Making The Most Of Every Opportunity

We are off to an electric start so far this Fall in Age Group 3! It is great getting back into some new away competitions. After last season we are grateful and enjoying racing again! The Whole Group has over 85% best times for the 2021-2022 Short Course Season and it's only October! Some outstanding team spirit and many PB’s highlighted Age Group 3’s Chappy’s weekend! The group swam it’s way to an eye popping 135 personal best times and some back to back events! The group focused on bringing fast hand speed into their swims and found a great deal of success in doing so! The swimmers below really stood out!

Mollie: Had amazing back to back big meet weekends at BGNW and Chappy's. She swam her first ever 100 Breaststroke and earned 10th place overall with a 1:46.84! She dropped over 7 seconds from her previous 100 Freestyle time earning her top 20 with a 1:24.43. Mollie earned 5 out of 6 PBs! At Chappy's she got up and raced her 50 Back again after competing the weekend before and earned an even faster time with a 43.10! She dropped over 2 seconds in the 100 Back as well! Way to race Mollie!

Dylan: In what was a weekend filled with many firsts for Dylan at Chappy's, she earned 3/3 personal best swims! She earned 8th place overall in her 50 Back (37.22), and became a first time Silver qualifier in the 50 Fly (37.41) and got 10th place! For the first time ever in her 100 Freestyle swim she broke the 1:30 barrier and the 1:20 barrier in one race dropping over 16 seconds with a 1:17.31!!! Amazing Dylan! 

Keegan: Keegan proudly swam her 100 Back at BGNW with incredible hand speed! She dropped over 6 seconds with a 1:23.50 and earned 19th place overall! She also had an athletic performance doing a running like start into her 50 Breaststroke as she got confused as to what heat was up next but made up a lot of ground from the excitement and was even close to having it be a best time! Great tempo this weekend Keegs!

Rylie: Finished her weekend the proud owner of five new best times. Her stellar swim in the 50 Breaststroke (47.17) qualified her for her first Silver Championships! Congrats Ry!

Liam: Finished his Saturday with 3/3 PBs and his first time qualifying for Silver Championships in the 50 Fly! Congrats Liam!

Brian: Had big two back to back meet weekends at BGNW and Chappy's going 4/6 PBs and first time Silver Qualifier in the 50 Fly and Free! Way to go Brian!

Matthew: Has a lot to be proud of from the weekend! Not only did he has five personal best swims. One of those swims was just from a few weeks ago with a 7 second drop in the 100 BK with a 1:37.14! Nearly a 2 second drop in his 50 Free (33.74)! Keep it up Matt!

Eric: Had a huge weekend and came in with a few goals in mind! Not only did he earn 6/6 personal best times, he swam the 100 Breaststroke for the first time and earned 8th place overall! Eric had a speedy 50 Freestyle where he almost broke 29 seconds for the first time! He went 29.17 to be exact! We have been working on no breath inside the flags on the finish and turning on that hand speed into wall and it really paid off! Great Job Eric!

Andrew : Loves his Butterfly! He was pumped to swim the 100 Fly for the first time in the new season and dropped over 10 seconds from last year! Finishing with an amazing race in the 100 fly with a 1:35.72 went back to back events and another best time by over two seconds in the 50 Free with a 31.40! Stellar Meet Andrew!
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Swimmers Of The Meet Board

Red VS Blue Dual Meet (9/26):
Frances- Started the season on a great note! With 2/3 personal best swims in the 50 Breaststroke and over 7 second drop in her 50 Fly! Way to Go Franny!

William- Was so excited to swim fast! He went 2/3 with a huge 3 second drop in the 50 Breaststroke! Amazing Hand Speed Will!
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Red VS Blue Dual Meet (10/3):
Allison H- Earned 2/3 personal best swims back to back! One of those was the 100 Back and her first time as a Silver Qualifier with a 1:32.69!  Stellar Swims Allison!

Liam- Congrats on a great dual meet going 2/3 best times! One in the 100 IM earning 10th place overall! Liam swam the 100 Back for the first time and nailed all three of his turns off the wall! so excited to swim fast! He went 2/3 with a huge 3 second drop in the 50 Breaststroke! Awesome racing Liam!
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BGNW Meet (10/16-10/17):
Allison Q- Traveling far for this meet, Allison was ready to compete and earned 5 out of 6 personal best times! Swimming the 100 Breaststroke for the first time with a 1:42.60 earning 12th place overall and also earned her first ever Silver Cut in the 50 Freestyle with a 30.83! Congrats Allison!

​Brian- Had a perfect meet for himself earning 6 for 6 personal best swims! He dropped over 25 seconds from last season in his 100 Breaststroke (1:51.13). He earned 5th place overall in the 100 Free with a PB of 1:20.36! Great Job Brian!

Chappy's Big Race (10/23-10/24):

Charlotte- First full meet weekend for Charlotte! Going more than half all personal best swims! First time ever trying the 100 Freestyle! Great Job Charlotte! 

Matthew- Had a big weekend with 5/6 best times! He dropped over 7 seconds in his 100 Backstroke with a 1:37.14! Nice meet Matt!

November Time Trial (11/7):
Dylan- Dominated the 50s at the Nov. Time Trial! Went 3/3 best times and became a first time Silver qualifier in the 50 Fly and 50 Back! Amazing Racing Dyl!

Warren- First time swimming the 200 Freestyle with a 2:43.68! He went 3/3 best times, breaking the 50 second barrier for the first time in the 50 Breaststroke! Way to go Warren!

Thanksgiving Invite (11/19-11/21):​
SILVERS WALL
Rylie
Allison H.
Doris
Allison Q.
Maxine
Liam
Brian
Will
​Marko
Eric
Lucas
Ethan
Trevor
Romeo
Richard
​Louis

WHOSE NEXT...........

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About The Group

Age Group 3 is a group within our Age group program. The athletes within this team consist of those 12 & under swimmers who can demonstrate proficiency in the 4 competitive swimming strokes and have achieved a 400 point value for swims credited by the USA Swimming evaluation system. They are capable of following a workout designed for this level. Age Group 3 Team has practice 4 times a week, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday. Members of this team are encouraged to attend practice as often as possible, however, there is no attendance requirement.