KAPA‘A — Kaimana Gandeza, 13, had a perfect meet following two days of timed trials by Mokihana Aquatics. Gandeza finished with improvements in six of the events he entered, the biggest gain coming in the 200 Individual Medley where he
KAPA‘A — Kaimana Gandeza, 13, had a perfect meet following two days of timed trials by Mokihana Aquatics.
Gandeza finished with improvements in six of the events he entered, the biggest gain coming in the 200 Individual Medley where he shaved 12.64 seconds off his previous swim.
He finished this event in second with a 3:22.22 swim.
He also picked up two Hawai‘i “B” times in the 50 Freestyle (33:88) and the 100 Freestyle (1:15.76).
Sara Funtanilla, 7, finishing the Saturday outing perfect, fell short Sunday, but finished with improvements in eight of her 10 events, the biggest two coming in the 100 IM where she finished first at 2:15.36 for a 30.80 improvement and the 100 Freestyle where she copped another first finish on a 1:44.85 swim for a 25.18 improvement.
She ended with five Hawai‘i “B” times and a Hawai‘i “A” time that came in the 25 Free on a 21.86 swim for a 2.83 improvement.
Kiani Gandeza, 10, had a near perfect meet, improving in nine of her 10 events, the biggest two events coming in the 200 IM where she finished second at 5:04.22 for an 18.05 improvement and a first finish in the 100 Back where she finished at 2:13.49 for a 14.31 improvement.
“For many of these young swimmers, these are the best swims of their life,” said Mokihana Aquatics coach Orlando “O” Anaya. “But this meet is for them, and we make sure they have enough time to be able to get their best swims.”
Saturday’s meet was held at the Waimea pool and the final day, Sunday, the meet moved to the Kapa‘a pool where a post-party celebrated the birthday of Kaikea Roe.
Roe celebrated his birthday with five improvements in 10 events, his biggest accomplishment coming in the 200 Freestyle where he stopped the clock at 3:24.89 for third place, but posted an improvement of 40.31.
His other big event came in the 100 Backstroke where he finished second at 1:51.89 for a 26.44 improvement.
James Wilmot, 11, finished with eight improvements in 10 events, his biggest achievements coming in the 200 IM where he finished first at 3:45.59 for a 45.09 improvement, the 100 Backstroke where he finished fourth on a 2:03.38 swim but posted a 15.37 improvement. In the 200 Freestyle, Wilmot again finished fourth at 3:33.86, but gained 11.59 over his previous swim.
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