The 2017-2018 Gulf Banquet was held on Sunday, October 1st at the Westchase Marriot. The guest speaker was three time Olympian Elizabeth Biesel and she was fantastic. Her message was very positive and motivating to athletes, coaches, parents and officials. We had 41 athletes that qualified to receive an award at this year’s banquet. Below is a list of Dads Club athletes and the level of award that they achieved. Award Levels Level 1-Zones Select Camp Participant, USA Swimming Junior National Championships Qualifier, TAGS Individual Champion, Southern Senior Zones Individual Champion, Futures Individual Finalist(top 16), National Open Water Champ Participant, National Diversity Select Camp Participant Level 2 -National Select Camp, Gulf Record(Individual & Relay), Senior Zones Record, Futures Champion, USA Swimming Junior National Champion, National Championships Qualifier, US Open Water Top 8 Finisher, USA Swimming Top 10( fastest top 10 times in the country per event and age bracket) Level 3-National Championship Finalist(top16), US Open Championship Finalist(top 16), National Age Group Record(Individual & Relay), National Open Water Champion, Olympic Trials Qualifier, World Championships Trials Qualifier Level 4-National Junior Team Member, US Swimming Junior National Championship Champion, National Championships 18 & Under Champion, US Open Championships 18 & Under Champion Level 5-National Team Member, National Championships Champion, US Open Championships Champion, Olympic Team Member, World Championships Team Member
Qualifier Award Winners Jeremy Bates-Sectional Relay Finalist Bailey Bergen-TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Sydney Buchman-Sectional Relay Finalist Ava Ceraudo- TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Sophia Cone- TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Tori Cone- TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16 Benjamin Farahbod- TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Rafael Fente-Damers- TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16, TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Trey Fischbach- TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16 Finnian Helman- TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16, TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Zelie Hughes- TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8
| Christopher Hung- Sectional Relay Finalist Alex Miao- TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16, TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Kara Moss- TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Nathan Moss- TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Renee Nealon- TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Avery Pham- TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Pearl Reagler- TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8, TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16 Morgan Reyna- Sectional Relay Finalist Emma Venghaus- TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16 Joey Weiland- TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8, TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16 Max Zuanich- TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16
Level 2 Award Winners Isabella Alas-Gulf Record, TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16, TAGS Relay Top 8 Emma Clark-National Top 10, Zones Select Camp Participant, TAGS Finalist, TAGS Relay top 8 Caleb Duncan- Gulf Record, Sectional Relay Finalist Amy Evans- Zones Select Camp Participant, Sectional Individual Finalist, TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16, TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8 Kaley Hoffman-National Top 10, Sectional Relay Finalist Lexi Lukens- TAGS Individual
Finalist Top 16, TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8, and Gulf Record Ellie McLeod-Gulf Record, Sectional Relay Finalist Audrey Orange- National Top 10, Gulf Record, Speedo Junior National Qualifier, Sectional Relay Finalist Sophie Newell- National Top 10, Gulf Record, Sectional Relay Finalist Brandon Quinteros- Gulf Record, Speedo Junior National Qualifier, Sectional Relay Finalist Mark Shoemaker- Gulf Record, Sectional Relay Finalist, Sectional Individual Finalist Claire Smith-National Championship Qualifier, Speedo Junior National Qualifier, Sectional Relay Finalist, Sectional Individual Finalist Sydney Smith- Gulf Record, TAGS Individual Champion, TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16, TAGS Relay Top 8 Emma Stephenson- National Top 10, National Championship Qualifier, Speedo Junior National Qualifier, Sectional Relay Finalist, Sectional Individual Finalist Clarissa Vincent- National Top 10, Southern Senior Zones Top 8 Finisher Eloise Williamson- Gulf Record, TAGS Individual Champion, TAGS Relay Finalist Top 8, TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16 Cooper Wozencraft- National Top 10, Speedo Junior National Finalist, Gulf Record, Speedo Junior National Qualifier, Sectional Relay Finalist, Sectional Individual Finalist Megan Zuanich- Gulf Record, TAGS Individual Finalist Top 16, TAGS Relay Top 8
Level 3 Award Winner Clayton Bobo-World Championships Trials Qualifier, National Top 10, US Open Championships Qualifier, Speedo Jr. Nationals Finalist, National Championships Qualifier, Gulf Record
Dads Club is very proud of the accomplishments of our athletes. The coaching staff would like to thank our athletes for their hard work and dedication to our sport. We would also like to thank the parents for all you do for our athletes and this team. Dads Club Proud! |
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