Santa Clara Aquamaids Sweep U.S. Nationals with Record-Setting 12th Consecutive Win Solo, Duet Champs Head to Greece Open.News Editors SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2003 The Santa Clara Aquamaids (SCA (Single Connector Attachment) An 80-pin plug and socket used to connect peripherals. With a SCSI drive, it rolls three cables (power, data channel and ID configuration) into one connector for fast installation and removal. ) won all events at the 2003 U.S. National Synchronized Swimming synchronized swimming Swimming sport in which the movements of one or more swimmers are synchronized with a musical accompaniment. The sport developed in the U.S. in the 1930s and was admitted as an Olympic event (solo and duet only) in 1984; in 1996 the rules were changed Championships, earning their record-setting 12th consecutive national championship title today. SCA swimmer Bill May, the first male to compete on the U.S. National Team, won the solo event with a score of 96.667. Previously, May won first in solo at the 2001 U.S. Nationals, the 2001 Swiss Open and the 2002 German Open. Second place in solo went to May's SCA teammate Bianca VanderVelden, who earned a 92.250 score. May and his duet partner, 2000 Olympian Kristina Lum n. 1. A chimney. 2. A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine. 3. A woody valley; also, a deep pool. , won the duet event with a score of 97.084. The May/Lum duet has won three consecutive duet championship titles at the U.S. Nationals, from 2001 to 2003. The SCA duet of Bianca VanderVelden and Sonja VanderVelden captured second place with a score of 94.001. In the team competition, SCA's "A" squad beat all competing collegiate and club teams with a score of 96.334. SCA's "A" team members are: Lidia Birukova, Kimmy McKinley, Janet Culp, Alicia Rice, Jennie Culp, Biana VanderVelden, Christina Jones, Sonia VanderVelden and Kelly Knutsen. "Like any other athletic team, we never go into competition thinking we've got a 'sure thing,'" said Chris Carver, head coach of the Santa Clara Aquamaids. "Our swimmers train very hard and expect a lot from themselves, so we try to develop choreography choreography Art of creating and arranging dances. The word is derived from the Greek for “dance” and “write,” reflecting its early meaning as a written record of dances. and choose music that really mean something to the athletes. When the routines win titles, that's icing on the cake." Carver added, "We're especially proud of our 'A' team swimmers. Most of them are stepping up from the 'B' team for the first time, as our top athletes are temporarily swimming exclusively with the U.S. National Team and 2004 Olympic Training Squad." The meet took place April 23-26 at the Nassau County Nassau County is the name of two counties in the United States of America:
Next Up: Greece Open May and Lum now head to Europe to compete in solo (May) and duet at the Greece Open, April 30-May 3. The two combined have earned more than 20 international championship titles. |
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