GULF SHORES, Ala. — The Gulf Shores Swim Team competed in the Vance Rose Invitational Swim Meet Nov. 14-16.

Nineteen members of the team participated in the event held on the campus of Bishop State Community College in Mobile.

This was a record number of swimmers for Gulf Shores to send to a U.S. swimming sanctioned meet.

The team was led by Savannah Kichler, 12, who scored 17 points for the team. Abby Young, Trevan Fitts, Jacob Mogan and Jenna Mogan participated in their first U.S. swimming meet. Other noteworthy swimmers from the weekend meet include Taylor Shannon, Jonathan Young, and Holly Blair. Overall the team members swam in 92 events and had best times in 68 of those races.

The Gulf Shores Swim Team will next enter the Pensacola Navy Youth Holiday Invitational on Dec. 6-7.

The meet will be held at the David L. Bodenhamer Center in Gulf Shores.

For further information about the swim team and other aquatic programs offered by the city of Gulf Shores, contact Brook Monroe at 251-968-1427.