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USA Swimming has announced the selection of its Scholastic All-America Team for 2007-08.
The selection criteria for first time applicants is much tougher starting this year. Previously, a swimmer
only had to participate in a sectional swim meet event. Now, they must achieve a Junior National Cut, which represents
the fastest swim meet in the country for swimmers 18 and younger.
Five NCAC swimmers
made the cut: Chapel Hill High's Wes Foltz, Jesse Mendes, Patrick Cox, Kerry McLaughlin and East Chapel Hill High's
Luke Hoffer all received the honor. This marks the third consecutive honor for Kerry and the second consecutive for
Wes, Jesse, and Patrick. The total of 5 for NCAC was third-most among clubs in North Carolina.
Nine-hundred and seventy-four athletes made the team this year, including 600 women and 374 men.
Sixty-eight percent of the successful applicants had a 4.0 GPA. Fifteen percent of the athletes made the list for the third
time in their careers.
Criteria for selection to the Scholastic All-America
Team include the following:
Must have completed 10th, 11th or 12th grade
Must be a USA Swimming member athlete
Must have participated in an individual event that met the Junior National Bonus Time Standard during the qualifying
period of July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.
Must have achieved a 3.5
GPA
WELL DONE SWIMMERS!
North Carolina Long Course meet results!
The North Carolina Senior Long Course Swimming
Championships took place recently at the Koury Natatorium on the UNC campus. According to Mike Hoffer (one of the meet
referees), the meet was extremely fast. Multiple meet records were set and many national swimming times were achieved.
North Carolina Aquatic Club hosted the meet. Among the top eight finishers from Chapel Hill were:
Luke
Hoffer, state champion in the 200 meter breastroke (2:24.01) Luke also broke the state record for the 15-16 age group set
in 1997.
Yi-Khy Saw, state champion in the 400 meter freestyle (4:02.60)
Aidan Akkari, 3rd place in the 200 meter
backstroke (2:09.81).
The North Carolina Aquatic club medley relay came in 3rd (Aidan Akkari, Luke
Hoffer, Wes Foltz, Jamison Brewer). See all the results here: See all the results here.
4A High School State Championship Feb 8 Powerhouse swimming rivals East Chapel Hill High and Chapel
Hill High went head to head at the central 4A regional’s on 2/2. Both teams proved to be winners. The East Chapel
Hill girls took first over second place Chapel Hill and the boys reversed with the East Chapel Hill boys winning over second
place Chapel Hill High. The victory margin was decided by one relay. See the full results here. http://www.nchsaa.org/pdf/6002D.pdf
Both teams competed at the 4A high school state championships on Saturday 2/8 at Koury Natatorium on the
UNC campus. koury-natatorium
Click here for the full results.
The
First Annual Orange County High School Swimming & Diving Championship
The 1st annual Orange
County High Schools Swim & Dive Championship was held on Saturday December 8th. Every high school team in the county
competed to see who is the best swimmer in Orange County. Orange County is home to some of the best swimmers in the
nation, as well as some of the best divers in the world.
Swimming is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. Get the
fever.
Link to the Orange County High Schools Swiming & Diving Championship results
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