East Coast Club Championships: Colorado Remains in Lead of Men’s, Women’s Team Races

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 2. EVEN with the lead they built after day 1, the Colorado Buffaloes wasted no time in day 2 of the 2011 East Coast Swim Club Championships by adding another gold in the women's 400 yard freestyle relay. The women from Boulder posted another record breaking swim with a time of 3:44.54. Last year's team champion Missouri made a statement in the men's 400 free relay with a record setting swim of 3:08.43. The Tigers proved that they are still a force to be reckoned with.

The first individual gold of the evening went to Georgia State's Sarah Porri, with her record setting swim in the 50 yard butterfly. Noah Copeland of Georgia Tech won the first individual gold for the yellow jackets by posting a time of 22.72 in the men's 50 yard butterfly. Stephanie Capizzi added to her medal collection by winning the women's 100 yard breaststroke and Colin Hoffman from Indiana University won his first individual gold medal in the men's 100 yard breaststroke.

Ashley Scott, a senior from Colorado, won the women's 100 yard freestyle by out touching two of her teammates as the Buffaloes completed a podium sweep of the women's 100 free. Noah Copeland claimed his second gold of the evening with a meet record setting swim of 46.36 in the men's 100 free. Colorado's Lauren Fowler picked up her first individual gold in the women's 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:01.04, while Mannfred Slotnick of Georgia Tech claimed gold in the men's 100 back by being the first person in ECC history to go under 51 seconds.

The women's 50 yard freestyle saw a freshman from Colorado break her own meet record set in the prelim and winning her first gold with a time of 24.64. Mannfred Slotnick of Georgia Tech came from lane 9 to win the men's 50 free with a time of 21.30. Laruen Fowler picked up her second gold of the night with a 2:14.92 in the women's 200 IM, while Moones Mellouli of Missouri won the 200 yard IM with a time of 1:56.70.

Averill Sehler from Metro State claimed her first individual gold in the 1000 yard freestyle while shattering the old meet record by 30 seconds. Her time of 11:02.32 bests a 5-year-old record set by Alex Kennedy of Georgia Tech. Bruce Deakyne picked up yet another gold for the Buffaloes in the 1000 free, posting a time of 9:39.91, shattering the old meet record by 45 seconds.

Another first this year at the East Coast Swim Club Championships is the inclusion of diving events. Seven divers competed in the 1 meter spring board on day 2. Diedra Gustafson from Colorado with a combined total of 514.20, while Joshua Barron from Metro State posted a 644.95 in a first place finish, both setting a benchmark for future divers at the meet.

The final event of the evening saw more records fall as Colorado won the women's 200 free relay by breaking Tennessee's meet record set just in the previous heat. The final time of 1:40.17 earned the Buffaloes 40 points and yet another relay gold. The Georgia Tech Swim Club men's 200 free relay shattered the old meet record by over 5 seconds, posting a 1:22.29 in their record setting win.

In all, the record breaking trend continued in day 2, with 10 more meet records falling. More records are sure to fall tomorrow at Day 3 of the 2011 East Coast Swim Club Championships.

Team Scores through day 2:

Women's Top 5: Colorado 550, Florida 247.5, James Madison 240.5, UNC Chapel Hill 222, Missouri 196.5

Men's Top 5: Colorado 422.5, Rhode Island 413, Georgia Tech 303.5, Florida 271.5, Missouri 267.5

Combined Top 5: Colorado 972.5, Florida 519, Missouri 464, Indiana 359, UNC Chapel Hill 343

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2011 East Coast Club Swimming Championships Results

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