NJ XCEL Fall Pageant of X-Cellence
- Saturday, October 12
- DeNunzio Natatorium, Princeton, NJ
- SCY (25 yards)
- Timed finals
- Outcomes
Kennedi Dobson dominated at NJ XCEL Fall Pageant of X-Cellence earlier this month, inserting first in all 9 occasions she swam. After dropping almost 7 seconds within the 500 free, her new greatest time now ranks her tops within the nation nationally.
Lady’s Recap
Kennedi Dobson swam her crew to victory within the meet with a full schedule over the weekend, swimming 7 solo occasions and two relays. She positioned first in all occasions:
- 50 free – 23.70
- 100 free – 49.77
- 200 free – 1:45.20
- 500 free – 4:37.33
- 50 again – 25.59
- 100 again – 54.50
- 50 fly – 25.33
- 100 fly – 57.39
- 400 IM – 4:11.70
- 200 medley relay – 1:51.89
- 200 free relay – 1:39.82
Along with her 9 first-place rankings, Dobson set 4 private greatest instances. She set a private greatest within the 500 free by 6.69 seconds, 100 again by .44 seconds, 50 fly by .49 seconds, and within the 400 IM by 4.93 seconds. Her 500 free, 100 again, and 400 IM all certified her for the upcoming Winter Junior Championship this December.
Dobson’s new greatest time within the 500 free places her in first place amongst swimmers within the 17-18 age group nationally, 4.41 seconds forward of Kate Hurst who has verbally dedicated to the College of Texas for the category of 2024. Dobson is ranked sixth nationally within the 100 again, a rating led by #2 recruit for the category of 2025 Teagan O’Dell, and first within the 400 IM by 3.83 seconds.
Dobson, ranked #19 within the class of 2025, has introduced her verbal dedication to the College of Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs is trying to revive its nationwide prominence in mid-distance freestyle by bulking up its future recruits. German swimmers Finn Hammer, Sascha Macht, and Finn Wendland have all verbally dedicated to UGA for the category of 2025, in addition to versatile swimmers Maddie Thornton and Brooke Bennett for the category of 2026.
Peddie Aquatic Affiliation swimmers Hannah Batemen and Zoe Tashjian swam proper behind Dobson all weekend. Bateman was a finalist in all three occasions she swam, claiming 1st within the 200 IM (2:12.75), 2nd within the 100 again (58.20), and seventh within the 100 free (55.29).
Tashijan adopted behind, inserting 2nd within the 100 fly (1:00.74), third within the 100 again (1:00.52), 4th within the 200 again (2:15.28), 4th within the 200 IM (2:18.42), fifth within the 200 free (2:00.10), and ninth within the 100 free (56.22).
Whitewaters claimed second place general, with 10 and below swimmers Abby Fang and Lauren O’Brien each within the prime 5 for high-point winners.
Fang set a brand new private greatest time in 5 particular person occasions, coming in first within the 100 free (58.96), third within the 500 free (5:40.48), first within the 100 breast (1:16.85), first within the 50 fly (28.47), and first within the 100 fly (1:02.39). Moreover, she positioned third within the 200 IM (2:23.13), and helped her 200 freestyle relay win first by 3 seconds (1:49.16) and her 200 medley relay win first by 4 seconds (2:04.68).
O’Brien additionally went dwelling with a brand new assortment of non-public bests, ending with a brand new PR in all 6 occasions that she swam. She got here second to teammate Nia Emaan within the 50 free, swimming a 30.96. She took first place within the 50 again (34.77), first within the 100 again (1:15.24), second within the 50 fly (33.45), second within the 100 IM (1:15.24), and third within the 50 breast (40.51). O’Brien led off her crew’s successful medley relay, setting a brand new private greatest time of 35.13.
Boy’s Recap
13-year-old Whitewaters swimmer Ethan Han swam six evnets and recorded 5 private greatest instances. He positioned first within the 500 free (4:44.36), first within the 200 again (1:58.11), first within the 200 breast (2:13.01), first within the 400 IM (4:23.43), and second within the 100 fly (53.88). He positioned first within the 200 IM (2:01.10), two seconds off his greatest time.
Han scored a private greatest in his 50 fly medley relay cut up (24.94), main his crew to victory alongside Justin O’Brien, Andrew Hu, and Anthony Lin. The boys 13-14 200 freestyle relay additionally positioned first, with a crew of Aiden Hung, Lin, Basim Hussain, and Han securing first place by seven seconds.
Aidan Lui from Life Time Metro claimed first in each occasion he raced. The 14-year-old swam a brand new greatest time within the 100 free (48.65), 50 fly (23.33), 100 fly (52.30), 200 fly (2:04.20), and 100 IM (55.23). He additionally positioned first within the 50 free (22.49), .09 behind his greatest time.
Francis Li and Stephen Baytin represented the hosts X-Cel Swimming admirably. Li claimed first or second within the 13-14 age group for each race he swam, together with 5 private greatest instances. He took dwelling first within the 50 free (30.27), first within the 100 free (1:06.70), first within the 100 again (1:12.74), first within the 100 fly (1:13.86), first within the 200 IM (2:37.91), and second within the 100 breast (1:25.23). His 200 free relay took second (1:56.89), and medley relay took second as properly (2:12.32).
Baytin swam 4 private bests out of his eight races, ending within the prime seven within the 13-14 age group throughout the board.
- 200 free – 1:52.86, first place
- 50 breast – 28.94, first place
- 500 free – 5:09.89, second place
- 200 breast – 2:13.89, second place
- 200 IM – 2:08.52, second place
- 400 IM – 4:33.38, second place
- 100 breast – 1:03.88, third place
- 100 fly – 1:02.14, seventh place
Prime 10 Groups:
- Japanese Categorical Swim Staff, 565.8
- Whitewaters, 363.4
- X-Cel Swimming, 311.8
- Peddie Aquatic Affiliation, 294.3
- Decrease Merion Aquatic Membership, 288.6
- Princeton Tigers Aquatics Membership, 252.7
- Life Time Metro, 245.2
- Insurgent Aquatic Membership, 243.7
- Jersey Gators, 227.3
- Apex Swi Membership, 86.7
