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...

Gold Medal Swim Club snagged an impressive 3rd place combined team finish at the SWAGR meet in Clovis, California. Gold had 34 swimmers competing at the meet, which included dozens of best times and an outstanding 39 top-3 finishes in individual events. New Sectional Cut - Myra Streit 200 FL Outstanding Performances • Emma Antawirya 1000 FR - 23 second drop • Hailey Babcock 1000 FR - 16 second drop • Alp Cetegen 400 IM - 8 second drop • Finn Conley - 62 points scored and a 3 second...

Coach Steve has chosen Chris LaPratch as the February Swimmer of the Month: "Chris LaPrath continues to impress and improve every week. Chris has a positive funny attitude and is a great team mate. Chris improved in every event at the age group regional meet and is looking forward to a great spring and summer! "