Gator News
End of Summer 2010!! Congratulations to all the Gators on the outstanding season and fabulous performances throughout, including the victories at this year's Long Course State Championship this past weekend at the University of Minnesota. It has been a fun, fast, successful season, with many swimmers rising to top levels in the State and the Nation.
Here are some highlights and achievements of Edina Swim Club Gators:
State Record Breakers
Madeleine Eden-400 IM
Erick Huft-100 free/200 free/400 free/800/1500 free
State Highpoint Winners
Nora Clarkowski-2nd place 8 and under girls
Brady Giertsen-2nd place 8 and under boys
Erick Huft-1st place 13-14 boy
Jackson Lindell-3rd place 13-14 boys
Madeleine Eden-1st place 15-16 girls
Jacob Davidson-1st place 15-16 boys
Greg Norsten-2nd place 15-16 boys
13-14 boys first place division
15-16 girls first place division
15-16 boys division second over all
State Champions
Nora Clarkowski-50 free/100 free
Brady Giertsen-50 back
Buzz Rehnberg-50 free/100 free
Erick Huft-200 free/400 free/800 free/1500 free/400 IM
Jackson Lindell-200 back
Greg Norsten-100 breaststroke/200 breaststroke/200 IM
Jacob Davidson-400 free/800 free/1500 free/200 fly/400 IM
Zach Stettner-200 free
Nikki Larson-100 free
Madeleine Eden-100 breaststroke/200 br/100 fly/200 fly/200 IM/400 IM
Marisa Wood-400 free/800 free/1500 free
Chase Gross-50 free
We had many more swimmers place top 10 in point scoring as well! The team spirit was amazing and evident to all. We look forward to getting more and more swimmers to the State Meet next season.
Many of our swimmers are reaching higher and higher levels of swimming. We are also highlighting the highest level of new achievement that Gators have reached this summer:
Senior National Qualifiers
Madeleine Eden
Chase Gross
Junior National Qualifiers (NSCA, short course, long course)
Heather Laedtke
Nikki Larson
Alex Yaeger
Marisa Wood
Ellen Bloom
Jacob Davidson
Greg Norsten
Emily Devore
Erick Huft
Zach Stettner
Speedo Sectional Qualifiers
Teresa DiGregorio
Courtney Grunewald
Paige Haller
Kate Moreton
Kathryn Ostrom
Megan Ostrom
Madeleine Pesch
Allison Schwab
Jackson Lindell
Zachary Litwin
Buzz Rehnberg
Adam Pettyes
Aaron Schwab
Matthew Wright
Molly Mason
Mary Van Metre
14 and under Zone Championships
Elizabeth Cunningham
Amelia Anderson
Rachel Anderson
Sophie Clarkowski
Isabella Fairman
Adair Fogelberg
Katherine Kustritz
Lily Lengvenis
Kelli McCarthy
JohnThomas Larson
Peter Larson
Garrett Norsten
Ben Pearthree
Ken Shimizu
Edina Gators - Senior Staff of the Year
Congratulations to Jeff Rodriguez and his senior staff for being voted Senior Staff of the Year! Each team is given a ballot at the beginning of the State Meet. The winner was announced Sunday afternoon, August 1st.
2010 LONG COURSE SEASON
6 Minnesota State records broken!!
5 USA Conoco Phillips National Qualifying times achieved!!
12 USA Junior National Qualifying times achieved!!
15+ TOP 20 rankings in the country!!
As you can see, many Gator swimmers are making their mark in the sport of swimming. Thank you to everyone who pitched in to make Edina Swim Club the place it is!!! As always, GO GATORS!
Summer 2010 - Congratulations to the Gators for taking first place at the Western Great Lakes Open in Brown Deer, Wisconsin July 9-11, 2010. Congrats to Erick Huft for breaking three 13-14 boys long course state records!!! Erick's events were 100 free, 200 free and 1650 free!!
Spring 2010 - Congratulations to Ben Pearthree to being selected for the2010 Diversity Select Camp and to Buzz Rehnberg, Erick Huft, Jacob Davidson and Heather Laedtke for being selected/invited to the 2010 Zone Select Camp. Previous years qualifiers for Zone Select Camp are Madeleine Eden, Nikki Larson, Aaron Greenberg, Marisa Wood and Alex Yaeger.
January 2010 - In the recent January/February 2010 issue of "SPLASH MAGAZINE", Heather Laedtke (13 year old swimmer - 100 breast) and Buzz Rehnberg (12 year old swimmer - 50 free and 50 breast) achieved the Top Ten list!
Winning starts today!! Required reading for all swimmers!
Meet Primer 2009
Why do Meets? 2009