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Day 5- Prelims – Age Group
Nationals – Junior Reporter
So, today began with 200 IM
kicking off the days long program. Rhys J swam a 2:18 low, seeding
him in 2nd place for the finals. In the next heat, I
swam a 2:16 high, putting me third for the night session. Steven
Hibberd snuck into the 50 fly in 8th place, joining a
field of high class sprinters. And ending the day was the 400 free
with two finalists, myself and Mark Gradsal ranked 7th
and 8th, separated by a 0.01 of a second.
BRSA finished the last
day’s prelims strong, qualifying our most finals of the meet
in one day.
Day 5 - Finals
The end of the meet was so close,
yet so far. With 600m standing between me and home, I was going to
make sure that they were a good 600m.
The evening was kicked off by
Rhys in the 200 IM, placing 3rd in a time of 2:16:78.
Two heats later, I was up. My placing dropped to
7th in the end, but I best timed with a 2:14:1, so I was
quite content.
Steven Hibberd, however, moved
from a 8th to a 6th in 50 fly by going a
26.0.
The final event of the long 5 day
adventure rolled around 400 free. Mark and I were in the outside
lanes, where none of the leaders would be able to see us. In the
end, I finished in a 4:16, 4th place, and Mark finished
in a 4:27, 8th place.
Overall our meet was very good.
Our team performances were better than ever! Maybe you could be the
one writing the next time.
Until next year,
Jon Brown
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