Theilemann strong in Hawaii

Tara Theilemann of the Carson Tigersharks is having an outstanding meet so far this week at the Western Zone Swimming Championships in Hawaii.

Theilemann placed sixth in the 200-meter backstroke in the 15-16-year-old division. Theilemann qualified in the preliminaries with a time of two minutes, 28.55 seconds, which was more than three seconds faster than her seeded time of 2:31.84. Theilemann placed sixth in the finals in 2:29.77.

Theilemann also placed 19th in the 50 freestyle in 28.78, which was faster than her seeded time of 28.89.