With so many North Carolina swimmers participating in individual events and relays, expectations for new records were high. The table below summarizes how we did. For each category (women individual, men individual, women relays, men relays, and mixed relays) the table shows all of North Carolina's first place swimmers and other than first place swimmers who set a new North Carolina record. First place swimmers may have set a national record (NR) or a North Carolina record (NCR). The other than first place swimmers category also includes split requests. In one case that resulted in a national record.
It is tempting to wonder how North Carolina did compared to the rest of the nation and who the big North Carolina winners are. There are several reasons for arguing that an attempt to answer these questions leads to comparing apples and oranges. When comparing swimmers, quantity and quality are hard to compare.
When comparing North Carolina with the rest of the nation one should consider that many North Carolina swimmers were there to support "our local meet", enjoy this unique experience, and have fun together with their team mates. Nevertheless, let the numbers speak for themselves.
The Olympic hopeful men and women showed some spectacular races, but the qualifiers in Omaha will be their chance to excel as a North Carolina swimmer.
In the Women Individual category Erika Braun scored six first places in all her individual events. Five of these were NCRs and one was a NR. A relay 50 back leadoff produced another NCR. Looking at quality one may ask, not more NRs? For starters someone called Dara Torres is in Erika's way for some of the NRs, but for the 2012 SCY season, on a national level, Erika's 50 free is almost one second faster than anybody else's in her age group and her 100 free is almost four seconds faster. So Erika is the winner in North Carolina's individual category. Sue Walsh is a very close follower with two first places, one NR, and five NCRs. In a future Across the Lanes we will compare their Top Ten point scores and see how that pans out. It is also noteworthy that the women in the 55-59 age group broke 11 NCRs.
In the Men Individual category things are not so clear cut. Ole Larson scored six first places but no NRs or NCRs. Chris Stevenson scored two first places and several second places, good for a total of seven NCRs in a very competitive age group. So Chris is the winner in the individual men’s category.
For those of you who like numbers:
50 Free Kennedy, Madison 24 22.62 NR 500 Free Mills, Katherine 23 4:50.74 NCR 100 Breast Lawrence, Micah 21 59.97 NR 100 Fly Parra, Madeline 24 1:01.14 200 Fly Mills, Katherine 23 1:54.62 NR 100 IM Kennedy, Madison 24 59.36 100 Breast Krakauer, Amy L 26 1:07.03 50 Fly Siegele, Jessica 28 26.77 200 Fly Georoff, Andrea A 28 2:04.02 NCR 200 Breast Packard, Andrea H 37 2:35.86 50 Fly Lindauer, Kerry 37 27.30 50 Free Braun, Erika L 40 23.54 NCR 100 Free Braun, Erika L 40 50.59 NCR 50 Breast Braun, Erika L 40 30.19 NCR 50 Fly Braun, Erika L 40 25.24 NCR 100 Fly Braun, Erika L 40 57.03 NCR 100 IM Braun, Erika L 40 57.95 NR 50 Free Walsh, Sue 50 24.91 NR 100 Free Walsh, Sue 50 55.51 NCRWomen Individual
50 Breast Lawrence, Micah 21 28.75 NR 50 Back Siegele, Jessica 28 27.84 NCR 100 Back Siegele, Jessica 28 1:00.17 NCR 200 Free Uhl, Alicia K 35 2:00.79 NCR 50 Back Braun, Erika L 40 27.34 NCR 500 Free Redfield, Carol A 46 5:50.03 NCR 1000 Free Dore, Mary G 48 12:08.62 NCR 1650 Free Mulligan, Sarah 48 20:18.84 NCR 1000 Free Crowder, Barbara W 54 12:26.31 NCR 50 Back Walsh, Sue 50 29.38 NCR 100 Back Walsh, Sue 50 1:03.20 NCR 50 Fly Walsh, Sue 50 27.70 NCR 100 IM Walsh, Sue 50 1:04.55 NCR 50 Free Robinson, Robin S 55 28.72 NCR 500 Free Vanderfleet-Scott, Jill A 57 6:18.85 NCR 1650 Free Vanderfleet-Scott, Jill A 57 21:38.79 NCR 50 Back Amick, Beverly O 57 34.60 NCR 100 Back Vanderfleet-Scott, Jill A 57 1:16.03 NCR 200 Back Vanderfleet-Scott, Jill A 57 2:38.9 NCR 50 Breast Robinson, Robin S 55 38.41 NCR 100 Breast Robinson, Robin S 55 1:24.22 NCR 50 Fly Amick, Beverly O 57 32.39 NCR 100 Fly Amick, Beverly O 57 1:12.50 NCR 200 Fly Murray, Cheryl A 59 2:59.63 NCR 100 IM Robinson, Robin S 55 1:14.82 NCR 200 IM Amick, Beverly O 57 2:44.59 NCR 200 Free Flinn, Emma 62 2:43.23 NCR 1650 Free Cathey, Sandra G 62 26:55.63 NCR 50 Fly Flinn, Emma 62 38.51 NCR 1650 Free Van Meeteren, Greta 65 28:40.95 NCR 100 Back Blackwell, Ceil W 71 1:42.40 NCR 50 Free White, Rachel 77 43.1 NCR 100 Free Kremer, Sandra 75 1:39.98 NCR 50 Back White, Rachel 77 50.57 NCR 100 Back White, Rachel 77 1:59.21 NCR 100 IM Kremer, Sandra 75 2:04.05 NCRMen Individual
50 Free Schneider, Josh 24 19.36 NR 100 Back Phillips, Timothy J 21 49.57 NCR 50 Breast Westby, Nelson O 24 24.87 NR 100 Breast Keefer, Elliot 23 54.36 NR 200 Breast Keefer, Elliot 23 1:57.72 NR 100 Fly Phillips, Timothy J 21 46.86 NR 200 IM Thomas, Chandler P 22 1:57.12 50 Free Jones, Cullen A 28 19.53 50 Breast Swander, Kevin 28 24.83 NCR 200 Fly Pursley, David C 25 1:58.05 100 IM Lundquist, Bryan 26 49.64 50 Free Brunelli, Nicholas J 30 19.87 100 IM Brunelli, Nicholas J 30 49.81 NR 200 Free Murray, Jeff L 42 1:46.32 200 Fly Andersen, Morten 41 2:02.45 100 Back Stevenson, Chris L 47 52.52 NCR 200 Back Stevenson, Chris L 47 1:55.76 NCR 100 Back Bober, Richard S 61 1:01.60 NCR 50 Back Mitchell, Clarke E 79 35.72 50 Free Kortheuer, John D 81 33.14 50 Breast Kortheuer, John D 81 39.94 100 Breast Kortheuer, John D 81 1:34.73 100 IM Kortheuer, John D 81 1:26.05 NCR 500 Free Larson, E Ole 91 11:30.76 1000 Free Larson, E Ole 91 23:18.68 50 Breast Larson, E Ole 91 1:05.09 100 Breast Larson, E Ole 91 2:18.44 200 Breast Larson, E Ole 91 5:04.47 100 IM Larson, E Ole 91 2:19.44Men Individual
50 Fly Phillips, Timothy J 21 21.45 NCR 100 Breast Knight, Eric 25 55.29 NCR 50 Free Young, John E 36 21.53 NCR 100 Breast Torres, Todd 43 57.76 NCR 500 Free Stevenson, Chris L 47 4:50.50 NCR 1000 Free Stevenson, Chris L 47 10:03.66 NCR 50 Back Stevenson, Chris L 47 23.96 NCR 100 Fly Stevenson, Chris L 47 52.49 NCR 200 Fly Stevenson, Chris L 47 1:58.46 NCR 400 IM Pulsifer, Andrew 46 4:27.77 NCR 50 Free Crowder, Robert T 56 24.26 NCR 50 Breast Schmitz, Robert L 59 30.70 NCR 100 Breast Schmitz, Robert L 59 1:07.58 NCR 1000 Free Chapman, Gerry M 60 12:09.69 NCR 50 Back Bober, Richard S 61 28.61 NCR 100 Back Bober, Richard S 61 1:01.60 NCR 200 Back Bober, Richard S 61 2:20.71 NCR 100 IM Chapman, Gerry M 60 1:06.92 NCR 200 IM Chapman, Gerry M 60 2:29.02 NCR 1650 Free Scott, Robert M 65 NCMS 21:30.00 21:47.27 200 IM Kute, Tim E 66 2:45.08 NCR 400 IM Murphy, Dan R 70 6:38.65 NCR 100 Fly Mitchell, Clarke E 79 1:28.02 NCRWomen Relays
200 Free 1:41.00 NCR
1) Georoff, Andrea A F28 2) Mills, Katherine F23
3) Treece, Lindsay K F22 4) Morris, Alexis L F29
200 Free 1:40.66
1) Hildebrand, Dawn F31 2) Norris, Amy B F27
3) Bonney, Erin R F29 4) Siegele, Jessica F28
200 Medley 1:52.11
1) Norris, Amy B F27 2) Watterson, Laura A F27
3) Siegele, Jessica F28 4) Hildebrand, Dawn F31
200 Free 1:38.83
1) Lindauer, Kerry F37 2) Uhl, Alicia K F35
3) Duncan, Nancy J F44 4) Braun, Erika L F40
200 Medley 1:51.45 NCR
1) Braun, Erika L F40 2) Packard, Andrea H F37
3) Lindauer, Kerry F37 4) Uhl, Alicia K F35
200 Free 1:43.88
1) Nowak, Elizabeth A F48 2) McEachran, Frances T F50
3) Wolff, Celia F46 4) Walsh, Sue F50
200 Medley 1:55.46
1) McEachran, Frances T F50 2) Nowak, Elizabeth A F48
3) Walsh, Sue F50 4) Wolff, Celia F46
Women Relays
200 Free 2:01.73 NCR
1) Robinson, Robin S F55 2) Amick, Beverly O F57
3) Vanderfleet-Scott, Jill A F57 4) Godwin, Margaret T F63
200 Medley 2:18.17 NCR
1) Vanderfleet-Scott, Jill A F57 2) Murray, Cheryl A F59
3) Amick, Beverly O F57 4) Townsend, Nancy M F56
200 Free 2:39.36 NCR
1) Van Meeteren, Greta F65 2) Rice, Jane I F66
3) Hovey, Mary Anna F69 4) Blackwell, Ceil W F71
200 Medley 3:15.05 NCR
1) Perryman, Sue F68 2) Van Meeteren, Greta F65
3) Hovey, Mary Anna F69 4) Rice, Jane I F66
200 Free 3:38.43 NCR
1) Dockendorf, Pat F85 2) White, Rachel F77
3) Granath, Anne W F77 4) Kremer, Sandra F75
Men Relays
200 Free 1:22.05
1) Brunelli, Nicholas J M30 2) Schneider, Josh M24
3) Jones, Cullen A M28 4) Marsh, David M53
200 Free 1:31.87
1) Stewart, Henry D M48 2) Stevenson, Chris L M47
3) Phillips, John M M53 4) Klein, Jonathan E M54
200 Medley 1:42.48
1) Stevenson, Chris L M47 2) Wilson, Boyd E M48
3) Bitzenhofer, Mike A M47 4) Dudley, Todd M47
200 Free 2:24.45
1) Barrett, Steve M78 NCR 2) Larson, E Ole M91
3) Huson, John J M77 4) Mitchell, Clarke E M79
200 Medley 2:42.08 NCR
1) Mitchell, Clarke E M79 2) Kortheuer, John D M81
3) Huson, John J M77 4) Barrett, Steve M78
Men Relays
200 Free 1:22.93 NCR
1) Lundquist, Bryan M26 2) Johnson, Trent P M32
3) Knight, Eric M25 4) Thrasher, Bradley A M30
200 Free 1:38.23 NCR
1) Crowder, Robert T M56 2) Schmitz, Robert L M59
3) Stocksdale, Steve A M58 4) Berting, David A M55
200 Medley 1:50.51 NCR
1) Bober, Richard S M61 2) Schmitz, Robert L M59
3) Crowder, Robert T M56 4) Berting, David A M55
Mixed Relays
200 Medley 1:44.00
1) Braun, Erika L F40 2) Lee, Mark K M37
3) Murray, Jeff L M42 4) Lindauer, Kerry F37
200 Free 1:37.77
1) Stewart, Henry D M48 2) Nowak, Elizabeth A F48
3) Walsh, Sue F50 4) Klein, Jonathan E M54
200 Medley 1:46.04 NCR
1) Stevenson, Chris L M47 2) Nowak, Elizabeth A F48
3) Stewart, Henry D M48 4) Walsh, Sue F50
200 Medley 2:52.01 NCR
1) White, Rachel F77 2) Kortheuer, John D M81
3) Mitchell, Clarke E M79 4) Kremer, Sandra F75
Mixed Relays
200 Medley 1:42.21 NCR
1) Norris, Amy B F27 2) Baccich, Thorn M29
3) Siegele, Jessica F28 4) Thrasher, Bradley A M30
200 Free 1:48.36 NCR
1) Schmitz, Robert L M59 2) Robinson, Robin S F55
3) Amick, Beverly O F57 4) Berting, David A M55
200 Medley 2:00.98 NCR
1) Amick, Beverly O F57 2) Schmitz, Robert L M59
3) Crowder, Robert T M56 4) Robinson, Robin S F55
200 Free 2:20.50 NCR
1) Rice, Jane I F66 2) Blackwell, Ceil W F71
3) Kute, Tim E M66 4) Brown, Bill M66
200 Free 3:32.37 NCR
1) Huson, John J M77 2) Granath, Anne W F77
3) Barrett, Steve M78 4) Dockendorf, Pat F85