{"id":249257,"date":"2017-03-30T06:06:58","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T20:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=249257"},"modified":"2017-03-30T06:06:58","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T20:06:58","slug":"tsunami-saipan-reigns-supreme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/tsunami-saipan-reigns-supreme\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsunami Saipan reigns supreme"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Ashley Dangol competes in the 100m butterfly event during the 2017 Saipan Swim Club International Meet last Friday at the Kan Pacific Swimming Pool. (Roselyn B. Monroyo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tsunami Swimming Center Saipan recorded seven first place finishes in 12 age group competitions in last week\u2019s 2017 Saipan Swim Club International Meet held at the Kan Pacific Swimming Pool.<\/p>\n

Tsunami Saipan swept the girls and boys U8 division, 9 to 10, and 11 to 12 and topped the girls 13 to 14 age group and had a couple of Top 3 finishers in other categories to earn the most points in the three-day (March 23 to 25) tournament. The Hiro Kimura-coached club collected 1,276 points to beat host SSC (924), Palau (552), Manhoben Swim Club (468.5), Manukai Athletic Club (234.5), Pohnpei Swim Club (210), Dolphin Swim Club (138), and Andersen Marlins (39). Teams received points based on how their swimmers finished in their respective races. Swimmers got as high as nine points and as low as one.<\/p>\n

Maria Batallones and Aasish Dangol gave Tsunami Saipan 63 points apiece as they ruled the U8 division. The 8-year-old Batallones finished ahead of SSC\u2019s Julie Ann Chavez (49) and Manukai\u2019s Sophie Tarr (39) and Anne Kate O\u2019Donell (39). Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Sakura Hara (30), Pohnpei\u2019s Kaylinn Kihleng (19), Manukai\u2019s Sarah O\u2019Donnell (9), and Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Nagisa Litulimar (2) completed the field.<\/p>\n

In the boys U8, Tsunami Saipan had a 1-2 finish with Aasish scoring 63 points and Kouki Watanabe getting 53 to prevail against SSC\u2019s Moshe Sikkel (24), Marlin Chang (23), Michael Miller (16), Yutaka Kadokura (9), and Jorju Sato (2) and teammates Keisuke Asakura (4) and Raven Pascual (2).<\/p>\n

Aasish\u2019s sister, Ashley, also won her age group (girls 9 to 10) after collecting 90 points. Ashley\u2019s fellow Tsunami Saipan member Shoko Litulumar (68) and SSC\u2019s Andrei Kaith Lynn Chavez (47) rounded out the Top 3. Other entries in the division were SSC\u2019s Savita Sikkel (44), Aoi Braxton (16) and Sophia Brasuell (9), Manukai\u2019s Lily Jones (31) and Maeve Robbins (16), and Pohnpei\u2019s Karianne Kihleng (31).<\/p>\n

In the boys 9 to 10 division, Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Isaiah Aleksenko had a convincing win as his 90 points were way ahead of the 70 of Manhoben\u2019s Israel Poppe. Hans Xu (63), another Tsunami Saipan swimmer, finished third and was followed by Manukai\u2019s William O\u2019Donnell (35), SSC\u2019s Takeru Jim (27), Dino Sato (27), and Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Kean Pajarillaga (12), Miguel Bartolata (6), and Shuman Barman (2).<\/p>\n

In the boys 11 to 12 age group, Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Juhn Tenorio won a close fight againts SSC\u2019s Jinnosuke Suzuki with the former getting 86 points against the latter\u2019s 84. Tenorio\u2019s teammate Anthony Camacho-Deleon Guerrero (65) completed the Top 3, while SSC\u2019s Taiyo Akimaru (56) and Akira Kadokura 24), Andersen\u2019s Joe Yang (39), Manhoben\u2019s Carlos Poppe (37.5), Pohpei\u2019s Kyler Kihleng (30), Manukai\u2019s Mac Jones (14), and Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Arman Rechucher (14) competed in the same division.<\/p>\n

In the girls 11 to 12, Tsunami Saipan occupied three of the Top 4 spots with Nanaka Watanabe (90) ranked first and Asaka Litulumar (61) and Ayumi Obligacion (51) placing fourth. Palau\u2019s Klei Andreas (70) and Lolmei Uong (49), Manhoben\u2019s Abigail Harver (32), and SSC\u2019s Jinie Thompson (27) rounded out the group.<\/p>\n

In the girls 13 to 14, Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Sophia Gauran edged teammate Aika Watanabe, 79-75. SSC\u2019s Jin Ju Thompson placed third with her 69, and was followed by Palau\u2019s Ikelau Misech (64), Pohnpei\u2019s Kestera Kihleng (46), Manukai\u2019s Ella Fedenko (42), and SSC\u2019s Jasmin Frink (21).<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, two Palau swimmers made it to the Top 3 in the boys 13 to 14 age group with Noel Keane scoring 83 points to rule the field. His teammate, Malcolm Shae Gaymann (71), was ranked third behind SSC\u2019s Lennosuke Suzuki (78). Tsunami Saipan\u2019s Nelson Batallones (65), Kevin Guerrero (9), and Dan Illahi (7), Manhoben\u2019s Mark Imazu (52) and Christian Harver (33), and SSC\u2019s Taiga Sato (51) also joined the division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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