After the pool water at the CCS Championship returned to a normal temperature after a sizzling weekend of swimming, Santa Clara put on a Walk On Meet to see if swimmers could turn up the heat one more time. While it’s sometimes hard to hold a taper for one more day after a physically and emotionally exhausting weekend of swimming, one freshmen out of Santa Clara was up to the challenge.
Sophie Krovokapic-Zhou had herself a day of swimming, highlighted by a new 13-14 Pacific record in the 200 back. Out in a quick 56.47, Krovokapic-Zhou held on for a 1.21 second time drop, touching in a time of 1:56.85. With just one event to warm down, the Santa Clara freshman hit the water again, this time in the 200 free. She was right of her seed time but was the only swimmer under the 1:51 barrier, winning in a time of 1:50.30. The 14 year old then went on to test her talent at the splash and dash and was successful with a new best time, winning in a 23.45.
On the men’s side, Aidan Burns had some nice time drops on the day in the 100 breast and 100 fly. Winning both, the junior dropped a solid 1.62 in the beaststroke, touching in a time of 58.38. The more impressive swim came in his 100 fly, which was right after his 100 breast. Swimming to a new personal best, Burns got to the wall in a 50.28, shaving off two seconds his previous best time.
