2020 Southeastern Swimming
Short Course Championship
February 21 -- 23
Huntsville, AL
Seventeen TNT swimmers competed at the 2020 Southeastern Swimming Short Course Championships, February 21 - 23, in Huntsville, AL. TNT swimmers had a great meet, accounting for 1 Outstanding Female Performance Award, 1 Age Group High Point Award, 1 New Southeastern Record, 3 New Junior National Qualifying Times, 8 Finalists, 16 New Team Records, 17 Improved Time Standards, 38 medals, 64 Improved Times. TNT finished 11 th place in team scoring among more than 50 participating teams.
Special mention must be made of several exceptional performances by TNT swimmers during the course of the three day meet.
Levenia Sim, 13, earned Southeastern Swimming's Outstanding
Female Perormance Award for her Power Point score in the 100
butterfly,and also won the 13 - 14 High Point Age Group Award.
Levenia's time in the 200 butterfly, broke a 42 year old Southeastern
Swimming Record in the 13 - 14 girls 200 butterfly. The previous
record was set in 1978 by swimming legend, Tracey Caulkins.
Levenia earned 4 individual first place finishes, including the 100
fly, 200 fly, 100 free, 200 breast.
TNT's Senior Girls Medley Relay Team of Elizabeth Chen
(backstroke), Letitia Sim (breaststroke), Kaleigh Spears (butterfly)
and Levenia Sim (freestyle), teamed - up to win the Senior Girls
400 Medley Relay. The girls victory was the first ever by a TNT relay
team at the SES Championships, and also qualified for the 2020
Speedo Junior National Winter Championships.
Trey Sheils, 18, who was competiting in his final Southeastern
SC Championship, had a great meet. Trey won six medals to become
the first TNT male athlete to medal in every stroke at a single SES
Championship Meet. Trey finished first place in both the Senior Boys
100 and 200 breaststrokes, 3rd place in the 50 and 100 freestyle (all
new team records), 5th place in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 100
backstroke.
TNT Finalists: Elizabeth Chen, 13 -- 14 girls 50 back 1st, 100 back 1st, 200 IM 1st, 400 IM 8th, 200 fly 8th; Dane Goodman, 11 - 12 boys, 50 back 1st, 100 back 2nd, 100 IM 4th, 200 IM 7th, 100 fly 7th, 50 fly 8th; Marlee Moore, 50 breast 8th; Evan Ren, 200 breast 7th, 50 breast 8th; 100 breast 10th; Trey Sheils, Senior 100 breast 1st, 200 breast 1st, 100 free 3rd, 50 free 3rd, 100 fly 5th, 100 back 6th; Letitia Sim, 100 breast 1st, 400 IM 1st, 200 fly 1st, 100 fly 2nd, 50 free 3rd, 200 back 3rd; Levenia Sim, 200 fly 1st, 200 breast 1st, 100 free 1st, 100 fly 1st, 400 IM 2nd, 100 breast 2nd; Kaleigh Spears, 200 IM 4th.
New Junior National Championship Qualifying Times: Kaleigh Spears; 200 IM, Evan Ren, 200 breast; Girls 400 Medley Relay (Elizabeth Chen, Letitia Sim, Kaleigh Spears, Levenia Sim.)
New Team Records: Dane Goodman, 11 - 12 boys 50 backstroke 28.21 (old record Kyle Simpson 28.40 set 03/15/07, 50 backstroke 27.78 (old record Dane Goodman 28.21 set in prelims); Trey Sheils, boys 17-18 100 breaststroke 54.88 (old record T. Sheils 54.95 set 12/06/19), 100 freestyle 45.42 (old record T. Sheils 46.27 set 12/05/18), 50 freestyle 20.51 (old record T. Sheils 20.79 set 02/21/19); Letitia Sim, 15 - 16 girls 100 breaststroke 1:00.27 (old record 1:00.44 set 12/10/19), 400 Individual Medley 4:17.76 (old record Letitia Sim 4:20.98 set 11/22/19), 200 butterfly 1:58.43 (old record Letitia Sim 2:01.10 set 02/21/19), 50 free 23.31 (old record 23.73 set 02/21/19), 200 back 1:58.17 (old record 2:01.23 set 11/16/19); Levenia Sim 13 - 14 girls 200 butterfly 1:58.77 (old record Letitia Sim 2:03.68 set 02/23/18) 100 freestyle 50.89 (old record Levenia Sim 51.93 set 11/22/19), 100 butterfly 53.75 (old record Levenia Sim 54.63 set 10/25/19).
Improved Time Standards: David Bauer, 50 free AAA, 100 back AA; Trey Bauldin, 100 back AA, 100 breast AA, 200 IM AA; Elizabeth Chen, 100 back AAAA; Dane Goodman, 50 back AAAA, 100 fly AAA, 100 back AAA, 100 IM AAA, 50 fly AAA; Marlee Moore, 100 breast AAA; Evan Ren, 50 free AAA, 200 breast AAA; Mallory Seahorn, 200 back AA; Kaleigh Spears, 400 IM AAA, 200 breast AAA.
Improved Times: Aaron Bauer, 100 back, 50 free; David Bauer, 100 breast, 100 back, 50 free, 100 free, 50 back; Trey Bauldin, 100 breast, 100 back, 50 breast, 200 IM, 100 fly; Elizabeth Chen, 100 back, 400 IM, 50 back, ,200 fly, 200 IM; Dane Goodman, 50 back, 200 IM, 100 fly, 100 IM, 100 back, 50 fly; Ella McDowell, 50 free; Marlee Moore, 50 fly, 100 breast, 50 free, 50 breast, 100 free; Evan Ren, 200 free, 100 breast, 50 free, 200 breast, 50 breast; Mallory Seahorn, 200 back, 200 fly, 50 back; Trey Sheils, 100 breast, 100 back, 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly; Trey Sheils, 100 free, 50 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 100 fly; Letitia Sim, 100 breast, 400 IM, 200 fly, 50 free, 200 back; Levenia Sim, 100 breast, 200 fly, 200 breast, 100 free, 100 fly; Kaleigh Spears, 100 breast, 100 back, 400 IM, 200 breast, 200 IM; Bain Wingbermuehle, 50 back, 50 free.
First Time Southeastern Championship Qualifiers: Noah Greene, 11 - 12 boys 50 backstroke; Trent Mayr, Senior 100 breast, 50 free, 50 breast; Ryan Mock,10 & under 100 back, 200 IM, 50 back; Bain Wingbermuehle, 50 back, 50 breast, 100 free, 100 breast.
Special thanks to Melanie Goodman and Jennifer McDowell, who managed this year's Championship team effort, including organizing all the pre - meet details, purchase and preparation of team specialty items, events and evening meals.
Together Everyone Achieves More
Senior Girls 400 Medley Relay
Southeastern SC Champions
Letitia Sim, 16, became the first TNT swimmer to win
medals in every stroke, including the individual medley,
in a single SES Championship Meet. Letitia finished
first place in 3 individual events, including the Senior
girls 400 IM, 100 breaststroke and 200 butterfly. She
also earned medals in the 100 fly, 200 back and 50 free.
Elizabeth Chen, 14, who won 3 individual first place
medals in the 13 - 14 girls 50 and 100 backstroke, and
in the 200 individual medley. Elizabeth also won medals
in the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley.
Dane Goodman, 12, who won first place the 11 - 12
boys 50 backstroke, also earned medals in five other
individual events, including the 100 backstroke, 100 IM,
100 fly, 50 fly and 200 IM.
