Jacob Jepsen strokes his way to a 14th-place finish out of 72 athletes in the mixed 13-and-over division at the Kamiak Distance Swim meet Nov. 16. His breathing action on the freestyle exemplifies what is called one-goggle breathing, for the minimal head movement it involves. - Photo courtesy of Neil Romney
Photo courtesy of Neil Romney
Jacob Jepsen strokes his way to a 14th-place finish out of 72 athletes in the mixed 13-and-over division at the Kamiak Distance Swim meet Nov. 16. His breathing action on the freestyle exemplifies what is called one-goggle breathing, for the minimal head movement it involves.

Aquajets swim well at Kamiak distance meet


November 25, 2008 · 1:32 PM

  • 0
  • Print Story
  • Letter/Editor

At Kamiak High School Nov. 16, The North Whidbey Aquatic Club Aquajets had 13 athletes complete the 1,650-yard freestyle, commonly known as the mile, the longest distance in competitive pool swimming.

NWAC was led by 12-and-under bronze medalist Laura Rosen, who had the fastest NWAC time of the day with a clocking of 18:58.34.

Jacob Jepsen placed 14th in the mixed 13-and-over division and showed the biggest improvement, dropping almost four minutes to finish in time of 19:03.72. His clocking was fast enough to earn him a Pacific Northwest Swimming Championships qualifying time.

The Aquajets also had several first-time milers including 10-year-old Mollie Briddell (28:34.17), 12-year-olds Kasha Trisler (20:32.70) and Olivia Meyer (22:05.58), 13-year-old Brett Vagt (22:25.84), 14-year-old Michael McGinnis (20:56.47) and 16-year-old Bryce Vagt (18:59.86).

Other NWAC Finishers and their places

Caley Powers, age 12, fourth 19:19.60.

Dakota Powers, age 11, eighth 19:55.05.

Cole Weinstein age 12, 10th 20:31.14.

Rachel Weinstein, age 15, 18th 19:38.79.

Josh Jepsen, age 12, sixth 19:41.57.

The North Whidbey Aquatic Club is a competitive swimming program of the North Whidbey Parks and Recreation District. It includes swimmers of all abilities and ages from 6 through college. Tryouts occur Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at the city pool from 4:25 to 5:30 p.m. New swimmers should be able to swim a length of the pool in freestyle and backstroke. The first two weeks are free. For more information, call the pool 675-7665 to speak with Head Coach Neil Romney or Assistant Coach Catie Rodeheffer.

Comment on this story.

COMMENTING RULES: We encourage an open exchange of ideas in our online community, but we ask you to follow our guidelines for respecting community standards. In a nutshell, don't say anything you wouldn't want your mother to read. Please see our FAQ if you have questions or concerns about using Facebook to comment.

So keep your comments:

  • Civil
  • Smart
  • On-topic
  • Free of profanity

We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters. We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please refer to our Terms of Use for full detail on participating on our site.

blog comments powered by Disqus