Day two Age Group State Meet

 
Day two of the Age Group State meet brought back the sun and hot temperatures which made for some fast swimming for the Desert Thunder swimmers.

Beginning the day on a high note, the 200 Medley Relay boys team of Finnegan Lynch, Vincent Hemingway, Tanner Komlodi and Gabe Rangel went out to reset the 10 and under boys record in a crushing time of 2:53.78! Desert Thunder went on to have it's strongest day of performances yet, returning several of the team members to finals.

Abhishek Rajadas, in his toughest day of competition, held strong to make three top eight finishes, resetting two of his own team records in the 13-14 boys 200 back (2:28.99) and the 50 butterfly(27.95) where he earned another silver medal.

Ellinore Duncan and Andrew Rangel both returned to score points in the their age group 50 breaststrokes, finishing 10th and 15th respectively. Sierra Bigelow, after dropping eight seconds in prelims to qualify for finals, dropped another six seconds in the evening to place 11th in the 11-12 girls 200 backstroke. Also qualifying for the 200 back after a strong morning performance was Chelsea Lytle who finished in 16th place. Brenden Ambrosius, in addition to supporting two 13-14 boys relays, swam a fast time in the boys 50 butterfly to return to finals and finished 16th.

to finish the night, both the girls 12 and under and boys 13-14 200 Medley Relays finished in the top eight for valuable team points. Overall a strong day for Desert Thunder.

Action returns to the pool Sunday for the final day of competition.

Go Thunder!