FAST hosts 12-and-under meet – is victorious in eight events

Fallbrook Associated Swim Team hosted the FAST 12-and-under C Meet at the Fallbrook High School pool Jan. 20-21, and the FAST swimmers won eight events.

"Our swimmers overall swam well," said FAST coaching director and meet organizer Sean Redmond.

Approximately 225 swimmers from throughout the region participated in the FAST 12-and-under C Meet, including 12 from the FAST club. "The meet went very well," Redmond said.

Nine-year-old Emory Vorndam won three individual events and was also on a winning relay quartet. In the division for 9- and 10-year-old boys, Vorndam won the 100-yard freestyle in 1:19.78, the 50-yard butterfly in 41.71 seconds, and the 200-yard freestyle in 3:01.82.

The 10-and-under 200-yard freestyle relay race had two boys and two girls on each team. Linnea Harrington, Lucky Cudal, Brighton Richards, and Vorndam won that event in 2:41.38.

Richards, who is nine, took first place in the 50-yard backstroke race for 9- and 10-year-old girls. She touched the finish wall 48.23 seconds after the starter's gun was fired.

FAST also took first place in the 50-yard backstroke race for 11- and 12-year-old girls. Stephanie Hanlon, who is 12, had the winning time of 38.26 seconds.

The other individual win for FAST was in the 50-yard butterfly for girls age eight and under. Eight-year-old Valeria Garrofe had a time of 53.74 seconds to win the event.

The mixed 200-yard freestyle relay for 11-year-olds and 12-year-olds was won by the FAST quartet of Stephen Chapman, Samantha Hanlon, Phoenix Pongun, and Stephanie Hanlon. The Fallbrook swimmers completed their laps in 2:36.26.