This past weekend, Team MySwimPro made its championship-racing debut at the Michigan Masters State Championships at Eastern Michigan University. Our squad brought together 21 swimmers ages 18 to 67 to compete in the three-day competition that featured 351 U.S. Masters Swimmers from across the state of Michigan.
We came here with the attitude to leave it all in the pool…and that is exactly what we did! πͺ pic.twitter.com/X9HB4FRMzj
β MySwimPro (@MySwimPro) April 19, 2016
Team MySwimPro scored a total of 554.5 points for a 9th place finish in the team championship standings. Below is a summary of our teamβs accomplishments:
– 17 Individual State Titles
– 3 Relay State Titles
– 82 Best Times
We start as a group of swimmers, we finish as a group of friends! π pic.twitter.com/lQXDpwogdS
β MySwimPro (@MySwimPro) April 17, 2016
Every swimmer on our team scored points! Nine Swimmers contributed to either individual state titles or swam on winning relays! Across all age groups, Jacob Montague and Savannah Mortensen scored the most individual points on Team MySwimPro with 63 and 42 points respectively.
“Why race? The need to be tested, perhaps; the need to take risks; and the chance to be number one.” π pic.twitter.com/SqPhgTCnbB
β MySwimPro (@MySwimPro) April 17, 2016
Masters swimming fosters a relaxed atmosphere that encourages participation at the competitive level you desire! Our team brought together a range of swimming backgrounds from first-time meet swimmers to national-level competitors.
90% of our squad did not compete in a masters swimming competition last year. Itβs an exciting start for team MySwimPro, and the sport of swimming. Iβm looking forward to watching our team grow and the sport take off in this Olympic Year.
A big thanks to SimplySwimCaps.com for hooking us up with awesome dome racing caps! Now it’s off to Nationals next week in Greensboro, NC!