C. The 2001 Championship Season

March is known as the championship season, due to all of the PVS championship meets.

Young 12 year old Kate Ziegler got her first experience at the PVS Short course (Senior) Champs at the beginning of March. Her two events....the 50 free and the 100 Fly! But she made them count, getting her first AAAA time ever, with 26.25 in the 50 Free.

 

The PVS Junior Olympics were up next, and this was the meet where Kate put together all the conditioning and stroke work of the past season. Entertaining the remote thought of making the Zone Team, Kate swam personal bests in five of her preliminary races, followed up by even faster swims in five of her final races

 

EVENT

SEED

PRELIM

FINAL

PLACE

 

 

 

 

 

50 Free

:26.25

:25.89

:25.65

4th (Tie)

 

 

 

 

 

100 Free

:59.23

:57.80

:57.04

4th

 

 

 

 

 

200 Free

2:11.93

2:10.02

2:08.06

13th

 

 

 

 

 

50 Fly

:29.32

:28.96

:28.03

3rd

 

 

 

 

 

100 Fly

1:07.85

1:07.95

1:07.86

14th

 

 

 

 

 

100 IM

1:10.46

1:07.24

1:06.99

10th

 

It was at this meet that Kate got her second AAAA time. The event? Another sprint, the 50 Fly.