10 WHIRLWIND DIVERS QUALIFY FOR 2010 NATIONALS
FITZPATRICK AND SODOKOFF WIN SILVER MEDALS

With ten qualifiers, Whirlwind had one of its best years ever in 2010 at summer nationals.  Congratulations to Lee Christensen, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, Meredith Jonker, Alex Leinroth, Timmy Luz, Margaret Rogers, Justin Sodokoff, and Katie Warburg who qualified for Speedo Nationals along with Sam Scirbano and Kylie Towbin who qualified for Age Groups. 

Four divers – Lee, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Justin – were Speedo finalists with Elizabeth and Justin taking home silver medals on three meter in 12-13 girls and 11 and under boys respectively.  Elizabeth and Justin reached the finals in all three of their events.  Margaret advanced on two events (one meter/platform), while Lee was a finalist on platform. 

WHIRLWIND SCORES BIG AT SUMMER ZONES

Leading up to summer nationals, Whirlwind dove strongly at the Pittsburgh Zone meet finishing second behind Legacy Diving of Michigan.  The meet was one of five zone qualifying meets held in July with over with twenty teams competing.

The team’s best performance at zones came from Elizabeth Fitzpatrick who won gold in all three of her events.  Justin Sodokoff just missed the coveted hat trick with two golds and a silver medal.  Other top 3 performances came from Margaret Rogers (two silver medals and one bronze), and Alex Leinroth (one silver).