Swordfish Swim Team ends summer session1 min read

By
Jeff Bear
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Several Sedona Swordfish swimmers took a step forward in their individual performances this summer.

They also did well as a team at the summer season’s final meet — the 32nd Verde Valley Invitational on Saturday, July 27, where the girls team finished in third place and the boys team finished fourth.

Individually though, several swimmers shined — including 8-year-old Raegan Seip — who finished second overall in the
8 and Under Girls division, totalling 57 points while winning the 100 Individual Medley in 1 minute, 54.15 seconds.

“She’s a fantastic swimmer,” said Swordfish coach A. Jay Bronson. “She’s been swimming for 3 or 4 years now, since she was really little, and she’s one of the kids that are [at the pool] pretty much every day and really works hard.”

Sarah Reed finished second overall in the 13-14 girls division with 52 points, and won the 100 Freestyle in 1:03.78. Bronson said she did a rare thing for a 14-year-old by breaking 30 seconds as the leadoff in the 200 Freestyle relay.

“That is one of the hardest breaks, to get [under] that 30-second mark in the 50 freestyle” Bronson said, “and she did it in the last event of the day. She was the leadoff leg of the 13-14 relay that ended up winning — that was really exciting.”

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Reed will only be in eighth grade this year, said Bronson — who is also the swimming coach for Sedona Red Rock High School — and he believes Reed has the potential to be a great swimmer when she moves up to the high school level next year.

For the full story, please see the Friday, Aug. 2 issue of the Sedona Red Rock News.

 

Jeff Bear

Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.

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Jeff Bear
Jeff Bear began his journalism career in 2003 as a graphic designer and sports reporter at the Weekly Register Call in Central City, Colorado. In 2007 he began working at the Canyon Courier in Evergreen, Colorado, as a graphic designer, but soon transferred into the editorial department where he worked as a copy editor and sport reporter under Editor Doug Bell. After a stint as a graphic designer at American Classifieds in 2009-10, Bear began working in 2011 as a copy editor at the Arizona Daily Sun, in Flagstaff. While at the Daily Sun, Bear was tapped by the late Randy Wilson to report on local sports including Northern Arizona University and Olympic medalists training in Flagstaff for the 2012 Olympics. In 2013 Bear began working at the Red Rock News in Sedona, Arizona, where he was an assistant editor and sports editor. Bear has two daughters, Angela and Jessica, with his wife Nina. He is a singer and guitarist, an avid cyclist and hiker, and enjoys camping with family and friends.