SwimCats place fourth at opener in New Orleans

    The GCSU Swim Cats Swim Club took home fourth place from the Mardi Gras Swim Invitational held at Tulane University last Saturday.
    The Mardi Gras Swim Invitational was Tulane’s first home meet since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005.
    Members of the GCSU Swim Cats, including Charlotte Petonic, Kat Hollstein, John Goose, Blaire Bachman, Rachel Isabell, Andrea Sisson, Paul Wyche, Mary Bain, Sarah Gallagher and Taylor Hayes, traveled to compete against seven teams from all over the Southeast.
    “Our team was very enthusiastic about swimming this weekend after weeks of hard training. Each swimmer competed in four individual events and two relays that varied in distance and stroke,” said Charlotte Petonic, meet correspondent for the Swim Cats. “I was proud to see our swimmers step up to the challenge especially since we are a third of the size of the other teams.”
    In attendance were teams from the University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Tulane University, Pennsylvania State University, Florida State University, University of Florida and GCSU.
    “This was my first meet with the Swim Cats, and it turned out to be an incredible experience,” said Paul Wyche, a new member. “We’re all bonding so much over the past three days and I was able to see all my hard work from our 5 a.m. practices pay off.”
    The Swim Cats’ hard work paid off with a fourth place finish overall. Top ten finishes from Taylor Hayes (50, 100 and 500 free), Kat Hollstein (100 back and 500 free), Blaire Bachman (50 and 100 free, 50 back, and 50 fly). The women also place fourth on the 200 free relay.
    The GCSU Swim Cats look to their next meet at Furman University on Feb. 16.
   

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