulations, we can all feel very proud about this one.
Coach Jim Rumbaugh
Pilot Aquatic Club : January Classic Invite 2010
Winter Swimming action continued last week as Pilot Aquatic Club hosted its annual January Classic Invitational at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Pilot’s last competition took place over a month and a half ago, making the goal of the home invitational to test out new strokes and racing strategies made from the mid-season championship meet in Nashville.
The meet featured over 900 swimmers from 30 separate teams, and was clearly the best and smoothly run meet Pilot has hosted since opening Allan Jones Aquatic Center in the summer of 2008.
Reflecting this, Pilot swimmers left with many accomplishments. Pilot had 42 athletes that swam to all-time personal best times. Also, 27 swimmers swam to Southeastern Championship time standards, and 7 swimmers also accomplished Age Group Sectional Time Standards, which qualifies them to compete against the Southern Zone’s best age groupers (14 & unders) mid-March in Charlotte North Carolina.
Upcoming meets for Pilot Aquatic Club include the ACAC Lois Weir Invitational in Oak Ridge February 5th-7th, TISCA High School State Championships in Nashville (Feb. 12-13), District 8 & under Championships and Southeastern last chance meet, held at Baylor School of Chattanooga the 20th-21st of February. These meets will be Pilot’s last chances to prepare for Southeastern Championship in Nashville, and either Age Group or Senior Sectional Championship meets later in March.
A special thanks goes out to all parents, workers, officials, and coaches that contributed to the Pilot Aquatic Club’s January Classic Invitational 2010. Your contributions created a great atmosphere for over 900 swimmers to compete in. Thank you and GO PACK! -- AW 1-25-2010 Full Meet Results
PACK Cranks up the Volume at Music City Invitational
Pilot Aquatic Club athletes gained significant momentum this past weekend. It has been a season of new coaches and different approaches in the team’s training. The Music City Invitational, held at Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville this past weekend, was the team’s first Championship meet of the short course season. Most of the training groups on the team rested several days in preparation for racing fast in the prelims/finals format. 72 athletes swam lifetime best swims at the meet and 55 athletes swam times qualifying them to swim at Southeastern Championships in February. There were also 9 Pilot Swimmers who swam times qualifying them to compete in Senior Sectionals held in early March.
Highlighting swimming action was Will Kerr(12) when he tied a PACK team record for the 100 Breast (1:08.16) set by Ned Vickers in 1985. Will also broke Music City Meet records in the 50 freestyle, 50 backstroke, 50 breaststroke, and 100 breaststroke. Congratulations to Will and his fine accomplishments!
Other top 8 finishes included Christian Baker(14), Hayden Baker(16), O’Neill Bergeron(18), Ashley Darby(12), Lucy Fortune(14), Alex Hines(10), Chelsea Kyle(16), Bryar Long(12), Bethany McNabb(12), John Myhre(14), Braeden Price(10), Adam Thomas(13), and Lexi Tutor(17) .
Congratulations to all Pilot athletes and their performances this past weekend in Nashville. Currently there are 9 Pilot swimmers who missed the action this past weekend in their preparation for Short Course Junior Nationals held at Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio. Kennedy Higdon, Hayden Baker, Hannah Pinion, Jenny Darby, JP Gaylor, Evan Pinion, Alex Ward, Matt Absher, Dylan Rasnick, Audrey Brown, & Ally Hardesty are all representing Pilot Aquatics in the National spectrum. Click Here for meet information and results on Short Course Junior nationals. Good luck and GO PACK!
Pilot Aquatic Club’s next competition will be the Pilot January Classic held at Allen Jones here in Knoxville from January 15th through the 17th. For meet information on Pilot Aquatic Clubs January Classic Click Here. See you at the pool!
PACK Southeastern Qualifiers:
Caleb Allen(16), Christian Baker(14), Hayden Baker(16), Matthew Bales(11), Kate Banick(14), Meg Beasley(17),O'Neill Bergeron(18), Hayden Burns(12), Kate Caldwell(16), Reese Catron(12), Jaron Cook(13), Ashley Darby(12), Zeke Duck(17), Lucy Fortune(14), Allison Fowler(15), Rachel Fowler(15),Drew Freeman(13), Emily Galdun(16), Nicki Galler(17), Mallory Gardner(12), Chris Glafenhein(12), Chris Goodman(15), Alex Hines(10), Ross Kellet(17), Will Kerr(12), Chelsea Kyle(16), Nick Lambson(14), Alli Lapps(11), Bryar Long(12), Josh Lucheon(16), Blake Macnair(16),Zach Mason(18), Bethany McNabb(12),Kaitlyn McNabney(16), Sam Melhorn(12), Grant Mills(17), Ben Myhre(16), John Myhre(14), Whitney Owen(14), Fallon Parker(16), Braeden Price(10), Jamie Ragland(12),Kaylie Rasnick(13), Trenton Reed(12), Ethan Sanders(10), Quinn Smith(12), Andrew Spencer(16), Adam Thomas(13), Alex Thomas(16), Madison Thomas(15), Lexi Tutor(17), Mia Wallace(15), Camilla Wang(14), Aaron Williams(17), Jon Woo(14), Nicolas Woo(12)
PACK Sectional Qualifiers:
Hayden Baker(16), O’Neill Bergeron(18), Nicki Galler(17), Chris Goodman(15), Chelsea Kyle(16), Zach Mason(18), Ben Myhre(16), Madison Thomas(15), Lexi Tutor(17)
AW - 12-09-09
Eleven PACK Swimmers Announced USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
Pilot Aquatic Club is proud to announce that eleven swimmers have been named to the 2008-2009 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team. The Scholastic All-America program is open to all 10th-12th grade USA Swimming members who earn a 3.5 GPA or better and achieve a Junior National Bonus Time Standard or swim in a selected disability championship meet or the Open Water National Championships.
Pilot Aquatic Club Scholastic All-Americans:
Matt Absher, Hayden Baker, Meg Beasley,
Louis Bunch, Laurel Chaney, Jenny Darby,
John Paul Gaylor, Hannah Pinion, Lexi Tutor,
Alex Ward, Mike Zaczyk
The program begins each July 1st and continues through June 30th of the following year. Applications, including a copy of the official year-end school transcript and a copy of the swimmer’s times, are due on August 1st of each year. Applications for the 2009-2010 year will be available in March 2010.
Congratulations to our 2008-2009 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team. This class ranks 1st in Southeastern Swimming this year and we are all very proud of you!
10-01-09AW
Pinion Breaks Records on a National Scale-
Michael Phelps' Records Smashed
Pilot Aquatic Club is proud to report the wonderful accomplishments of Evan Pinion (14) at Long Course Junior Nationals this past week in Federal Way, Washington. Pinion placed 13th in the 1500 meter freestyle (15:47.66), 11th in the 400 meter freestyle (3:57.61), 3rd in the 800 meter freestyle (8:08.75), and 83rd in the 200 freestyle (1:55.76) as a fourteen year old, and first time experience at a National Meet. These times are all new PACK 13-14 age group records, and the 800 freestyle result is also a new Senior Team Record for Pilot Aquatic Club.
The most outstanding performances, however, were the 400 and 800 freestyles, where Evan also broke National Age Group records previously held by none other than Michael Phelps. These records were set in the year 2000, just several months before Phelps’ first Olympic appearance in Sydney, Australia.
Congratulations to Evan Pinion for his incredible accomplishments, hard work, and representation of the Pinion Family and Pilot Aquatic Club. We are all very proud of you!
News Sentinel Article, Pinion breaks record held by Phelps
Knoxville swimmer is No. 1 for age 13-14
News Sentinel Article 2, Pinion racks up another record held by Phelps
AW 08-19-09
Pilot In The Water |
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| Long Course Junior Nationals 2009 2009 Junior National Qualifiers: The Pilot Men finished 37th in the overall Junior National standings. Point Scoring races for the Pilot Men are: Alex Ward placing 21st in the 400 meter Individual Medley. Evan Pinion finished 13th in the 1500 m freestyle, 11th in the 400 freestyle, and 3rd in the 800m freestyle. John Paul Gaylor finished 15th in the 1500m freestyle. The Men’s 800m freestyle relay of Zaczyk, Pinion, Gaylor, Bunch placed 20th in the overall standings. The Men’s 400m freestyle relay of Zaczyk, Ward, Bunch, and Baker placed 22nd overall. And the Men’s 400m Medley Relay placed 17th overall with a team of Ward, Bunch, Baker, Zaczyk. Eight Pilot Swimmers make the Zone All Star Team and go to Orlando PACK in Southeastern Swimming’s TOP 10 Pilot Swimmers dominate in local City Meet
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Pilot Top 16 finishes are listed below: Caroline Allen (12) – 50 free 16th, 50 back 16th Eric Alley (14) – 50 free 9th, 50 breast 1st Anna Banick (12) – 100 IM 7th, 50 free 7th, 100 free 6th Mary Margaret Banick (10) -100 IM 7th, 50 free 6th Elisabeth Belter (15) – 50 back 3rd Jarrett Bjornstad (8) – 100 IM 8th, 25 fly 6th James Bretscher (13) – 200 IM 11th Sydney Broussard (9) -25 free 12th, 50 free 12th Summer Brown (14) – 50 back 2nd, 50 fly 2nd Hayden Burns (12) – 50 free 5th, 50 back 5th Reese Catron (12) – 50 free 11th, 100 free 6th Anna Chaloux (15) – 50 Back 2nd, 50 Fly 4th Ben Chance (12) – 100 IM 14th Marissa Connolly (14) – 50 Breast 1st, 100 free 3rd Simone Digby (9) – 100 IM 3rd, 50 free 3rd Jake Dovgan (14) – 200 IM 1st, 100 free 2nd Matt Dovgan (12) – 50 free 6th, 100 free 6th Elyse Eilerman (14) – 200 IM 9th, 50 Back 12th Jonathan Elam (12) -100 IM 15th, 50 fly 16th Kelsey Elam (14) – 100 free 2nd, 50 fly 7th Patrick Elam (16) – 200 IM 5th Jared Fowler (11) – 50 back 15th, 100 free 13th Annie Freeland (17) – 200 IM 13th Drew Freeman (13) – 50 back 4th, 50 breast 3rd Ashlin Gaddis (10) – 25 Back 15th Evelyn Gaddis (14) – 200 IM 6th, 100 free 13th Graham Gaddis (8) – 25 back 14th Madeline Gaddis (13) – 200 IM 15th Mallory Gardner (12) – 50 back 1st, 100 free 4th Caroline Gettelfinger (13) – 50 free 4th, 50 fly 3rd Drew Gill (16) – 50 Breast 5th, 50 fly 4th Spencer Gill (16) – 200 IM 8th, 50 Breast 4th Brian Glatt (16) – 200 IM 6th, 50 Free 13th, 100 free 6th Cole Graham (14) – 50 free 3rd, 50 back 5th Alex Hines (10) – 100 IM 1st, 25 back 1st, 25 fly 1st Andrew Hines (7) – 25 fly 12th C.C. Hermes (15) – 200 IM 6th, 50 back 5th Eric Higdon (13) – 200 IM 6th, 100 free 11th Matthew Holtzrager (10) – 25 free 7th, 50 free 8th Ryan Jacobs (12) – 100 IM 6th, 50 breast 3rd Kevin Johns (16) – 50 breast 14th, 100 free 13th Mitchell Kapoor (16) – 50 back 10th, 50 fly 5th Victoria Klouda (14) – 50 back 4th, 50 free 10th, 100 free 4th Coleman Kredich (8) – 100 IM 11th, 25 free 15th, 25 back 15th Miles Kredich (10) – 100 IM 15th Lauren Love (14) – 50 free 5th, 50 fly 5th |
Mary Mansfield (14) -50 back 9th, 50 fly 6th
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Lundquist sets U.S. record
23-second barrier broken in 100 fly
BY ADAM GREENE, sports@knoxnews.com
Those watching at the Southern Zone Eastern Sectional Championships on Saturday were stunned after Bryan Lundquist's performance in the men's 100-meter butterfly, but not for the right reasons.
Lundquist had just finished in last place at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatics Center. Only his club coach and family in attendance knew what he had truly accomplished. Lundquist's 50-meter time of 22.91 seconds at the split was a new United States record and the first American to clock under 23 seconds.
Articled Continued on Knox News...........
Long Course Senior Sectionals 2009
Over fifty teams converged on the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in mid-July for the Speedo Championship Series Senior Sectional Meet. Senior Sectionals is a meet designed to host the best swimming in our region from the states of Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Illinois, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and parts of Florida.
Forty-four teams scored points at the meet with the home team Pilot Aquatic finishing 3rd in team standings overall. A new American Record was set in the 50 meter butterfly with a time of 22.91 by Bryan Lundquist of Stingray Aquatics (GA). Thirty PACK swimmers competed in the meet, many of which achieving best times and improved racing strategies throughout the entire meet.
Quote from Jim Rumbaugh, head coach, "
For some, this meet was fully tapered and rested meet, and for others, a preparation meet for Junior Nationals held later this summer in Federal Way, WA." Congratulations to all Pilot Swimmers for their accomplishments, and good luck to those preparing for future championship meets. GO PACK!!!
Gaylor wins 800 free at Zones
Bearden junior off to U.S. Open
BY ADAM GREENE sports@knoxnews.com
Division I and Division II college swimmers were in the pool at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus Thursday.
However, a rising junior from Bearden High School won the gold medal in the men's 800-meter freestyle at the Speedo Champions Series Southern Zone Eastern Sectional Swim Meet.
John Paul Gaylor beat his career-best time from a year ago by nearly six seconds and his next-closest competitor, Baylor Swim Club's Nathan Vredeveld, by more than four seconds to win in 8 minutes, 20.53 seconds. While Gaylor may have surprised some of his collegiate opponents, no one was more shocked than Gaylor.
Articled Continued on Knox News...........
Pilot Aquatics: Big Fish in Marlin Waters
Twenty-nine members and three coaches of Pilot Aquatics participated in the summer team trip to Cincinnati last weekend. Over 600 swimmers participated in the three day (prelims/finals) TYR Sport Summer Classic, hosted by the Cincinnati Marlins, and included teams from all over Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
“This was a great opportunity for our team to show their stuff against some good competition out of our own LSC. The competition was also really beneficial in pushing us to better our times and racing strategies, and I feel we really made our presence known with a small portion of our team,” Coach Andy Wagner said.
Many PACK members swam lifetime best times and obtained qualifying times for Southeastern Longcourse Championships held in Nashville later this month. The list of PACK athletes who qualified include:
Ben Absher, Anna Banick, Kate Banick, Mary Margaret Banick, Kate Caldwell, Brandon Calfee, Ashley Darby, Simone Digby, Allison Fowler, Rachel Fowler, Emily Galdun, Mallory Gardner, Alex Holston, Ross Holston, Nick Lambson, Bryar Long, Josh Lucheon, Bethany McNabb, Kaitlyn McNabney, Ben Myhre, John Myhre, Fallon Parker, Kaylie Rasnick, Andrew Spencer, Adam Thomas, Samantha Walker, Camilla Wang, Natalie Widmer, Conny Zhao
The team also spent the day at King’s Island for the final day of their trip. The theme park features over 80 rides, 15 of which are roller coasters. After everything was done, PACK swimmers returned home successful and slightly sunburned from a fun weekend in southern Ohio. Special thanks to all swimmers, coaches, chaperones and parents who made this trip a success! Pilot’s next invitational will be held this coming weekend at Baylor in Chattanooga. GO PACK!
Team Results, Full Meet Results
AW 07-09-09
Volunteer Invitational- June 11th-14th 2009
Pilot Aquatic Club hosted its Volunteer Senior Invitational last weekend at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. The meet consisted of a plethora of club swimming teams from all over the eastern United States. H2Okies(VT), Virginia Aquatics(UVA), Athens Bulldog Aquatics(UGA), Irish Aquatics(ND), Club Wolverine(Michigan), Tennessee Aquatics(UT), Swim Atlanta, Stingray Aquatics, Barracuda Aquatics, Magnus Aquatic Group, Saluki Swim Club, New Canaan YMCA Caimans, SO YMCA (FL), New South Aquatics, and the home team Pilot Aquatic Club were all featured in the invitational.
The meet also featured several USA National team members: Peter Vanderkaay(CW), Alex Vanderkaay(CW), Matt Patton(CW), Davis Tarwater (TENN), and Christine Magnunson (TENN) along with many Junior National and Senior Sectional qualifiers appeared at the Volunteer Invitational. “It was a successful meet for us as a team.” Coach Jim Rumbaugh said. “ The meet went very smoothly, and that there was a lot of good competition in the pool to offer everyone that participated. I anticipate this meet growing into a very fast event in future years.”
The Pilot Seniors swam very well throughout the entire meet, coming back much faster in most evening finals swims. Pilot swimmers that achieved best times:
Matt Absher – 200 free, 400 free, 200 fly, 400 IM Hayden Baker-100 fr, 200 fr, 400 fr, 200 fly
Meg Beasley – 200 free, 100 back, 100 fly
O’Neill Bergeron – 50 free, 100 free
Laurel Chaney – 200 IM
Jenny Darby –100 free, 200 free, 400 free
Nicki Galler –100 fr, 200 fr, 100 fl, 200 fl, 200 IM
John Paul Gaylor – 200 free, 400 free
Ally Hardesty –100 fr, 200 fr, 400 fr, 100 bk
Kennedy Higdon –200 breast
Chris Kelly – 200 free, 400 free
Jake Lucheon – 50 free
Zach Mason – 100 fly
Ben Myhre – 400 free
Evan Pinion–200 fr, 400 fr, 1500 fr, 200 bk, 200 fl Hannah Pinion – 200 free
Dylan Rasnick- 1500 free, 200 IM
Cliff Robins-100 fly
Kelly Tannhauser- 400 fr, 200 bk, 200 fl, 200 IM
Madison Thomas – 50 free, 200 free,
Mike Zaczyk- 200 free, 100 back, 200 back
Pilot Aquatics is now preparing for Senior Sectionals, a meet held here in Knoxville, the week of July 16th-19th at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center. The Eastern Southern Sectional Zone team for PACK-Summer 2009:
Ben Absher, Matt Absher, Caleb Allen Paige Ayres, Hayden Baker, O’Neill Bergeron, Audrey Brown, Louis Bunch, Kate Caldwell, Laurel Chaney, Jenny Darby, Emily Galdun, Nicki Galler, John Paul Gaylor, Ally Hardesty, Cameron Higdon, Kennedy Higdon, Jace Howanitz, Katie Keel, Chris Kelly, Jake Lucheon, Zach Mason, Ben Myhre, Evan Pinion, Hannah Pinion, Dylan Rasnick, Cliff Robins, Nathan Smith, Kelly Tannhauser, Jacob Taylor, Madison Thomas, Lexi Tutor, Mia Wallace, Alex Ward, Stephanie Ward,
Mike Zaczyk
Special thanks to all swimmers, parents, and friends who participated in helping run the 2009 Volunteer Senior Invitational! Your contributions allowed for a successful meet for everyone. Thank you for all your help.
AW-06-22-09
Scenic City in Chattnooga-
Mild Weather but Raging Water!
With our small crew of 18 swimmers every swimmer achieved two or more best times. Way to go. 100% LTB's!!! These swimmers achieved 17 new or improved Southeastern cut times. Ethan Sanders led the Southestern crew with 8 new cut times, 50 & 100 Breast, 50 Free & 200 Free, 50 Back.
Congratulations also for earning a spot on our Southeastern Championship team: Mallory Gardner-50 Free, Nick Lambson-400 Free, Bethany McNabb-50 Fly, Trecy Rochelle-50 Fly, 50 & 100 Fly, Owen Sanders-50 Fly, Addison Smith 50 Fly, Quinn Smith 50 Fly, Adam Thomas 100 Fly, Natalie Widmer- 50 Free.
Our Best Time Achievers:
| James Bretscher Ashley Darby Mary Kate Darby Michael Darby Wilson Ekern Mallory Gardner Nick Lambson Bethany McNabb Macy Neros |
Trecy Rochelle Ethan Sanders Lindsay Sanders Owen Sanders Addison Smith Quinn Smith Adam Thomas Olivia Whillock Natalie Widmer |
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Way to go Pilot!
JB-06-22-09
PACK Fuels the Fire in Hotlanta
Pilot Aquatic Club Seniors attended the Betsy Dubar Invitational in Atlanta, Ga his past weekend with three major goals in mind: Swim as fast as possible, make adjustments where needed from the PACK Invitational, and have some fun.
Head Coach Jim Rumbaugh was pleased with the team’s progress over the past two weeks:
“The kids are showing good progress in the learning process and adjusting to mistakes they’ve made in the past. Most of the team’s swims were good improvements. And even though they are tired, we’re already starting to swim faster with new technique. ”
The team also took part in quite a few activities while staying in Atlanta. The team had dinner at Dave and Busters, a restaurant that serves everything from wings to steak, and provides interactive and video gaming as part of the entertainment.
Following the Sunday session of the meet, the team hiked Stone Mountain. Stone Mountain is one of the largest exposed pieces of granite in the world, and also serves as a memorial to three figures of the Confederate States of America which are carved in the side of the mountain: Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis.
The team finished up the trip with a trip to Six Flags over Georgia. It was a perfect day for attending a theme park, as there were almost no lines to wait in. As a result everyone was able to ride many rides more than once and experience a lot of the park in one day’s time.
Pilot Aquatic Club is now looking forward to its Senior Invitational, hosted here in Knoxville from June 11th through the 14th at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center.
AW-06-22-09