Here are pictures of many of this year's record breakers holding their broken records
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| Elise Tinseth ('16) holding the 400 IM record, the oldest record broken last season |
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| Cameo Hlebasko ('16) broke the 200 backstroke record |
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| Nic Win ('15) broke the 200 IM and 200 Backstroke records |
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| Paul Chang ('13) beat his own records in the 100 and 200 Breaststroke |
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| Karl Mering ('15) broke all four of last season's records: 100 and 200 fly, 50 and 100 free |
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| Galen Sollom-Brotherton ('15) set four records as well: 200, 500, 1000, and 1650 freestyle |
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| Sam Starr ('16) beat Kevin O'leary ('15) in the 100 backstroke this year |
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| The Men's 400 Freestyle Relay broke a school and NWC record |
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| The Men's 400 Medley Relay |
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| Claire Collins ('14) with her three records: 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 IM |
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| The Women's 800 Freestyle Relay team |
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| The Women's 400 Medley Relay team |
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| The team looking their best before the Varsity Athletics Banquet |
Team-Nominated Awards
The following awards were voted on by our swimmers
Most Improved: Tazi Flory; and Robby Dorn and Loic McGiverin. Tazi stepped up in a big way this season as she was called upon to swim just about every event, including the 1650 at the NWC Championships. Robby had never swam a 200 breaststroke before this season and then he got 5th at the NWC Championships and ranks 4th all-time at Whitman. Loic made HUGE gains in the sprint freestyle events this year. He's going to be a NWC title threat in the future...
STL Superstar: This award goes to the swimmer with the most Swim Team Love, the person who never stops cheering no matter what. This year's winners were Rachael Barton and Colin Orr.
Land Shark: Given in recognition of commitment, intensity, and focus during dryland training. This year's winners were Charlotte Graham, and Tyler Hurlburt.
Workout Warrior: These individuals gave everything they had at each practice, regardless of how tired, sore, or overwhelmed they were with academics. This year's winners were Nic Win and Helen Jenne.
New Missionary: This award goes to the first-year Man and Woman who represent the values that Whitman Swimming is all about: hard-work, dedication, respect, sportsmanship, and a burning desire to get faster. This year's winners were Robby Dorn and Kendra Clinton.
MVP: More than just swimming, the Most Valuable Player is a model student-athlete and teammate. This year's winners were Claire Collins and Karl Mering.
Coach's Award
The Coach's Award goes to the Man and Woman who work hard every day to make themselves the best that they can be and to make the team the best that it can be. They are accountable, hard-working individuals who are reliably great teammates and who always lead by example.
This years winners: Nic Win and Jennifer Tornay
Varsity Athletics Awards
Each year, the Athletic Department nominates and votes for "Most Outstanding Performer" awards for each class year. This year, six of our swimmers were nominated for MOP awards, and four of them won:
Elise Tinseth: Most Outstanding Freshman Female Performer
Sam Starr: Most Outstanding Freshman Male Performer
Karl Mering: Most Outstanding Sophomore Male Performer
Galen Sollom-Brotherton: Most Outstanding Senior Male Performer
The Athletic Department also nominates and votes for a Senior Man and Woman who they feel best represent what it means to be a student-athlete at Whitman College. The names of recipients of the award, titled the Borleske Award, are etched onto a trophy in the Whitman Athletics Hall of Fame in Sherwood Athletic Center. The last male swimmer to receive this award was Clint Collier in 2008. This year, we are proud to say that our own Senior, Kevin Dyer, is the recipient of the Borleske Award.
Though not everyone on our team was recognized at last night's events, everyone on our team did a fantastic job this season. I can't say how proud I am to be associated with this group of individuals. This was without a doubt the most successful Whitman Swimming has ever been. Thank you to everyone on the team for making my job so rewarding and fun; to Jamie, Robert, and Hise for being the extra coaches we so often need. Without you three, we wouldn't have achieved what we did this year. To our Whitman Swimming Parents--past and present--for your unceasing support and passion for this team. To all of our Alumni for laying the groundwork for what happened this year; and to all the other fans of Whitman Swimming who helped make this season such a huge success!
