Club A Times

Chehalem Swim Team takes second at Shark Chase meet
Club swimming — Three CST swimmers hit new state ‘A’ qualifying times, but Columbia River Swim Team wins weekend event
By: Seth Gordon Published: 1/12/2011 12:00:00 PM

Myles Abramson, Craig Beecher and David Flores-Juarez all turned in state ‘A’ qualifying times over the weekend as the Chehalem Swim Team placed second at its own Shark Chase meet at the Chehalem Aquatic Center.
Abramson won both the 100 breaststroke (1:27.32) and the 200 freestyle (2:25.30) and placed second in the 200 individual medley (2:43.93) in the 12-year-old division. He earned his state qualifying time in finishing runner-up in the 50 breaststroke in 38.29 seconds.
Fourteen-year-old Beecher’s new state time came in winning the 100 breaststroke in 1:13.05, but he also won the 200 IM in 2:29.27 and was second in the 100 free in 1:00.78.
Fifteen-year-old Catherine Mays was second four times, finishing the 200 IM in 2:23.46, the 500 free in 26.74, the 200 free in 2:06.95 and the 200 breast in 2:42.09.
Also earning second-place finishes for the Sharks were 12-year-old Erin Hubbard in the 200 breast (3:32.28), 11-year-old Gavin Gleaves in the 50 back (36.24), 10-year-old Violet Edler in the 200 IM (3:18.19), 17-year-old Garrett Gamble in the 200 IM (2:51.30), 16-year-old Cassie Beecher in the 200 back (2:23.82) and 13-year-old Nicholas Beeks in both the 200 IM (2:51.75) and the 200 breast (3:04.51).