Two straight days of brilliant sunshine and blue skies greeted
1,000 or more of the top swimmers in the Western United States at
the Far Western Championship swim meet at the Morgan Hill Aquatic
Center on Thursday and Friday. According to Meet Director Denise
Melroy, the first two days of the four-day meet went off without a
hitch. The meet is set to continue today and Sunday with action
beginning at 9am and finals scheduled for 4pm each day.
“We couldn’t be more pleased with the way everything’s going,”
Melroy said. An estimated 1,100 swimmers and 2,000 total people
have descended on the Aquatics Center this week, with about the
same number expected this weekend.
Two straight days of brilliant sunshine and blue skies greeted 1,000 or more of the top swimmers in the Western United States at the Far Western Championship swim meet at the Morgan Hill Aquatic Center on Thursday and Friday.
According to Meet Director Denise Melroy, the first two days of the four-day meet went off without a hitch. The meet is set to continue today and Sunday with action beginning at 9am and finals scheduled for 4pm each day.
“We couldn’t be more pleased with the way everything’s going,” Melroy said.
An estimated 1,100 swimmers and 2,000 total people have descended on the Aquatics Center this week, with about the same number expected this weekend.
Several swimmers from local programs such as the Morgan Hill (Makos) Swim Club, El Toro Aquatics and San Benito Aquatics had standout performances.
On Thursday, Makos swimmers Laura Melroy (17-18 girls 200 backstroke), Mike Wu (13-14 boys 200 freestyle) and Kortney Kay (10U girls 200 free) all made the finals (top 8), and Melroy was an alternate in the 17-18 girls 200 free).
On Friday, the Makos’ Kay also made the finals in the 10U girls 200 IM, and El Toro’s Alex Wells finished third in the 15-16 girls 1650.
San Benito’s Dave Smith made the 17-18 boys 100 butterfly finals on Friday.
