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At the time when many schools were winding down for the holidays and families were shopping on the weekend, 33 swimmers from the Kaiserslautern Kingfish swim team spent their Thanksgiving holiday weekend competing in the Northern European Forces Swim League Long Distance Championship meet held at the Ramstein Aquatics Center.
The Kaiserslautern Kingfish swim team competed against more than 150 swimmers from eight teams in the most competitive swim meet to date.
With its best performance, the Kaiserslautern Kingfish swim team finished first place overall.
Results from both the Northern meet held in Kaiserslautern and the Southern meet held in Aviano, Italy, were merged to determine the overall place winners.
The Northern and Southern EFSL swim teams consisted of the Aviano Sea Dragons, Heidelberg Sea Lions, Sigonella Swordfish, Bamberg Aqua Barons, Hohenfels Hurricanes, Stuttgart Piranhas, Berlin Bear-A-Cudas, Lakenheath Barracuda, Vicenza Mako Sharks, Brussels Octopus, Naples Tiger Sharks, Wiesbaden Wahoos, Eifel Sharks, Rota Tiburones, Wurzburg Waves, Geilenkirchen Orcas, SHAPE Seals and the Kaiserslautern Kingfish.
Leading the way with victories in their age categories from the Kaiserslautern Kingfish swim team were Stephen Tarnowski, Peter Cummin, Lilly Thomas, Taylor Glass and Kevin Tarnowski.
Tarnowski, swimming in the 15 to 16 boy’s category, scored a first place victory in the 1,500 Meter Freestyle, dropping 23.16 seconds to finish in 17 minutes, 21 seconds and 94 one-hundredths of a second (17:21.94).
Tarnowski also finished first in the 400 meter in Individual Medley (4:49.97).
Cummin scored a first place finish in the 12 boy’s category in the 400 Meter IM event.
Thomas also showed first place finish in the 13 to 14 girl’s category in the 400 Meter IM event.
Showing another first place finish in the girl’s 15 to 16 category for 400 IM and the 1,500 freestyle was Glass.
Another Tarnowski sibling, Kevin, took first place in the 12 boy’s category for the 800 freestyle.
Coach Robert Clinton, head coach for the Kingfish swim team, was very pleased with the Kingfish performance and the level of competition at the meet.
“There were some well-coached swimmers at the meet and their performances showed at the competition,” Mr. Clinton said. “And as always, I look for swimmers to improve their personal best performances while focusing on the race techniques and the tactics that will help them compete at a higher level.”
The next swim meet is scheduled for Jan. 3 at the Ramstein Aquatics Center.
On Jan. 17, the Kaiserslautern Kingfish swim team will compete in the European Forces Swim League Rhineland Divisional being held at the Ramstein Aquatics Center.
For more information about competitive swimming and the swim team, visit www.
kingfishswimteam.com.
