Olympians and NCAA Champions To Battle For Fastest Man, Fastest Woman In Texas Titles

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, October 7. ONCE again on Saturday, Nov 1st at High Noon, the Josh Davis Swim Center in San Antonio will host the Fastest Man in Texas SHOOTOUT!, and for the first time, the Fastest Woman in Texas SHOOTOUT! It will take 3 rounds of 50yd free, spaced 45 minutes apart, to win the grand prize of $5000.

Last year’s event almost saw Nathan Adrian breaking his own American Record, going :18.7. The 2014 SHOOTOUT! is shaping up to be a real showdown between Texas and Auburn based Gunslingers. Perennial fastest man in Texas Jimmy “The Sherriff” Feigen will try and defend his home turf against the likes of one of the fastest in the world right now, Brazilian gaucho Bruno “The Widowmaker” Fratus. But both will have to go through the fastest and tallest outlaw in Arizona, big, bad Matt “Gotcha Covered” Grevers.

The women’s side will be just as exciting as American Record Holder Lara “The Jackhammer” Jackson continues her comeback. She will face a fired up Megan “Out For Revenge” Romano and the always fast, Arianna “V for Vendetta” Vanderpool-Wallace.

Although friends with each other outside of the pool, once High Noon strikes and the lanes clear, it’s every man and woman for themselves. Josh “Check Out My Guns” Schneider said, “We’ve trained our whole lives for meets like this. Winners and losers are determined by hundredths. Now that Nathan’s gone yellow, I’m gonna take that $5000 and I don’t care how tall Grevers is.”

Not to be taken lightly are the Racers from Auburn: Fratus, Chierighini, Brown and Jackson. Coach Brett Hawke, who was once a great Aussie Gunslinger himself, has trained numerous fast hands. And the posse he is sending over from the Auburn ranch is a dangerous bunch. But the racers with Texas pride won’t give up easy.

Will the Fastest be from Texas, Alabama, Georgia or Arizona? Who will win the $5000 and be crowned the Fastest Man or Woman in Texas?!!!

The Fastest Man/Woman in Texas SHOOTOUT! is held in conjunction with the Battle for the Crown High School Invitational, where over 300 parochial school swimmers from around Texas will kick their season off while sharing the deck with Olympians and other SHOOTOUT! racers. Three-time Olympian Ian Crocker noted, “It’s really fun for us to integrate with the high school swimmers. They cheer for us and we cheer for them. It’s a great atmosphere to go fast and have fun!”

A special twist this year has a Costume Dinner party (7:30-9 pm) the night before on Halloween. Everyone is encouraged to come in costume and spend a memorable Halloween with some of the fastest swimmers in the world. Matt Grevers and his wife Annie have a history of awesome costumes so there should be some great selfies and Facebook photos to be had.

Both meets combined, the SHOOTOUT! and the BATTLE FOR THE CROWN, make up the Joan Davis Memorial Invite, which honors Josh Davis’ mom who passed away from cancer 2-1/2 years ago. Davis explains, “As we grow this meet our goal is to create a fund to support other families facing terminal cancer but also to always recognize the efforts of all Swim Moms who feed us, drive us and cheer us to being our best.”

Here is list as of SHOOTOUT! racers and their best times so far:

Men Outlaws:
1. Jimmy “The Sheriff’ Feigen 18.8
2. Matt “The Gunslinger” Grevers 18.8
3. Josh “Beat the Snot Out of You” Schnieder 18.9
4. Bruno “The Widow Maker” Fratus 19.2
5. Stephen “Cut Throat” Culberson 20.2
6. Dax “Take it the Max” Hill 19.2
7. Adam “The Bruiser” Brown 18.7
8. Karl “The Krusher” Krug 19.3
9. Caleb “Don’t Look at Me” Weir 19.3
10. Josh “Silent But Deadly” Davis 19.7
11. Marcelo “Don’t Make Fun of My Bikini” Chierighini 19.0
12. David “The Hair” Walters 19.0
13. Ian “Release the Cracken” Crocker 19.1

Women Outlaws:
1. Lara “The JackHammer”Jackson 21.3
2. Amanda “Reach For the Sky” Weir 21.7
3. Annie “Gonna Getcha” Grevers 22.8
4. Karlee “The Butcher” Bispo 22.1
5. Megan “Out for Revenge” Romano 21.9
6. Nina “Never Give In” Rangelova 22.5
7. Arianna “V is for Vendetta” Vanderpool-Wallace 21.4

Tentative Schedule:
Fri. Oct 31
7:30-9pm Halloween Costume Dinner Party

Sat. Nov 1st
9 am to 12:25 pm is the BATTLE FOR THE CROWN High School Invite and SHOOTOUT!

SHOOTOUT! schedule:
10:45 am: 1st round of 50s. All racers advance
11:30 pm: 2nd round 50s. Only 16 racers advance
12:20 pm: 3rd and final round. Consolation races first, then top 8 race for the money!
12:30 pm: Present check to winners…$5000 for 1st, $2000 for 2nd, $500 for 3rd
2-3:30 pm: Tex-Mex dinner with Sponsors and VIPs

SHOOTOUT! is open to all USS registered members who are under 20.99 for the men and 23.99 for the women. Limit is 24 racers for men and 24 racers for women. For info contact: josh@joshdavis.com

BATTLE FOR THE CROWN is open to all parochial and private schools in Texas. For more info contact: kgallivan@hotmail.com

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