August 14, 2008

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Federal Way Kings at 2008 LCM Nationals

Ten Federal Way Kings made their way done to Gresham, Oregon for a scorching weekend of swimming and weather from August 14-17 for the USMS LCM Nationals.  The meet was held at the renovated Mt. Hood Community College pool, an outdoor pool in the center of the college.   

The pool was very fast and the weather was very hot.  On Friday it reached 103 degrees, an unexpected temperature for an outdoor meet in the Pacific Northwest.  The bleachers remained in the shade and there was a cool breeze and an indoor pool to help keep cool. 

 The meet was a large meet by Long Course standards, with 1,130 participants, so large in fact that they scratched the sixth event for everyone.  They not only deck seeded the 400, 800 and 1500 distances, they also deck seeded all the 200s, requiring positive check in for those events as well, in the attempt to keep the meet as short as possible.  They pushed back the start time to 7:30am but the meet still lasted until after 8:00 pm each day.  For instance, I was in heat 17 of 22 for the 1500 Freestyle, an event which started at 11:30am, and I swam my heat at 8:30 pm. 

Still, the meet never seemed long, and it gave you a chance to leave and come back, the facility was very spacious, even the warm-up was tolerable.

As was expected, Oregon Masters won the meet, but PNA was in a constant battle for second place with Arizona Masters, finally taking second place with 1,277 points, only 43 more points than Arizona.  PNA was helped by 156 points from Federal Way Kings, who recorded some very fast swims.

Zena Courtney was the pool warrior, swimming five events and all four relays, and turning in some nice 3rd places.  Scott Lautman won both the 100 and 200 Fly events, and also swam all four relays.  John Williams also found himself on some fast relays, winning the Men’s 200 Medley Relay.  Dan Smith had a nice 2nd on his 1500 Free, dropping over 85 seconds.  Steve Freeborn crammed five events and three relays all in two days.  Jessie Hickel also took on the Long Course 200 Fly and placed 7th.  Hugh and Jane Moore were in attendance as well, with Hugh dropping time in both his individual events.

2008 Long Course Nationals Results
Federal Way Kings
Place   Event Gender Age Group Seed Time Final Time Points
Courtney, Zena H         45
7   50  Freestyle Women 45-49 31.79 31.83 4
3   50  Backstroke Women 45-49 35.12 35.85 8
3   100  Backstroke Women 45-49 1:15.58 1:16.14 8
4   200  Backstroke Women 45-49 2:42.68 2:46.77 7
6   200  Individual Medley Women 45-49 2:49.89 2:52.40 5
2   200  Freestyle Relay Women 200-239 2:05.20 2:06.54 4.5
2   200  Medley Relay Women 200-239 2:17.80 2:18.19 4.5
11   200  Freestyle Relay Mixed 200-239 1:52.90 2:06.93  
3   200  Medley Relay Mixed 200-239 2:01.35 2:13.70 4
Hickel, Jessie J         5.5
7   200  Butterfly Women 50-54 3:36.00 3:50.76 4
8   200  Medley Relay Women 200-239 2:49.00 2:47.40 1.5
Moore, Jane A         0
11   400  Freestyle Women 55-59 9:00.00 9:11.76  
Williams, John M         12
18   50  Freestyle Men 40-44 27.90 27.53  
11   100  Freestyle Men 40-44 57.40 58.60  
13   400  Freestyle Men 40-44 4:58.00 4:51.01  
16   50  Butterfly Men 40-44 29.90 29.52  
1   200  Medley Relay Men 120-159 2:01.00 1:59.65 5.5
7   200  Freestyle Relay Men 160-199 1:55.01 1:56.69 2
2   200  Freestyle Relay Mixed 160-199 1:58.27 1:51.63 4.5
Smith, Daniel C         22
2   1500  Freestyle Men 45-49 20:48.91 19:23.54 9
10   50  Breaststroke Men 45-49 35.17 35.42 1
7   100  Breaststroke Men 45-49 1:20.97 1:20.18 4
7   200  Breaststroke Men 45-49 2:57.05 2:57.03 4
7   400  Individual Medley Men 45-49 5:49.35 5:45.06 4
Littlefield, James R         8
10   50  Backstroke Men 45-49 33.50 34.93 1
7   100  Backstroke Men 45-49 1:14.00 1:14.72 4
8   200  Backstroke Men 45-49 2:41.00 2:52.68 3
15   50  Butterfly Men 45-49 30.50 31.53  
Robinson, Dan L         0.5
16   200  Individual Medley Men 50-54 2:50.00 2:44.01  
10   200  Freestyle Relay Men 200-239 2:01.84 1:57.71 0.5
Freeborn, Stephen L         15.5
8   50  Backstroke Men 50-54 32.32 38.03 3
6   200  Backstroke Men 50-54 2:36.72 2:54.46 5
15   50  Butterfly Men 50-54 29.97 30.92  
14   100  Butterfly Men 50-54 1:09.87 1:15.48  
18   200  Individual Medley Men 50-54 2:41.00 2:54.26  
4   200  Freestyle Relay Men 160-199 1:50.37 1:49.84 3.5
11   200  Freestyle Relay Mixed 200-239 1:52.90 2:06.93  
3   200  Medley Relay Mixed 200-239