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Sea Lions Coach Alex Gort with San Manuel’s Little Mermaid Jocelyn Hudson.
The 8 and Under State Championship Swim Meet was held March 18-19 at the Phoenix Country Day School Pool. Seven-year-old Jocelyn Hudson qualified and swam seven events at the meet. Over 200 swimmers competed at the meet, and Jocelyn finished in the top 40 in all of her events. At the opening ceremony of the meet, there was a parade of teams. Jocelyn was the team sign holder for the Sea Lions and looked very pretty dressed up like a mermaid princess in the parade.
Jocelyn’s best finish was in the 100 yard Freestyle were she finished in 19th place with a time of 2:14.47. Her great swims in the 25 yard Backstroke and 50 yard Backstroke earned her 34th and 31st place finishes respectively. Her sizzling time of 24.43 in the 25 yard Freestyle was good enough for 34th place and 50 yard Freestyle time of 1:00.12 placed Jocelyn 30th.
Coach Alex Gort indicated that “Jocelyn is a little powerhouse – even though she was smaller than most of the girls at the meet, she did very well and finished ahead of several older and bigger girls. I look forward to seeing her competitive swimming future unfold.”
The Sea Lions Swim Team has started registration for the summer season and practice is held Monday through Friday 4-5:30 p.m. at the Mammoth Pool. Swimmers can register at any practice. Additional information can be found here or by contacting Alex or Wendy Gort at 520-896-2190.
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