Records fall at the Best of BEST Swim Meet

Shannon Botelho, Maddie Morre and Philip Hagen were three of the stars at Saturday’s Best of the BEST Swim Mee.

Ben Smith, National coach and Sharks head coach said: “We had multiple personal best swims and many swimmers came very close to hitting qualifying times for Carifta. 

“Shannon Botelho in the 100 free hit his second time for Carifta and has now joined a group of 14 swimmers that have hit the times. 

“Philip Hagen who has been working hard all season and endured the Florida training camp and is showing what we can expect at Carifta. He was able to set a personal best in the 100 free and set a new record in the 100 IM. 

“Maddie Moore continued her strong season by lowering her own 11-12 records in the 50 back and 50 free. The Sharks swim team was able to set 3 relay records to conclude a successful meet. “ 

Barry Hanson,Dolphins head coach, said” “Although the number of swimmers participating from our club was low due to the weather and revised training schedules due to the BASA pool closure, I was proud of those kids that braved the elements.That despite the cold temperatures, many of our swimmers had personal bests in a number of their events. n

Great job to all of those that participated!”

Next week Saturday, March 2nd there will be another qualifying meet at Warwick Academy Pool, at 12noon.