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U.S. CLUB COACH OF THE YEAR: CHRIS PLUMB, CARMEL SWIM CLUB
Chris Plumb and Carmel Swim Membership confirmed their energy this 12 months as a powerhouse membership program.
On the finish of the summer season, the staff’s Summer season Juniors squad gained the general team-high level award after dominating the meet in Irvine. The staff scored 522.5 factors, over 170 factors forward of another staff as SwimMAC was second with 350.5 factors. The Carmel ladies 4×100 medley relay set a brand new 15-18 Nationwide Age Group (NAG) report on the meet as effectively.
On the particular person degree, 16-year-old Alex Shackell had an enormous 12 months beneath Plumb’s steering. Shackell certified for her first senior worldwide staff as she completed fifth within the 200 freestyle as she swam a 1:56.70 at Summer season Nationals. That swim punched her ticket to Worlds as a relay swimmer. That point additionally ranked her because the 4th quickest within the age group all-time. At Worlds, Shackell swam on each the prelims and finals relay. Shackell cut up a 1:56.38 on the anchor leg serving to the US to a silver medal.
Alex Shackell turned 17 in November and has already etched her title within the report books. Shackell swam a 1:50.15 200 butterfly at Winter Juniors- East to interrupt Claire Curzan’s 17-18 NAG report.
Alex Shackell‘s older brother Aaron Shackell additionally had an enormous 12 months. At Summer season Nationals, he completed sixth within the males’s 400 freestyle in a private greatest time of a 3:49.43 (he was barely quicker in prelims with a 3:49.19). That swim earned him a spot for the U.S. on the LEN U23 Championships in Eire. There Shackell was highlighted by a third-place end within the 200 freestyle, the place he notably swam a private greatest time in prelims.
At Summer season Juniors, Aaron Shackell gained the boys’ excessive level award. There he gained the 200 free, 400 free, and 200 fly. He additionally was second within the 100 free and 14th within the 50 free. His 400 free profitable time of three:47.00 would have been 4th at US Nationals, lower than a second off of second place and what it took to qualify for Worlds.
Along with the Shackell siblings, the membership was additionally residence to Drew Kibler by way of the World Championships. Kibler opted to not use his COVID-19 fifth 12 months at Texas and returned to his hometown to coach beneath Plumb. Kibler was third at Summer season Nationals within the males’s 200 freestyle as he swam a 1:45.67, incomes a spot on the boys’s 4×200 freestyle relay for the US at Worlds.
All three swimmers, Alex Shackell, Aaron Shackell, and Drew Kibler have been named to USA Swimming’s 2023-2024 Nationwide Workforce. Along with three swimmers on the Nationwide Workforce, Carmel Swim Membership positioned 4 swimmers on the 2023-2024 US Junior Nationwide Workforce as Berit Berglund, Lynsey Bowen, Molly Sweeney, and Gregg Enoch are on the roster. Bowen and Sweeney represented the US at World Juniors this fall.
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Ron Aitken, Sandpipers of Nevada– Katie Grimes, Bella Sims, and Claire Weinstein certified for the 2023 World Championships as soon as once more. Grimes has additionally already certified for the 2024 Paris Olympics as she completed third within the 10K open water occasion at 2023 Worlds, Weinstein captured a Nationwide title within the 200 freestyle this summer season, and Sims was second within the 400 free at Summer season Nationals. Only a few weeks in the past, Luke Ellis grew to become the quickest highschool boy within the 1650 freestyle ever, breaking the 17-18 NAG report as a highschool junior.
Brent Arckey, Sarasota Sharks– In October 2022, Summer season McIntosh moved to coach full-time beneath Arckey in Florida. In April, McIntosh broke the 400 IM World Report at Canadian Trials swimming a 4:25.87, breaking Katinka Hosszu’s report. At Worlds, McIntosh gained the 400 IM and 200 butterfly whereas additionally incomes bronze within the 200 free. Her 200 fly and 200 free occasions have been World Junior Data. Along with McIntosh, Arckey additionally led three ladies, Michaela Mattes, Lolly Milbaum, and Addison Sauickie, to the US Nationwide Junior staff.
Adam Madarassy, Eagle Aquatics– Madarassy coached Kaii Winkler to not just one however two 15-16 NAG data. In the beginning of March, Winkler swam a 48.81 within the LCM 100 freestyle, changing into the youngest boy beneath the 49 second mark. Later that month, he set a brand new NAG report within the SCY 100 free swimming a 41.96, changing into the youngest swimmer beneath the 42-second mark. On the ladies facet, Erika Pelaez certified to characterize the US at World Juniors after her swims at Summer season Nationals. Pelaez gained silver within the 50 again and bronze within the 100 again at World Juniors.
Joe Natina, Crow Canyon Sharks– Natina coached Bailey Hartman to win the ladies excessive level award this previous August at Summer season Juniors. Hartman gained the 100 free and completed second in three different occasions in Irvine. Hartman and teammate Raya Mellott have been named to the US Junior Nationwide Workforce. On the staff degree, Crow Canyon earned Gold Medal standing for USA Swimming’s Membership Excellence Rankings for the primary time because the staff completed 18th within the membership standings.
