USA SWIMMING MEET RECAP: Peggy Ramirez Memorial Zone 3 Winter Championships (Napa) – Feb 1-2, 2025 // Practice & Meet Calendar
Written by Ian Schwartz (Aili's dad)
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- USA SWIMMING MEET RECAP: Peggy Ramirez Memorial Zone 3 Winter Championships (Napa) – Feb 1-2, 2025
14 Seals, ages 7 - 17, met qualifying times and competed at the Peggy Ramirez Memorial Zone 3 Winter Championships this wet weekend and, as you’ll read below, there’s much to be grateful for.
A few highlights:
- 41 of 81 event participations (51%) resulted in personal best times – Channing enjoyed a leading 6 PBs; Elly, Aili, Ashlyn, and Annika had 5 PBs apiece; and Lucy had 4 PBs.
- 50% of Seals advanced their C/B/A division recognition in at least 1 event.
- Ashlyn swam AA time for 100 Back; Greyson swam AA time for 50 Breast & 100 Breast; and Lucy swam AA time for 50 Free.
- All Seals competed in multiple events (Ashlyn led with 10, Aili with 9, Annika & Channing with 8.
- 4 Seals (Elly, Ashlyn, Channing, and Zach) turned in a total of 8 first place finishes – Channing with 4 of them.
- Aili, Ashlyn, and Lucy were finalists for Queen of the Zone for 100 Free, each finishing in 5th place in their age groups.
- Elly, Aili, Ashlyn, Greyson, and Annika were finalists for Queen of the Zone for 100 IM, finishing, respectively, in 10th, 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 6th place in their age groups.
- Channing was a finalist for King of the Zone for 100 IM, finishing 7th in his age group.
- 8 Seals were among the top 10 highest scoring swimmers in their age groups – Channing was the meet’s highest point winner in 8UN Boys; Ellie was 5th in 8UN Girls; Aili was 3rd in 9-10 Girls; Zach was 8th in 9-10 Boys; Ashlyn was 3rd in 11-12 Girls; Greyson was 10th in 11-12 Girls; Lucy was 9th in 13-14 Girls; and Annika was 5th in 17-18 Girls.
- By total points, the Seals ranked 5th among the 16 teams in attendance.
Awards: Ribbons for 1st -8th in the following age groups 8U, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, 15-18. Relays- ribbons 1st - 3rd. Club banners 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams.
Complete meet results here: Results. Individual Rankings. Team Scores. The Meet Sheet.
Prev. times shown (and personal bests) are not inclusive of any Marin Swim League times. DQs & NSs aren’t included in recaps. If a Seal competes in a USA Swimming event for which they’ve no prior USA Swimming time, that swim’s finish is considered a new personal best time for the recap.
Girls
Annabelle Everett (7) joined the Seals in 2022. Anabelle brought home the 7th place ribbon for 25 Breast.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 25 Free |
12 |
22.00 B |
23.58 C |
| 25 Breast |
7 |
31.66 C |
32.69 C |
Elly Clemenza (8), joined the Seals in 2020. Ellie brought home the 1st place ribbon for 50 Back, 2nd place ribbon for 50 Breast, 3rd place ribbon for 50 Free, and 5th place ribbon for 25 Fly – advanced her 50 Back from C to A, and her 100 IM from B to A – achieved new personal bests in 50 Back, 50 Breast, and 100 IM – and took 10th place in the final round of the Queen of the Zone 100 IM Challenge Event – and ranked 5th in meet points overall for 8UN Girls.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 50 Free |
3 |
42.68 A |
44.01 B |
| 50 Back |
1 |
50.00 C |
46.53 A |
| 50 Breast |
2 |
59.65 B |
58.10 B |
| 25 Fly |
5 |
20.93 A |
23.89 B |
| 100 IM (prelims) |
13 |
1:51.04 B |
1:48.69 A |
| 100 IM (semifinals) |
10 |
1:48.69 A |
1:47.46 A |
| 100 IM (finals) |
10 |
1:47.46 A |
1:46.37 A |
Aili Schwartz (9), joined the Seals in 2023. Aili brought home the 3rd place ribbon for 50 Free and 6th place ribbon for 50 Breast – advanced her 50 Back from C to B, and her 100 IM from B to BB – achieved new personal bests in 50 Free, 100 Free, 50 Back, 50 Breast, and 100 IM – and took 3rd place in the final round of the Queen of the Zone 100 IM Challenge Event – and took 5th place in the final round of the Queen of the Zone 100 Free Challenge Event –and ranked 3rd in meet pointsoverall for 9-10 Girls.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 50 Free |
3 |
38.03 B |
36.88 B |
| 100 Free (prelims) |
8 |
1:24.07 B |
1:23.53 B |
| 100 Free (semifinals) |
5 |
1:23.53 B |
1:25.50 B |
| 100 Free (finals) |
5 |
1:23.53 B |
1:24.68 B |
| 50 Back |
10 |
52.62 C |
46.01 B |
| 50 Breast |
6 |
50.91 B |
50.22 B |
| 100 IM (prelims) |
4 |
1:38.87 B |
1:33.13 BB |
| 100 IM (semifinals) |
4 |
1:33.13 BB |
1:35.05 B |
| 100 IM (finals) |
3 |
1:33.13 BB |
1:34.99 B |
Sofia Davlos (9), joined the Seals in 2022. Sofia achieved a new personal best in 100 IM.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 50 Free |
10 |
40.14 C |
40.77 C |
| 50 Breast |
10 |
51.01 B |
54.08 B |
| 100 IM (prelims) |
11 |
1:44.28 B |
1:43.36 B |
Ashlyn Kraus (12), joined the Seals in 2021. Ashlyn brought home the 1st place ribbons for 50 Fly and 100 Fly, and the 2ndplace ribbon for 100 Back – advanced her 100 Free from BB to A - achieved new personal bests in 100 Free, 50 Back, 100 Back, and 100 IM – and took 4th place in the final round of the Queen of the Zone 100 IM Challenge Event – and took 5thplace in the final round of the Queen of the Zone 100 Free Challenge Event – and ranked 3rd in meet points overall for 11-12 Girls.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 100 Free (prelims) |
5 |
1:05.15 BB |
1:03.08 A |
| 100 Free (semifinals) |
5 |
1:03.88 A |
1:04.55 BB |
| 100 Free (finals) |
5 |
1:03.88 A |
1:04.16 BB |
| 50 Back |
4 |
32.53 A |
32.35 A |
| 100 Back |
2 |
1:09.46 AA |
1:08.19 AA |
| 50 Fly |
1 |
30.90 A |
30.95 A |
| 100 Fly |
1 |
1:13.11 BB |
1:13.66 BB |
| 100 IM (prelims) |
3 |
1:12.71 A |
1:11.13 A |
| 100 IM (semifinals) |
3 |
1:11.13 A |
1:11.39 A |
| 100 IM (finals) |
4 |
1:11.13 A |
1:11.03 A |
Greyson Scheumann (12), joined the Seals in 2017. Greyson brought home the 2nd place ribbons for 50 Breast and 100 Breast, and the 8th place ribbon for 50 Free – achieved a new personal best in 100 100 IM – and took 7th place in the final round of the Queen of the Zone 100 IM Challenge Event – and ranked 10th in meet points overall for 11-12 Girls.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 50 Free |
8 |
29.22 A |
30.07 BB |
| 50 Breast |
2 |
35.20 AA |
35.38 AA |
| 100 Breast |
2 |
1:16.26 AA |
1:17.87 AA |
| 100 IM (prelims) |
7 |
1:18.04 BB |
1:14.92 BB |
| 100 IM (semifinals) |
8 |
1:14.92 BB |
1:16.05 BB |
| 100 IM (finals) |
7 |
1:14.92 BB |
1:16.52 BB |
Isabella Clemenza (12), joined the Seals in 2019. Isabella brought home the 3rd place ribbon for 50 Fly, the 6th place ribbon for 100 Fly, and the 8th place ribbon for 100 Breast – advanced her 100 IM from B to BB - achieved new personal bests in 50 Fly, 100 Fly, and 100 IM – and took 12th place in the semifinal round of the Queen of the Zone 100 IM Challenge Event.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 50 Free |
14 |
30.03 BB |
31.15 BB |
| 50 Back |
11 |
35.15 BB |
36.67 B |
| 100 Breast |
8 |
1:27.52 BB |
1:28.29 BB |
| 50 Fly |
3 |
32.49 BB |
32.25 BB |
| 100 Fly |
6 |
1:21.47 B |
1:20.87 B |
| 100 IM (prelims) |
12 |
1:19.40 B |
1:18.19 BB |
| 100 IM (semifinals) |
12 |
1:18.19 BB |
1:19.28 B |
Lucy Yaroshenko (13), joined the Seals in 2014. Lucy brought home the 2nd place ribbon for 50 Free and the 5th place ribbons for 50 Back and 100 Back – advanced her 100 Free from BB to A - achieved new personal bests in 50 Free, 100 Free, and 50 Back – and took 5th place in the final round of the Queen of the Zone 100 Free Challenge Event – and ranked 9th in meet points overall for 13-14 Girls.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 50 Free |
2 |
26.67 AA |
26.37 AA |
| 100 Free (prelims) |
5 |
1:02.34 BB |
1:00.89 A |
| 100 Free (semifinals) |
5 |
1:00.89 A |
1:00.63 A |
| 100 Free (finals) |
5 |
1:00.63 A |
1:01.79 BB |
| 50 Back |
5 |
32.62 |
32.60 |
| 100 Back |
5 |
1:10.00 BB |
1:12.00 B |
Eva Gyurko (14), joined the Seals in 2017. Eva brought home the 6th place ribbon for 50 Back and the 7th place ribbon for 100 Back – and achieved new personal bests in 50 Back and 50 Fly.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 50 Back |
6 |
35.50 |
33.15 |
| 100 Back |
7 |
1:13.13 B |
1:13.27 B |
| 50 Fly |
11 |
36.72 |
32.71 |
Annika Hakes (17), joined the Seals in 2015. Annika brought home the 3rd place ribbons for 50 Breast, 100 Breast, and 50 Fly, and the 4th place ribbon for 50 Back, and the 5th place ribbon for 100 Fly – advanced her 100 Breast from BB to A - achieved new personal bests in 50 Back, 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 50 Fly, and 100 IM – and took 6th place in the final round of the Queen of the Zone 100 IM Challenge Event – and ranked 5th in meet points overall for 17-18 Girls.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 50 Back |
4 |
30.61 |
29.65 |
| 50 Breast |
3 |
35.32 |
33.31 |
| 100 Breast |
3 |
1:13.17 BB |
1:12.05 A |
| 50 Fly |
3 |
27.93 |
27.55 |
| 100 Fly |
5 |
1:01.85 A |
1:04.06 BB |
| 100 IM (prelims) |
3 |
1:06.92 |
1:04.46 |
| 100 IM (semifinals) |
4 |
1:04.46 |
1:05.72 |
| 100 IM (finals) |
6 |
1:04.46 |
1:06.68 |
Boys
Channing Pepper (8), joined the Seals in 2022. Aili brought home the 1st place ribbons for 25 Free, 50 Free, 25 Back, and 50 Back, and the 2nd place ribbon for 25 Fly – achieved new personal bests in 25 Free, 50 Free, 50 Back, 25 Fly, and 100 IM – and took 7th place in the final round of the King of the Zone 100 IM Challenge –and ranked 1st in meet points overall for 8UN Boys (and was awarded a trophy for it).
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 25 Free |
1 |
17.89 A |
17.21 A |
| 50 Free |
1 |
38.58 A |
37.89 A |
| 25 Back |
1 |
20.45 A |
20.59 A |
| 50 Back |
1 |
44.44 A |
43.15 A |
| 25 Fly |
2 |
20.29 A |
20.03 A |
| 100 IM (prelims) |
11 |
1:42.57 A |
1:39.91 A |
| 100 IM (semifinals) |
7 |
1:39.91 A |
1:37.07 A |
| 100 IM (finals) |
7 |
1:37.07 A |
1:37.24 A |
Zach Everett (9), joined the Seals in 2022. Zach brought home the 1st place ribbon for 100 Breast, the 2nd place ribbon for 50 Breast, and the 7th place ribbon for 50 Back - advanced his 50 Back from B to BB - achieved new personal bests in 50 Back, 100 Breast, and 100 IM – and took 7th place in the preliminary round of the King of the Zone 100 Free Challenge Event – and took 4th place in the preliminary round of the King of the Zone 100 IM Challenge Event – and ranked 8th in meet points overall for 9-10 Boys.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 100 Free (prelims) |
7 |
1:19.57 B |
1:19.76 B |
| 50 Back |
7 |
43.92 B |
42.16 BB |
| 50 Breast |
2 |
43.39 BB |
44.31 BB |
| 100 Breast |
1 |
1:37.06 BB |
1:36.52 BB |
| 100 IM (prelims) |
4 |
1:29.52 BB |
1:26.88 BB |
Colin Taylor (10), joined the Seals in 2020. Colin achieved a new personal best in 50 Back.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 50 Free |
19 |
40.72 C |
42.78 C |
| 100 Free (prelims) |
16 |
1:29.14 C |
1:30.99 C |
| 100 Free (semifinals) |
14 |
1:29.14 C |
1:32.28 C |
| 50 Back |
9 |
45.79 B |
45.05 B |
| 100 IM |
16 |
1:44.05 C |
1:46.38 C |
Rory Murphy (13), joined the Seals in 2017. Rory brought home the 5th place ribbon for 50 Back.
| Event |
Place |
Personal Best |
Finals |
| 100 Free (prelims) |
16 |
1:00.01 BB |
1:03.08 B |
| 50 Back |
5 |
30.84 |
31.48 |
- COMING UP - MARCH 1-2 : OUR FIRST USA SWIMMING MEET OF THE SPRING SESSION - PC-VJO March Mayhem CBA+ (American Canyon).
CAPACITY IS REACHED AND REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED (AND WILL NOT RE-OPEN).
15 Seals, ages 7-14, will be making mornings together in American Canyon on Sat March 1 and/or Sun March 2 at the Seals’ first meet of the Spring Session, “March Mayhem”. This meet was open to swimmers of all ages and prior event times were not required for participation (except 400 IM & 500 Free).
Awards: Ribbons to 1st - 8th place finishers in PC-A+, PC-B, and C Divisions for each Event in 6&U and 7-8 Age Groups. Ribbons to 1st - 8th place finishers in A+, B, and C Divisions for each Event in 9-10, and 11-12 age groups. 13&O Age Groups & “Open” Events not awarded. “A” medals to 12&U athletes achieving new “A” times.
- Google Practice + Meet Calendar (all practice groups):
Seals Practice & Meet Calendar (Google)
The calendar has all daily practice times and pool locations, and links to the available USA swim meet sheets, for Winter & Spring sessions. To find the practices relevant for you, enter your Seal’s practice group number (1A, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9) and/or practice group name (Pups, Ribbon, Harbor Fundamentals, Harbor, Grey Fundamentals, Grey, or Leopard) in the Google calendar search box. You can find the practice group code for your Seal in the email with the subject “Order confirmation - Strawberry Seals” sent by 'Coach Mehrad Zarrehparvar' via TeamUnify ([email protected]).
Thanks, kindest,
Ian Schwartz
PS: reminders:
Strawberry pool: Seals practices at Strawberry are “closed practices”; regardless of your Seal’s age or practice group (Pup, Ribbon, Harbor, Grey, or Leopard), only Seals are welcome within the fenced and gated pool area; parents, guardians, and siblings must curb-the-urge to accompany, assist, or linger inside the gated pool area. If your Seal requires special accommodations, contact Coach Mehrad at coachmehrad@strawberryseals to arrange them in advance.
Strawberry parking: Keep spaces for disability parking clear at all times in the absence of a DV plate, DB plate, or DB placard.
What practice group is my Seal registered with? The practice group code for your Seal is listed in the email with the subject “Order confirmation - Strawberry Seals” sent by 'Coach Mehrad Zarrehparvar' via TeamUnify ([email protected]).
May my Seal attend practices which are not on the days/times of their practice group (e.g., for a ‘makeup session’)? Regrets, nope. Scheduling constraints are such that Seals may only attend practices on the days/times assigned to the practice group they’re registered with.
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Pacific Swimming – USA Swimming Time Standards:
Time standards for CBA+ Meets : 8 and under & USA Swimming Motivational Time Standards.
Time standards for the (Mar 14-16) PC Short Course Spring Age Group Championships (ages 14 & under): AGC Time Standards for Spring AGC
Time standards for the (Apr 3-6) 2025 SCW Far Western Championships (ages 18 & under): Spring 2025 Far Western Time Standards
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PRACTICE CALENDAR + USA Meets + Marin Swim League 2025
| Saturday, February 10, 2024 |
Change to Spring Schedule at Tam Pool |
| Friday, February 14, 2025 |
Last Day of Winter Session |
| Monday, February 24, 2025 |
First Day of Spring Session Practices- Seal Pups [1A, 1B, 1C, 1D]; 2A Ribbon Seals; 3 Harbor Seals Fundamentals; 4 Grey Seals Fundamentals; 5 Harbor Seals; 6 Grey Seals; 7/7HS Leopard Seals |
| Tuesday, February 25, 2025 |
First Day of Spring Session Practices- 8 Harbor/Grey/Leopard AM Only. 2B Ribbon Seals. |
| Wednesday, February 26, 2025 |
First Day of Spring Session Practices- Seal Pups [1E] |
| Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
Day 1: VALLEJO AQUATICS CLUB MARCH MADNESS CBA+ (American Canyon) |
| Sunday, March 2, 2025 |
Day 2: VALLEJO AQUATICS CLUB MARCH MADNESS CBA+ (American Canyon) |
| Friday, March 14, 2025 |
Day 1: SPRING AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS (14 & Under) (Pleasanton) |
| Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
Day 2: SPRING AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS (14 & Under) (Pleasanton) |
| Sunday, March 16, 2025 |
Day 3: SPRING AGE GROUP CHAMPIONSHIPS (14 & Under) (Pleasanton) |
| Thursday, April 3, 2025 |
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| Friday, April 4, 2025 |
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| Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
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| Sunday, April 6, 2025 |
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| Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
Seals Practice Meet (f/k/a time trials) |
| Saturday, April 26, 2025 |
MSL 1/7 Home; Seals v. Terra Linda Orcas |
| Saturday, May 3, 2025 |
MSL 2/7 Away; Seals v. Sleepy Hollow Sea Lions |
| Monday, May 5, 2025 |
Tam Pool Practice Schedules Change |
| Saturday, May 10, 2025 |
MSL 3/7 Home; Seals v. Rolling Hills Stingrays |
| Saturday, May 17, 2025 |
MSL 4/7 Home; Seals v. Novato Riptide! |
| Sunday, May 18, 2025 |
SRN LCM C/B/A+ (Santa Rosa) |
| Monday, May 26, 2025 |
No practices. Seals in Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade |
| Saturday, May 31, 2025 |
MSL 5/7 Home; Seals v. SwiMarin Sharks |
| Saturday, June 7, 2025 |
MSL 6/7 Away; Seals v. Tidalwaves |
| Tuesday, June 12, 2025 |
No Tam practices (Tam graduation). |
| Saturday, June 14, 2025 |
MSL All-Stars |
| Saturday, June 21, 2025 |
MSL 7/7 Away; Seals v. Scott Valley Sea Serpents |
| Friday, June 27, 2025 |
Team Event – Pump Up for Champs |
| Saturday, June 28, 2025 |
MSL Champs (Miwok Aquatic Center, Novato) |
| Sunday, June 29, 2025 |
Seals Awards Banquet |
