Big splash for Saipan swimmers in Guam

For the first time in almost 20 years the Guam Swim League changed the format of the Championship meets, and that change was to combine the C and B Champs into one competition, mainly due to the small number of swimmers with especially C times.

This is the meet where swimmers try to reach the highest level of competition at the A Champs which will be held April 27-29, 2001 on Guam.

One last effort for swimmers to qualify for that meet was the combined C and B Championships held on Guam over the weekend, March 9-10, 2001.

Participation of swimmers from Saipan to the qualifying competition in Guam was made possible through the support and sponsorship of Continental Airlines and Royal Orchid Hotel.

Fifteen swimmers from Saipan flew to Guam with their parents to improve their best times. They swam between four and five events each and all swam mostly their PB’s.

Five swimmers earned A times, Minerva Cabrera (2), Natasha Good (3), Seiji Hirabayashi (1), Nina Mosley (4), and Katie Nicholls (2).

First year swimmers Tyler and Mitchell Sinclair, Michael Kim, Alex Hernandez, Taylor Dunlap, Efrain P. Camacho and Cooper Graf swam very well, swimming PB’s and several made B times.

Seiji Hirabayashi, 10 years old, swam an excellent time in his 100 Breastroke, swimming with the 14 and unders in the AA time of 1:46.99.

Since this was a C and B Champs combined meet, there were separated High Point Awards for C Champs and another for B Champs.

Winners for the C Champs were 10 years and under Taylor Dunlap, 3rd place, 12 and unders Minerva Cabrera 1st and Nina Mosley 2nd, and Alex Negrete 1st and Michael Kim 2nd. Winners for the B Champs were 8 and unders Tyler Sinclair 1st, 12 and unders, Natasha Good 1st and Nina Mosley 2nd, and John Cabildo 2nd and Alex Hernandez 2nd place.

Results Of The Competition

8 Years And Under

• Cooper Graf: 100 Free 1:57.65 5th, 200 Free 4:18.15 1st, 50 Bk 1:07.85 5th, 50 Free 56.33 5th.

• Tyler Sinclair: 100 Free 2:16.45 10th, 50Br 1:04.75 1st B, 200 Fr 5:02.95 2nd, 50 Bk 1:08.95 7th, and 50 Fr 59.47 7th.

10 Years And Under

• Taylor Dunlap: 100 Fr 1:57.32 3rd, 50 Br 1:05.96 2nd, 200 Fr 4:09.53 6th, 50 Bk 59.95 4th, 50 Fr 52.96 3rd.

• Seiji Hirabayashi: 100 Fr 1:36.26 2nd B, 100 Br 1:46.99 1st, AA, 200 Fr 3:25.93 2nd B, 50 Bk 51.02 3rd B, and 50 free 42.33 2nd B.

• Mitchel Sinclair: 100 Fr 1:57.78 4th, 50 Br 58.77 3rd, 200 IM 4:33.36 2nd, 50 Bk 1:02.99 5th, 50 Fr 49.31 1st.

12 Years And Under

• John Cabildo: 400 Fr 6:59.64 1st B, 100 Fr 1:30.68 3rd B, 50 Br 51.64 3rd B, 200 IM 3:42.49 1st B, 50 Fr 40.86 2nd B.

• Minerva Cabrera: 400 Fr 6:15.15 2nd B, 100 Fr 1:22.89 2nd A, 200 Fr 3:00.56 3rd A, 50 Fly 45.77 2nd B, 800 Fr 12:58.87 A.

• Efrain P. Camacho: 50 Br DQ, 200 IM 4:04.52 2nd, 50 Bk 55.38 5th, 50 Fr 45.03 3rd.

• Natasha Good: 400 Fr 6:02.74 1st A, 50 Br 50.06 1st A, 200 Fr 2:54.30 1st A, 50 Fly 47.18 3rd B, 800 Fr 12:57.81 A.

• Alex Hernandez: 100 Fr 1:29.99 2nd B, 50 Br 50.38 1st B, 200 Fr 3:26.72 3rd, 50 Bk 53.59 4th, 50 Fr 40.87 2nd B.

• Michael Kim: 100 Fr 1:28.86 2nd B, 50 Br 51.72 4th B, 200 IM 3:39.49 1st B, 50 Fly 46.18 1st B, 50 Bk 53.45 3rd.

• Nina Mosley: 40 Fr 6:12.94 1st A, 100 Fr 1:19.84 1st A, 200 Fr 2:58.18 2nd A, 50 Fly 47.20 4th B, 50 Bk 45.49 1st A.

• Alex Negrete: 100 Fr 1:26.40 1st B, 200 Fr 3:11.95 2nd B, 50 Fly 56.16 2nd, 50 Bk 50.83, 50 Fr 39.06 1st B.

• Andi Negrete: 100 Fr 1:32.22 5th B, 200 IM 3:41.80 2nd B, 50 Bk 59.34 2nd, 50 Fr 40.43 1st B.

• Katie Nicholls: 50 Br 1:01.46 1st, 200 IM 3:22.52 1st A, 50 Fly 40.66 1st A, 800 Fr 12.39 1st A.