NCSA Junior Nationals Orlando, Florida March 22-26, 2005

Team Scores           High Points
Marlins Recap          Marlins Time Trials          Pictures

Marlins Recap:

Saturday, March 26th:

** Daniel Simco qualified 23rd in the 50 backstroke (25.10) and finished 21st (25.02)
** Tristan Hastings swam the 50 backstroke (25.95) and the 200 IM (1:56.93)
** Bradley Mitchell qualified 11th in the 200 IM (1:55.30) and finished 9th with a US Open time of 1:52.84.
           (Team Record) - He also swam the 100 free (22.09)
** Caren Guyett finished 7th and qualified for World Championships Trials in the 1650 free (16:44.58 -
          Team Record - NAG Top 16). Caren also swam  the 200 IM (2:10.08)
** Meredith Bannon swam the 200 IM (2:12.74 - personal best) and the 50 free (26.35)
** Steffi Niessl swam the 50 free (25.20)
** Women 400 Medley Relay (Kim Tracey, Meredith Bannon, Steffi Niessl, Caren Guyett):
           20th place - 3:56.62 - Team Record
** Men 400 Medley Relay (Daniel Simco, Bradley Mitchell, David Ballinger, Tristan Hastings):
           5th place - 3:27.65 - Team Record
Marlins Finish 11th (out of 125 team scoring) with a combined team score of 137.50 points

Friday, March 25th:

** Bradley Mitchell qualified 3rd in the 100 breast (56.84) and finished 3rd with 56.12 (team record
          - Metropolitan Swimming Record). He also swam the 100 butterfly (54.73)
** Caren Guyett qualified 16th in the 500 free (4:56.49) and finished 13th with a personal best time
          of 4:55.64 (team record)
** Daniel Simco swam the 100 backstroke (53.88) and the 100 butterfly (54.83)
** Tristan Hastings swam the 100 backstroke (55.09)
** Kim Holden swam the 100 backstroke (1:01.45)
** Meredith Bannon set a new team record in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.32)
** Steffi Niessl swam the 100 butterfly (58.64)
** Men 400 Free Relay (Bradley Mitchell, Simon Hammer,  David Ballinger, Tristan Hastings ):
          21st place - 3:12.51
Marlins are in 19th place combined team scoring after the first 4 days with 74 points

Thursday, March 24th:

** Bradley Mitchell qualified 3rd in the 50 breast (26.48) and finished 5th with 26.44 (team record).
          He swam the 400 IM in a NCSA Junior National and personal best time of 4:08.02
** Tristan Hastings swam the 400 IM in a NCSA Junior National and personal best time of 4:07.20
          He also swam the 200 free in a personal best time of 1:43.89
** Steffi Niessl set a 13-14 girls team record in the 50 fly (26.95)
** Kim Holden swam the 50 fly (28.21)
** Meredith Bannon set a new team record in the 50 breaststroke (30.52) and reset the record in a
          swim-off for second alternate (30.39)
** Caren Guyett swam the 200 free (1:54.72) and the 400 IM (4:32.67)
Marlins are in 18th place combined team scoring after the first 3 days with 54 points

Wednesday, March 23rd:

** Bradley Mitchell qualified 4th in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.20) but finished in 1st place
          with a personal best time of 2:01.69 (team record - Metropolitan Swimming Record)
          Bradley will swim the this even in April at the World Championships Trials in Indianapolis.
** Meredith Bannon set a team record with a personal best time in the 200 breaststroke at
          prelims (2:22.10).
** Caren Guyett swam a NCSA Junior National Time in the 100 free with a personal best
          time of 52.86 - She also swam the 200 breaststroke (2:26.66).
** Daniel Simco swam a personal best time in the 100 free (50.05) in the prelims.
** Tristan Hastings swam the 200 breaststroke (2:11.28) and 200 backstroke (2:00.87)
** Steffi Niessl swam the 200 backstroke (2:12.52)
** Kim Holden also swam the 200 backstroke (2:15.65)
** Men 200 Free Relay (Simon Hammer, Tristan Hastings, David Ballinger, Bradley Mitchell):
          15th place - 1:27.49
Marlins are in 16th place combined team scoring after the first 2 days with 40 points

Tuesday, March 22nd:

** Caren Guyett finished 12th in the 1000 free 10:04.91 - Team Record
           (her 500 split is a team record: 4:56.80)
** Women 200 Medley Relay (Kim Tracey, Meredith Bannon, Steffi Niessl, Caren Guyett):
           27th place - 1:49.02 - Team Record
** Men 200 Medley Relay (Daniel Simco, Bradley Mitchell, David Ballinger, Simon Hammer):
          11th place - 1:36.78
Marlins are in 20th place combined team scoring after the first day with 17 points

Marlins Time Trials

** David Ballinger swam the 200 fly (1:59.21) and the 100 fly (53.18)
** Simon Hammer swam the 200 breaststroke (2:11.47) and the 100 breaststroke (1:00.04)
** Kim Holden swam the 100 fly (1:01.97) and the 100 back (1:00.20)
** Kim Tracey swam the 100 fly twice (1:01.71) and (1:00.20)