U.S. takes second place in overall medal count at 2010 Greek Swimming Championships

Colorado Springs, Colo. - The 2010 Greek Swimming Championships concluded Sunday in Athens and the emerging U.S. swimmers proved their ability to compete on the world’s stage.  In what was their first international competition, for many U.S. swimmers, the team, placed second in the medal count with a total of 45 medals including 29 gold, 13 silver, and three bronze. 

The group as a whole successfully dropped almost two minutes off of their previous times.  Tharon Drake (Hobbs, N.M.) also set a new American record in the 50 split 100m breaststroke (S11) with a time of 39:05, breaking his previous record time of 40:67. 

                                    Class              Event            Place        Time            

Kristin Duquette              S4              50 Free          2nd       1:30.87
                                                       200 Free          2nd       6:19.14
                                                       100 Free          2nd       3:08.79

Michelle Fischer               S6              50 Free           1st          41.70
                                                       400 Free           1st        6:47.46
                                                       100 Free           1st        1:31.68
                                                    100 Breast           1st        2:23.27

Taylor Hetrick                S11               50 Free          1st          41.48*                  
                                                        400 Free          1st        7:39.61*                
                                                        100 Free          1st        1:32.53*                   
                                                     100 Breast          1st         1:51.72

Colleen Young               S13               50 Free          1st          35.74*                 
                                                        400 Free          1st         6:03.07
                                                        100 Free          1st         1:20.66
                                                     100 Breast          1st         1:34.16*              

Jonathon Heider              S3                50 Free         2nd        1:25.66
                                                        200 Free          1st         6:09.18

                                     SB2             50 Breast        1st          1:43.18
                                                         100 Free         1st          3:10.06
                                                        50 Breast         1st          1:43.18
                                                            150 IM         1st          4:58.88

Michael Hughes              S6                  50 Free        2nd             38.84*                
                                                          400 Free         2nd          7:12.56
                                                          100 Free         3rd          1:27.80*              
                                                               50 Fly         1st             45.98*                 

Dalton Herendeen         S10                  50 Free          4th           29.28
                                                           400 Free          2nd         4:37.91
                                                           100 Free          3rd         1:03.95
                                                        100 Breast          1st          1:27.12
                                                              100 Fly          1st          1:15.51

Tharon Drake                S11                   50 Free          1st            30.30*              
                                                            400 Free          1st          5:30.19*               
                                                            100 Free          1st          1 :12.21
                                                          100 Breast         1st           1:25.75*          

*Notes a personal best time