Mako Holiday Invite Meet Re-cap
Meet Photos by Mr. Dave Yarashus
Congratulations to the Marlins swimmers who took part in the MAKO Holiday Meet at the George Mason University Aquatic & Fitness Center on December 3 & 4. The meet represented the culminating event for the first half of the season for all 9 & older swimmers who were not competing in the Winter Classic the following weekend. The overall team performance was outstanding with MANY very impressive large time drops and meet performances worthy of any Championship team. The results of the team's effort produced an outstanding 67% best time ratio! (That's 2 out of every 3 swims). Additionally, several "forward thinking - GOAL driven" swimmers used the meet to start getting some experiences under their suit strings in NEW events. There were 122 first time swims at the Holiday Invite.... looks like many of you are starting to get the idea...
Diversity leads to Prosperity!
Prosperity leads to happiness, happiness leads to the ultimate goal, FUN. After all, FUN is why we do this, right?
From the Marlins staff perspective, the Mako Holiday meet represents the pool of swimmers from which our future Champions will emerge. At this level, it is NOT about winning or losing. It is ONLY about personal improvement and seeking the best competition and competition venues possible to allow for maximum improvement and to foster individual potential. The Mako meets at GMU fit that bill perfectly and our team results really prove it.
Six Marlins swimmers had 6 best times; Jake Abruzzo, Sarah Boyle, Jake Hernandez, Katie Johnson, Nicolas Nguyen, and Arina Telichko. Together these super six dropped a cumulative 203.27 seconds WOW! Way to go.
Nine Marlins swimmers had 5 best time performances; Warren Breiseth, Addison Cryblskey, Hannah Dickinson, Dylan Keightley, Rebecca Klanderman, Maddison Littlepage, Grace McCaffery, Harrison Sniady, and Caroline Weeren. The fabulous five dropped a cumulative 130.97 seconds. Awesome!
Fourteen Marlins swimmers had best time swims in four events; Ryo Arakawa, Emily Clendenin, Ted Ellis, Matthew Evanko, Trace Hernandez, Rachel Lansbury, Catherine Lord, Holly Matthews, Ryan McLaughlin, Luca Pugliesi, Claire Rudden, Melanie Sucholdolski, Margaret Williamson & Carly Wright. The fantastic four dropped a cumulative 235.78 seconds. Nice job!
The NEW YEAR is almost here! Please take time to re-think and re-establish your goals (Practice and Meets, Short Term and Long Term). Be resolute! Challenge yourselves! Swim outside your box of "safe" events. And, whatever you do, remember "It's supposed to be FUN"!
Congrats to all MAKO Meet swimmers! Keep up the good work. See you at the next MAKO meet in January (7th & 8th ).
Coach Barry Marlin
| Swimmer Name | Event | Time Drop |
|---|---|---|
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100 Back | -9.75 |
| 100 Free | -2.24 | |
| 200 I.M. | -.47 | |
| 50 Free | -3.99 | |
| 100 Breast | -.55 | |
| 200 Free | -37.53 | |
 |
50 Fly | -1.06 |
| 100 Free | -4.75 | |
| 50 Breast | -.97 | |
| 100 I.M. | -6.70 | |
| 50 Back | -1.60 | |
| 200 Free | -5.77 | |
 |
200 Free | -4.35 |
| 100 Back | -2.09 | |
| 200 Fly | -3.82 | |
| 200 I.M. | -3.55 | |
| 200 Back | -3.02 | |
| 100 Breast | -1.78 | |
| Katie Johnson | 200 Free | -6.18 |
| 200 Breast | -.32 | |
| 50 Free | -.25 | |
| 200 I.M. | -6.58 | |
| 100 Free | -2.60 | |
| 100 Breast | -2.42 | |
 |
50 Fly | -5.79 |
| 100 Free | -7.13 | |
| 50 Breast | -3.30 | |
| 50 Free | -2.68 | |
| 100 Breast | -5.35 | |
| 50 Back | -5.11 | |
 |
50 Fly | -3.50 |
| 100 Back | -3.22 | |
| 200 I.M. | -19.76 | |
| 50 Free | -4.50 | |
| 100 Breast | -7.19 | |
| 200 Free | -23.40 | |
| Warren Breiseth | 50 Fly | -2.53 |
| 50 Breast | -1.33 | |
| 200 I.M. | -18.95 | |
| 50 Free | -1.40 | |
| 50 Back | -.20 | |
 |
50 Fly | -2.09 |
| 100 Back | -.04 | |
| 50 Breast | -.39 | |
| 100 I.M. | -5.46 | |
| 200 Free | -2.38 | |
| Hannah Dickinson | 100 Back | -3.28 |
| 50 Free | -.07 | |
| 200 I.M. | -2.36 | |
| 200 Back | -4.61 | |
| 100 Free | -1.66 | |
| Dylan Keightley | 100 Back | -.35 |
| 50 Free | -.02 | |
| 100 Fly | -.86 | |
| 100 Free | -.41 | |
| 100 Breast | -2.05 | |
| Rebecca Klanderman | 200 Breast | -8.91 |
| 100 Free | -5.14 | |
| 100 I.M. | -.44 | |
| 100 Fly | -4.99 | |
| 200 Free | -5.61 | |
| Madison Littlepage | 50 Fly | -3.32 |
| 100 Back | -.96 | |
| 100 Free | -.04 | |
| 100 I.M. | -6.48 | |
| 50 Free | -1.61 | |
 |
50 Fly | -2.73 |
| 50 Breast | -.48 | |
| 200 I.M. | -.20 | |
| 100 I.M. | -.59 | |
| 200 Free | -11.46 | |
 |
200 Breast | -2.01 |
| 50 Free | -.60 | |
| 100 Fly | -.01 | |
| 100 Free | -1.32 | |
| 100 Breast | -.60 | |
 |
100 Free | -3.10 |
| 100 I.M. | -2.98 | |
| 50 Free | -2.20 | |
| 100 Fly | -13.76 | |
| 50 Back | -.99 | |
 |
50 Fly | -.55 |
| 100 Free | -3.82 | |
| 100 I.M. | -.09 | |
| 50 Back | -2.52 | |
| Emily Clendenin | 50 Fly | -2.03 |
| 50 Breast | -1.01 | |
| 100 I.M. | -1.87 | |
| 50 Free | -.57 | |
| Ted Ellis | 50 Fly | -1.84 |
| 100 Free | -3.08 | |
| 100 Fly | -5.35 | |
| 50 Back | -1.26 | |
| Matthew Evanko | 200 Breast | -5.98 |
| 50 Free | -.24 | |
| 100 Fly | -3.47 | |
| 200 I.M. | -6.33 | |
 |
200 Free | -4.66 |
| 100 Fly | -3.84 | |
| 200 I.M. | -5.63 | |
| 100 Breast | -1.79 | |
| Rachel Lansbury | 50 Fly | -2.01 |
| 100 Free | -.79 | |
| 50 Free | -.34 | |
| 200 Free | -17.81 | |
| Catherine Lord | 100 Free | -3.12 |
| 50 Free | -3.06 | |
| 100 Breast | -4.02 | |
| 50 Back | -1.06 | |
| Holly Matthews | 100 Free | -13.19 |
| 100 I.M. | -9.61 | |
| 50 Free | -19.81 | |
| 50 Back | -5.78 | |
 |
100 Free | -1.15 |
| 200 I.M. | -3.74 | |
| 100 Fly | -6.74 | |
| 200 Free | -2.66 | |
 |
200 Free | -5.87 |
| 100 Back | -3.49 | |
| 50 Free | -.12 | |
| 100 Free | -.61 | |
 |
200 Free | -2.57 |
| 200 Breast | -.85 | |
| 100 Fly | -1.64 | |
| 200 Back | -1.39 | |
| Melanie Suchodolski | 50 Fly | -2.59 |
| 100 Free | -7.30 | |
| 100 Breast | -5.29 | |
| 200 Free | -15.05 | |
 |
100 Back | -17.78 |
| 100 Free | -4.19 | |
| 50 Breast | -2.05 | |
| 100 Breast | -5.47 | |
| Carly Wright | 50 Free | -.15 |
| 200 I.M. | -4.76 | |
| 200 Back | -1.75 | |
| 100 Free | -2.04 |