Tracy Henson submitted this report. Eleven Seahorses traveled to Rock Island, IL, High School on Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, 2013, to compete in the 2nd Annual IM Ready Spring Challenge. USA Swimming developed the IMX program to help swimmers reach the next level in their swimming careers,
Tracy Henson submitted this report. The Byron Tiger Sharks hosted the Turkey Shoot Novelty Swim Meet on Saturday, November 23, and Sunday, November 24, 2013, at the Byron, IL, High School Pool. Fourteen Seahorses made the trip and came home with an amazing 64 top-12 finishes and 59 lifetime best
Tracy Henson submitted this report. On Sunday, November 10, 2013, 13 Seahorses traveled to the East Moline, IL, Municipal Pool to compete in the East Moline Fall Meet. The Seahorses are improving at every meet, and the kids are beginning to swim “A Times” and “Regional Times,”which are both quite
On Sunday, September 15, 2013, 11 Seahorses traveled to Monmouth, IL, to attend a Fitter and Faster Swimming Tour featuring two 2012 Olympian Gold Medal Winners. Tyler McGill was a Gold Medalist in the 2012 Olympics in the 400 Medley Relay, and he was a 2012 Olympic finalist in the
Seahorses Swim in Fall Fantastic Meet On Saturday, October 19, 2013, six Seahorses traveled to the Duis Center in Sterling, IL, to compete in the Fall Fantastic Meet. The Seahorses did very well in their first swim meet of the fall season and came home with 14 top-six finishes. The
Editor’s note: Tracy Henson submitted the following results. The Seahorses just started their fall swimming season on Tuesday, September 3, 2013. If you would like more information about the swim team, please contact Chelsea Brewer at 815-441-2878.
Emily and Kate Henson had both set making it to Regionals as one of their summer swimming goals. They went into their last-chance meet of the summer (at the Clinton Riverview Pool) with this goal in mind. Kate accomplished her goal first, by swimming the Regional qualifying time in the
The River Cities Aquatic Team hosted their Stars of Tomorrow Invitational on Friday, July 12, through Sunday, July 14, 2013. The meet was held at the Riverview Pool in Clinton, IA, which is a 50 meter, 8 lane, outdoor pool. Fifteen Seahorses competed in what turned out to be a
Twenty Seahorses travelled to the Duis Center in Sterling, IL, on Saturday, June 29, 2013, to complete in the Sterling Stingray’s Summer Pentathlon. The swimmers were allowed to enter five events: an IM, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and butterfly. Congratulations to Landri Harmon, left, who won the high point trophy for
On Saturday, June 22, 2013, the Seahorses competed in the Metro Swim Team’s Mixed Summer Jam at Davenport North High School in Davenport, IA. The meet was unique in the following ways, which made it more fun for the swimmers. The boys and girls swam together in their races. The
Twenty Seahorses travelled to the Duis Center in Sterling, Illinois, on Saturday, June 29, 2013 to complete in the Sterling Stingray’s Summer Pentathlon. The swimmers were allowed to enter five events which included an IM, backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle, and butterfly. The swimmers all received a visor as a participation award.
On Saturday, June 15, and Sunday, June 16, 2013, the Seahorses competed in the 2013 Piranha Summer 14 and Under Swim Meet at Pleasant Valley High School in Bettendorf, IA. Eleven Seahorses made the trip and came home with 19 medals and 14 ribbons. The Seahorses had eight individual first
On Saturday, June 8, and Sunday, June 9, 2013, ten Seahorses traveled to the East Moline Municipal Pool to compete in the 32nd Annual East Moline Short Course Trophy Meet. The Seahorses came home with seven trophies and 40 ribbons.
On Sunday, June 2, 2013, 11 Seahorses traveled to Rock Island High School to compete in the 1st Annual Rock Island ORCA Summer Pentathlon. Each swimmer swam four events in IM Order (Fly, Back, Breast, Free.) Their fifth event was an IM (all four strokes combined in one event.)
On Saturday, May 25, 2013, the Seahorses competed in the Spring Sprint Meet at the Duis Center in Sterling, IL. Twenty-two Seahorses made the trip and did a fantastic job! The Seahorses had 38 top-6 places, including eight 1st place finishes. The Seahorse results follow.