TCC placed three swimmers on the Southern California Pacific Quad All-Star Team:

Athena Chen, 12
Sonia Wang, 13
Kyle Coan, 14

These three will compete on January 9 & 10 at the Cerritos Swim Complex against all-star teams from British Columbia, Oregon, Pacific Northwest and Pacific Swimming.  Their selection was based on fast swimming at the Winter Age Group Champs and Senior Sectionals.  Coach Jennifer Tarazona will be the SCS 11-12 girls coach.

Great job and have lots of fun Athena, Sonia, Kyle and Jennifer.

Don’t forget to pick up your banquet form in the swim office beginning January 4th, 2010.
The swim banquet is Friday, January 22 at “Imagine That” in Upland.
The party is from 6 to 11 p.M. – you must turn your form in by January 15th.

Thank you to all who contributed to our Adopt-a-Family. We had lots of great donations – canned goods, cereals, mac-n-cheese, towels, toys, and jackets. Thanks also to our swimmers who helped wash cars on a rainy day. Your generous efforts will help make our family’s Christmas much brighter.

At the 2009 short course Junior Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, Sonia Wang broke the national age-group record for the 11-12 girls 200 yard butterfly. Her time of 2:01.97 smashed the previous mark of 2:03.29 (from 2003). This was the fastest 200 yard butterfly ever swum in our country by an 11-12 year-old and is the first time a TCC swimmer has achieved this accomplishment. Congratulations Sonia!

TCC’s Short Course Junior National team of Sonia Wang, Oriana Wang, Dylan Gabel, and Sam Jardine had hot swims in cold, snowy Columbus. “It was a great experience and the kids did a super job, especially for the newcomers to this level of competition” said head coach, John Ries. The following were the highlights:

Sonia Wang, 12; 22nd in the 200 fly (2:01.97), best times in the 200 IM and 100 fly
Oriana Wang, 15; Best times in the 100 fly, 200 back, and 200 free
Dylan Gabel, 17; good swim in the 1650 free
Sam Jardine, 17; great job in the 500 and the 1650 free