Sharks Gracie Weyant and Addie Sauickie make Southern Zone Select Camp. In each of the 4 zones of USA Swimming, 28 male and 28 female swimmers were chosen to attend. Selected girls must be 12-13 at the time of performance, and selected boys must be 13-14 years old at the time of performance. Athletes are selected by the following criteria: First, the top 14 athletes of each gender are chosen based on their 2018 Long Courses Meters (LCM) IMX Point Scores The fastest swimmer in each Zone in each of the...

Taken from the article by Braden Keith on SwimSwam.com ....on the girls’ side of the pool was a win in the 200 breaststroke by 13-year old Sarasota YMCA swimmer Gracie Weyant. She swam a 2:38.22 that is the fastest 13 & under time in the nation by almost 5 seconds.  Also includes Emma Weyant, Zachary Szmania, Christina Cianciolo Read Full Article Here: https://swimswam.com/13-year-old-gracie-weyant-wins-200-breast-to-close-plantation-sects/

"Night one of the 2019 Plantation Sectionals kicked off with the women’s 1500 free, men’s 800 free, women’s and men’s 200 medley relay, women’s and men’s 200 free relay, and a mixed-gender medley and free relay. Fourteen-year-old Michaela Mattes kicked off the meet with a win in the 1500 free, going 17:04.52. That cuts 30 seconds off her lifetime best in the event. In second was her 17-year-old Sarasota Sharks teammate Christina Cianciolo in 17:06.99, and Anna Auld (East Coast Aquatic Club) took third in 17:07.23." https://swimswam.com/14yo-michaela-mattes-kicks-off-plantation-sectionals-with-1500-win/

Michaela Mattes, 14, Sarasota YMCA Sharks (SYS-FL): 200 IM, 2:04.27 – Mattes closed 2017 with a 2:09.51 in the 200 IM. A year later, in December 2018, she dropped over two seconds to go 2:07.44. Then, two weeks ago, she shaved off nearly another second, posting a 2:06.69. Last weekend, in her first swim, Mattes went a then-best of 2:06.43. Later that day? She took off over two more seconds to drop a new best time of 2:04.27. Read Full Article Here: https://swimswam.com/mp-weekly-wonders-of-age-group-swimming-2-27-2019/

Christina Cianciolo from Riverview High School and Sarasota YMCA Sharks has committed to Dartmouth for 2019-20. Current photo via Christina Cianciolo Original Article can be found here https://swimswam.com/dartmouth-earns-commitment-from-sarasota-freestyler-christina-cianciolo/

Sarasota Shark Parker Schmidt gave his verbal commitment to the University of Eastern Illinois in Charleston. Schmidt announced his commitment on Instagram, where he wrote, “ VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE MY VERBAL COMMITMENT TO ADVANCE MY ACADEMIC AND ATHLETIC CAREER AT EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, I LOOK FORWARD TO JOINING MY NEW COACH AND TEAM MATES AS A PANTHER! #EIU” Read full article here http://www.floridaswimnetwork.com/parker-schmidt-eastern-illinois-commit/

Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Brett Riley from Sarasota, Florida has announced his intention to swim for Purdue University next fall. “I chose Purdue because of the strong academic programs and their top notch athletics. The team and coaching staff also made me feel right at home. Boiler up!” Riley is a senior at Riverview High School, whose boys’ team recently won its fourth consecutive Florida 4A state title. Riley contributed to the win with a third-place finish in the 200 IM (1:50.97) and a third in the 100 back (50.60); he...

"Sarasota, Florida’s Lozano is a senior at Riverview High School. She ended her high school career this month at the 2018 FHSAA Class 4A Championships, placing 10th in the 200 IM (2:07.64) and 15th in the 100 back (58.93). Swimming with her club team Sarasota YMCA Sharks, she went best times at the Florida LSC Senior Long Course Championships in the 200 back and 400 IM while making finals in the 200 back, 200 fly, 200 IM, and 400 IM. She competed at YMCA Short Course Nationals in the 100/200...

Hunter Scott from Rotonda West, Florida has announced her verbal commitment to Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she will join Illinois’ Sydney Colburn in the class of 2022. “I chose Miami University because of it’s [sic] incredible mix of athletics and academics. The entire team and coaching staff were so welcoming. I can’t wait to spend the next four years with them as a RedHawk.” Orgianal Article: https://swimswam.com/fhsaa-2a-runner-hunter-scott-commits-miami-redhawks/

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