11/O Groups Celebrate End of Short Course Season

Our 11/O groups celebrated the end of their short course season with great fun and festivity last Sunday, May 7th at the Bridgewater Marriott. Several graduating seniors took to the podium to thank their coaches and families, as well as give advice to younger swimmers. We again congratulate our Class of 2023 for a terrific season and wish you all the best as you begin your collegiate journey!

Several athletes were also recognized for their outstanding achievements in and out of the pool. The following were recipients of this year's Coaches' Award and Most Improved Award for each practice group.

Coaches' Award:

• Arnav Kargaonkar and Gia Larosa, Lightning 1
• Mark Cho and Angelina Sciaretta, Lightning 2
• Advit Dambe and Leah Zong, Lightning 3
• Adhvik Karthik and Caroline Oyanga, Lightning N
• Domingo Gatti and Natalie Hillebrecht, Junior 1
• Aryan Arora, Lauren Moore and Kimaya Desai, Junior 2
• Ranveer Reddy and Beth Higgins, Junior 3
• Kenny Barnicle, Riqui Iturbe Cosano, and Erica Maltsev, Senior 1
• Orion Wang and Tanya Wintermute, Senior 2
• Quentin Tao and Emily Gong, Senior 3
• Martin Castro Salazar and Gillian Roethke, Senior 4

Most Improved Award:

• Ethan Xie and Sophia Rocks, Lightning 1
• Kevin Gao and Agnes Cheng, Lightning 2
• Ian Zhou and Skyrah Song, Lightning 3
• Parker Caponigro and Molly Hunziker, Lightning N
• Kevin Ward and Kinga Kiss, Junior 1
• John Eodice and Amelia Ellis, Junior 2
• Erik Pasewaldt and Lily Mannino, Junior 3
• Garrett Gould and Emily Thompson, Senior 1
• Kevin Cao and Kathleen Pestrichelli, Senior 2
• Thomas Ambelang and Nikki Harkins, Senior 3
• Kyle Colipano and Tammy Leng, Senior 4

We want to express a special thank you to Lisa Standridge and Jen DeMaio from our Parent Committee for organizing a fantastic event!