Lightning Sparks Sharks' Performance

SPOKANE — Capturing five Pentathlon medals in Spokane, the SWAC Sharks opened their long course season on May 22 with 15 other swim teams.

Lightning, rain, and white caps in the outdoor pool did not hinder Colton Story (12) from taking home the high point trophy by winning five first place events. Eric Mann (14) placed second overall, winning the 100-meter Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly and second in the 100 Breaststroke and 200 IM.

The SWAC 11-12 girls' hard work in the pool paid off as they finished fourth, fifth, sixth and 10th overall with Hillary Contor placing fourth overall with a drop of 12 seconds in the 100 IM and two seconds in the 100 free (33:66). Meranda Carter (fifth) cut time from four events with a drop of 11 seconds from her 100 IM (3:13:37) Selena Warburton (sixth) dropped 17 seconds from her 100 IM and placed second in the 100 Breaststroke (45:21).

Madison Contor, age 7, placed fourth overall in all five events. Despite the rain pouring in her face, she swam to a 1:03:7 in the 50 Backstroke. Keeley Pearlstein (10) swam a 59:16 in her first outdoor meet in the 50 Fly and dropped one second from her 50 free to place sixth.

Toward the end of April, coach Mike Brosnahan took the Sharks to compete in another Pentathlon at Whitworth College to close their short course season. Eric Mann (14) dropped time in the 100 yard back and breaststroke to win in the 100 free (53:14) and 100 fly (1:00:4) and three second places to win the overall high point medal. Selena Warburton swam improved times in all five events, winning a third in the 100 breaststroke (39:31) and eighth in the 50 back and 100 IM. Samantha Trulock (12) had a four second drop in her 50 fly and improved times in 100 IM, back and breaststroke. Hillary Contor (12) dropped four seconds from her 100 IM (1:17:65) and swam close to her best times in the other four events.

Shannon Curran (11) swam her 50 free in 32.03 and held her position in the other four events.

Cody Oppelt (8) swam his first meet to place sixth in the 25 fly (27.73) and seventh in the 25 free (21.34) and eighth in the back and breaststrokes.

Kevin Woodruff (10) raced to improve his 50 breaststroke by one second to place fifth and swam close to his best times in the other four events.

Landon Blackburn (11) finished his first 50 free with a 42.32.

Mason Foster (11) raced to finish his first 50 fly with a 1:07:31.

Hailey Dunn (6) dropped 2 seconds to finish an amazing fifth in her 25 Back and eighth in the 25 free and breaststroke.

This was Darbey Schrimher's (6) first meet. She raced to a 37.91 in the 25 free and placed ninth in the 25 breaststroke.

Madison Contor (7) had two 10th place finishes and raced close to her best times.

Michelle Rockwell (10) cut an awesome five seconds from her 100 IM and 13 seconds from the 50 back (44.18) to place 16th.

Keeley Pearlstein (10) swam her first meet and clocked in at 37.85 in the 50 free.

Anna Andrazak (9) cut six seconds in the 50 fly (51.04) and two second in the 50 back.

The club travels to Spokane June 12 for their next meet. Contact SWAC if you are interested in becoming part of the swim team.