What a super fun meet! Gold Medal walked away with the win over FAST by over 1200 points as well as with many new best times and new time cuts for our upcoming championship meets...here are our meet reviews! Age Group 2 What an exciting meet it was this weekend! AG2 had 123 swims and achieved 108 best times. All of the swimmers achieved at least one lifetime best time and several swimmers qualified new events for Regionals and State Championships. These are amazing results that show the hard work...

Age Group 2: Joselyn Franzone Joselyn has maintained 94% practice attendance over the past two months. Joselyn displays great sportsmanship by cheering for her teammates at swim meets and brings a positive attitude with a smile to dry land and practice each day. A combination of attendance and positive attitude have led to great achievements for Joselyn. Joselyn has performed exceptionally well at recent swim meets. This team recognition is well deserved, and we are excited to watch you continue to grow. Congratulations Joselyn! Age Group 1: Emma Antawirya Emma...

Gold Medal swimmers had some impressive swims at the Speodo Invite, congrats to all! Here are our meet reviews, group by group. Age Group 2 -Claire Horton and Luke Skousen from AG2 had a great weekend in the pool at the speedo Invite and did a great job. -Claire Horton achieved 7 best times and two new Regional times in the 100 fly and 200 IM. -Luke Skousen achieved 5 best times and two Regional times in the 100free and 50 backstroke. Age Group 1 AG1 Swimmers did a phenomonal...

Age Group One Swimmer of the Month for April The AG1 swimmer of the month for April is Leah Bushko! Leah had nearly perfect practice attendance throughout the entire month on top of a great work ethic and an always-positive attitude. Leah is a great in-practice leader for the group and is always supportive and inclusive of her teammates. During challenging sets Leah often brings an optimistic attitude that is greatly appreciated by her teammates and coaches. Congratulations Leah!

Age Group 2 Ahwatukee Ella Wilson is our AG2 April Swimmer of the Month! Ella joined Gold Medal last fall and has been learning all things swim! As a new 9-year old she has emerged as the youngest lane leader and often times swims just off pace of our older group. Her attendance, attitude and work ethic during practice have laid a great foundation for success for this LC season. We can’t wait to watch you race this summer! Congratulations Ella. Age Group 2 Chandler Adam Botsios - Constantly works...

Age Group 2 AG2 swimmers made a splash in pool racing for the first time this season. This group of 12 swimmers raced SCY over the weekend. As a group we had 14 new Regional qualifying times and 100% improvement for each swimmer in at least one event. We also had several first-time longer distance swims for the newly aged up 11-12 swimmers. This meet provided an opportunity to lay a foundation for continued success this LCM season. Congratulations to all our swimmers! Dante Apps achieved three new best times...

Gold Medal came out in full force at our first long course of the year in Tucson at the FAST Mayflower. Congratulations to all swimmers; we had many first swims, best times, as well as new qualifications for JOs, Age Group State, Sectionals, and Futures. Age Group 2 AG2 had a great weekend of first LCM meet at the FAST Meet. AG2 swimmers achieved 67 best times on 71 attempts for 100% of best times . As a group we had 21 new State Qualifying times and 42 new Regional...

The Senior 2 and Gold groups contributed significantly to the Gold Medal Swim Club winning the State Age Group Championships in March. These two groups were not given the recognition they deserved at the appropriate time. The coaching staff apologizes for letting this slip through the administrative cracks. Senior II had 7 participants in the Age Group State meet in March, and Gold had 10 participants. All 17 swimmers contributed to the victory by scoring points either on relays or individually. There were 15 of 17 swimmers that scored points...

Senior One Jack Luken had an outstanding month of March. He had his usual excellent attendance and effort in practice, that is sometimes taken for granted. His performances at Sectionals in Austin were outstanding. He swam five individual best times, swam best time relay splits, and won the 1000 and 1650 freestyles. His 1000 time was 17th in the country for a high school senior. He was the high point scorer for Gold Medal at the Sectionals. Blue Cohen Gunsalus had an exceptional month of March. He swam six best...

Gold Medal Swim Club won the men's competition and placed third overall at the Sectional Championships at Austin, Texas. Gold Medal achieved over 120 best times at the meet, with 57 swimmers competing. Individual Champions Jack Luken-1000 free and 1650 free Landon Driggers-400 IM and 200 IM New Future Qualifying Times Hunter Helsten-50 free, 100 free, and 200 back Trey Hesser-1000 free and 200 free Finn Crawford-200 fly Cedric Brooking-400 IM Jason Sugihara-200 IM Ellie Kayser-1000 free and 500 free Most Oustanding Improvements Ryan King-15 seconds in the 1650 and...