MYM 3-13 News / State Champs New Swimmers
Greetings, Dolphins Families:
The last few weeks have continued to be eventful and successful for MYM, with a total of 16 swimmers competing in both the 12 and under and then the 13 and over NJ YMCA State Championships, first at OCY’s pool in Toms River and then at the beautiful Kunkel Aquatic Center at Franklin & Marshall College. We’re also excited to welcome 13 brand-new Dolphins aged 6-8 to our Mini Dolphins and Flipper Groups (see names below)!
Our athletes had several strong performances at both super elite competitions while all of them gained invaluable, and for some of them, their first experience at these exceptionally competitive meets.
Sawyer Beauboeuf kicked off the 12 and Under champs initially seeded 13th in the 200 Back, and then leapfrogged to place 5th in the top heat of the finals that night. Maeve D’Amico and Toby and Marcel Arbelaez also had impressive top 10 and top 16 finishes, scoring points. Kelly LaBonne had a strong first swim of that meet dropping significant time to place 20th, after having been seeded 40th, in the 200 Free.
Our 13&14 Girls Medley relay placed 10th at the 13 and Over champs. Brenna Laracy began the meet seeded 34th in the 100 Breast, but then ascended to 26th place after a solid drop in time in the 100 Breaststroke and then placed 19th in the 200 Breast after being seeded 30th. Magnolia Shimizu-Tragni and Alexa Tinapay both improved in their main events of the meet.
Our sights for all of our team members should be on competing and then excelling in these top YMCA meets in NJ.
12 and Under State Champs Team:
Marcel Arbelaez, Toby Arbelaez, Sawyer Beaubouef, Maeve D’Amico, Jameson De Los Reyes, Kelly Labonne, Carter Prala, Max Prala, Daphne Razo and Joshua Stokes
13 and Over State Champs Team:
Holly Hukkanen, Brenna Laracy, Hayden Lee, Magnolia Shimizu-Tragni, Alexa Tinapay, and Edith Wong
New Mini Dolphins/Flippers:
Thomas Bagnetto, Alice Clancy-Riches, Sasha Bandara, Elias Benech-Scales, Charlotte Dresnick, Anthony Edwards, Oliver and Abigail Flick, Juliet Lipinski, Faye Mezzadri, Niko Nienberg, Noah Peyser, and Alexandra Zevallo
Please look for further updates from myself and the Parent Board about our Season-ending events, which we will be announcing soon.
