Age Group Two Fall Wrap-up and Swimmers of the Month

Meet Write Up

Congratulations to all AG2 swimmers for a fantastic fall of swimming.  We have not only seen fast and best times in meets but our swimmers working harder in practice and improving everyday!  Our swimmers really showed their stuff at the Candy Cane Classic!  The following swimmers showed improvements in 1 or more events: Blake Albright, Bennett Basha, Ryan Beck, Edward Cai, Ada Cetegen, Ian Chantis, Elan Chong, Emerson Davis, Emilee Dembowski, Mikaela Germie, Malia Herrig, Juliet Keck, Bennet Kelly, Leo Mancuso, Juniper Narus, Elena Perez, Lillian Tan, Truitt Vanderbark, Riley Whitlow, Ella Wilson, Ander Yu, and Gavin Zhu. 

Congratulations to the following swimmers and their top 10 finishes!  

Edward Cai - 50 back, 50 free, 100 IM, 100 breast 

Ada Cetegen - 100 free, 200 free, 100 breast, 200 IM

Elan Chong - 200 breast

Mikaela Germie - 50 breast, 50 free, 50 fly, 100 free, 100 fly, 200 free, 100 breast, 200 IM

Malia Herrig - 50 free, 200 breast, 100 breast

Juliet Keck - 100 fly

Bennet Kelly - 50 back, 50 free, 50 fly, 100 fly

Leo Mancuso - 50 fly, 100 IM, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, 50 free

Juniper Narus - 100 fly

Lillian Tan - 50 breast, 200 free, 100 breast

Truitt Vandenbark - 50 back, 50 free, 100 IM, 200 back, 100 back, 50 free

Ander Yu - 50 back, 50 breast, 100 IM, 100 breast, 50 free 

Congratulations to all the swimmers who competed!  As I mentioned before this was a long, cold, meet and our swimmers really showed their heart!  

Special Congratulations!   Congratulations to Mikaela Germie, Lillian Tan, and Ander Yu who were chosen to the 2024 Arizona Swimming All-Star Team!  This is so well deserved!  Good luck to them as they compete this January in San Diego!

Swimmers of the Month November and December

Ada Cetegen fought back from an injury to her arm and continued to work and excel this fall.  She works hard at every practice and has a positive and fun attitude.  Her performances at the Candy Cane Classic were tremendous, improving over 2 seconds in the 50 back, 5 seconds 100 free, 5 seconds 200 free, 3 seconds 100 breast, and 8 seconds in the 200 IM!  Thank you Ada for all of your hard work and dedication!  

I am so proud of Gavin Zhu and the improvement and strides he has made this fall.  Gavin not only has improved in his performances at practice and meets but has become a leader by example and encouraging others to do the same!  This hard work paid off at the Candy Cane Classic with the following performances: 50 breast 2 second improvement, 100 IM 4 second improvement, 100 free 4 seconds, 500 free 33 seconds! 200 free 5 seconds, 50 free 1 second.  Great job Gavin and keep up the great work!