GSCY Takes 2022 YMCA Nationals By Storm, Winning 2nd Place Combined Team, 1st Place Women’s Team

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GSCY Storm showcased amazing swims throughout the 2022 YMCA Nationals, which was held from March 28th to April 1st at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, NC.  With a total of 606 combined points, and out of 170 total teams across the country, GSCY Storm won 2nd place in the overall Combined Team category, its highest placement ever in a short course nationals competition.  With a total score of 480 points, the GSCY Storm women also dominated the field, bringing home the national title for the Women's category.

"We had a terrific week filled with really fast swimming and great teamwork.  I am so proud of our athletes who were able to see their hard work pay off at the national stage," says Lou Petto, GSCY Head Coach and Director of Competitive Aquatics. "This recognition is a reflection of everyone's collective efforts throughout the season. Thank you swimmers, parents, and coaches for making this possible."

Congratulations to our YMCA National Champions for the following individual & relay events:

  • 500 Freestyle - Catherine Meisner (4:49.68)
  • 200 Freestyle - Anna Moesch (new Y National record of 1:44.10)
  • 100 Freestyle - Anna Moesch (new Y National record of 47.76)
  • 50 Freestyle - Anna Moesch (new Y National record of 21.97)
  • 400 IM - Emily Thompson (4:10.08)
  • 200 IM - Emily Thompson (1:57.67)
  • 200 Butterfly - Emily Thompson (1:57.82)
  • Women 800 Freestyle Relay -  Catherine Meisner, Caitlyn Hughes, Emily Thompson, Anna Moesch (7:14.82)
  • Women 400 Freestyle Relay -  Catherine Meisner, Caitlyn Hughes, Emily Thompson, Anna Moesch   (new Y National record of 3:19.24)
  • Women 200 Freestyle Relay - Anna Moesch, Catherine Meisner, Caitlyn Hughes, Emily Thompson (new Y National record of 1:31.77)
  • Women 400 Medley Relay - Emily Thompson, Meghan Sharma, Julia Meisner, Anna Moesch (3:40.99)

And congratulations to all of our athletes for representing the 2022 GSCY Storm National Team!

  1. Rob Alexy
  2. Zoe Arakelian
  3. Kenneth Barnicle
  4. Samantha Bender
  5. Giulia Beverini
  6. Amedeo Bove
  7. James Bugianesi
  8. Colleen Bull
  9. Kacper Buniowski
  10. Victoria Castro
  11. Ryan Cooke
  12. Mia Cuiffo
  13. Lukas Disko
  14. Michael Ferraioli
  15. Rylie Foley
  16. Emily Gao 
  17. Vedran Gjivoje
  18. Garrett Gould 
  19. Bella Hoffman
  20. Charlotte Holliday
  21. Caitlyn Hughes
  22. Riqui Iturbe Cosano
  23. Eszter Kiss 
  24. Matthew Kunkiewicz 
  25. Sophia Latini
  26. Bryce Lukacsko
  27. TingTing Luo 
  28. Erica Maltsev 
  29. Paige McBoyle
  30. Catherine Meisner
  31. Julia Meisner
  32. Veer Misra 
  33. Annaliesa Moesch
  34. Derin Ozbas
  35. Isabella Panico 
  36. Will Pestrichelli
  37. Katelyn Plank
  38. Andrew Rampaul-Pino 
  39. Raaghav Reddy 
  40. Meghan Robinson
  41. Ryan Schuller
  42. Maureen Schwarz
  43. Margaux Scott
  44. Meghan Sharma
  45. Lucas Standridge 
  46. Emily Sudol 
  47. Emily Szopa 
  48. Emily Thompson
  49. Christopher Wasko
  50. Meah Weiland
  51. Ryan Wilbur
  52. Robert Young
  53. Gregory Yukhvid
  54. Grace Zhou

Go GSCY Storm!

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