Hastings Area Swim Team

January may have brought low temps and plenty of snow, but the Hastings Area Swim Team swimmers blazed through the cold with some hot swims. HAST participated in four meets along the way.

First up was the Shark Freezing Your Fins Off Swim Meet, January 6th-7th. 36 HAST swimmers participated in the meet at the Levi Dodge Middle School Pool in Farmington, MN where they achieved the following new times: 3-A, 4-BB, 10-B, 19-C. Ella Carlson was named Swimmer of the Meet.

Ella swam six out of six best times. She cut over 14 seconds in her events and had the opportunity to swim two new events, earning a new B time in the 50 Backstroke and new C times in the 100’s Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke events.

The second swim meet HAST competed at was the SEMS January Invite, January 13-14 at Butler Center Pool – University of St. Catherine. 37 HAST swimmers competed at this event teaming up to achieve the following new times: CH-2, A-2, BB-18, B-7, C-10.

Charlie Jensen was named Swimmer of the Meet. He swam five out of six best times and cut over 26 seconds in all his events. Charlies achieved new BB times in the 50 Breaststroke and 200 Backstroke. He earned new B times in the 200 Breaststroke and 200 Butterfly.

HAST hosted the January Conf. C/PreC Meet at the Hastings Middle School pool on January 26.

23 HAST swimmers competed to achieve the following new times: B-4, C-13. Mary Schalk was named Swimmer of the Meet by swimming three out of three best times and achieving new C times in the 50 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke and 50 Breaststroke.

Lastly, HAST hosted the Winter IMX Invite on January 27-28. 60 – HAST swimmers competed at this meet. They collectively swam fast achieving the following new times: A-5, BB-19, B-12, C-15. Kaitlin O’Tool swam eight out of eight best times, cutting 25 seconds overall, earning the Swimmer of the Meet honor. She achieved new B times in the 200 Backstroke and 500 Freestyle and earned a BB time in the 50 Freestyle.

Other highlights from the meet are the HAST power point trophy winners: Chloe Aarness-8, James Jensen-8, Ashtyn Stewart-11. Points were awarded based on the time they swam. Swimmers were ranked by the sum of the points they earned for 6 individual races.

New CHAMP times:

Caleb Urban (12) 1000 Free, 1650 Free

New A times:

Kira Aarness (11) 500 Free

Thomas Foss (9) 50 Back, 100 Free

Mari Hall (8) 100 IM

Kendal Jenkins (13) 500 Free

Lauren Jenkins (11) 50 Back, 100 Back

Ava McNamara (12) 50 Back, 500 Free

Annika Ries (8) 50 Free

Lila Salzman (8) 50 Back

New BB times:

Kira Aarness (11) 200 Free, 100 Brst

Clara Birken (12) 50 Free

Emma Dehmlow (7) 50 Fly

Sydney Fleming (15) 1000 Free, 1650 Free

Thomas Foss (8) 50 Brst

Emma Gelhar (14) 1000 Free, 1650 Free

Oliver Gergen (10) 50 Fly, 200 Free, 100 Fly

Kathryn Gjelhaug (16) 1000 Free, 1650 Free, 100 Back

Isabel Green (10) 50 Fly, 100 Brst, 100 Back, 200 IM

Kendal Jenkins (13) 1000 Free, 1650 Free

Lauren Jenkins (11) 1650 Free

Charlie Jensen (11) 50 Brst, 200 Back, 50 Back

James Jensen (8) 200 Free

Sofia Kovalenko (9) 50 Brst. 100 Fly, 100 IM

Josephine Larson (10) 200 IM, 100 Brst

Ava McNamara (12) 400 IM, 500 Free

Kaitlin OTool (17) 50 Free

Natalie Ptacek (10) 100 Free

Reese Ptacek (10) 200 Brst

Kiya Riley (14) 200 Back

Lila Salzman (8) 50 Brst

Isabella Schneider (8) 50 Back

New B times:

Kira Aarness (11) 200 Back, 200 Fly

Megan Bump (15) 100 IM, 200 IM

Ella Carlson (10) 50 Back

William Cory (9) 50 Back

Emelia Berg (9) 100 Free, 100 Back

Emma Dehmlow (7) 100 Free, 50 Free, 50 Fly

Annabelle Ellsworth (10) 50 Fly, 50 Back

Emma Ellsworth (9) 50 Back

Elise Fritz (9) 50 Fly, 100 Fly

Jenna Gutterman (15) 500 Free, 100 IM

Mari Hall (8) 100 Brst

Tristan Herbst (9) 50 Fly, 100 IM

Ellianna Herrera –Carlson (9) 100Free, 50 Back, 50 Brst

Zeke Hitchcock (11) 100 Brst

Charlie Jensen (11) 200 Brst, 200 Fly

Sofia Kovalenko (9) 200 IM

Emma McLay(13) 100 Free

Kaitlin OTool (17) 500 Free, 200 Back

Isabella Schneider (8) 100 Free, 50 Free

New C times:

Micah Benner (11) 50 Brst, 100 Free, 100 Brst, 500 Free

Megan Bump (15) 400 IM

Andi Carlson (9) 50 Back

Ella Carlson (10) 100 Free, 100 Back, 100 Brst

William Cory (9) 50 Free, 50 Brst, 50 Fly

Emma Dehmlow (7) 100 IM

Annabelle Ellsworth (10) 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Brst, 100 Brst, 100 IM

Emma Ellsworth (9) 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Fly, 100 IM

Sam Green (8) 50 Back

Jenna Gutterman (15) 100 Brst

Breanna LaBine (9) 200 Free, 100 Back

Afton LeMay (11) 100 Free, 50 Brst, 100 IM, 200 IM, 100 Back

Amelia Miller (10) 50 Free, 100 Free, 200 Free

Emma McLay (13) 500 Free, 200 IM

Reese Ptacek (12) 200 Back, 500 Free

Gabriel Richardson (12) 50 Brst

Isaac Schalk (11) 50 Back, 50 Fly, 50 Brst

Mary Schalk (8) 50 Free, 50 Back, 50 Brst

Russel Schalk (8) 100 Free, 50 Free

Taylor Schmaltz (12) 100 Brst, 50 Fly, 50 Brst ,100 IM

Isabella Schneider (8) 50 Brst, 50 Fly, 100 IM

Cody Stewart (7) 50 Back

Tristan Herbst (9) 100 Brst, 100 Fly

Garrett Waterson (11) 50 Back, 100 Brst, 100IM