Team Redbird Soars at sixteenth Annual Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Swim Meet

Courtesy: Andrea Basaraba Kilgallon

Team Redbird took flight on the sixteenth Annual Patrick Moore Memorial Relay Meet in Mission Viejo, California over the weekend, shattering all 5 ladies’s 280+ lengthy course relay world information in a single day: the 200m, 400m and 800m freestyle, and the 200m and 400m medley. (For the 280+ age group, the crew’s mixed age should equal 280 or better.)

The dominant victories included a brand new 800m freestyle relay world document by 40 seconds and a brand new 400m medley relay world document by 26 seconds.

Charlotte Davis, Veronica Hibben, and Laura Val led the historic effort by competing in all 5 relays over the course of simply two and a half hours. Judy Garay, Jelena Kunovac, and Carola Khouri rounded out the roster for the 5 world document performances.

The Team Redbird ladies’s 240+ crew celebrated a further triumph when Ellen Reynolds, Garay, Arlette Godges, and Susan Williams set a brand new USMS nationwide document within the 400m medley relay.

To cap off the unforgettable day, Val broke three particular person lengthy course world information whereas main off the relays, setting new marks within the 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke, and 100m freestyle.

Reflecting on the extraordinary performances, Jelena Kunovac stated:

“Team Redbird is so much more than a tight-knit ‘virtual’ swim team—we are a community that brings together people who believe there are no limits to their goals, who love to chase new adventures, and who compete on the world’s biggest stages. The five relay and three individual world records in one day are an incredible accomplishment, but our greatest achievement is inspiring one another to prove that the best chapters of our lives are still ahead of us.”