Kingfish Honored At 2006 New England Top Ten Banquet
The Kingfish had 5 swimmers that were honored with an invitation to this year's New England Top Ten Banquet held on Oct. 22. The swimmers with the top ten fastest times in each event were invited to attend.
Ed Moses, who won a gold and silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, gave an inspirational talk to the swimmers. According to Ed any age is a good age to start swimming, further bolstered by his own amazing story of not picking up swimming as a serious sport until his high school years. Ed provided details on how he incorporated swimming into all aspects of his life to become the best breaststroker in the world. He talked about dreams and sacrifice, and how swimming is a great sport because it prepares athletes for life. He stressed the importance of finding ways to make swimming fun, as it is a difficult sport. Ed is now tackling the game of golf applying the same zest to it as he did with his swimming. He congratulated the swimmers on their accomplishments, told them to keep up the good work, and noted that he would be keeping an eye out for them in the future.
Kudos the following Kingfish for their outstanding swims during the past year:
- Mary O'Sullivan, swimming in the 8 & Under age group, came in 2nd in the 50-yard backstroke out of 262 swimmers with a time of 39.32 seconds.
- Shelby Rader, swimming in the 9&10 age group, came in 4th place in the 50-yard backstroke out of 684 swimmers with a time of 33.26 seconds. Shelby also came in 9th place out of 477 in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:13.56.
- Kristyn Roth, swimming in the 17-18 age group, came in 7th place out of 174 swimmers in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.53 seconds.
- Billy Sager, swimming in the 17-18 age group, came in 7th out of 130 swimmers in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.21 seconds
- Clarke Madigan, swimming in the 17-18 age group, came in 10th place in the 1500-meter freestyle with a time of 17.45.61. Clarke also came in 10th place in the 200-meter backstroke.