MALIBU, Calif. – The Alaska Nanooks swim team wrapped up their weekend in Southern California with another great day in the pool at the Pepperdine Winter Invite.
Seven new personal best times were posted on the final day of the Invite, boosting the confidence of head coach
Becca Weiland's team going forward into 2020.
Camille Dayton was the first to get new PR's, putting up a time of 10:40.63 in the 1000-yard freestyle. Alongside that, Dayton placed fourth, and put up a time of 17:42.41 in the 1650-yard freestyle, grabbing yet another personal record in the event.
Kyleigh McArthur was the next 'Nook swimmer to set a new personal-best, putting up a sub-minute time of 56.83 in the 100-yard freestyle. Joining Kyleigh in the 100-yard freestyle was her sister,
Whitney McArthur, who nearly cracked the 54 second mark, getting a new PR of 54.01.
Alexis Mattson and
Caroline McCormick were the final two Nanooks to grab personal-best times in Malibu on day three. Mattson was able to swim a 2:27.29 time in the 200-yard backstroke, while McCormick, in the 200-yard breaststroke, placed third and put up a time of 2:26.01. She also placed sixth in the 1650-yard freestyle at 17:53.22, just 11 seconds behind teammate,
Camille Dayton.
Weiland saw some impressive swims over the weekend in California that resulted in Alaska defeating a great amount of Division I-talent, "We finished the Pepperdine Winter Invite with multiple wins, a school record, and an incredible amount of PR's and season-best swims. Honestly, I can't ask for much more as a coach, these ladies really stepped up this weekend and swam out of their minds. On top of that, we finished second among Division II programs and fourth overall, finishing higher than six other California Division I programs is a huge confidence booster for our team. This meet really set us up for a successful season."
The Nanooks will now have a month of rest as they prepare for the 2020 portion of their season when they head to Tacoma, Wash. to face off with Pacific Lutheran University.
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