Bicentennial Record Broken As 11-12 Relay Records Fall

In what is a first in the modern Gator era, both the boys 11-12 relay and the girls 11-12 relay broke team records at the Mosby Woods meet.

Emma, Holly, Cassidy, and Claudia celebrate

The boys record was set back in the Bicentennial year of 1976.  While Jimmy Carter was campaigning to wrest the Presidency from Gerald Ford with the pledge "I will never lie to you," Brad Hucks, K. Rogich, L. Ribble, and J Hollister swam a 1:09.50 time in the 100 meter medley relay.

Cole Miller rings the bell for

the 11-12 boys record

That mark was erased yesterday by the team of Cameron Morey (backstroke), Sean Jansen (breaststroke), Cole Miller (butterfly), and Sam McBroom (freestyle).  The foursome nosed out the record with a 1:09.43.  They clearly will have chances to lower the mark further this season.

Cameron got the record swim started

with a strong backstroke showing.

The very next relay race broke another Gator record, as the 11-12 girls broke a 2008 record.  Also a Presidential election year, the old mark of 1:03.77 was set by Sophia Passacantando, Julia Benson, Sara Bertram, and Leigh Orleans. 


The team of Cassidy Bayer (backstroke), Holly Jansen (breaststroke), Emma Jones (fly), and Claudia Theriot (free) swam a 1:02.92 to set a mark the girls could well lower this season.

Congrats to the 11-12 year old relays teams for setting records in yet another Presidential election year!

Holly was rocking.