2019 Concorde Conference Championships
- January 25th-26th, 2019
- SCY (25y)
- Oakton, Virginia
- Women’s Results
- Men’s Results
- Team Results
James Madison high school junior Anna Keating swam a new lifetime best this weekend at the Virginia High School League Concorde Conference Championships to kick off Virginia high school championship season. The 16-year old posted a 59.65 to win the 100 yard breaststroke, which took nearly a full second from her previous lifetime best of 1:00.5, done at last year’s NCSA Spring Nationals.
Keating, a Virginia commit, is still only 16 (and will be through the end of the long course season). That jumps her up to 8th-place all-time in the 15-16 age group in the 100 yard breaststroke: one spot (and .02 seconds) ahead of Lilly King, who is now the fastest-ever 100 yard breaststroker.
She ranks 3rd among all high school-aged swimmers overall this season, and the swim is the fastest done at an actual high school meet so far.
The Virginia Cavaliers, to whom Keating is committed, don’t have any women under 1:00 in the 100 breaststroke this season. Their best is a freshman, Kaki Christensen, who has been 1:00.00 exactly, and will be a junior by the time Keating arrives. So too will UVA’s #2 in the event, Alexis Wenger, who also went a season-best time in the 100 breast this weekend.
Keating also won the 200 IM in 2:00.15, which is another big personal best for her. She swam a 2:01.72 at this meet last year, her previous mark.
Keating helped lead James Madison to the conference championship, finishing just 17 points ahead of Oakton.
Final Team Scores
Girls:
- James Madison – 475
- Oakton – 458
- Chatilly – 368
- Centreville – 313
- Westfield – 270
Boys:
- Oakton – 575
- James Madison – 495
- Centreville – 353
- Chatilly – 299
- Westfield – 164
Other Highlights from the Meet:
- Besides Keating, there was one other double winner on the girls’ side: Centreville senior Lexi Cuomo (who is also a UVA commit). She swam 50.29 to top the girls’ 100 free and 55.57 to top the girls’ 100 backstroke. She also had a 23.12 butterfly split on the 200 medley relay. We can’t confirm that she actually split 23.1, but it seems plausible, given that everyone else on the relay had a split in line with their times in individual races.
- On the boys’ side, Oakton had the only two double winners: Daniel Gyenis and Anthony Grimm. Gyenis, yet another Virginia commit, won the 200 free in 1:39.14 and the 500 free in 4:32.47. While neither of those were best times, his 21.50 on a 200 free relay leadoff was.
- Grimm, a sophomore, won the boys’ 50 free in 20.22 and the 100 back in 47.08. He also split 19.78 on a 200 free relay anchor and 21.34 on a 200 medley relay leadoff. Among those swims, only the medley leadoff was a new best time for him.
Can you please update us on regionals and states. Go Cougars!
Regionals were this past weekend. Timed Finals only (prelims cancelled for weather)
Women’s Results: http://www.pvswim.org/1819hs/2019VHSLRegion6D_w.html
Men’s Results: http://www.pvswim.org/1819hs/2019VHSLRegion6D_m.html
Lots of great races.
States are on Valentine’s Day weekend. Should be prelims/finals on the 16th
I posted result links for Regionals, but I guess they are getting moderated.
Noteworthy girls:
Anna Keating
27.21 Breast split for 200 Medley Relay
2:01.18 200 IM (2nd)
59.83 100 Breast (win)
23.45 Free split for 200 Free Relay
Lexi Cuomo
22.87 Fly split for 200 Medley Relay
22.99 50 Free (win)
52.95 100 Fly (win)
22.22 Free split for 200 Free Relay (only sub-23 split)
Torri Huske
23.38 Fly split for 200 Medley Relay
1:58.13 200 IM (win)
50.04 100 Free (win)
48.24 Free split for 400 Free Relay (only sub-51 split to steal the win)
Catherine Purnell, a junior for Stonewall Jackson, doubled in the 200 Free (1:49.49) and 500 Free (4:49.96).
Aforementioned Boys:
Daniel Gyenis
1:38.07 200 Free (win)
4:25.03 500 Free (win)
20.31 Free split for the 200 Free relay
44.26 Free split in the 400 Free Relay (only sub-45 split)
Anthony Grimm
21.08 Back split for the 200 Medley Relay (team finished with 1:31.38)
20.13 50 Free (win)
46.63 100 Back (win, breaking John Shebat’s Regional Meet record)
19.64 Free split for the 200 Free relay
Whats crazy about Anthony Grimm is that he goes to the same HS John Shebat went to. Oakton has been pretty blessed with talented swimmers the last 10 years
Janet Hu’s school also
It’s not the school is the LSC (PVS). Olympians of many sports grow on trees in DC metro.
Here we goooooo WAHOOS
A crazy fast 50 back!!!! And regionals and states to come. Can he split 20?
21.34 50 back would’ve been 11th fastest at NCAA prelims last year and he’s just a sophomore…
Grimm’s 50 back deserves the headline, 🚫🧢
Funny name, but if true you are horrible at your job… haha
And this meet is a pretty good example of UVA’s recruiting success in Northern VA right now…
Those pool records at Oak Marr are gettin fast.
Except the Concorde district meet was held at Cub Run…
I think it was at Oak Marr
Nope, it was at Cub Run. Meet Mobile was wrong
ah ok
Of note, this is just the local conf meet — followed by Regionals and then States. If these kids are going to get much rest for a HS meet, it’s typically more for the latter 2. Monster swims by Anthony Grimm — only a sophomore and going 21.3 50 back.
Yessss Tony slayyyyy