AA Winter Championships begin...

(Long Beach, CA) - The 2006 Winter AA Championships began Friday at the Belmont Aquatic Center in Long Beach, with over 900 athletes in attendance.

10 year old Colter Knight managed 7th in the 100 Fly while Jeremy Grden finished 16th in the 500 Free for 11-12 Boys. 

SMSC got off to a great start in the 400IM with Josh Prenot taking 2nd in the 13-14 Division in 4:25.80; Jeremiah Palmerston finsihed 10th in the 15-16 Division.

In the 13-14 100 Freestyle, Rebekah Corbin finished 16th and Zac Toomay finished 11th.

Jeremiah Palmerston swam to 13th in the 200 Backstroke in 2:12.16, followed by Antonio McNeil taking 16th in the 100 Breast (1:09.10).

In the 13-14 1000 Freestyle, Rebekah Corbin swam to a 10:55.71 for 5th place, while Josh Prenot took 6th on the boys end (10:26). Maddie Mastrup swam to a 10th place finish (10:47) in the 15-16 Division.

Finally, the 13-14 Girls 800 Free Relay came from behind for a 2nd place finish to end the first day's session.

The meet continues through Sunday.