April/ May Meet Summaries and Swimmers of the Month for S2, S3, Blue, and AG2
Age Group 2
AG2 has gotten off to a FAST start in the first two long course meets of the season. We really love to watch our kids take on the challenge of long course. We are excited to see what they do when we have a little more time swimming long course! Look out everyone! Here are some highlights from the April Opener and May Cray:
Danny Arredondo: May Cray 3 first time swims 3 State Q times 50 free, breast and fly.
Tegan Arredondo: May Cray First long course meet! Great swim 50 free!
Max Bailey: April Opener 7 sec drop 50 fly, May Cray 16 sec drop 50 breast, 9 sec drop 50 back
Bennett Basha: April Opener all first time swims! Top 8 in 100 back and 50 back
Edward Cai: April Opener 22 sec drop 200 IM, 12 sec drop 100 breast, 12 sec drop 200 back
Ada Cetegan April Opener 1st long course meet! 8 great first time swims!
Ian Chantis April Opener 5 sec drop 100 free, 3.5 sec drop 50 free May Cray 9 sec drop 100 free, 4.50 sec drop 50 back
Elan Chong April Opener 21 sec drop 100 free, 7 sec drop 50 breast, 5 sec drop 50 fly May Cray 3rd place finish 200 IM
Emerson Davis April Opener 13 sec drop 50 fly, 13 sec drop 50 back, 6 sec drop 50 free
Emilee Dembowski April Opener 6.5 sec drop 50 free, 5 sec 50 breast, 4 sec 50 back May Cray 3 sec 50 free
Landon Frolov April Opener 6 sec 50 free, 10 sec 50 back, 9 sec 50 breast May Cray 2 sec 50 breast
Ella Gonzales April Opener 1st long course meet! 5 great swims! May Cray 3 top 20 finishes 2 first time swims!
Malia Herrig April Opener 4.50 sec drop 50 breast, 3 sec drop 50 back, 6 sec drop 50 fly May Cray 7 sec drop 100 breast, 2 sec drop 100 free
Juliet Keck April Opener 1st long course meet! 8 great swims! 3 top 8 finishes! May Cray 3 sec 50 back, 5 sec 100 free, 2.50 sec 50 free State Q time
Bennet Kelly April Opener 9 sec drop 50 fly, 6 sec drop 50 back, 5 sec drop 100 fly May Cray 8 sec drop 50 breast
Leo Mancuso April Opener 2 sec drop 50 free; May Cray 5 sec drop 100 back, 6 sec drop 200 free, 5 sec drop 100 free
Juniper Narus April Opener 12 sec drop 50 back, 10 sec drop 50 fly, 9 sec drop 50 breast May Cray 2.5 sec drop 50 free and 50 back
Elena Perez April Opener 21 sec drop 50 fly, 15 sec drop 100 breast, 14 sec drop 100 free May Cray 27 sec drop 200 IM
Luke Skousen April Opener 10 sec drop 50 fly, 20 sec drop 100 breast May Cray 3 sec drop 100 free, 6th place finish 200 breast
Lillian Tan April Opener 8 sec drop 50 back, 9 sec drop 50 breast 8 sec drop 100 free; May Cray 5 sec drop 50 free
Truitt Vanderbark April Opener 2 sec drop 50 free, 3 sec drop 100 breast, 2.5 sec drop 100 back May Cray 3.5 sec drop 100 back, 3 sec drop 100 free, 1.5 sec drop 50 breast
Addison VonSchoff April Opener 5 great first time long course swims 2 top 8 finishes; May Cray 100 back 2.5 sec drop 50 free 2 second drop 5 top 8 finishes and a State Q time.
The April and May swimmers of the month are Truitt Vanderbark, Juniper Narua, Max Bailey, and Emiee Dembowski. All 4 swimmers have shown tremendous improvement not only in meet times but in practice, working hard and focusing everyday. They showed some incredible drops in the April Opener and May Cray meet but more importantly kept positive attitudes and were great team mates. They also all have had great attendance through April and May! We are looking forward to the rest of the season for these swimmers and for all of the swimmers in AG2!
Senior 3
We have some catching up to do to recognize our exceptional Senior Three Swimmers of the Month. Let's celebrate their dedication, hard work, and impressive achievements.
March Swimmer of the Month: Ronav Udar
We are thrilled to recognize Ronav Udar as our Swimmer of the Month for March. Ronav joined Age Group 2 from Gold Medal Swim School’s High School Prep program last fall and moved to the Senior Three training group in February. Since joining Senior Three, he has continually developed his racing skills. His dedication at practice, combined with his racing prowess, enabled him to achieve five out of five best times at our Regional Championship meet, edging closer to those 13-14 state qualifying times. Notably, Ronav had a nearly 9-second time drop in his 200 Breast and swam finals in both the 100 Breast and 200 Breast at Regionals. Congratulations, Ronav! We are super proud of you!
April Swimmer of the Month: James Thomas
We are pleased to recognize James Thomas as our April Swimmer of the Month. James joined Senior Three in November 2023 at the end of his high school swim season. He has shown a great attitude, near-perfect attendance, and a willingness to train and develop all four strokes since joining Senior Three. James consistently comes to practice with an open mind and is receptive to making technical changes to his strokes. His hard work at practice paid off at his very first long-course meet, where he achieved 13-14 state qualifying times in the 50 and 100 Free. Congratulations, James! We are excited to watch your future as a swimmer!
May Swimmer of the Month: Roman Curon
We are excited to recognize Roman Curon as our May Swimmer of the Month. Roman joined Senior Three in February from Gold Medal Swim School’s High School Prep training group. Since his arrival, he has had near-perfect attendance each week and has attended optional Saturday workouts with Senior Two. At his first club meet, the April LC Opener, he swam six events and achieved six regional qualifying times. At the May Cray meet, Roman chose to swim five new events (including the 200 Fly) and achieved five new regional qualifying times. In just two swim meets this season, he has raced 11 of 14 possible events for the 13-14 age group. Roman’s internal desire to challenge himself and become the best swimmer he can be is evident. This work ethic will serve him well both inside and outside the pool. Congratulations, Roman! We are proud of you!
Blue May Meet Wrap Up
The Blue Swimmer of the Month of May is Evan Cho! The past month Evan set goals to reach Senior State Cuts. With his focus and hard work at practice, Evan dropped 13 seconds in his 200 breaststroke and 1 minute and 30 seconds in his 1500 free. Evan had 7 out of 7 best times at May Cray and achieved 2 Senior State times and just missed 2 others. With his growth mindset and work ethic we are excited for Evan’s future. Congrats, Evan!
Congratulations, Blue on an amazing May Cray meet! After our long course opener we had a tough month of training focused on decreasing stroke count, increasing underwaters, and working details in our races. With a great month of attendance and focused work, Blue group applied these details to their races at May Cray and achieved 95 best times and 22 new state time standards (including 5 Senior State Times).
Outstanding Swims
Kailey - 4 second drops in 200 fly and 400 free
Adam - 5/5 BT
Evan - 7/7 BT Senior State in 1500 Fr and 200 Br
Mackenzie - 5.5 sec drop 200 fly
Joselyn - 5/8 BT 3 sec drop 100 fly, 36 sec drop 1500 and Senior State Time
Alaina - 4/4 BT 7 sec drop 100 ba and Senior State Time
Delaney - 4 sec drop 50 fr, 2 State Times
Cullen - 8 sec drop 100 br
Soraya - 5 sec drop 100 fly and State Time
Abby - 4 sec drop 200 ba and 3 sec drop 200 fr
Elliot - 10 sec drop 200 ba and 12 sec drop 200 IM, 2 State Times
Hadley - 4/4 BT 10 sec drop 400 fr
Turner - 2 sec drop 100 br
Erica - 6 sec drop 200 ba and 8 sec drop 200 IM
Diego - 21 sec drop 200 br and 8 sec drop 100 br, 4 State Times
Leo - 9 sec drop 100 ba, 4 State Times
Allie - 9 sec drop 100 ba
Karly - 4/4 BT, 7 sec drop 200 fr
Declan - 30 sec drop 100 br and 1:03 drop 1500
Joelle - 25 sec drop 100 fly and 7 sec drop 200 ba, Senior State Time
Auggie - 9 sec drop 100 fly and State Time
Alex Yu - 3/3/ BT
Senior 2 May Meet Wrap Up
The Senior 2 Swimmer of the Month of May is Lincoln Bellgraph! Lincoln brings a great work ethic and attitude to practice everyday. E challenges himself everyday and pushes those around him to be better.His hard work at practice showed at the Sun Devil Open. He had best times in all 5 of his events and achieved his first Summer Sectional time in the 200 free. Congrats, Lincoln! We are looking forward to a great championship season.
Sun Devil Open
New Cuts
Lincoln Bellgraph - 200 Fr Summer Sectional
Porter Ellsworth - 100 and 200 Fly Summer Sectional
Tila Tometich - 100 Ba Summer Sectional
Outstanding Swims
Alexa Largent - 4th place finish 1500, 1.5 sec drop 200 ba, 2 sec drop 200 fr
Katie Plank - 3 finals swims, 2 sec drop 200 fr, 1.2 sec drop 200 IM
Tila Tometich - 4 finals swims, 26 sec drop 400 fr
May Cray
New Cuts
Mia Rodic - 400 fr Senior State
Outstanding Swims
Vaughn Ainsworth - 4/4 BT, 32 sec drop 1500, 2 sec drop 100 ba
Tye Becki - 4/4 BT, 20 sec drop 800
Ben George - 3/3 BT, 3.5 sec drop 100 fly
Piper Jones- Campbell - 3.5 sec drop 200 fly, 3 sec off Summer Sectional
Royce Kountz - 6/6 BT, 6 sec drop 200 fr, 2 sc drop 200 br
Grace Lane - 1.3 sec drop 100 br
Mia Rodic - 11 sec drop 400 fr, 5 sec drop 200 IM, 3 sec drop 200 fr
Tim Skarbek - 41 sec drop 1500
James Thomas - 1 sec drop 100 fr and 1 sec drop 50 fr
Julia Thomas - 2 year best times in 50 and 100 fr
Aiden Wang - 6/6 BT, 5 sec drop 200 fly, 2 sec drop 100 fr
