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Pictured from L to R: Kiley Vandevier (Flower Mound), Mackenzie Garcia-Hynds (Carrollton), Zakiyya Ellington (Allen), and Emma Garfield (The Colony).
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LAC qualified 37 young swimmers for the meet, which capped an extraordinary season in which LAC was once again well-represented at the local, regional and sectional levels throughout the summer.
“I am very proud of how our team has done this season,” age group head coach Jason Walter said. “We had some great clutch swimming the last few days of TAGS that propelled us into 6th place. This TAGS was unique because everyone who had to make finals that evening raised their effort to another level. It was fun to watch and great to see the kids have such great performances.”
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LAC Swimmer Kiley Vandevier before their recent meet.
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The event is a major milestone in the long-course season of Texas’ young swimmers and featured some of the fastest swimmers from several southern states and other countries. Many swimmers for LAC were trying to qualify for the state championship meet (TAGS), Sectionals and Junior Nationals.
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LAC swimmer Jordan Kimmey in a recent competition.
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The Lakeside Aquatics Club sent 21 swimmers to this weekend’s 2009 Speedo Championship Series Sectional Championships.
The sectionals are currently ongoing and will run through July 19 at the University of Houston. The event is open to all USA swim clubs in Texas and Louisiana. The LAC sent just five swimmers to this same event a year ago.
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Alex Sellers, 14, performs the backstroke.
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The Lakeside Aquatics Club will compete in what is being dubbed as its most important meet of the season at the Bill Nixon Memorial Long Course A Invitational on June 26.
The event – which is slated to run through the 28th – will be at the Keller ISD Natatorium and will feature some of the fastest and more up and coming swimmers in the state. Competitors are hoping to meet time standards for the upcoming state and national level meets, including among others, the state championship meet (TAGS).
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LAC Swimmer performs the butterfly stroke during a race.
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The Lakeside Aquatics Club had a huge showing at the Bill Nixon Memorial Long Course A Invitational last weekend, and as a result have 15 swimmers moving on to sectionals.
