2016 Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships
July 21 - 24
Nashville, TN
Nineteen TNT swimmers competed at the 2016 Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships, held July 21 - 24 in Nashville, TN. TNT had an outstanding meet, accounting for 1 SES Age Group High Point Champion, 1 SES Zone Team Qualifier, 7 Championship Finalists, 28 New Team Records, 36 Improved Time Standards (3 AAAA, 15 AAA, 11 AA, 5 A, 2 BB) and 80 Improved Times (77% time improvement).
TNT finished 16th place over-all in the combined team scoring with 440 points, out of more than 70 competing teams. TNT also finished 9th place in the combined age group scoring (14 & under) and 5th place in the girls age group scoring.
Southeastern Swimming Age Group
High Point Champion: Levenia Sim,
10 & under girls.
Southeastern Swimming Zone Team
Qualifier: Alyssa Dennis, 11 - 12 girls.
TNT Finalists and Point Scorers:
Levenia Sim, 117 points: 50 back 1st, 100 fly
1st, 200 IM 1st, 100 back 1st, 50 fly 1st, 200
free 2nd; Elizabeth Chen, 73 points: 100 back
5th, 200 IM 7th, 50 breast 8th, 50 back 8th,
50 fly 8th; Alyssa Dennis, 60 points: 50
breast 3rd, 100 breast 3rd, 100 back 5th, 50
back 5th; Trey Sheils, 57 points: 100 breast
3rd, 50 free 3rd, 100 free 5th,100 fly 8th;
William Jameson, 41 points: 50 breast 4th,
100 breast 5th, 50 back 7th; Nic Cockrell, 17
points: 50 back 2nd; Grace Steele, 13 points:
50 fly 6th: Letitia Sim, 12 points: 100 breast
7th; Neely Hegan, 10 points: 50 breast 9th,
100 breast 16th.
Relay Point Scorers: 11 - 12 girls 200 freestyle relay (Kaleigh Spears, Ella McDowell, Alyssa Dennis, Grace Steele) 24 points: 7th place; 11 - 12 girls 200 medley relay (Grace Steele, Alyssa Dennis, Kaleigh Spears, Ella McDowell) 6th place: 26 points.
New Team Records: Nic Cockrell, 50 back 31.02 (old record K. Simpson 31.14 set 7/26/09), Alyssa Dennis, 11-12 girls 50 back 33.19 (tied the old record by Ashley Szydel, set 7/29/08), 50 free 30.22 (old record C. Davis 30.33 set 07/29/04); Neely Hegan, 15 -16 girls 100 breast 1:19.20 (old record N. Hegan 1:23.23 set 4/30/16), 50 free 29.16 (old record N. Hegan 30.11 set 6/3/16), 50 breast 36.53 (old record N. Hegan 37.00 set 6/3/16), 50 breast 35.62 (old record N. Hegan 36.53 set 7/21/16), 200 breast 2:59.27 (old record S. El-Hamaki 3:03.07 set 7/22/10); Ali Helms, 13-14 girls 50 back 33.92 (old record A. Szydel 33.92 set 7/22/10); William Jameson, 50 breast 36.97 (old record A. Szydel 37.01 set 7/22/10); Trey Sheils, 100 breast 13-14 boys 100 breast 1:13.93 (old record 1:16.72 set 6/3/16), 100 breast 1:13.06 (old record T. Sheils 1:13.93 set 7/21/16); Letita Sim, 13-14 girls 50 fly 31.02 (old record A. Szydel 32.59 set 7/22/10), 100 breast 1:19.93 (old record N. Hegan 1:20.70 set 7/17/14), 100 breast 1:19.67 (old record L. Sim 1:19.70 set 7/21/16), 200 breast 2:56.95 (old record N. Hegan 2:58.58 set 7/17/14); Levenia Sim, 9-10 girls 50 back 36.43 (old record L. Sim 37.21 old record 6/17/16), 100 fly 1:13.62 (old record L. Sim 1:14.47 set 6/17/16); 200 IM 2:51.12 (old record L. Sim 2:53.50 set 6/3/16) 100 back 1:19.89 (old record L. Sim 1:22.96 set 6/3/16) 50 fly 32.57 (old record L. Sim 33.49 set 6/17/16); Kristin Stough, 15-16 50 fly 31.13 (old record K. Stough 31.42 set 6/17/16), 50 back 33.05 (old record K. Stough 34.32 set 6/3/16), 100 fly 1:07.08 (old record K. Stough 1:07/17 set 6/17/16). Kaleigh Spears, Ella McDowell, Alyssa Dennis, Grace Steele, 11-12 girls 200 free relay 2:04.25 (old record A. Ramsey, A. Szydel, L. Kinsey, G. Fisk 2:09.08 set 7/19/07), Grace Steele, Alyssa Dennis, Kaleigh Spears, Ella McDowell, 11-12 girls 200 medley relay 2:19.44 (old record A. Ramsey, G, Fisk, A. Szydel, L. Kinsey 2:24.98 set 7/19/07).
Improved Time Standards: Elizabeth Chen, 100 back AAA, 100 fly AAA, 50 back AA, 50 breast AA; Jeff Cockrell, 50 fly A; NIc Cockrell, 200 back AA; Aiden Dennis, 50 back A, 50 fly A, 100 fly BB; Alyssa Dennis, 50 back AAAA, 50 breast AAA, 100 fly AAA, 100 back AAA, 100 breast AAA; Neely Hegan, 100 breast AAA, 200 IM AA; Logan Hunter, 50 breast BB; William Jameson, 50 breast AAA, 50 back AAA, 50 fly AA; Ella McDowell, 50 back AA, 50 free AA, 100 fly A; Trey Sheils, 100 breast AAA, 50 free AAA, 100 back AA; Letitia Sim, 100 breast AAA; Levenia Sim, 200 IM AAAA, 100 back AAAA; Kaleigh Spears, 50 fly AAA, 200 IM AA, 100 fly AA, 50 free A; Grace Steele, 50 back AAA, 50 fly AAA, 100 free AA.
Improved Times: Parker Brandt, 50 fly; Elizabeth Chen, 50 breast, 50 back, 100 fly, 100 back, 50 fly; Jeff Cockrell, 50 fly; Nic Cockrell, 100 back, 50 back, 50 free, 200 back; Aiden Dennis, 200 free, 50 back, 100 fly, 50 fly; Alyssa Dennis, 50 breast, 50 back, 100 fly, 50 free, 100 back, 100 breast; Neely Hegan, 100 b reast, 50 free, 200 IM, 50 breast, 200 breast, 100 fly; Ali Helms, 100 back, 50 back, 50 free, 100 fly; Rawlin Hoffman, 50 back, 50 free, 100 back, 100 breast; Logan Hunter, 50 breast; William Jameson, 50 breast, 50 back, 200 IM, 100 back, 50 fly; Ella McDowell, 50 back, 100 fly, 50 free, 100 back, 50 fly; Trey Sheils, 100 breast, 100 back, 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly; Letitia Sim, 50 fly, 100 breast, 100 free, 200 fly, 200 IM, 200 breast, 100 fl; Levenia Sim, 200 free, 50 back, 100 fly, 200 IM, 100 back, 50 flly; Kaleigh Spears, 50 breast, 50 free, 100 fly, 200 IM, 100 back, 50 fly; Grace Steele, 200 free, 50 back, 100 fly, 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly; Kristin Stough, 50 fly, 50 back, 100 fly; Colin Womack, 50 back, 50 fly.
Special thanks to LaDonna Stough, who made this year's TNT Long Course Southeastern team an exceptional experience for our swimmers, coaches and team families. Thank you also to Chasity Steele for her help with the trip and for putting together our end of season awards program. .
Thank you to Coach Adele, for sharing you experience and positive support of our swimmers at this year's meet both on and off the deck.
Thanks again to Patrick Sim, who chronicled the trip with his excellent photographs of our swimmers and their families.
Finally, thank you to all TNT parents, who comitted the time, effort, and money, to make this trip successful for their swimmer.
Also, your team spirit and support of our swimmers throughout the course of the 4 days in Nashville, contributed to team's over-all success at this championship meet.
Together Everyone Achieves More
