Wilson County Swimmer Scores at Grand Prix Meet

Gillilan Places 13th in 1,000 Free at Grand Prix Swim Meet

November 14, 2008….Minneapolis, MN.

Lebanon’s Bradley Gillilan, competing for Excel Aquatics, placed 13th in the 1,000 Yard Freestyle at the USA Swimming Grand Prix Meet at the University of Minnesota. The 1,000 was swum on the first day of competition on Friday. The meet runs through Sunday.

Gillilan, a Junior at Lebanon High School was seeded 32^nd going into the event.

Gillilan turned a time of 4:51 in the first 500 of the 1,000 yard race, splitting just 2 seconds above his best 500 time, and returned in a 4:56 in the last 500, for a final time of 9:47.56

“Bradley dropped 11 seconds from his best time in the event”, Excel’s Assistant Coach John Barnes noted. “His seasonal goal is to turn a 9:39 and get a Junior National time cut, and he just took a large step towards achieving that goal.”

“When Bradley is aggressive in the first half of his swims he usually has great times, his training with Excel has given him the conditioning to be able to finish races if he gets out after it on the first half.”

Gillilan will swim the 500 Yard Freestyle on Saturday, and the 1,650 Yard Freestyle on Sunday.

For a link to the results from the Grand Prix Meet, visit www.ExcelAquatics.com.