Fast Times and New Records At The Distance Duck Meet

LFSC Distance Duck Meet

December 17, 2011

Colin Kingsley wowed the crowd with a new Team and Meet Record in the 1500 free at the Distance Duck Meet. Colin recorded a time of 23:56.66 to claim the top spot on the leader board. Other first-timers in the 1500 free were Jack McGlynn, Kurt Holzer, Olivia Sabalaskey, Mark Holzer and Nathan Gates.

Big  Drop Awards (greatest time improvement) went to the following swimmers:

1500 free -- Anna Manning (2:20) and Jackson Bedward (2:41)

  400 free-- Holly Doyle (2:34) and Joe Goodzey (:55)

  200 free-- Lauren Kingsley (:26)

That's some great swimming! Get ready for the next Distance Duck event in June 2012. Several swimmers are moving into the Main  Event (1500) in June. Congratulations to Emma Bedward and Janine Loveland! 

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Distance Duck Meet Results

We had some great swimming today in the Distance Duck Meet with many first-timers testing themselves in the 400 and 1500 free.

Big Drop Award, 400 Free (Boy) -- Colin Kingsley (-1:15)

Big Drop Award, 400 Free (Girl) -- Holly Doyle (- :22.9)

Big Drop Award, 1500 Free (Boy) -- Spencer Wells (-5:27)

Big Drop Award, 1500 Free (Girl) -- Ashley Wells (-1:25)

LFSC Distance Duck Record Holders
20:24.56	Rachel Stoehr, 12/22/2004	10 & un 1500 Free	Don Skrabel, 3/10/1981	19:30.90
18:11.16	Tori Alland, 12/20/2003	11/12 1500 Free	Mitch Stoehr, 12/22/2004	17:46.91
17:48.16	Lisa Hamming, 12/22/1999	13/14 1500 Free	Justin Gorson, 6/17/1998	17:31.22
6:00.09	Tara Chapmon, 12/21/1998	10 & un 400 Free	Mike Walsh, 6/28/2000	6:00.25
5:59.33	Mackenzie Malone, 6/19/2002	11/12 400 Free	Chris Karahalios, 2/22/1999	6:01.40
6:21.84	Jessica Eder, 6/18/2003	13/14 400 Free	Andy Goodman, 6/28/2000	6:27.60

And special congratulations to Lauren Kingsley for her new Distance Duck Meet record in the 200 Free! Lauren's time was 5:20.85, the fastest time ever for a Mighty Duck in the 200 Free.

The next time to show off those start, turns and perfect strokes will be in December!

Distance Duck Meet, Wednesday

The Distance Duck Meet will be held this Wednesday, June 15, at the Lake Forest College pool during our regular practice time

1500 free warm-up @ 6:00am

  400 free warm-up @ 6:30am

  200 free warm-up @ 7:00am

We will start the meet as soon as we complete warm-up. All swimmers are expected to assist with lap counting. We also need a few volunteer timers from the stands.

Coach Mo started the Distance Duck Meet in 1981 as a challenge event for age group swimmers to test themselves and measure their progress over time. The meet serves as a motivational tool and reinforces the competitive principle of competing against yourself first and foremost.

Swimmers compete in either the 1500 free (Bronze Squad and some Green Squad) or the 400 Free (most Green Squad and all Yellow Squad). In 2000 we introduced Mighty Ducks swimmers to the Distance Duck Meet in the the 200 free. Each swimmer races against their own Best Time with a special prize (The Big Drop Award) given for the swimmer who drops the most time.

Swimmers who complete the 1500 free in 20 minutes or faster are crowned LFSC Distance Ducks with a special t-shirt designed by Paul Luhmann, one of the original 1981 Distance Ducks. Since 1981 only 73 swimmers have achieved Distance Duck status and worn this special T-shirt.

LFSC Distance Duck Record Holders
20:24.56	Rachel Stoehr, 12/22/2004	10 & un 1500 Free	Don Skrabel, 3/10/1981	19:30.90
18:11.16	Tori Alland, 12/20/2003	11/12 1500 Free	Mitch Stoehr, 12/22/2004	17:46.91
17:48.16	Lisa Hamming, 12/22/1999	13/14 1500 Free	Justin Gorson, 6/17/1998	17:31.22
6:00.09	Tara Chapmon, 12/21/1998	10 & un 400 Free	Mike Walsh, 6/28/2000	6:00.25
5:59.33	Mackenzie Malone, 6/19/2002	11/12 400 Free	Chris Karahalios, 2/22/1999	6:01.40
6:21.84	Jessica Eder, 6/18/2003	13/14 400 Free	Andy Goodman, 6/28/2000	6:27.60

LFSC Age Group Distance Duck Meet

The 30th Anniversary Edition of the LFSC Distance Duck Meet is this Saturday! 

The LFSC Age Group Distance Duck Meet was begun in 1980 by Coach Maureen as part of the LFSC program philosophy of career development. The meet provides a unique opportunity for our younger swimmers to achieve in events not normally offered to them at regular meets. The meet offers a great opportunity for personal improvement, helps establish an awareness of the relationship between practice and performance, provides an on-going evaluation of aerobic development, and makes the transition to senior events easier.

Swimmers participate in either the 200 free (Mighty Ducks and some novice swimmers), the 400 free (Yellow group and most Green Group swimmers), or the 1500 free (Bronze Group and some Green Group swimmers). The primary goal of the meet is to reinforce the concept of personal improvement over time and to encourage the development of a well-rounded aerobic training foundation prior to the senior swimming years.

All swimmers receive participation awards recording their personal improvement. The ultimate award is the “Distance Duck” T-shirt, awarded to swimmers who break the 20 minute barrier in the 1500 free. Since 1980 only 60 LFSC age group swimmers (24 boys and 36 girls) have achieved this distinction.

When: Saturday December 18^th

• Bronze Squad swims the 1500Fr at 8:30am
• Yellow/Green swim the 400Fr at 9:45am
• Ducks swim the 200 Fr 9:45am

 

Where: Lake Forest College

Why: It’s Fun!

 

RSVP by telling your coach you will be there this Saturday!

or to

lfsc@sbcglobal.net

(If you forget to RSVP, we still want to see you! We will take deck entries)

Great Times At The Distance Duck Meet

Sally and Elise Are The Newest LFSC Distance Ducks!

Elise Vondra and Sally Stauder became the newest members of the very elite Distance Duck Club with sterling performances in the Distance Duck Meet this morning. Elise recorded a very swift 19:13 to take top honors while Sally fought to the wall in a time of 19:56 for her t-shirt.

The Big Drop Award in the 1500 went to Patrick King (-2:35) and Anna Manning (-1:37), Michael Hambleton captured the award in the 400 free (-:42) with Cynthia Li taking the girl's prize (-1:39). Colin Kingsley and Holly Doyle proved that they are Mighty Ducks indeed with outstanding First Time performances in teh 200 free.

Watch this space for updated results soon!