Today my high school swim team broke the record for most consecutive state championships. Very very very sadly, this was the first state meet (and the most important) that I wasn't able to go to since I was in high school (except when I was in Japan for a semester). I've witnessed 6 state wins...and have my name written on 4 of those 23 state trophies. We won. We did it. We finally broke the record. And they didn't just win...they made a show of it today. The following is a message that I received from the Carmel Swimming group on facebook:
Ian Murray sent a message to the members of Carmel Swimming.
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Subject: 2009 IHSAA Girl's Swimming State Champions
The Carmel High School Girl's Swimming & Diving Team captured is 23rd consecutive IHSAA State Championship this afternoon at the IU Natatorium. The win establishes a new National Record for consecutive state championships by all female sports. The Hounds did not disappoint the hundreds of loyal supporters that packed the east side of the Nat.
Some of the highlights:
200 Yard Medley Relay Champions: Jessie Hammes, Lauren Stauder, Devon Mason, Megan Detro (1:41.68) - New School, State, and National High School Record
200 Yard Freestyle Champion: Logan Mason (1:48.99) - New School Record
200 Yard Individual Medley Champion: Trish Regan (2:01.83) - New School Record
50 Yard Freestyle Champion: Megan Detro (:23.47)
100 Yard Butterfly: Jessie Hammes prelim time of :54.50 was a New School Record
500 Yard Freestyle Champion: Lauren Jordan (4:53.95) - New School Record
200 Yard Freestyle Relay Champions: Megan Detro, Jessie Hammes, Logan Mason, Trish Regan (1:31.75) - New School, State, and National High School Record
100 Yard Backstroke Champion: Jessie Hammes (:55.29) - time of :55.02 in prelims was a School Record
100 Yard Breaststroke: Lauren Stauder finals swim of 1:02.84 - New School Record
400 Yard Freestyle Relay Champions: Carly Marshall, Logan Mason, Rhiannon Sheets, and Trish Regan (3:24.22) - New School and State Record
In total, the girls captured all three relay championships, 5 individual championships, set 9 School Records, 3 State Records, and 2 National Records. The point total of 427 was the most scored by a girl's team in IHSAA history. Head Coach, Chris Plumb won the Coach of the Year Award and Senior Jessie Hammes won the IHSAA Mental Attitude Award.
An amazing weekend for Carmel Swimming. You can find more information on the meet here:
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://www.ihsaa.org%2Fmain.shtm
Thank you for all your continued support!
Ian Murray
Head Age Group Coach
Carmel Swim Club
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That's right. 9 school records, 3 state records, AND 2 NATIONAL records! Oh how I wish I could have been there to witness such a feat. I am SO proud to be a Carmel High School swimming alum.
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