Gillilan Breaks Another Team Record

Gillilan Gets His 2^nd Excel Record!

July 9, 2005……West Wilson Middle School rising 8^th Grader, and Excel Aquatics swimmer, Bradley Gillilan set his second team record in the past 6 weeks. On Friday, July 8^th, Gillilan participated in the Baylor Bullfrog Invitational in Chattanooga, and swam the 1500 Meter Freestyle in 19:29.22, shaving roughly 5 seconds off the previous record for Excel Aquatics in the 11&12 Year Old Boy’s Category. Gillilan set the record despite having just swam the 200 Meter Individual Medley earlier in the evening. Gillilan had already set an Excel record in the 800 Meter Freestyle back at a meet during the last week of May.

“For Bradley to turn in such a great time in the 1500 after tearing up the 200 IM, was significant. The IM events take a lot of oxygen out of a swimmer, especially the arms and legs, and then to turn around and break the 1500 record was outstanding.” Coach John Barnes noted. “From what I’ve researched, that time in the 1500 is also the fastest time in that event by a Wilson County swimmer in the past 4 years. All of Wilson County should join together and recognize Bradley for his accomplishments this summer.”

The next meet for Gillilan and the rest of Excel Aquatics’ Wilson County swimmers will be the Southeastern Swimming Long Course Championships, July 21^st through the 24^th.