SENIOR SWIMMER WIN WOMEN’S TITLE AT TEXAS SENIOR MEET

The Woodlands, TX.  Our senior team competed in a very successful travel meet to The Woodlands, TX.  The Woodlands is just north of Houston and they have been the most consistent and powerful swimming program in Texas for decades.  They have a brand new, incredible 50 Meter indoor swimming complex that is better than anything in the Western USA.

The meet also involved one of the more powerful swimming programs of the East, Curl-Burke form the Maryland, Virginia, DC area with over 1800 swimmers in their program.  Also,  Oakland Live Y’ers Swim Team out of Michigan, one of the best team in the Mid-West. 

While we out scored The Woodland Swim Team, 205-195, to win the Women’s Title, OLY took the Men’s and Combined Titles. 

Our girls were lead by outstanding wins in the 50-100-200 back, 50 fly and 100 fly and freestyle events.  Cynthia Fascella won the 100 freestyle.  Kelsey Cummings won the 1650 freestyle.  Cindy Tran won the 50-100-200 back and 50-100 fly events.  The big turn in the title chase occurred in the final four events on Sunday.  We had four swimmers final in the 100 freestyle, Cynthia Fascella, Kelsey Cummings, Alli Gillespie and Shelby Webber.  Then the victory was secured on the final event of the meet, as our 400 freestyle Relay dominated the field.

Other swimmers who made the trip were:  Dari Watkins, Jenn Lim, Miranda Rouse, Ashley Brewer, Susie Shiley, Hannah Magana, Alex Tran, and Thomas Gillespie.

The Meet was a great success and a huge amount of fun!

Morning practice for the Senior Elite Group will resume Thursday morning at 6:30-8:30 AM.

Cindy Tran Does It Again!

Golden West Swim Club swimmer, Cindy Tran, 18, capped off an excellent high school swimming career by setting a new High School National Record in the 100 yard Backstroke.  Her time of 51.85 eclipsed the previous record by a full second.  The old record belonged to two times defending Olympic Champion in the 100 Meter Backstroke, Natalie Coughlin with a 52.86 set in 1998.  The record was broken during the finals session of the CIF Southern Section Championships on May 14, at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach, CA.  

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NEW NATIONAL RECORD HOLDER IN THE 100 YARD BACKSTROKE

Golden West Swim Club swimmer, Cindy Tran, 16, pull off one of the biggest upsets in this year’s Grand Prix Meet.  She upset highly favored Mary Descenza (24-Georgia), the national Grand Prix Series High Point leader in the 100 yard backstroke with a sizzling 52.52.  Cindy jumped on the out split with a 25.31, and came home with a 27.21 split.  The record came on the final day of the meet, January 19th, that was held at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool in Long Beach, CA. 

The time was just under the present National Age Group Record in the Girls 15-16 year old division.  The old record belonged to two times defending Olympic Champion in the 100 Meter Backstroke, Natalie Coughlin with a 52.55 in 1998.