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SC swam well at the Northeast Classic. They have positioned themselves to maintain a strong 2nd in the district. Although they will not beat UA, if they hit their taper they will be closer to UA than last year.

Meanwhile, UA has posted information about its Invitational on February 4, 2012 that begins at 11:00 a.m. As memory serves, this meet sparked some discussion last year on this site. The entry requirement is as follows:

Event Time Standards: (No Relay Time Standards)
INDIVIDUALS ENTERED IN THE SECTIONAL MEET MAY ONLY SWIM THOSE EVENTS WHERE THEY ARE SLOWER THAN THE TIME STANDARDS. INDIVIDUALS NOT SWIMMING IN THE SECTIONAL MEET MAY SWIM ANY EVENT REGARDLESS OF THE TIME STANDARD.

Girls Events
200 Free 2:09.50
200 IM 2:24.50
50 Free :26.60
100 Fly 1:05.70
100 Free :58.20
500 Free 5:50.60
100 Back 1:07.90
100 Breast 1:14.20

Boys Events
200 Free 2:00.20
200 IM 2:17.20
50 Free :24.00
100 Fly 1:00.90
100 Free :53.50
500 Free 5:30.00
100 Back 1:03.70
100 Breast 1:10.00

The Arlington folks do a wonderful job running this meet giving it a real championship atmosphere. If you have never attended, it is well worth the trip as the time drops for the tapered swimmers are quite astounding. Both SC & UA varsity swimmers are there to cheer on their jv swimmers. Grandview & Watterson usually are there. Hopefully more teams will swim in it this year as it is a great event for swimmers who will likely not move past the sectional meet and the perfect meet for swimmers who will not swim in the sectional.
 
 
sc did swim VERY well this weekend as did jerome and some other schools, but i think "closer" is all relative, in almost every event it looks like ua has at least 2 if not 3 swimmers faster then sc, will be a great meet at districts as there are a lot of schools with good swimmers!
 
It is getting about that time to begin to predict who will swim what at Sectionals/Districts/State?

Maybe we can coax de Bear onto yappi to discuss?
Joey Long, UA, 200/500
Ryan Cutler, UA, 200/fly
Ian Reardon, UA, IM/breast
Chris Depeitro, Lancaster, IM/back
Jake Moore, DJHS, 50/fly
Sean Neri, UA, /200/back
Keeler Callahan, WKHS, 100/200
Sam Decker, CW, 50/100
Orion Martin, DC, 100/fly
Jared Higdon, WS, IM/fly
 
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aquacard said:
If Cutler & Neri swim the 200, who do you see with Long in the 500 for UA?
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I heard that Neri is more likely in the 500 and not the 200. The more I look at this it is unlikely that Moore would swim back to back events and will either go 50/100 or fly/100.

Did you say on another thread that the Central District only has 1 automatic qualifier this year while the NW added two?
 
for swimming there are 8 automatics this year in every division it is 2 from each district, down from 11 in the past
 
aquacard said:
The Arlington folks do a wonderful job running this meet giving it a real championship atmosphere. If you have never attended, it is well worth the trip as the time drops for the tapered swimmers are quite astounding. Both SC & UA varsity swimmers are there to cheer on their jv swimmers. Grandview & Watterson usually are there. Hopefully more teams will swim in it this year as it is a great event for swimmers who will likely not move past the sectional meet and the perfect meet for swimmers who will not swim in the sectional.
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Just wanted to add a plug for the UA Invitational. I haven't been every year but the couple that I have seen were really great...especially the time trials at the end of the meet when the UA varsity swimmers broke out kick boards and really made some noise. If you're a high school swim fan in Central Ohio this is a must see meet. The years I saw it there were remarkable time drops. Watching the St. Charles parents react to the drops was almost as much fun as watching the swims.
 
swimmer24 said:
for swimming there are 8 automatics this year in every division it is 2 from each district, down from 11 in the past
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Correct. Now each district will qualify 2 per event and the rest (16) qualify at large. Not surprisingly when the OHSAA Board passed the change, the NE District representatives were opposed. This will mean even more SW swimmers will qualify. Probably won't cost the Central District too many swimmers, but the NE numbers will likely be down.
 
Psych sheets are posted for the UA Invite on www.swimmeet.com. Looks like the number of swimmers is up slightly from last year. That's a good trend, although it would be nice to see more teams taking advantage of this meet. On the boys side UA has more swimmers in the meet than SC. That's a first. It will be interesting to see if SC can dominate like they did last year. From the psych sheets it doesn't look like they will. Anyway, it should be a fun meet with some terrific time drops.
 
aquacard said:
On the boys side UA has more swimmers in the meet than SC. That's a first. It will be interesting to see if SC can dominate like they did last year. From the psych sheets it doesn't look like they will.
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It looks like on the boys side it will be a very competitive meet for the team title between UA, SC, & Grandview. SC has no 200 relay, but two medleys & 400 relays. Not sure about the entry philosophy there. And Grandview seems to have the most numbers. That's a program on the rise. Over the years the increase in the number of participants in their swimming program has been impressive. And with that their performance as a team has improved. Whatever their doing keep it up. Good luck to all the JVs, have great swims.
 
Actually back in the early 50s Grandview was a swimming power in the Central District. They were runner up in 1951, 1952, & 1953. Then they won the district in 1954 & 1955. Beginning in 1956 UA took control winning its first district title. That winning streak was unbroken until Worthington won in 1991. So if you go far enough back, Grandview has a championship history in the Central District.
 
Did anyone attend the UA Invite? How did the tapered kids look for the respected schools? Sometimes it's good insight to how the varsity kids might taper!
 
As always it was a great meet. The UA folks definitely know how to put on a wonderful meet. The meet was conducted as a championship meet with each swimmer being introduced at the outset of the heat. The announcer did a fabulous job cheering on the swimmers and noting the winner of each heat along with the time drops when applicable. No meet records on the boys side but several on the girls side. The number of swimmers looked to be about the same as last year. Nearly every swim was faster than the seed time. About half the UA swimmers were suited and shaved. All the SC swimmers were suited and shaved. The team that may have been the most impressive though was Grandview. None of their swimmers were suited or shaved yet nearly all dropped time. Similarly Big Walnut had an good number of swimmers (most of whom appear to be more toward the novice level), and nearly all swam significantly faster than their seed times. This is a good meet for teams with significant numbers of novice swimmers. And should be on the schedule of any team that will have most of their swimmers season end at the sectional meet.
 
I think that there are a few surprises in the Sectionals. Jake Moore not swimming the 50. He was third at Districts last year behind two seniors. But he is a good flyer and Sam Decker moved up to D1 with an untouchable 50. Martin also skipping the 200 and moving into the fly behind Moore. Higdon in the back instead of the IM. Other than these all other spots seem to indicate a UA District title.

Who will be second? Can SC's relays step up and score big without many standout individual performances?
 
Without diving the meet scores out from the psych sheets this way: UA, 405; SC, 324; Coffman, 134; New Albany, 128; Pick. N, 127; Jerome, 126; West. Central, 125. Jerome, NA, WC, UA, & PN all have one or more divers.
 
aquacard said:
SC and it won't be close. SC will finish closer to UA than to the third place team. The real question is who will be third?
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thedutchman said:
Without diving the meet scores out from the psych sheets this way: UA, 405; SC, 324; Coffman, 134; New Albany, 128; Pick. N, 127; Jerome, 126; West. Central, 125. Jerome, NA, WC, UA, & PN all have one or more divers.
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Nice call aquacard. Is anyone else surprised not to see Thomas in the mix? Of course, the scores are based upon the psych sheet and things can change with the taper - especially with relay finishes. Anyway looking forward to some fast swimming.
 
thedutchman said:
Without diving the meet scores out from the psych sheets this way: UA, 405; SC, 324; Coffman, 134; New Albany, 128; Pick. N, 127; Jerome, 126; West. Central, 125. Jerome, NA, WC, UA, & PN all have one or more divers.
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Thanks, I appreciate the accuracy. There is a big distance between 2 and 3. But look at the race for 3rd, 10 points separating 4 or 5 teams. Depth and scoring to 16th place can run points up. No surprise that TW is low. The relays are struggling and there are only one or two individuals who are going to place high.
 
I am excited to see how fast Joey Long can be. I don't think that he is shaving for Districts, but I still expect a sub 1:40 200 and sub 4:30 500 out of him. Come on de Bear, let the boy run hard this weekend, rest him, shave him and put him in the fastest pool in the country to see what he can really do!

The 100 back will also be a fun race to watch. I think the top three can all be under 51.
 
preeder61 said:
Come on de Bear, let the boy run hard this weekend, rest him, shave him and put him in the fastest pool in the country to see what he can really do!
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That's the simple concise straight forward argument for swimming the state meet in Columbus.
 
Based on sectional times here's how the meet scores without diving: UA, 435; SC, 283; Jerome, 154; NA, 144; West. C, 137; Pick. N 128, MV, 123; Coffman, 115
 
swimfan said:
That's the simple concise straight forward argument for swimming the state meet in Columbus.
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What would it take to make that happen? Seriously. I realize that there are historic ties to Canton. Is there a financial reason not to hold the meet at OSU? If so, what $ amount would address that issue? Is there a logistical reason not to hold it in the middle of the state? Who (the specific people - not just naming the organization or group) decides where the state meet is held?

I am not trying to create a big hub-bub and mish-mosh to this thread about having the sate meet in Canton. I am just looking for the objective facts. It is not clear to most people.
 
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