Gold Medal Has A Great September Meet
Meet Wrap-up For The SAC September Meet
Age Group 2
Congratulations to the AG2 group for their fantastic performances at the Swimtember Invite. The swimmers competed, were focused, and had fun! As a result, we had a lot of time drops and high placing. We also had many regional qualifying times and several state qualifying times! Here is a summary and highlight of each swimmer’s performances!
Blake Albright- 25 seconds in drops; 9th 50 back
Max Bailey - 7th 50 butterfly
Ryan Beck - 9 seconds in drops; 6th 100 breast
Edward Cai - 18 seconds in drops; 3rd 50 breast, 4th 50 fly
Ada Cetegan - Many first time swims! 7th 100 breast, 8th 50 breast
Ian Chantis - 8 seconds in drops; 1st 25 back, 3rd 100 back
Hongying Chen - 18 seconds in drops; 7th 25 breast, 7th 25 free
Elan Chang - 4 seconds in drops 9th 50 fly
Emerson Davis - 29 seconds in drops; 9th 100 breast
Emilee Dembowski - Many 1st time swims! 14th 100 breast
Landon Frolov - Many 1st time swims! 17th 50 free
Mikaela Germie - 21 seconds in drops; 2nd 50 back, 2nd 50 breast
Malia Herrig - 5 seconds in drops; 6th 50 breast, 7th 100 back
Bennett Kelly - 14 seconds in drops; 5th 50 fly, 7th 100 back
Leo Mancuso - 65 seconds in drops; 3rd 200 free, 3rd 50 free
Ava Morro - Many first time swims! 8 seconds in drops
Juniper Narus - Many 1st time swims! 8 seconds in drops
Elena Perez - 8 seconds in drops
Luke Skousen - 12 seconds in drops; 11th 50 breast
Lillian Tan - 9 seconds in drops; 4th 50 breast, 5th 100 breast
Truitt Vanderbark - 23 seconds in drops; 2nd 100 back, 4th 100 breast
Riley Whitlow - 1st meet with Gold Medal! 37 seconds in drops
Ella Wilson - 22 seconds in drops; 1st 100 breast, 2nd 100 IM
Ander Yu - 59 seconds in drops; 1st 50 breast, 1st 100 breast
Olivia Zhang - 1st 25 fly, 1st 25 breast
Gavin Zhu - 5 seconds in drops; 12th 50 breast, 18th in his first 500 free!
Age Group 1
AG1 had a great start to the SCY season, with many best times and strong swims. The two events that nearly 100% of our swimmers dropped immense time in are the 200 IM and 500 Free, which tells me we have a group of athletes who know how to work hard every practice. One of the racing components I noticed was our ability to stick to a race strategy, this is a direct result of focus and accountability in practice. I mentioned this quote from Kobe Bryant to our swimmers, “it’s not about the number of hours you practice, but the number of hours you are present at practice." This is the best way to find success and personal achievement. Something that came up multiple times is that swimmers tell me they are sprinters or they don’t swim in certain events, this is a closed mindset that I hope I can redirect to a more open-minded one. The biggest lesson we can learn in these “off-events” is how to move our body through the water in all strokes, a skill that helps all levels of swimmers. Let’s keep the hard work going!
Dante Apps - 7/7 best times, 1 regional cut, 6 state cuts
Thais Apps - 7/7 best times, 5 regional cuts, 2 state cuts
Adam Botsios (boys 13-14 cuts) - 7/7 best times & 3 regional cut
Audrey Botsios (girls 11-12 cuts) - 4/7 best times & 4 regional cuts
Enung Chong - 6/6 best times & 5 regional cuts
Stella Daniels - 5/6 best times, 1 regional cut, 5 state cuts
Lillian Fernandes - 1/3 best times, 1 regional cut, 1 state cut
Ryan Foley - 7/7 best times & 7 regional cuts
Charli Hames - 6/6 best times & 6 regional cuts
Delaney Holm - 3/3 best times & 3 regional cuts
Evan Hong (boys 13-14 cuts) - 6/6 best times & 2 regional cuts
Claire Horton - 5/6 best times & 5 regional cuts
Logan Keck - 3/3 best times & 3 regional cuts
John Kim - 3/4 best times, 1 regional cut, 2 state cuts
Elise Klucsarits - 6/6 best times & 5 regional cuts
Ashton Largent (boys 11-12 cuts) - 5/7 best times & 6 regional cuts
Zephyr Narus - 7/7 best times & 6 regional cuts
Kara Nuttall - 2/4 best times & 1 regional cut
Stella Olson - 6/6 best times & 6 regional cuts
Turner Pearson - 4/5 best times, 1 regional cut, 3 state cuts
Ellie Pena - 7/7 best times & 7 regional cuts
Arianna Rangan (girls 13-14 cuts) - 6/6 best times & 4 regional cuts
Leila Ross - 5/6 best times & 5 regional cuts
Saranya Sistla - 0/1 best times
Rachel Spresney - 6/7 best times, 5 regional cuts, 1 state cut
Bobby Stickler - 3/6 best times & 3 regional cuts
Declan Tierney (boys 13-14 cuts) - 3/6 best times & 2 regional cuts
Teagan Tolson - 5/7 best times & 4 regional cuts
Ronav Udar - 5/6 best times & 1 regional cut
Sophia Wang - 6/7 best times, 5 regional cuts, 1 state cut
Sydney Withem - 6/6 best times &5 regional cuts
Angela You - 7/7 best times & 7 regional cuts
Blue
September Meet Recap
Blue had many great swims to kick off the short course season at the SAC September Invite. Blue swimmers achieved 101 best times and 16 new state cuts. Below are some of the top performers from the meet:
Emma Antawirya - 7/7 best times 4 second drops in her 100 fly & 200 IM
Evan Cho - 6/7 best times 20 second drop in 500 fr
Mackenzie Feirstein - 6/6 best times 5 second drop in 200 IM -state cut
Joselyn Franzone - 7/7 best times 21 second drop in 500 fr - state cut
Alaina Herrig - 7/7 best times 30 second drop in 500 fr - state cut
Cullen Kelly - 6/6 best times 14 second drop in 200 IM - state cut
Royce Kountz - 4/6 best times
Catherine Kwilosz - 3/6 best times, state cut 200 fr
Abby Lippert - 3/3 best times
Ember Marinello - 5/7 best times, 7 second drop 100 br - state cut
Hadley Nixon - 6/7 best times, state cut in 100 ba, 200 IM, 50 br, and 500 fr
Erica Perez - 3/6 best times
Diego Quintana Spagnol - 5/7 best times, state cut 200 fly
Leonardo Quintana Spagnol - 7/7 best times, 20 second drop 200 fr
Joelle Vandenbark - 5/7 best times, 7 sec drop 200 IM and 26 sec drop 500 fr
Aiden Wang - 5/6 best times
Auggie Wilson - 6/6 best times, 7 sec drop 100 fly and state cut 100 ba
William You - 6/7 best times, state cuts 100 fr, 200 br, 200 IM
Addison Zius - 3/6 best times, state cut 100 ba
Senior 2/3
The SAC Swimtember meet was the first racing opportunity of the season for those S2 & S3 swimmers not doing high school swim. There were some phenomenal swims and the meet was a great check-in to see how we are responding to training. We will continue to prioritize fast turns, underwaters, and smart pacing over the next few weeks as we prepare for our October meet. Below are the best times from the group and new cuts.
Best Times
Piper Jones-Campbell - 100 FR, 200 BK, and 200 FR
Alexa Largent - 100 FR, 200 IM, and 200 BR
Isla McMullan - 500 FR (5 sec drop) and 100 BK
Katie Plank - 200 FR and 200 BR (4 sec drop)
Katie Skarbek - 200 IM
Tim Skarbek - 100% best times including a 10 sec drop in the 500 FR
Marley Spray - 500 FR (4 sec drop), 100 FR, 200 IM, and 50 FR
New Cuts
Piper Jones-Campbell - State in the 200 BK
Isla McMullan - Senior State Cut in the 500 FR
Senior 1
Senior one only had a small number of swimmers due to high school swim season. The top swim of the meet was Reagan Uhlik missing the Junior National time standard in 200 breast by 0.3. This was a best time by around four seconds.
Other top swims:
Paige Downey in the 500 free at 454.
Cohen Gunsalus in the 500 free at 450.
Trey Hesser in the 100 fly at 51.0 after doing a full workout before the race
Tommy Henstein in the 200 fly with a 10 second improvement
Brynn Barr with a 228 200 breast, which was her best time without a tech suit.
