Announcement
HAST Blazes Through the January Cold!
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