SAY TNT SWIMMING
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This page was last updated: February 8, 2010
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Congratulations to SAY TNT swimmers who partcipated in the 2009 Alabama State High School Swimming Championship Meet, 12/5 - 6 at Auburn University. View
SAY TNTs complete list of competitors and the official meet results HERE.
Special thanks to our guest speakers and team volunteers who made TNT's Level 5 Holiday Practice Camps special. Read MORE
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The South Alabama YMCA's TNT Swim Team is a member club of Southeastern Swimming, Inc. and provides year round, USA Swimming - certified instruction, coaching and competitive opportunities to children of all ability levels. Program sites include YMCA branches in Daphne, Mobile and Saraland. For information please Email or call 251 - 599 - 1019.
GPAC Winter Invitational
January 15 - 17
Gulf Breeze, FL
Seventeen swimmers from TNT participated in the GPAC Winter Invitational Meet, January 15 - 17 in Gulf Breeze, FL. TNT swam well, accounting for 8 New Southeastern Short Course Championship Qualifying Times, 12 New Team Records, 29 Improved Time Standards and 67 Personal Best Times.
New Southeastern Short Course Championship Qualifying Times: Simon Boles, 400 IM, 100 breast; Ashley Szydel, 50 free; Boyd Turnipseed, 500 free, 200 fly, 100 back, 100 fly, 400 IM.
New Team Records: Kyle Simpson, 15 - 16 boys 200 IM 2:03.87, 200 back 2:00.94, 500 free 4:59.28; 1650 free 17.27.45, 100 fly 56.12; Adele Mantiply, 50 free 27.12, 100 free 59.99, 200 free 2:09.29, 500 free 5:43.77, 200 back 2:20.56, 100 breast 1:16.72, 100 fly 1:07.69.
Improved Time Standards: Riley Boles, 50 free B, 100 back B, 100 free B, 50 back B, 50 fly B; Simon Boles, 100 breast BB; Hannah Denham, 500 free B, 100 free B; Sahra El - Hamaki, 400 IM AA; Anna Fouty, 50 free BB, 100 back B; Adele Mantiply, 200 free A, Sarah Meehan, 100 back AA, 100 IM AA, 50 fly AA; Connor Schmidt, 100 back BB; Emma Laura Stough, 100 back BB, 100 IM BB, 100 free BB, 50 fly BB, 50 breast B; Boyd Turnipseed, 500 free AA, 50 free A, 200 IM A, 200 back A, 100 free A, 200 free A, 100 back A, 100 fly A.
Personal Best Times: Will Anderson, 50 free, 500 free; Riley Boles, 50 free, 200 IM, 100 back, 50 breast, 100 IM, 100 free, 50 back, 100 breast, 50 fly; Simon Boles, 50 free, 200 back, 100 breast; Hannah Denham, 200 IM, 500 free, 100 IM, 100 free, 50 back; Sahra El - Hamaki, 50 free, 200 free, 400 IM; Anna Fouty, 50 free, 100 back, 100 IM; Adele Mantiply, 50 free, 100 breast, 100 free, 200 free; Sarah Meehan, 100 back, 50 breast, 100 IM, 100 free, 100 breast, 50 fly; Haley Miller, 100 free, Taylor Miller, 100 breast, 100 IM, 100 back, 50 breast, 200 breast; Connor Schmidt, 100 back, 50 breast, 100 fly, 100 IM; Kyle Simpson, 500 free, 1650 free; Ryan Simpson, 50 back; Frances Sledge, 50 free; Emma Laura Stough, 100 back, 50 breast, 100 IM, 100 free, 50 back, 50 fly, 200 free; Ashley Szydel, 50 free; Boyd Turnipseed, 50 free, 200 IM, 500 free, 200 back, 200 fly, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 100 fly, 400 IM.
Seventeen swimmers from TNT participated in the GPAC Winter Invitational Meet, January 15 - 17 in Gulf Breeze, FL. RESULTS
GEOFF GABERINO won a gold medal as a member of the Men's 4 x 200 Freestyle Relay at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, CA. He lives in Gulf Shores with his wife Nancy, and his sons Wilson and Spencer. Goeff and Nancy own and operate Gulf Shores Vacation Rentals, Inc.
Geoff spoke to our swimmers about his personal journey as a swimmer, beginning as a national age group record holder at age 14, and also as a member of the University of Florida Men's Swimming Team.
Geoff also spoke about how after so many years of his mother supporting his swimming, he eventually had a chance to support her, as she at age 50 began training as a marathon runner. This experience eventually led to his participating in the Olympic Torch Relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. Geoff also brought the torch with him.
Geoff talked about how he dealt with the pressure of competing at the Olympic Trials and also the thrill of competing at the Olympic Games. Geoff passed his gold medal around for the swimmers to hold and said that he hoped some of the gold would rub off on each swimmer who held it. He emphasized the importance of each swimmer understanding that the choice to pursue success in swimming belongs to the swimmer alone and not that of their coaches, teammates, friends or family members.
ALLEN COX, SR. is a successful local real estate developer, business man and noted philanthropist who has worked with hundreds of kids during his many years coaching football, baseball and basketball.
As an athlete, Allen was a four sport varsity letter winner at the University of Alabama, where he played on the Crimson Tide's 1972 NCAA Championship winning football team under legendary coach, Bear Bryant. Allen talked to the kids about the Bear's philosophy of how talent can be overcome by desire, commitment, enthusiasm and hard work.
Allen told the swimmers a personal story about finishing second place in the 400 hurdles at the Alabama State High School Track and Field Championships during his junior year at UMS. Allen talked about how the experience motivated him to spend the next year doing extra practices after his high school practices had finished and then winning the event to become the State Champion in his senior year.
Allen's message to the swimmers was that how they perform is a personal choice and is the result of the choices they make every day. He talked about choosing to be positive or negative, to work hard, to be a good team mate, and that how those choices affect their team and ultimately their personal success.
Allen finished his talk by giving each swimmer a folder containing letters and quotes given to him by his coaches that inspired and motivated him, and then encouraged the swimmers to use the folder to collect their own words of inspiration in pursuit of their goals. Allen's presentation concluded with a short video of Bear Bryant's annual talk to his incoming Freshman class. You can watch the video HERE.
B.J. Jones is a fourth year medical student at the University of South Alabama and currently lives in Mobile with his wife, Taylor. His goal upon graduation is to become a cardiologist.
B.J. graduated from Auburn University, where he was a member of Auburn's 2003, 2004 and 2005 NCAA Championship winning teams and was also selected as a team captain his senior year. Among other honors, he was the 2004 Southeastern Conference Champion in the 500 freestyle; a two time Olympic Trials Qualifier (2000 and 2004) and finalist in the 400 and semi - finalist in the 200 freestyles. B.J. is still a current AU team record holder in the 1000y freestyle, 800m freestyle and 4 x 200 Freestyle Relay.,
B.J.'s presentation began by emphasizing that, "attitude, not aptitude, will determine your altitude," and that, "excellence is not an accident, it is a habit."
He then described his progression in swimming as a member of a small age group team in Georgia and eventually working his way to Junior Nationals where at age 16 he qualified for the Olympic Trials. He talked about his freshman year at Auburn, wanting to be a contributing member of the team and working his way to the top of his training group. He recalled inspirational moments, including winning his first practice set, winning his first dual meet event and winning his first event at the Southeastern Conference Championships.
B.J. then talked about his decision to pursue his goal of making the Olympic team in 2004. This included taking a semester off from classes in order to commit 100% to training, as well as making the best decisions to get adequate rest and proper nutrition in order to maximize his training results. Although B.J. fell short of his Olympic goal, he still to this day feels pride and satisfaction knowing that he did all he could do in pursuit of that dream.
B.J. finished his talk by telling the swimmers about bouncing back from the disappoinment of falling short of his ultimate goal and how his commitment and hard work would pay off in a way he never imagined. He described how he had struggled to swim well during his senior year, but still qualified for the NCAA Championships On the final day of the meet however, and with the team championship on the line, his coach David Marsh asked him to swim the anchor leg of the 4 x 100 freestyle relay, a race that would ultimately decide whether Auburn would win the men's team championship. Although the 100 yard sprint was not his best event, Marsh knew how much the opportunity would mean to B.J.,who anchored the relay with a liftetime best, scoring the points needed to give AU their 3rd consectuvie NCAA crown.
Twenty one swimmers from TNT participated in the Ralph Crocker Classic, held January 29 - 31 at Auburn University. TNT swimmers performed well, accounting for 16 New Southeastern SC Championship Qualifying Times, 16 New Team Records, 38 Improved Time Standards, 80 Personal Best Times, earning 3 Age Group Trophies. RESULTS
2009 Level 5 Holiday Camps
TNT Level 5 holiday camps were held on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the winter school break. These specialty practice sessions were held as follows:
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Swim; 10:20 AM - 11:20 AM land training; 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM Lunch and Learn; 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Swim. Special thanks to TNT volunteers who provided lunch for the swimmers: Mary Beth Mantiply, Laurie Simpson, Elena Szydel and Sahra El - Hamaki.
The Lunch and Learn segments included three guest speakers who talked to our swimmers about their experiences as elite level athletes and the lessons they learned during the process of achieving their goals.
2010 Ralph Crocker Classic
January 29 - 31
Auburn, AL
Twenty one swimmers from TNT participated in the Ralph Crocker Classic, held January 29 - 31 at Auburn University. TNT swimmers performed well, accounting for 16 New Southeastern SC Championship Qualifying Times, 16 New Team Records, 38 Improved Time Standards, 80 Personal Best Times, earning 3 Age Group Trophies.
Age Group Trophy Winners: Ryan Simpson, 11 - 12 boys 6th; Andrew Szydel, 11 - 12 boys 8th; Sarah Meehan, 10 & under girls 10th.
New Short Course Southeastern Championship Qualifying Times: Will Anderson, 200 free, 200 fly; Sarah Meehan, 50 breast, 100 free; Ryan Simpson, 50 fly; Andrew Szydel, 200 IM, 50 back, 100 IM, 50 fly, 100 back, 50 breast, 100 free; Ashley Szydel, 200 free,200 fly; Boyd Turnipseed, 200 IM, 200 free.
New Team Records: Will Anderson, 15 - 16 200 back 1:59.58; Adele Mantiply, 15 - 16 200 IM 2:22.45, 500 free 5:39.96, 100 fly 1:06.47, 200 breast 2:44.51; Kyle Simpson, 15 - 16 500 free 4:58.04, 200 back 1:56.23, 100 free 50.01, 200 fly 2:03.94, 100 fly 54.61; Ashley Szydel, 13 - 14 200 back 2:11.87, 100 free 56.18, 200 fly 2:17.72, 200 free 2:01.53, 100 back 1:01.30.
Improved Time Standards: Will Anderson, 200 back AAA, 200 fly AA; Hannah Denham, 100 back BB, 50 fly B; Christopher Houston, 100 breast B; Adele Mantiply, 200 breast A; Sarah Meehan, 100 free A; Connor Schmidt, 50 free BB, 50 back BB, 100 IM BB, 100 breast B; Kyle Simpson, 500 free AAA; Ryan Simpson, 200 IM AA, 200 free AA, 50 free AA, 100 IM AA, 50 fly AA, 100 breast A; Frances Sledge, 500 free A, 100 breast BB; Andrew Szydel, 50 free AA, 100 breast AA, 100 IM AA, 50 fly AA, 50 breast AA, 100 free AA, 100 back A, 200 IM A; Ashley Szydel, 200 back AAA, 100 free AAA, 200 free AAA, 100 back AAA, 200 fly AA, 500 free AA; Claire Turner, 50 free B; Boyd Turnipseed, 200 free AA, 200 breast BB, 100 breast BB.
Personal Best Times: Will Anderson, 500 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 fly, 200 free, 100 fly; Lexi Crane, 50 free, 100 breast, 100 free; Hannah Denham, 50 free, 100 IM, 50 fly, 100 back; Anna Fouty, 50 fly, 50 breast; Khushil Ganti, 100 free; Labon Hester, 50 free, 50 back, 100 IM, 50 fly, 100 back, 50 breast; Christopher Houston, 50 free, 100 breast, 100 IM, 50 fly, 100 back, 50 breast, 100 free; Adele Mantiply 200 IM, 500 free, 100 fly, 200 breast; Sarah Meehan, 50 free, 100 breast, 50 back, 50 fly, 50 breast, 100 free; Connor Schmidt, 50 free, 100 breast, 50 back, 100 IM, 100 back, 50 breast, 500 free; Kyle Simpson, 500 free, 200 back, 100 free; Ryan Simpson, 200 IM, 200 free, 50 bree, 100 breast, 50 back, 100 IM, 50 fly, 100 back, 100 free, 500 free; Frances Sledge, 100 breast, 50 back, 100 IM, 100 free, 500 free; Nick Smith, 50 free, 50 back; Andrew Szydel, 200 IM, 50 free, 100 breast, 50 back, 100 IM, 50 fly, 100 back, 50 breast, 100 free; Ashley Szydel, 200 IM, 500 free, 200 back, 100 free, 200 fly, 200 free, 100 fly, 100 back; Claire Turner, 50 free, 100 IM, 100 free; Boyd Turnipseed, 200 IM, 200 back, 100 free, 100 breast, 200 free, 200 breast.
First USA Swimming Meet: Sol Dreyfuss
Twenty TNT swimmers participated in the 2010 Polar Bear Invitational held at the Bodenhamer Center in Gulf Shores. TNT swimmers had a great meet, accounting for 1 New Southeastern Qualifying Time, 15 Improved Time Standards and 60 New Personal Best Times. TNT RESULTS MEET PICS
