The Aurora Swim Team captured a decisive team victory in the Junior Olympic swim championships last weekend at the Bartlett High pool.
The Anchorage team piled up 4,663 points to easily outdistance the Southeast Alaska Swim Team of Juneau, second with 3,840 points, and the Northern Lights Swim Club of Anchorage, third with 3,644 points.
Matthew Summers of the Aurora team and Margot Adams of the Northern Lights team emerged as the big individual winners with six victories apiece in the 15-and-over age group.
In girls 13-14 competition, Mary Uselmann of the Northern Lights team claimed five individual victories, and Louis Belley of the Southeast team took four event wins in the boys 13-14 competition.
The three-day meet attracted hundreds of swimmers from across the state.
Speedo/Alaska Junior Olympic Championships
Team scores
1. Aurora Swim Team 4,663; 2. Southeast Alaska Swim Team 3,840.5; 3. Northern Lights Swim Club 3,644.5; 4. Kodiak Kingfishers Swim Team 2,534; 5. Knik Swim Club 1,121; 6. Midnight Sun Swim Team 1,036; 7. Stingray Swim Team 530; 8. Seward Tsunami Swim Club 391; 9. Chugiak Aquatics Club 365; 10. North Pole Aquatic Club 342; 11. Soldotna Silver Salmon 297; 12. Kachemak Swim Club 202; 13. Viking Swim Club 195; 14. Peninsula Piranhas Swim Team 185; 15. Wasilla Waves Swim Club 138; 16. Alaska Pacific Swim Club 129; 17. Haines Dolphins Swim Team 103; 18. Stingray Swim Team 94; 19. Sockeye Swim League 59; 20. Cordova Iceworms (unattached) 52; 21. Anchorage YMCA 45; 22. Valdez Torpedoes Swim Club 44; 23. Cordova Iceworms 30; 24. USO 15; 25. Elmendorf Penguins 13.
All Distances in Yards
Girls 13-14 (top 3 finishers)
200 freestyle -- 1, Uselmann, Mary, NLSC, 1:58.21. 2, Kelly, Ciera, SEAK, 1:59.19. 3, Adams, Victoria, NLSC, 1:59.48.
200 breast stroke -- 1, Wray, Kari, AST, 2:27.03. 2, Ross, Taylor, AST, 2:37.42. 3, Jones, Sammye, KKF, 2:40.12.
400 medley relay-- 1) Aurora Swim Team (Husa, Wray, Wilcox, Cvancara), 4:14.02; 2) Northern Lights Swim Club, 4:14.23; 3) Southeast Alaska Swim Team, 4:23.52.
200 butterfly -- 1, Uselmann, Mary, NLSC, 2:13.56. 2, Wilcox, Jennifer, AST, 2:13.61. 3, Kelly, Ciera, SEAK, 2:18.30.
200 IM -- 1, Wray, Kari, AST, 2:11.18. 2, Adams, Victoria, NLSC, 2:12.12. 3, Wilcox, Jennifer, AST, 2:12.31.
1,650 freestyle -- 1) Wilcox, Jennifer, AST, 18:45.92; 2) Mondl, Kaitlyn, KNIK, 19:44.34; 3) Tuccillo, Marlana, NLSC, 19:52.66.
200 backstroke -- 1, Adams, Victoria, NLSC, 2:08.71. 2, Wray, Kari, AST, 2:09.75. 3, Lindquist, Tahna, KKF, 2:16.63.
50 freestyle -- 1, Uselmann, Mary, NLSC, 24.49. 2, Kelly, Ciera, SEAK, 24.85. 3, Hughes, Ila, KKF, 25.13
500 freestyle -- 1, Lindquist, Tahna, KKF, 5:24.15. 2, Wilcox, Jennifer, AST, 5:25.46. 3, Hughes, Ila, KKF, 5:37.63.
400 freestyle relay -- 1, Northern Lights Swim Club (Adams, Victoria 14, Hodgson, Joley 13, Tuccillo, Marlana 14, Uselmann, Mary 14), 3:46.45. 2, Southeast Alaska Swim Team 3:48.62. 3, Kodiak Kingfishers Swim Team, 3:52.81.
200 medley relay -- 1, Northern Lights Swim Club (Adams, Victoria 14, Tuccillo, Marlana 14, Uselmann, Mary 14, Hodgson, Joley 13), 1:54.88. 2, Aurora Swim Team, 1:56.73. 3, Southeast Alaska Swim Team, 1:58.44.
100 freestyle -- 1, Uselmann, Mary, NLSC, 53.67. 2, Kelly, Ciera, SEAK, 53.95. 3, Adams, Victoria, NLSC, 54.34.
100 backstroke -- 1, Adams, Victoria, NLSC, 58.61. 2, Wray, Kari, AST, 1:01.25. 3, Lindquist, Tahna, KKF, 1:03.18.
100 breast stroke -- 1, Wray, Kari, AST, 1:07.70. 2, Hood, Martha, SST, 1:11.75. 3, Jones, Sammye, KKF, 1:12.68.
400 IM -- 1, Wilcox, Jennifer, AST, 4:47.71. 2, Lindquist, Tahna, KKF, 4:51.09. 3, Wray, Kari, AST, 4:54.29.
100 butterfly -- 1, Uselmann, Mary, NLSC, 59.18. 2, Kelly, Ciera, SEAK, 59.36. 3, Adams, Victoria, NLSC, 1:01.01.
200 freestyle relay -- 1, Northern Lights Swim Club (Adams, Victoria 14, Hodgson, Joley 13, Tuccillo, Marlana 14, Uselmann, Mary 14), 1:41.43. 2, Southeast Alaska Swim Team, 1:42.59. 3, Kodiak Kingfishers Swim Team, 1:47.26.
1,000 freestyle -- 1, Lindquist, Tahna, KKF, 11:14.39. 2, Barnwell, Isabel, STSC, 11:40.24. 3, Mertz, Haley, SEAK, 11:56.80.
Boy 13-14 (top 3)
1,650 freestyle-- 1) Smith, Michael, KKF, 18:13.27; 2) Summers, Michael, AST, 18:44.77; 3) Nicholson, Ryan, MSST, 18:59.44.
400 medley relay-- 1) Southeast Alaska Swim Team (Belley, Swanson, Fox, Walsh), 4:00.26; 2) Midnight Sun Swim Team, 4:19.43. 3, Kodiak Kingfishers Swim Team, 4:21.41.
200 IM -- 1, Swanson, Jonah, SEAK, 2:10.17. 2, Belley, Louis, SEAK, 2:10.36. 3, Fox, Kenny, SEAK, 2:14.70.
200 backstroke -- 1, Belley, Louis, SEAK, 2:11.28. 2, Walsh, Calvin, SEAK, 2:12.54. 3, Jester, Tyler, KKF, 2:14.90.
200 butterfly -- 1, Cockreham, Paul, CAC, 2:20.55. 2, Nicholson, Ryan, MSST, 2:21.33. 3, White, Thomas, NPAC, 2:27.84.
50 freestyle -- 1, Swanson, Jonah, SEAK, 24.14. 2, Marquez, Luis, MSST, 24.20. 3, Fox, Kenny, SEAK, 24.27.
500 freestyle -- 1, Walsh, Calvin, SEAK, 5:21.46. 2, Summers, Michael, AST, 5:22.03. 3, Smith, Michael, KKF, 5:23.17.
200 medley relay -- 1, Southeast Alaska Swim Team (Belley, Louis 13, Swanson, Jonah 14, Fox, Kenny 13, Walsh, Calvin 14), 1:49.30. 2, Midnight Sun Swim Team, 1:55.08. 3, Kodiak Kingfishers Swim Team, 1:57.12.
100 freestyle -- 1, Swanson, Jonah, SEAK, 52.20. 2, Walsh, Calvin, SEAK, 52.67. 3, Fox, Kenny, SEAK, 53.24.
200 breast stroke -- 1, Belley, Louis, SEAK, 2:27.52. 2, Swanson, Jonah, SEAK, 2:28.59. 3, Chen, Richard, MSST, 2:30.93.
400 freestyle relay -- 1, Southeast Alaska Swim Team (Belley, Louis 13, Fox, Kenny 13, Walsh, Calvin 14, Swanson, Jonah 14), 3:32.06. 2, Midnight Sun Swim Team, 3:43.17. 3, Aurora Swim Team, 3:43.81.
100 backstroke -- 1, Belley, Louis, SEAK, 1:00.76. 2, Fox, Kenny, SEAK, 1:01.97. 3, Steger, Eddie, NLSC, 1:02.23.
200 freestyle relay -- 1, Southeast Alaska Swim Team (Belley, Louis 13, Walsh, Calvin 14, Fox, Kenny 13, Swanson, Jonah 14), 1:37.32. 2, Midnight Sun Swim Team, 1:41.73. 3, Aurora Swim Team, 1:41.93.
400 IM -- 1, Marquez, Luis, MSST, 4:44.01. 2, Belley, Louis, SEAK, 4:48.59. 3, Fox, Kenny, SEAK, 4:50.96.
200 freestyle -- 1, Walsh, Calvin, SEAK, 1:53.69. 2, Marquez, Luis, MSST, 1:57.00. 3, Fox, Kenny, SEAK, 1:57.15.
100 breast stroke -- 1, Belley, Louis, SEAK, 1:08.35. 2, Hollinger, Michael, PPST, 1:10.09. 3, Cockreham, Paul, CAC, 1:10.81.
100 butterfly -- 1, Hollinger, Michael, PPST, 59.29. 2, Fox, Kenny, SEAK, 59.32. 3, Marquez, Luis, MSST, 1:00.38.
1,000 freestyle -- 1, Smith, Michael, KKF, 10:58.74. 2, Walsh, Calvin, SEAK, 11:13.63. 3, Summers, Michael, AST, 11:18.45.
Girls 15 and over (top 3)
400 medley relay -- 1, Northern Lights Swim Club A (Adams, Margot 16, Kirk, Christine 16, Cavanaugh, Jesikah 15, Dalton, Katy 16), 4:09.67. 2, Northern Lights Swim Club B, 4:14.00. 3, Kodiak Kingfishers Swim Team, 4:17.54.
200 IM -- 1, Wray, Nikki, AST, 2:10.97. 2, Clark, Auri, SEAK, 2:15.35. 3, Bowen, Olivia, SSS, 2:17.10.
200 backstroke-- 1, Adams, Margot, NLSC, 2:09.20. 2, Wray, Nikki, AST, 2:10.63. 3, Bowen, Olivia, SSS, 2:15.10.
200 butterfly -- 1, Cavanaugh, Jesikah, NLSC, 2:12.22. 2, Iverson, Jordan, NLSC, 2:15.29. 3, Clark, Auri, SEAK, 2:22.06.
50 freestyle -- 1, Adams, Margot, NLSC, 25.27. 2, Barria-Collins, Karina, NLSC, 25.29. 3, Bowen, Olivia, SSS, 25.39.
500 freestyle -- 1, Caldwell, Jordyn, KNIK, 5:15.75. 2, Wray, Nikki, AST, 5:15.97. 3, Iverson, Jordan, NLSC, 5:20.42.
100 freestyle -- 1, Adams, Margot, NLSC, 53.94. 2, Caldwell, Jordyn, KNIK, 54.70. 3, Bowen, Olivia, SSS, 55.40.
100 backstroke -- 1, Adams, Margot, NLSC, 59.69. 2, Bowen, Olivia, SSS, 1:01.64. 3, Clark, Auri, SEAK, 1:02.68.
400 freestyle relay -- 1, Northern Lights Swim Club (Adams, Margot 16, Cavanaugh, Jesikah 15, Dalton, Katy 16, Kirk, Christine 16), 3:45.03. 2, Kodiak Kingfishers Swim Team, 3:48.51. 3, Aurora Swim Team, 3:48.71.
200 medley relay -- 1, Northern Lights Swim Club (Adams, Margot 16, Kirk, Christine 16, Cavanaugh, Jesikah 15, Barria-Collins, Karina 16), 1:54.01. 2, Kodiak Kingfishers Swim Team, 1:57.93. 3, Aurora Swim Team, 1:58.61.
200 breast stroke -- 1, Wray, Nikki, AST, 2:25.28. 2, Griffing, Laura, KKF, 2:31.77. 3, O'Donoghue, Kira, SST, 2:34.03.
1,000 freestyle -- 1, Caldwell, Jordyn, KNIK, 10:55.96. 2, Iverson, Jordan, NLSC, 10:57.58. 3, Perkins, Shelby, MSST, 11:17.28.
100 butterfly-- 1, Adams, Margot, NLSC, 58.24. 2, Caldwell, Jordyn, KNIK, 59.55. 3, Cavanaugh, Jesikah, NLSC, 59.62.
200 freestyle-- 1, Adams, Margot, NLSC, 1:57.29. 2, Wray, Nikki, AST, 1:58.27. 3, Dalton, Katy, NLSC, 2:01.07.
400 IM -- 1, Wray, Nikki, AST, 4:39.61. 2, Caldwell, Jordyn, KNIK, 4:44.10. 3, Iverson, Jordan, NLSC, 4:47.60.
1,650 freestyle-- 1) Caldwell, Jordyn, KNIK, 18:10.00; 2) Iverson, Jordan, NLSC, 18:11.63; 3) Perkins, Shelby, MSST, 19:13.12.
200 freestyle relay -- 1, Northern Lights Swim Club (Barria-Collins, Karina 16, Iverson, Hannah 18, Kirk, Christine 16, Adams, Margot 16), 1:41.70. 2, Kodiak Kingfishers Swim Team, 1:44.50. 3, Aurora Swim Team, 1:45.63.
100 breast stroke -- 1, Griffing, Laura, KKF, 1:07.65. 2, Wray, Nikki, AST, 1:08.67. 3, O'Donoghue, Kira, SST, 1:09.62.
Boys 15 & Over (top 3)
1,650 freestyle -- 1) Ursin, Jackson, AST, 17:09.80; 2) Ross, Simon, AST, 17:23.24; 3) Wilcox, David, AST, 17:46.97.
400 medley relay -- 1, Aurora Swim Team (Summers, Matthew 17, Schulte, Jay 17, Wilcox, David 16, Kowalewski, Adam 17), 3:36.18. 2, Northern Lights Swim Club, 3:41.14. 3, Aurora Swim Team, 3:45.65.
200 IM -- 1, Summers, Matthew, AST, 1:54.77. 2, Schulte, Jay, AST, 1:58.75. 3, Heaven, Winter, PPST, 1:58.83.
200 backstroke -- 1, Macinko, Nando, KKF, 2:01.08. 2, Hamilton, Blake, HDST, 2:01.94. 3, Chan, Cory, AST, 2:05.80.
200 butterfly -- 1, Mickelson, Tyler, SEAK, 1:56.02. 2, Summers, Matthew, AST, 1:56.26. 3, Heaven, Winter, PPST, 1:56.28.
50 freestyle -- 1, Frey, Jeff, NLSC, 21.72. 2, Vandermeer, Drew, MSST, 21.88. 3, Adams, Wyatt, NLSC, 21.90.
500 freestyle -- 1, Summers, Matthew, AST, 4:43.53. 2, Ross, Simon, AST, 4:57.79. 3, Martinez, Phillip, MSST, 4:58.02.
400 freestyle relay -- 1, Northern Lights Swim Club (Frey, Jeff 17, Wooten, Shawn 17, Rockwell, Ben 17, Adams, Wyatt 18), 3:12.84. 2, Aurora Swim Team, 3:14.49. 3, Aurora Swim Team, 3:25.74.
200 medley relay -- 1, Aurora Swim Team (Summers, Matthew 17, Schulte, Jay 17, Wilcox, David 16, Kowalewski, Adam 17), 1:38.13. 2, Northern Lights Swim Club, 1:39.23. 3, Aurora Swim Team, 1:42.99.
100 freestyle -- 1, Heaven, Winter, PPST, 47.07. 2, Vandermeer, Drew, MSST, 47.12. 3, Adams, Wyatt, NLSC, 47.53.
200 breast stroke -- 1, Summers, Matthew, AST, 2:13.55. 2, Sandstrom, Joe, AST, 2:15.37. 3, Martinez, Phillip, MSST, 2:18.40.
100 backstroke -- 1, Summers, Matthew, AST, 53.79. 2, Heaven, Winter, PPST, 54.44. 3, Vandermeer, Drew, MSST, 54.73.
400 IM -- 1, Summers, Matthew, AST, 4:06.99. 2, Schulte, Jay, AST, 4:15.88. 3, Martinez, Phillip, MSST, 4:22.99.
200 freestyle relay -- 1, Northern Lights Swim Club (Adams, Wyatt 18, Wooten, Shawn 17, Rockwell, Ben 17, Frey, Jeff 17), 1:26.58. 2, Seward Tsunami Swim Club, 1:35.70. 3, Aurora Swim Team, 1:35.92.
100 breast stroke -- 1, Schulte, Jay, AST, 59.52. 2, Sandstrom, Joe, AST, 1:02.13. 3, Martinez, Phillip, MSST, 1:02.81.
200 freestyle -- 1, Summers, Matthew, AST, 1:42.49. 2, Heaven, Winter, PPST, 1:44.79. 3, Adams, Wyatt, NLSC, 1:45.70.
100 butterfly -- 1, Heaven, Winter, PPST, 51.14. 2, Mickelson, Tyler, SEAK, 52.19. 3, Adams, Wyatt, NLSC, 54.16.
1,000 freestyle -- 1, Ursin, Jackson, AST, 10:24.16. 2, Sandstrom, Joe, AST, 10:33.02. 3, Ross, Simon, AST, 10:33.77.
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