Here is an article that was published in the Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday 12/18/2011, my 2 oldest Mackenzie and Ethan both swim for Bingham and did amazing this last weekend! Kenz dropped in both her 200 free and 100 back and in her relay events she dropped she does the 50 back and 100 free style, she is now in 6th place in the state in her 100 back and not sure on her 200 free style and her 2 relays are in 1st place and are both qualified to go to the speedo sectional meet in Seattle in March. Ethan did the 50 free and 100 back and dropped in both he is now the fastest freshman on the Bingham team in the 100 back!
Prep swimming: Bingham steals the show at Holiday Classic (photos)
By Nicholas J. Pappas
Special to The Tribune
First published Dec 17 2011 05:27PM
Updated Dec 18, 2011 12:03AM
At the Judge Memorial Holiday Classic on Saturday, Bingham showed why it remains one of the top state competitors in swimming.
The boys’ team won with a score of 481.33, beating nearest competitor Springville by 155.83, while the girls held up their end of the combined score victory, finishing with 462, a mark 105 points ahead of Class 3A defending champion Judge Memorial.
"This was a great meet," Judge coach Matt Finegan said. "The atmosphere is always electric. We were thrilled so many great teams could come and participate."
The noise was deafening as the teams huddled around the lap pool, screaming for their teammates at the Fairmont Aquatic Center. Joshua Haslem set the tone early for Bingham, finishing the boys’ 100-yard fly with a time of 53.74, winning by nearly five seconds over second-place finisher Trevor Bone, also of Bingham.
Throughout the day, Bingham swimmers were able to cut seconds off their personal bests and run away with the victory in the last meet before the new year.
"We had great swims across the board," Bingham head coach Andrea Bowhuis said. "It was a fast pool and a good meet going into the holidays."
However, Judge Memorial held its own against the much larger Bingham, with individual standouts putting up excellent times.
Sophomore Amelia Wolfgramm won the girls’ 100-yard free, finishing with a time of 54.07 over Bingham’s Kiersten Bradshaw. At 5:32.28, Alandra McDowell paced Judge in the girls’ 500-yard free, beating her nearest competitor, Grace Goddard of West Jordan, by more than 13 seconds.
Still, the weekend belonged to Bingham. The Miners won all of the team relays but one, narrowly losing to Judge in the girls’ 200-yard free relay by .61 seconds. The teams were nearly tied going into the final lap, but Kelsey Leeson was able to build a lead over Bradshaw as the anchor.
Bingham finished third in 5A for the boys and fourth for the girls in the state meet last year, but Bowhuis feels this year’s team has a legitimate shot at the title come February.
"They are the tightest-knit team I’ve ever coached in my 10 years at Bingham," Bowhuis said. "They are close, supportive and goal-oriented. We’re going to continue to improve."
