Natalie Cox and Noah Derrick Top Zone Ranks
Swimming World magazine update on top 20 for each zone:
Girls: Natalie Cox (Sunkist Swim Team) hit the breaststroke trifecta in the Southern Zone this past weekend by topping the zone in the 11-year old girls’ 200-meter breast. Sara Stotler (11) of Spartan Aquatic Club also claimed another top time in 200-meter IM with her 2:38.46. She also moved into second in the 200-meter free rankings.
There were no changes at the top of any groups aged 12 to 16. Only a handful of new names managed to crack the top three, which indicates the bar has been set fairly high in the Southern Zone.
One of the top recruiting prospects in Florida, Kahra Williams of Gator Swim Club, now sits atop the 17-year old girls’ 1500-meter free. Her teammate and soon-to-be Florida Gator Hannah Burns is first in the 18-year old girls 1500-meter free.
All girls’ divisions saw jumps in overall power points, with the 11-year old girls leading the way with a nearly 8000-point increase from last week.
Boys: Cox’s teammate Noah Derrick, 11, now holds the zone’s fastest time in the 200-meter fly at 2:40.84. Justice Hunt of Texas Ford Aquatics also swam his way to the top of the 11-year old boys’ rankings with his 19:43.94 1500-meter free.
Similar to the Southern Zone girls, the new week yielded no new top times in any age group.
Derrick’s efforts also contributed to the largest leap in power points (over 1000) of any age group in the Southern Zone.
