Congratulations to all of the age-group SDMS swimmers who have qualified for Midwest Regionals and/or ISI State! Right now season is only half over and SDMS has a lengthy list…[Read More]

Congratulations to all of the age-group SDMS swimmers who have qualified for Midwest Regionals and/or ISI State! Right now season is only half over and SDMS has a lengthy list meeting each “Q” time criteria. Good luck Seahawks on the rest of season!

Midwest Regionals
There are 52 swimmers qualified in 178 events! Athletes are listed below in alphabetical order. You can view the list any time under the Midwest Regional tab.

• Reagan Anderson: relays
• Christian Belden: 200 free, 50 free, 100 free, 500 free, 200 IM
• Sara Bennett: 200 free, 50 free, 500 free, 100 free
• Will Bennett: 50 free, 100 Free, 200 Free
• Erica Benson: 50 free, 100 free
• Lauren Benson: 100 free, 100 fly, 100 IM, 50 back, 50 free, 50 Fly, 50 breast
• Charlie Berdovich: 50 back, 50 free, 25 free, 25 back
• Ripley Berg: 50 free, 50 back, 100 IM
• Will Chase: 100 free, 50 free, 100 breaststroke, 50 breaststroke, 200 free
• Brayden Clark: 50 free, 100 Breast, 100 Free, 200 Breast
• Catherine Dooley: 100 breaststroke, 100 free, 200 free, 50 free, 200 breast
• Aubrey Douds: 200 free, 50 back, 50 free, 50 fly, 100 IM, 100 free, 50 breast
• Tori Dudley: 50 back, 50 free
• Ellie Dueland: 50 breaststroke, 50 free, 25 fly, 25 breast
• Miguel Espinoza: 200 free, 50 free, 500 free, 100 free
• Olivia Feuling: 50 back, 50 free, 100 back, 100 free, 200 free
• Domenic Gardner: 50 free
• Devin Greenwood: 200 free, 100 back, 50 free, 100 free, 200 back, 100 breast
• Hannah Groos: 50 back
• Josie Helm: 50 free, 50 back, 100 IM, 100 back
• Konnor Klocke: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free
• Keegan Kraft: 25 free, 50 free, 50 back, 100 free, 50 Breast, 25 Breast, 25 back
• Torin Lackmann: 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 100 IM, 50 free
• Katie Liedtke: relays
• Kalani Mangin: 100 back, 50 free, 100 free
• Chloe Marquis: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 200 IM, 100 back, 100 fly
• Riley May: 50 free, 100 free
• Gabe McCollough: 50 free, 100 free
• Griffen McCollough: relays
• Paige McCollough: relays
• Thomas McPhee: 50 back, 50 Free, 100 back, 50 fly, 100 free, 100 IM
• Courtney Meyer: 100 back, 50 back, 100 breast, 50 free, 100 free
• Elise Monahan: relays
• Brianna Neifert: 200 free, 50 back, 100 free, 50 free, 100 back
• Logan Neifert: 50 free, 100 free
• Davide Pacini: 200 free, 50 free, 200 IM, 100 free, 100 back, 500 free, 100 breast, 400 IM
• Paola Santiago: 50 back, 50 free, 100 free, 100 IM, 50 fly
• Javier Santiago: 200 IM, 100 Fly, 100 free, 50 Free, 200 free, 500 free, 200 back, 200 fly, 400 IM
• Michael Scott: 50 free
• Ellie Sizemore: 100 free, 200 free, 50 free, 100 back
• Emma Sizemore: 100 breast, 50 breast
• Shaun Slycord: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free
• Anika Snow: 50 free
• Alexis Trucano: 50 free, 100 free
• Tyler Whitehead: 100 breast, 50 free
• Sam Whitlatch: 50 free
• Sam Wilson: 50 fly
• Cooper Worth: 50 free, 200 IM, 100 breast, 100 fly, 100 free, 200 fly
• Ella Worth: 200 back, 100 back, 100 breast, 100 fly
• Nathaniel Worthington: relays
• Nicholas Worthington: 200 free, 50 free, 500 free, 100 free
• Joshua Wyatt: 50 free, 25 back, 25 free

 

 

ISI State
There are 17 swimmers qualified in 53 events! We’d love to qualify 25+ athletes by the time season ends. Good luck USA Seahawks!

• Sara Bennett: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 1650 free
• Lauren Benson: 50 free, 100 free, 500 free, 50 fly, 100 fly, 100 IM, 50 breast
• Charlie Berdovich: 50 back
• Will Chase: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 100 IM
• Cat Dooley: 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke
• Aubrey Douds: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 50 fly, 100 IM
• Tori Dudley: 50 free, 50 back
• Olivia Feuling: 50 free, 100 free, 100 back
• Keegan Kraft: 100 free, 50 back
• Torin Lackmann: 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke, 100 IM
• Thomas McPhee: 50 back, 100 back, 50 fly, 100 free, 50 free
• Brianna Neifert: 200 free, 50 back
• Ellie Sizemore: 50 free, 100 free, 200 free
• Emma Sizemore: 100 breast
• Paola Santiago: 50 free, 50 back, 50 fly
• Alexis Trucano: 50 free
• Sam Wilson: 50 fly

Why is Qualifying Important?
Many may be wondering why qualifying for either (or both) of these meets is a big deal. There are several reasons, but the top three are:

1. These meets represent the chance for the athletes to compete at a high level against other swimmers. It allows them to see the type competition they’ll face at high school swim meets.
2. The environment is second to none! We can’t replicate the chance to swim in a college pool with thousands of fans at our average club/USA meet. This is a chance for swimmers to experience a big meet on a big stage before they are trying to qualify for the high school state swim meet (or swimming there!)
3. Team performance and awareness improves. The SDMS coaches and athletes work incredibly hard for several months out of the year and this is a chance to showcase that hard work. Most other club teams run their practices with less coaches, no season-long practice plans, etc. When SDMS qualifies (and finishes well) at these big meets, it truly reinforces that hard work DOES pay off and in a big way!