Palm Harbor watches as their chance at winning their second team title at states, disappear.
Squeezing into that unnecessary, tighter than the average, bathing suit, Check. Swim cap on tight, check. Goggles securely fashioned, check. Lined up behind the starting block at states, check. Winning at starts, almost… The Hurricanes swim team just recently attended state championships in Orlando on November 13, 2010. Only the qualifying swimmers went so it was bound to be a close race. The 200 free relay consisting of Emily Bloxam, Sarah Freeman, Megan Kovac, and Kendall McIntosh was a successful race, coming in 6th place with the time of 1:39.97. The Girls came in 17th overall with a final score of 45 points. The boys’ team on the other hand placed fourth in the 200 medley relay with swimmers Ryan McRae, David Morgan, Zack Perotti, and Jason Williams coming to the wall with a time of 1:34.75. Williams also got third place in the 50 free with a time of 21.27. Perotti got sixth place in the 100 fly with a time of 51.99. McRae placed second in the 100 free and Morgan third in the 100 breast. The boys’ team came into the last event in 1st place with a grand total of 184.5 points and a 16.5 lead against Miami Palmetto. They watched as it slowly disappeared because they failed to have a team for the last event. Miami Palmetto then took 1st place with a total of 199 points leaving Palm Harbor U in the dust and having to settle with Second place.