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|  | Sports News QUACkers Place 7th at IGLA Championships 
Chris Barnes competes in the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
By David Nelson Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – The 47 Queer Utah Aquatics Club members who competed at the 2004 International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships from Oct. 7 – 10 broke five IGLA records, and won 15 event first-place finishes, 19 event second-place finishes and 15 event third-place finishes. QUAC placed seventh of 50 teams in the overall team scores.
The QUAC Water Polo team peaked in its first IGLA tournament at an unexpected ninth place against 16 teams. The group’s Pink Flamingo synchronized-drag team earned a standing ovation from spectators but received none of the seven event awards prompting accusations of an uninvestigated judging scandal.
“QUAC’s victory seemed almost a done deal,” QUAC Coach and former IGLA Co-President Doug Fadel said. “I, for one, am very comfortable being a sore loser – we were robbed. Nevertheless, team morale is at an all time high. Next year, QUAC will certainly be a force to reckon with.”
Richard Goers broke two IGLA records for his age-category times in the Men 50 LC Meter Breast (38.79) beating his own 2002 IGLA record in the event (39.95); and Men 200 LC Meter Breast (3:42.71). Betsy Watkins broke three IGLA records for her age-category times in the Women 50 LC Meter Breast (40.55); the Women 200 LC Meter Breast (3:19.52); and the Women 1500 LC Meter Free (21:36.32).
Goers also won first-place rankings for his age-category times in the Men 800 LC Meter Free and the Men 1500 LC Meter Free. Watkins also won first-place ranking for her age-category time in the Women 100 LC Meter Breast.
First-place rankings were also won by Patrick Hayes for his time in the Men 100 LC Meter Free; Brandon Hutchinson for his times in the Men 50 LC Meter Free and the Men 100 LC Meter Free; Amber Tackett for her times in the Women 100 LC Meter Breast, the Women 200 LC Meter Breast and the Women 200 LC Meter IM; and Patrick Wentworth for his time in the Men 800 LC Meter Free.
Hayes, Bill Barnett, Chris Brady and Kyle Treadway won first-place rankings in the Men 400 LC Meter Medley Relay. Tackett, Watkins, Chris Barnes and Mario Silva and Tackett won first-place rankings in the Mixed 400 LC Meter Medley Relay.
Second-place rankings were won by Barnes in the Men 200 LC Meter Fly; Brady in the Men 100 LC Meter Back; Goers in the Men 100 LC Meter Breast and the Men 200 LC Meter Breast; Hutchinson in the Men 50 LC Meter Free, the Men 200 LC Meter Free and the Men 400 LC Meter Free; Tackett in the Women 100 LC Meter Free; Treadway in the Men 200 LC Meter Fly and the Men 400 LC Meter IM; Watkins in the Women 50 LC Meter Breast and the Women 400 LC Meter Free; Wentworth in the Men 100 LC Meter Back and the Men 200 LC Meter Back; Isaac Hart in the Men 1500 LC Meter Free; Andrew Hunt in the Men 50 LC Meter Breast; and Bernard Simbari in the Men 100 LC Meter Free.
Barnes, Brady, Silva and Sorenson won second-place rankings in the Men 800 LC Meter Free Relay. Hart, Tackett, James Balls and Noelle Hansen won second-place rankings in the Mixed 400 LC Meter Free Relay.
Third-place rankings were won by Barnes in the Men 50 LC Meter Back and the Men 100 LC Meter Fly; Brady in the Men 50 LC Meter Back; Silva in the Men 100 LC Meter Fly; Simbari in the Men 50 LC Meter Back, the Men 50 LC Meter Fly and the Men 100 LC Meter Back; Tackett in the Women 50 LC Meter Free; Treadway in the Men 100 LC Meter Fly and the Men 200 LC Meter IM; and Scott Thomas in the Men 100 LC Meter Back.
Barnes, Hunt, Hutchinson and Wentworth won third-place rankings in the Men 200 LC Meter Medley Relay; Barnett, Hayes, Treadway and Doug Fadel in the Men 400 LC Meter Free Relay; Hart, Hunt, Hutchinson and Paul Reynolds in the Men 200 LC Meter Free Relay; and Reynolds, Mark Linnell, Michael Patton and Chad Wright in the Men 400 LC Meter Free Relay.
Michael Anderson, Martin Anderson, Alan Barton, Troy Blanchard, Jeffrey Breglio, Aaron Butler, Jason Garfield, Kenneth Gentry, Hi Gibson, Robert Haedt, Sean Hammon, Robert Harline, Brian Harper, Wes Heaps, Jeff Hutchings, Nathan Larsen, Val Mansfield, Nader Oskoui, Raul Peragallo, Mark Pfitzner, James Viney and Dennis Weaver were among those who also competed.
Complete results are available here. | | |
