Celia Oberholzer dominates Women’s 100m back-stroke heats – 2011 YMCA Long Course Nationals
Celia Oberholzer dominated the qualifying rounds of Women’s 100m back-stroke meet, on second day of the 2011 Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Long Course National Championships taking place at the Georgia Institute of Technology Aquatics Centre,
in Atlanta, Georgia.
Oberholzer of Powel Crosley-OH was the first swimmer to conclude her race, as she posted a miraculous time of 1 minute and 05.01 seconds. She was followed by Emily Slabe of Countryside-OH, who remained only 0.37 seconds behind her and submitted a time of
1 minute and 05.38 seconds to earn second best qualification spot. The 15-year-old Slabe was only 0.32 seconds faster than her following swimmer, Michele Kim of Wyckoff-NJ, who entered the finals as third fastest swimmer, with a qualifying time of 1 minute
and 05.70 seconds.
Oberholzer’s time was almost three seconds behind the national mark of 1 minute and 02.73 seconds, set by Tricia Weaner of West Shore-PA in July, 2004.
Ryan Alexander of North Shore-MA was the fourth fastest swimmer of the 100m event, as she ensured her qualification into the final rounds, by submitting a time of 1 minute and 06.59 seconds. She was followed by Ali Galyer of Middle Tyger-SC, who ended her
swim behind Alexander with a difference of only 0.18 seconds, by reporting in a time of 1 minute and 06.77 seconds. Courtney Miller of Elkins-WV was the sixth qualifying swimmer, as she stayed 0.13 seconds behind her former swimmer and posted a time of 1 minute
and 06.90 seconds.
She was followed by Middle Tyger-SC’s Keelin McNamara and Morgan Brooks, who occupied the seventh and eighth qualifying spots, with timings of 1:06.97 and 1:07.09 minutes, respectively. Morgan Perrotti of Suncoast-FL was the ninth qualifying swimmer of the
two-lap swim, as she clocked a time of 1 minute and 07.19 seconds. She was followed by Ashley Martin of Rock Hill-SC, who qualified as the tenth fastest swimmer in 1 minute and 07.46 seconds.
In addition, these qualifying swimmers will race with each other in the final round, where the top-three finishers will be awarded with medals for their efforts.
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