The INDEPENDENT, July 21, 2005
Synchro Fire swim team does well at two meets
St. Helens Synchro Fire re
cently competed in two region
al synchronized swimming
ures competition.
The novice trio team of Mun
son, Solomon and Wolf, swam
eighth place in their level. Hart
secured second in her age
group and McCausland fin
ished fifth in her ‘B’ level fig
ures.
Competition found Hayes
and Heimuller with a fourth
place finish after a false start
for duet teams. Teammates
Hart and McCausland took a
close third in 14-15 intermedi
ate duet teams.
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At this time, St. Helens Syn
chro Fire is actively seeking a
coach to replace Alex Brookins,
who is leaving after five years
of coaching. Interested parties
should contact Elin Hayes for
details at 503-429-8021.
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D ifference
Front: Melissa Munson, Jennifer Hayes, Rebecca
Wolf. Back: Jonelle Solomon, Cassie Hart, Lauren
McCausland, Mikela Heimuller.
meets. The Classic Invitational
meet, held in April, included
120 athletes competing from
Oregon and Washington.
In
compulsory
figures,
Jonelle Solomon of Scap
poose, took third and Rebecca
Wolf of St. Helens finished fifth
in their category. Melissa Mun
son of Portland, Synchro Fire’s
newest and youngest novice,
placed in the top ten among 22
competitors in her level.
Jennifer Hayes of Vernonia,
finished an impressive third
place while teammate Mikela
Heimuller, of St. Helens, swam
in at seventh place in their cat
egory. Lauren McCausland (12-
13) and Cassie Hart (14-15)
both of St. Helens, swept up
second in Intermediate *B’ fig-
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their way to a first place finish
to the music of I ’m a Kid. Next,
intermediate duet team of
Hayes and Heimuller, placed
fifth with their rendition of Fern
Gully. The duet team of Cassie
Hart and Lauren McCausland
secured second in their level
with an unusual Middle-Eastern
medley.
The team’s next regional
meet was held in Kirkland,
Washington, over Memorial
Day weekend. There were
about 150 athletes, including
teams from Juneau and Valdez,
Alaska, and Bozeman, Mon
tana, as well as Oregon and
Washington.
Once again in compulsory
figures, Hayes took third place
while Heimuller slipped into
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