The Circle City Classic is one of the longest running swim meets in the United States. It has been held annually since 1984 at Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI). This year, Colorado sent one swim team, North Jeffco Swim Team (NJST) to this meet over the weekend of January 29-31. NJST brought a total of 17 athletes to attend this meet. All athletes performed well with the advantage of racing at low altitude. George Meyers Pool where the team practices is located in Arvada, CO at an altitude of one mile, so the lack of oxygen during the normal training season gives the athletes a leg up when they travel to locations at sea level where there is more oxygen.
The most impressive male race can be awarded to 15 year old Nolan Tesone of Pomona High School who swam a 1:52.50 in the 200 yard backstroke. This time qualified Tesone for the Junior National Championships. The most impressive female race goes to Blair Kacynski for dropping 4 full seconds off of her 200 backstroke with a final time of 2:15.27.