Local swim team has tons of success at ’03 Bishop Invite
BISHOP – Twenty-seven swimmers of the Gilroy Gators Swim Team made the long journey June 27-29 with their families and head coach Tom Clark to participate in the 2003 Bishop Invitational in Bishop. With a total of 351 competitors, the Gilroy Gators swam hard and took home four high point first place trophies, and three second place high point trophies.
High points winners were: Isabella Comin, 11, with eight gold medals and one silver; Kaitlyn Lass, 13, with seven gold medals and two silver medals; Santiago Maciel, 15, with 12 gold medals; and Stacey Lass, 16, with seven gold medals and three silver medals.
Second place high point finishers were: seven-year-old Kimberly Davis with one gold, four silvers and four bronzes; Julianna Sih, 16, with five golds and one silver; and Eric Watkins with three golds and two silvers.
Gilroy Gator swimmers competing for the first time in Bishop were Margarita Garcia, 9, who won all her heats, and Allita Watkins, 6, who finished fifth overall.
At the conclusion of Saturday’s events, there was a paretn/coach free relay. Gators took fourth place with some great parent swimmers – Ray ‘The Man’ Shileds, ‘Killer’ Karen Davis, Scott ‘WAWA’ Castruita and John ‘Speedo’ Colette. This is the third year the Gilroy Gators have been invited to participate in the meet and will no doubt be back next year.
The Gators next swim meet will be on Saturday, July 12 at 9 a.m. in the Gilroy High School pool.
Placing in the top three in swim events were:
Allita Watkins (second in 25-yard backstroke in 29:28; third in 50-yard back stroke in 1:06.14 for girls 6U)
Kimberly Davis (third in 25-yard freestyle in 20.58; third in 50-yard freestyle in 46.39; third in 100-yard freestyle in 1:40.61; second in 50-yard backstroke in 52.19; second in 25-yard breaststroke in 27.92; third ini 50-yard backstroke in 1:02.56; first in 25-yard butterfly in 23.46; second in 50-yard butterfly in 55.95; second in 100-yard IM in 1:51.58 for seven-year-old girls)
Kelliann Lass (second in 100-yard freestyle in 1:21.43; second in 200-yard freestyle in 2:53.16; first in 500-yard freestyle in 7:44.65; second in 50-yard breaststroke in 49.51; second in 100-yard breaststroke in 1:44.57; third in 100-yard IM in 1:35.02 for nine-year-old girls)
Francesca Comin (third in 50-yard backstroke in 44.28 for nine-year-old girls)
Margarita Garcia (third in 50-yard butterfly in 49.33 for nine-year-old girls)
M. Garcia/K. Lass/F. Comin/M. Shields (third in 200-yard freestyle relay in 2:35.08 for 9-10 girls)
Isabella Comin (first in 50-yard freestyle in 29.86; first in 100-yard freestyle in 1:03.78; second in 50-yard backstroke in 37.59; first in 100-yard backstroke in 1:20.35; first in 50-yard backstroke in 41.34; second in 100-yard breaststroke in 1:29.40; first in 50-yard butterfly in 33.34; first in 100-yard butterfly in 1:16.20 for 11-year-old girls)
Melissa Davis (third in 200-yard freestyle in 2:44.40 for 11-year-old girls)
Maeghan Colllett (second in 50-yard butterfly in 33.72 for 12-year-old girls)
M. Collett/M. Lass/I. Comin/M. Davis (third in 200-yard freestyle relay in 2:15.43 for 11-12 girls)
Kaitlyn Lass (second in 50-yard freestyle in 30.06; first in 100-yard freestyle in 1:04.13; first in 200-yard freestyle in 2:17.63; first in 500-yard freestyle in 6:07.14; first in 100-yard backstroke in 1:13.39; second in 200-yard backstroke in 2:37.49; first in 100-yard butterfly in 1:09.01; first in 200-yard butterfly in 2:32.02; first in 200-yard IM in 2:29.90; first in 400-yard IM in 5:21.66 for 13-year-old girls)
A.J. Watkins (first in 100-yard breaststroke in 1:17.18; first in 200-yard breaststroke in 2:49.44; second in 100-yard butterfly in 1:15.03; third in 200-yard IM in 2:41.94 for 14-year-old girls)
Julianna Sih (first in 50-yard freestyle in 26.17; first in 100-yard freestyle in 56.66; first in 200-yard freestyle in 2:05.18; first in 100-yard breaststroke in 1:11.89; first in 200-yard breaststroke in 2:37.32; second in 200-yard IM in 2:22.80 for 16-year-old girls)
Stacey Lass (second in 50-yard freestyle in 27.83; second in 100-yard freestyle in 1:00.37; second in 200-yard freestyle in 2:12.67; first in 500-yard freestyle in 5:51.24; first in 100-yard backstroke in 1:05.55; first in 200-yard backstroke in 2:19.62; first in 100-yard butterfly in 1:08.07; first in 200-yard butterfly in 2:31.01; first in 200-yard IM in 2:22.67; first in 400 IM in 5:04.50 for 16-year-old girls)
A. Comin/J. Sih/A.J. Watkins/S. Lass (first in 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:52.02 for girls 13-over)
Kyle Collett (third in 50-yard freestyle in 37.86 for nine-year-old boys)
Michael Shields (third in 200-yard freestyle in 2:57.21; third in 100-yard IM in 1:26.77 for 10-year-old boys)
Phillip Watkins (third in 50-yard freestyle in 29.02; third in 100-yard freestlye in 1;09.85; third in 100-yard backstroke in 1:26.72; third in 100-yard IM in 1:16.33 for 11-year-old boys)
Daniel Shields (third in 50-yard freestyle in 26.67; third in the 100-yard freestyle in 58.32; third in 200-yard freestyle in 2:10.70)
Josh Cathers (third in 50-yard freestyle in 26.95; third in 100-yard freestyle in 1:05.33; first in 200-yard freestyle in 2:11.17; second in 100-yard breast in 1:16.16 for 14-year-old boys)
Santiago Maciel (first in 50-yard freestyle in 23.38; first in 100-yard freestyle in 51.75; first in 200-yard freestyle in 1:55.95; first in 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:02.41; first in 100-yard backstroke in 58.83; first in 200-yard backstroke in 2:05.61; first in 100-yard butterfly in 57.27; first in 200-yard butterfly in 2;09.76; first in 200-yard IM in 2:04.96; first in 400-yard IM in 4:30.91 for 15-year-old boys)
Scott Castruita (third in 200-yard freestyle in 2:03.10; second in 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:59.34 for 15-year-old boys)
Eric Watkins (second in 50-yard freestyle in 23.01; second in 100-yard freestyle in 53.41; first in 100-yard backstroke in 1:01.50; first in 100-yard butterfly in 57.78; first in 200-yard IM in 2:12.33 for 18-year-old boys)
E. Watkins/S. Castruita/S. Maciel/J. Cathers (first in 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:39.10 for boys 13-over)
