Seals finish season swimming strong

Seals

finish season swimming strong

The Southside Seals

continued their impressive season with outstanding swims

at the Electric City Masters Invitational Meet in

Anderson, S.C. Four Seals swimmers joined over 40 other

swimmers from the state to form "Team Georgia."

"Team Georgia" took on 14 teams from North and

South Carolina and finished third overall.

Team

president Karol Welling was the outstanding swimmer for

the Seals, scoring points in 10 individual events and

four relay events. Swimming in the women's 35-39 age

group, Welling posted first place finishes in the 100M

breaststroke and the 50M backstroke. Karol scored more

points for "Team Georgia" than any other Seals

swimmer.

Steve

McDonald swam i the men's 40-44 age group and posted his

best times of the season. He placed second in the 100M

breaststroke and fifth in the 50M breaststroke. Steve

Justice swam in the 40-44 age group as well and set new

Georgia State Records in the 50M freestyle, the 50M

backstroke and the 200M backstroke. He swam on two first

place finishing "Team Georgia" relay teams as

well. Ken Sharpe continued to swim well in the men's

45-49 age group. He set a new Georgia State Record in the

50M freestyle.

This meet

brings an end to one of the best years in the history of

the team. The Southside Seals, based out of the Kedron

Aquatic Center in Peachtree City, set a team record medal

count (12) at the Georgia Games, had four members achieve

national qualifying times and set five new Georgia State

Records. The team now sets their sights on the USMS

National Short Course Championships in Indianapolis this

April.