Therese Desquitado and Lindsey Middleton each won three events for the North Whidbey Aquatic Club at the July Dual at Anacortes’ Fidalgo Pool Friday, July 13.
The host Thunderbird Aquatic Club defeated the Aquajets 1,354 – 1,249.
Desquitado won the open girls 100 freestyle (1:01.54), 100 breaststroke (1:21.60) and 100 butterfly (1:13.03). Middleton won the girls 8-and-under 25 free (18.86), 25 breast (26.78), and 25 backstroke (22.13).
Also picking up wins were Tricia Desquitado, Jenna Flores, Joe Gorman, Samantha Hines, Jacob O’Leary, Patrick O’Leary, Erika Pollack, Maira Sulin, Brannigan Vogt, Kelsey Vogt, Shamus Warden and Lawrence Zapanta.
Mary Middleton, Sulin and Warden earned PNS Gold cuts, while Kyle Coonan, Flores, Gorman, Allison Hoffmire, John Middleton and Brynn Schmid clocked Silver cuts.
Gorman, Hines, John Middleton, Mary Middleton, Warden and Zapanta recorded 100 percent personal bests in individual events. In relays, 100 percent PRs came from Trina Desquitado, Flores, Gorman, Mary Middleton, Schmid, Ashley Vogt, Kelsey Vogt and Warden.
Warden received the NWAC Swimmer of the Meet honor with his 100 percent PRs in all events and two Gold cuts, and by dropping 15 seconds in 100 free (75.31) and six seconds in the 50 back (43.13).
Mary Middleton won the RelayBig award by dropping four seconds on the breast leg of 200 medley relay (38.91) and a second on the 200 free relay (30.98).
Competing in their first meet were Madelyn Coonan, Cloey Lupien, Patrick O’Leary and Jacob O’Leary.
NWAC next competes at the Home Dual, July 20, where it will field a team of 54 athletes.
The North Whidbey Aquatic Club is a competitive swimming program of the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District. It includes swimmers of all abilities and ages from 6 through college.
Tryouts occur Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays at the city pool from 4:25 to 5:10 p.m. New swimmers should be able to swim a length of the pool in freestyle and backstroke. The first two weeks are free.
For more information, please call the pool (675-7665) to speak with head coach Neil Romney or visit the team website at www.teamunify.com/pnswznwac.
