2024 Marin Swim League Championships

June 29, 2024

Strawberry Seals Swim Team Recap 

 

written by Ian Schwartz (Aili's dad) 
suggestions/comments to  [email protected]

 

 

The Score:

The Seals earned 1253.5 points, earning the team a 4th place finish (among the 10 Marin Swim League teams). 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places went, respectively, to the  Sleepy Hollow Sea Lions (2342 pts), Terra Linda Orcas (1514 pts), and the Tidalwaves (1430 pts). 

 

Some Seals / Champs history for context...

2018 - 2023, the Seals placed 2nd to Sleepy Hollow. 

2016 - 2017, the Seals placed 3rd to Sleepy Hollow (1st) and Terra Linda (2nd). 

2013 - 2015, the Seals placed 4th  to Sleepy Hollow (1st), Terra Linda (2nd), and the Scott Valley Sea Serpents (3rd).

 

Complete meet results can be found  here . 

 

Below please find some Seals team 2024 Champs highlights.

 

 

Seals' Triple-Winner:  

Teddy Nichols swam to three First Place finishes (ahead of swimmers fielded from the 9 other MSL teams!) in the Boys 8 & Under 25Y Back, 25Y Breast, and 100Y I.M. 

 

 

Individual Points:  

At the MSL championships, points are awarded for place finishes through place # 16 (in contrast with MSL's dual-meets which award points for places 1, 2 & 3). The following 36 Seals, representing all MSL age groups, swam to top 16 finishes in 42 events. 

 

8-Under Girls (3 / 3-events):

29pts - Michelle Carrade: 25Y Free (#12), 25Y Breast (#1), and 25Y Fly (#13)

5pts - Elly Clemenza: 25Y Fly (#12)

9pts - Isabelle Cuddeford: 25Y Fly (#9)

 

8-Under Boys (4 / 5-events):

60pts - Teddy Nichols: 25Y Back (#1), 25Y Breast (#1), and 100Y I.M. (#1)

            8 and Under Boys Championship Meet 1st Place High Point

40pts - Channing Pepper: 25Y Free (#8), 25Y Back (#3), and 100Y I.M. (#6)

23pts - Milo Gurkan: 25Y Free (#14), 25Y Breast (#6), and 100Y I.M. (#10)

13pts - Nile Meleis: 25Y Fly (#8) and 100Y I.M. (#15)

 

9-10 Girls (3 / 5-events):

39pts - Noelle Nichols: 50Y Free (#6), 50Y Back (#8), and 50Y Fly (#4)

22pts - Isla Fiesel: 50Y Fly (#6) and 100Y I.M. (#9)

16pts - Lexia Sanders-Edwards: 50Y Breast (#8) and 50Y Fly (#12)

 

9-10 Boys (1 / 3-events):

36pts - Zach Everett: 50Y Breast (#2), 50Y Fly (#10), and 100Y I.M. (#7)

 

11-12 Girls (6 / 5-events):

57pts - Lucy Yaroshenko: 50Y Back (#1), 50Y Breast (#1), and 100Y I.M. (#2)

            11 – 12 Girls Championship Meet 2nd Place High Point

44pts - Ashlyn Kraus: 50Y Back (#2), 50Y Fly (#7) and 100Y I.M. (#4)

31pts - Greyson Scheumann: 50Y Free (#11), 50Y Breast (#3), and 100Y I.M. (#9)

21.5pts - Isabella Clemenza: 50Y Back (#8), 50Y Breast (#10), 50Y Fly (#13)

18pts - Polina Gridina: 50Y Free (#8) and 100Y I.M. (#10)

1pt - Hannah Weber: 50Y Back (#16)

 

11-12 Boys (3 / 5-events):

52pts - Rory Murphy: 50Y Free (#4), 50Y Back (#1), and 50Y Fly (#2)

            11 – 12 Boys Championship Meet 2nd Place High Point

41pts - Michael Heaven: 50Y Breast (#6), 50Y Fly (#4), and 100Y I.M. (#6)

5pts - Beckett Pepper: 50Y Back (#12)

 

13-14 Girls (4 / 5-events):

52pts - Ellie Hoang: 50Y Back (#1), 50Y Breast (#3), and 100Y I.M. (#3)

            13 – 14 Girls Championship Meet 2nd Place High Point

24pts - Angelina Mauzy: 50Y Free (#16), 50Y Back (#8), and 50Y Fly (#7)

5pts - Eliza Angelo: 50Y Fly (#15) and 100Y I.M. (#14)

1pt - Nicole Rekhtman: 50Y Back (#16)

 

13-14 Boys (2 / 2-events):

11pts - Nolan Hansel: 50Y Breast (#8)

4pts - Mateo Hernandez Contreras: 50Y Back (#13)

 

15-18 Girls (4 / 5-events):

57pts - Annika Hakes: 50Y Breast (#2), 50Y Fly (#1), and 100Y I.M. (#1)

            15 - 18 Girls Championship Meet 1st Place High Point

47pts - Maeve McAuley: 50Y Back (#2), 50Y Fly (#2), and 100Y I.M. (#6)

36.5pts - Amanda Mauzy: 100Y Free (#7), 50Y Fly (#5), and 100Y I.M. (#8)

9pts - Sarah Kemper: 50Y Back (#12), 50Y Breast (#15), and 100Y I.M. (#15)

 

15-18 Boys (6 / 5-events):

50pts - Karsten Hakes: 50Y Back (#2), 50Y Fly (#2), and 100Y I.M. (#3)

44pts - Gino McDonnell: 50Y Breast (#4), 50Y Fly (#5), and 100Y I.M. (#4)

27pts - Max Kolesnikov: 100Y Free (#4), and 50Y Fly (#7)

17pts - Colin Judson: 50Y Breast (#7), 50Y Fly (#15), and 100Y I.M. (#14)

9pts - Santi Del Palacio: 50Y Breast (#9)

5.5pts - Finley Morris: 50Y Breast (#11)

 

 

The Perfect Meet:

11 Seals achieved “perfect” meets, swimming personal bests in at least 3 events:

 

8-Under Girls:

Michelle Carrade (25Y Free; 25Y Breast; 25Y Fly)
 

9-10 Girls:

Isla Fiesel (50Y Free; 50Y Fly; 100Y I.M.)

Kiana Huff (50Y Free; 50Y Back; 50Y Breast)
 

9-10 Boys:

Jackson Beard (50Y Free; 50Y Breast; 100Y I.M.)

Bram Klip (50Y Free; 50Y Back; 50Y Breast)
 

11-12 Girls:

Genevieve Reed  (50Y Back; 50Y Breast; 100Y I.M.)

Greyson Scheumann (50Y Free; 50Y Breast; 100Y I.M.)
 

13-14 Boys:

Nolan Hansel (50Y Free; 50Y Breast; 100Y I.M.)
 

15-18 Girls:

Annika Hakes (50Y Breast; 50Y Fly; 100Y I.M.)
 

15-18 Boys:

Santiago Del Palacio (100Y Free; 50Y Breast; 50Y Fly)

Gino McDonnell (50Y Breast; 50Y Fly; 100Y I.M.)

 

 

Quickest MSL Times & Annika Hakes sets a Seals Team  Record:

4  Seals swam the quickest times  recorded for the MSL 2024 season:

 

Annika Hakes (16): Girls 15-18 50Y Fly (:26.71) and 100Y I.M. (1:02.14)

Rory Murphy (12): Boys 11-12 50Y Back (:30.84)

Michelle Carrade (8): Girls 8-Under 25Y Breast (:22.89)

Teddy Nichols (8): Boys 8-Under 25Y Back (:18.66) and 100Y I.M. (1:28.79)

 

Annika's performance in the Girls 15-18 50Y Fly also earned Annika a Seals team record for the event, replacing the record of :26.80 set by Maeve McAuley earlier in the 2024 MSL season.

 

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MSL Dual Meet Recap - Week 7 : Scott Valley Sea Serpents @ Seals (June 22, 2024)
 

written by Ian Schwartz (Aili's dad) 
suggestions/comments to [email protected]

 

Score:

 

107 Seals, from all MSL age groups, competed at our final dual-meet of the MSL Season - hosting the Scott Valley Sea Serpents at the Tam High Pool.  The final score was 253 for the Scott Valley Sea Serpents and 305 for the Seals. 

 

Complete meet results can be found here. 

 

Below please find some team highlights of the day.

 

The Golden Fin is Back:

The Seals recovered the Golden Fin, winning our yearly rematch of the 12-person per team, 300 yard Golden Fin Relay with the Sea Serpents. 
 

Our Triple-Winners:  
4 Seals swam to First Place finishes, 3 times, on Saturday:

Maeve McAuley (18): 15-18 Girls 50Y Free, 50Y Back, and 50Y Fly.

Samir Meleis (14): 13-14 Boys 50Y Free, 50Y Fly, and 100Y I.M.

Michael Heaven (11): 11-12 Boys 50Y Breast, 50Y Fly, and 100Y I.M.

Zachary Everett (9): 9-10 Boys 50Y Breast, 50Y Fly, and 100Y I.M.

 

 

The Perfect Meet:

23 Seals achieved “perfect” meets, swimming personal bests in at least 3 events:

 

8-Under Girls:

Eleanor Hemphill (25Y Back; 25Y Breast; 25Y Fly)

Riley Walker (25Y Free; 25Y Back; 25Y Breast)

 

8-Under Boys:

Oliver Asiri (25Y Free; 25Y Back; 25Y Breast)

Lewis Bray (25Y Free; 25Y Back; 25Y Breast)

Milo Gurkan (25Y Back; 25Y Fly; 100Y I.M.)

Nile Meleis (25Y Back; 25Y Breast; 25Y Fly; 100Y I.M.)

Joseph Michael (25Y Free; 25Y Back; 25Y Fly)

Theodore Nichols (25Y Free; 25Y Breast; 25Y Fly)

Channing Pepper (25Y Free; 25Y Breast; 100Y I.M.)

 

9-10 Girls:

Kiana Huff (50Y Free; 50Y Back; 50Y Breast)

Aili Schwartz  (50Y Free; 50Y Breast; 50Y Fly)

Sienna Spinner (50Y Free; 50Y Back; 100Y I.M.)

Melissa Tekin (50Y Free; 50Y Back; 50Y Breast)

 

9-10 Boys:

Zachary Everett (50Y Breast; 50Y Fly; 100Y I.M.)

Robel Kuzmanich (50Y Free; 50Y Back; 50Y Breast)

 

11-12 Girls:

Juno Hille (50Y Free; 50Y Breast; 50Y Fly)

Greyson Scheumann (50Y Free; 50Y Back; 100Y I.M.)

 

11-12 Boys:

Isai Lopez (50Y Free; 50Y Breast; 50Y Fly)

Beckett Pepper (50Y Free; 50Y Back; 50Y Fly)

 

13-14 Girls:

Hazel Stoneback (50Y Free; 50Y Breast; 100Y I.M.)

Tatiana Ting (50Y Back; 50Y Breast; 100Y I.M.)

 

13-14 Boys:

Mateo Hernandez Contreras (50Y Free; 50Y Back; 50Y Breast)

Owen Marino (50Y Free; 50Y Breast; 100Y I.M.)

 

Quickest MSL Times & Karsten Hakes sets a Tam Pool Record:

4 Seals swam the quickest times recorded so far this season in the MSL:

 

Theodore Nichols: 8-Under Boys 25Y Breast (:21.93)

Maeve McAuley: 15-18 Girls 50Y Back (:28.87)

Ashlyn Kraus: 11-12 Girls 50Y Back (:32.31).  

Karsten Hakes: 15-18 Boys 50Y Fly (:23.79) & 100Y I.M. (:57.79). 

 

Karsten's performance in the 50Y Fly also earned Karsten a Tam Pool record, replacing the record of :24.15 set by Orca Jonathan Farbman in 2014.

 

Up next:

  • Saturday June 29: Champs. Warm ups start at 7:15 am; meet starts at 8:30 am. Miwok Aquatic Center, 1800 Ignacio Blvd, Novato, CA 94949.
  • Sunday June 30: Seals Awards Ceremony & Banquet. Even if your swimmer does not swim Champs this year but you are in town, you can still come to our Seals Awards Banquet!  The Banquet will be at the Tam Student Center at Tam High from 5-7pm.  We will be presenting awards to our swimmers, honoring our graduating seniors, hearing from all our wonderful coaches, and enjoying dinner together as a Seals community before the summer break!  

 

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The Seals MSL '24 All-Stars Results:

 

written by Ian Schwartz (Aili's dad)

suggestions/comments to [email protected]

 

29 Seals, of all MSL age groups, represented our team at this past Saturday’s All-Stars meet hosted by the Sleepy Hollow Seas Lions at Archie Williams High School.  The complete meet results can be found here. Here follows some highlights along with all place finishes.

 

Triple-Winners:  

Maeve McAuley and Theodore Nichols swam to first place finishes, 3 times.

 

The Perfect Meet:

Noelle Nichols, Isabella Clemenza, Ashlyn Kraus, and Lucy Yaroshenko had “perfect” meets, swimming personal bests in 3 events.

 

Quickest MSL Times:

 

Theodore Nichols swam the quickest 8-Under Boys 25Y Breast recorded so far this season in the MSL (in an earlier meet, Teddy established the current top time for 100Y I.M.).   Ashlyn Kraus swam the quickest 11-12 Girls 50Y Back recorded so far this season in the MSL.  Lucy Yaroshenko swam the quickest 11-12 Girls 50Y Breast & 100Y I.M. recorded so far this season in the MSL.  Lucy also set a new Seals team record for 11-12 Girls 50Y Breast with a time of  32.60 breaking the record of 33.26 held by Caitlin Quill since 2015.  Rory Murphy swam the quickest 11-12 Boys 50Y Back recorded so far this season in the MSL.  Eleanor Hoang swam the quickest 13-14 Girls 50Y Back recorded so far this season in the MSL.  Annika Hakes swam the quickest 15-18 Girls 50Y Breast recorded so far this season in the MSL.  Maeve McAuley swam the quickest 15-18 Girls 50Y Back & 100Y I.M. recorded so far this season in the MSL (in an earlier meet, Maeve established the current top time for 50Y Fly).

 

Place Finishes & Personal Best Times (“PB”):

 

8-Under Girls (3):

Michelle Carrade (8) 25Y Breast (#5, PB)

Isabelle Cuddeford (8) 25Y Fly (#6)

Aili Schwartz (8) 100Y I.M. (#4)

 

8-Under Boys (5):

Milo Gurkan (8) 25Y Breast (#3, PB); 100Y I.M. (#8)

Brooks Holden (8) 25Y Back (#15)

Nile Meleis (8) 25Y Fly (#10)

Theodore Nichols (8) 25Y Back (#1, PB); 25Y Breast (#1, PB); 100Y I.M. (#1)

Channing Pepper (8) 25Y Free (#11, tying a PB); 25Y Back (#3, PB); 100Y I.M. (#4, PB)

 

9-10 Girls (1):

Noelle Nichols (10) 50Y Free (#10, PB time); 50Y Back (#6, PB); 50Y Fly (#5, PB)

 

9-10 Boys (2):

Zachary Everett (9) 50Y Breast (#4, PB)

Lucas Parrett (10) 50Y Breast (#7)

 

11-12 Girls (5):

Isabella Clemenza (12) 50Y Back (#6, PB); 50Y Breast (#9, PB); 50Y Fly (#10, PB)

Polina Gridina (11) 50Y Free (#11); 50Y Back (#13, PB); 50Y Fly (#15)

Ashlyn Kraus (11) 50Y Back (#1, PB); 50Y Breast (#5, PB); 50Y Fly (#4, PB)

Greyson Scheumann (11) 50Y Breast (#5, PB); 50Y Breast (#2, PB)

Lucy Yaroshenko (12) 50Y Free (#3, PB); 50Y Breast (#1, PB time); 100Y I.M. (#1, PB)

 

11-12 Boys (3):

Robert Flynn (12) 50Y Free (#12); 50Y Back (#3, PB); 100Y I.M. (#6, PB)

Michael Heaven (11) 50Y Breast (#9, PB); 100Y I.M. (#8)

Rory Murphy (12) 50Y Free (#4); 50Y Back (#1, PB); 50Y Fly (#3)

 

13-14 Girls (2):

Eleanor Hoang (14) 50Y Back (#1, PB); 50Y Breast (#2); 100Y I.M. (#2, PB)

Tatiana Ting (14) 50Y Back (#7, PB)

 

13-14 Boys (2):

Nolan Hansel (13) 50Y Breast (#10)

Henry Scheuring (14) 50Y Fly (#13, PB)

 

15-18 Girls (2):

Annika Hakes (16) 50Y Breast (#1, PB); 100Y I.M. (#2)

Maeve McAuley (18) 50Y Back (#1, PB); 50Y Fly (#1); 100Y I.M. (#1, PB)

 

15-18 Boys (4):

Karsten Hakes (18) 50Y Back (#1, PB)

Colin Judson (17) 50Y Breast (#4, PB); 50Y Fly (#9, PB)

Maxwell Kolesnikov (16) 100Y Free (#2, a PB); 50Y Back (#3); 50Y Fly (#4)

Gino McDonnell (18) 50Y Breast (#3, PB); 50Y Fly (#3); 100Y I.M. (#1)

 

 Up next:

  • Saturday June 22: Final Dual Meet (Week 7): Scott Valley Sea Serpents @ Seals.
  • Saturday June 29: Champs. Miwok Aquatic Center.
  • Sunday June 30: Seals Awards Ceremony & Banquet

 

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MSL Dual Meet Recap Week 6: Sleepy Hollow Sea Lions @ Seals and Our '24 All Stars

 

written by Ian Schwartz (Aili's dad)

suggestions/comments to [email protected]

 

Score:

 

It was (another) close one, with the final score being 283 to 274, with the Sleepy Hollow Sea Lions coming out on top.

 

Our Seniors:

 

At Saturday’s meet, we honored our graduating seniors  Karsten Hakes, Maeve McAuley, and Gino McDonnell (treasured Seals since ages 9, 9 and 11, respectively). We look forward to further recognizing the contributions Karsten, Maeve, and Gino have made to the Seals at our June 30 awards ceremony and banquet.

 

Saturday’s Triple Winners:

 

These 4 Seals swam to first place finishes, 3 times, on Saturday. No small feat.


Karsten Hakes  (18) 50y Back / 50y Fly / 100y I.M.
Maeve McAuley (18) 50y Back / 50y Fly / 100y I.M.

Eleanor Hoang (14) 50y Back / 50y Breast / 100y I.M.
Theodore Nichols (8) 25y Breast / 25y Fly / 100y I.M.
 

Saturday’s MSL '24 Best Times:

 

In addition to first-place finishes - on Saturday, 3 Seals recorded the fastest times seen so far this season, league-wide, for their events:

 

Karsten Hakes  (18) 50y Fly 24.54 & 100y I.M. 59.96

Maeve McAuley (18) 100y I.M. 1:05.13

Eleanor Hoang (14) 50y Back 31.20

 

Saturday’s Perfect Meet Count:

 

Swimmers can achieve a best time by improving stroke technique and racing skills. Best times feel great and build confidence. Swimmers have some degree of control of their racing technique and tactics but have no control of who they swim against, so a best time is a better measure of progress than ranking. This is why we focus on best times rather than ranking. Achieving a best time is challenging so if your swimmer achieves a best time, consider it a great meet for your swimmer. Two best times means a swimmer has had an excellent day competing. Three best times is a rare accomplishment and can be considered a perfect meet day for your swimmer.  8 Seals achieved “perfect meets” on Saturday.

 

Karsten Hakes  (18) 50y Back / 50y Fly / 100y I.M.

Colin Judson (17) 50y Breast / 50y Fly / 100y I.M.
Nicole Rekhtman (14) 50y Free / 50y Back / 50y Breast

Isai Lopez (12) 50y Free / 50y Breast / 50y Fly

Bram Klip (9)  50y Free / 50y Back / 50y Breast

Isabelle Cuddeford (8) 25y Free / 25y Back / 25y Breast

Elly Clemenza (7) 25y Free / 25y Back / 25y Fly

Joe Michael (7) 25y Free / 25y Back / 25y Fly

 

Announcing the Seals MSL '24 All Stars:

 

34 Seals, covering all MSL age groups – and representing every age from 8 to 18 – have qualified for this Season’s All Stars meet this Saturday.

 

8-Under Girls:

Michelle Carrade (8)

Isabelle Cuddeford (8)

Aili Schwartz (8)

 

8-Under Boys:

Milo Gurkan (8)

Brooks Holden (8)

Nile Meleis (8)

Theodore Nichols (8)

Channing Pepper (8)

 

9-10 Girls:

Isla Fiesel (10)

Noelle Nichols (10)

 

9-10 Boys:

Zachary Everett (9)

Lucas Parrett (10)

 

11-12 Girls:

Isabella Clemenza (12)

Polina Gridina (11)

Ashlyn Kraus (11)

Greyson Scheumann (11)

Lucy Yaroshenko (12)

 

11-12 Boys:

Robert Flynn (12)

Michael Heaven (11)

Rory Murphy (12)

 

13-14 Girls:

Eleanor Hoang (14)

Angelina Mauzy (13)

Tatiana Ting (14)

 

13-14 Boys:

Nolan Hansel (13)

Samir Meleis (14)

Henry Scheuring (14)

 

15-18 Girls:

Annika Hakes (16)

Karsten Hakes (18)

Sarah Kemper (15)

Amanda Mauzy (16)

Maeve McAuley (18)

 

15-18 Boys:

Colin Judson (17)

Maxwell Kolesnikov (16)

Gino McDonnell (18)

 

All Seals families and friends are welcome to attend All Stars.

 

Aging-Up:

 

“Aging-up” refers to a swimmer’s graduation to the next competing age group on account of their birthday. MSL events are held within 5 age groups:  8-Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14, and 15-18.  As such, “aging-up” occurs at ages 9, 11, 13 and 15. Here’s a sketch of how aging-up operates for our MSL season.

·  For Dual Meets - Seals always compete in the age grouping that reflects their age on meet day. If a Seal's birthday falls between, or on, the date of a Dual Meet, the Seal is automatically assigned to the new age group for that Dual Meet. Stroke seed times are zeroed out when a Seal moves to their new age grouping - even if the stroke is the same (e.g., 100Y I.M.).

·  For All Stars – for the 2024 season, if a Seal's birthday is June 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 15, they compete in their earlier age group at All Stars.

·  For Championships (aka Champs) – for 2024 season, if a Seal's birthday is June 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 or 29, the Seal has the choice of competing, for the whole of the meet only, in their prior age group or their new age group. We'll assume you'll swim in your prior age group; if you prefer to compete in your new age group, please inform Coach Mehrad on or before Sunday, June 23rd.

Up next:

  • Saturday June 15: All Star Meet. Archie Williams High School.   All welcome to attend.
  • Saturday June 22: Final Dual Meet (Week 7): Scott Valley Sea Serpents @ Seals.
  • Saturday June 29: Champs. Miwok Aquatic Center.
  • Sunday June 30: Seals Awards Ceremony and Banquet

 

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MSL Dual Meet Recap: Tidalwaves @ Seals. Personal Best Times - “Perfect Meet” Recognitions

 

written by Ian Schwartz (Aili's dad)

suggestions/comments to [email protected]

 

This past Saturday (June 1), the Seals competed with characteristic grace & determination against the Tidalwaves.  

While the well-earned win was ultimately had by the Tidalwaves (288 to 268), the Seals posted

  • 5 Triple Winners:

Eleanor Hoang (14) 50y Free/50y Breast/100y I.M.
Maeve McAuley (18) 100y Free/50y Back/50y Fly
Gino McDonnell (18) 50y Breast/50y Fly/100y I.M.
Theodore Nichols (8) 25y Free/25y Back/100y I.M.
Lucy Yaroshenko (12) 50y Free/50y Breast/100 y I.M.)

  • 158 personal best times (with 105 Seals achieving at least 1) - the Seals highest number this season. Read more on personal best times below.

 

  • 5 best MSL league times so far for the 2024 season:

Lucy Yaroshenko (12) 50y Breast 33.31
Eleanor Hoang (14) 100y I.M. 1:08.51
Samir Meleis (14) 50y Free 24.01
Maeve McAuley (18) 100y Free 57.29 & 50y Fly 26.82.

And for those wanting to see history being made, Maeve McAuley (18) delivered, twice. Maeve established a new Seals and Tam pool record of 26.82 for Girls 15-18 50y Fly. Way to go, Maeve!

This Saturday, the Seals host the Sleepy Hollow Sea Lions for our second-to-last dual meet of the season. The Sea Lions were last year’s MSL champs (the Seals came in second). Saturday’s meet will also be the final opportunity for Seals to achieve Qualifying (“Q”) Times (link here) for the MSL All-Star Meet on June 15th.

Up next:

  • Saturday June 8: Dual Meet Week 6: Sleepy Hollow Sea Lions @ Seals.  
  • Saturday June 15: All-Star Meet. Archie Williams High School.   
  • Saturday June 22: Dual Meet Week 7: Scott Valley Sea Serpents @ Seals.
  • Saturday June 29: Champs. Miwok Aquatic Center.
  • Sunday June 30: Seals Awards Ceremony

Personal Best Times & the “Perfect Meet”

Swimmers can achieve a best time by improving stroke technique and racing skills. Best times feel great and build confidence. Swimmers have some degree of control of their racing technique and tactics but have no control of who they swim against, so a best time is a better measure of progress than ranking. This is why we focus on best times rather than ranking. Achieving a best time is challenging so if your swimmer achieves a best time, consider it a great meet for your swimmer. Two best times means a swimmer has had an excellent day competing. Three best times is a rare accomplishment and can be considered a perfect meet day for your swimmer.  Our Seals who’ve achieved “perfect meets” so far this season are listed below.

 

Week 1: April 27, 2024 - Seals @ Lucas Valley Lightning

Girls:

  1. Allen, Elise (12) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  2. Bean, Adele (12) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  3. Taashur, Isabel (11) 50y Free/50y Breast/100y I.M.
  4. Taylor, Lily (12) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast

Boys:

  1. Behrens, Augustus (9) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Fly
  2. Holden, Brooks (8) 25y Free/25y Back/25y Breast
  3. Judson, Philip (11) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  4. Lopez, Isai (12) 50y Free/50y Breast/50y Fly
  5. Pomel, Gabriel (9) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  6. Threlfall, Laurence (10) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  7. Tyler, Nathan (12) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast

 

Week 2: May 4, 2024 – Seals @ Terra Linda Orcas

Girls:

  1. Allen, Claire (14) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  2. Del Palacio, Mariana (10) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  3. Goldmacher, Juliet (15) 100y Free/50y Back/50y Fly
  4. Schwartz, Aili (8) 25y Free/25y Fly/100y I.M

Boys:

  1. Everett, Zachary (9) 50y Breast/50y Fly/100y I.M.
  2. Kolesnikov, Maxwell (16) 100y Free/50y Back/50y Fly

 

Week 3: May 11, 2024 – Seals @ Novato Riptide

Girls:

  1. Allen, Elise (12) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  2. Angelo, Eliza (13) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Fly
  3. Davlos, Sofia (9) 50y Back/50y Breast/100y I.M
  4. Goldmacher, Juliet (15) 100y Free/50y Back/50y Fly
  5. Hakes, Annika (16) 50y Breast/50y Fly/100y I.M.
  6. Hoang, Eleanor (14) 50y Free/50y Breast/100y I.M.
  7. Hutton, Alice (10) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  8. McAuley, Maeve (18) 50y Back/50y Breast/100y I.M
  9. Nolan, Olympia (8) 25y Free/25y Back/25y Breast
  10. Scheuring, Liliana (10) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  11. Spinner, Sienna (9) 50y Free/50y Back/100y I.M.
  12. Wittlin, Wallis (9) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  13. Yaroshenko, Lucy (12) 50y Free/50y Breast/50y Fly

Boys:

  1. Asiri, Oliver (8) 25y Free/25y Back/25y Breast
  2. Bertolucci Herrera, Valentin (16) 100y Free/50y Breast/100y I.M.
  3. Everett, Zachary (9) 50y Breast/50y Fly/100y I.M
  4. Hakes, Karsten (18) 100y Free/50y Back/50y Fly
  5. Hernandez Contreras, Mateo (13) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  6. Mcdonnell, Gino (17) 50y Breast/50y Fly/100y I.M.
  7. Sundstrom, Thor (12) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  8. Tyler, Nathan (12) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Fly

 

Week 4: May 18, 2024 – Marinwood Waterdevils @ Seals

Girls:

  1. Del Palacio, Mariana (10) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  2. Fleming, Katelyn (9) 50y Back/50y Fly/100y I.M.
  3. Fox, Lily (15) 100y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  4. Hemphill, Eleanor (6) 25y Free/25y Back/25y Breast
  5. Hutton, Alice (10) 50y Back/50y Breast/100y I.M.
  6. Kraus, Ashlyn (11) 50y Free/50y Back/100y I.M.
  7. Lu, Priscilla (12) 50y Free/50y Fly/100y I.M.
  8. Nichols, Noelle (10) 50y Free/50y Back/100y I.M.
  9. Scheumann, Greyson (11) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast/100y I.M.
  10. Schwartz, Aili (8) 25y Breast/25y Fly/100y I.M.

Boys:

  1. Bertolucci Herrera, Valentin (16) 100y Free/50y Breast/50y Fly
  2. Gurkan, Milo (8) 25y Breast/25y Fly/100y I.M.
  3. Heaven, Michael (11) 50y Free/50y Breast/100y I.M
  4. Marino, Alex (10) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  5. Meleis, Nile (8) 25y Breast/25y Fly/100y I.M.
  6. Nichols, Theodore (8) 25y Free/25y Back/100y I.M.
  7. Scheuring, Henry (14) 50y Breast/50y Fly/100y I.M
  8. Tyler, Nathan (12) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast

 

Week 5: June 1, 2024 – Tidalwaves @ Seals

Girls:

  1. Allen, Claire (14) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  2. Dancig Perlman, Romy (11) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Fly
  3. Farnell, Katie (10) 50y Back/50y Breast/100y I.M.
  4. Fiesel, Isla (10) 50y Breast/50y Fly/100y I.M.
  5. Gridina, Polina (11) 50y Free/50y Breast/50y Fly
  6. Huff, Kiana (10) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  7. Kraus, Ashlyn (11) 50y Free/50y Fly/100y I.M.
  8. Mauzy, Amanda (16) 50y Breast/50y Fly/100y I.M.
  9. Porter, Isabella (7) 25y Free/25y Back/25y Fly
  10. Schwartz, Aili (8) 25y Breast/25y Fly/100y I.M.
  1. Scheumann, Greyson (11) 50y Free/50y Breast/100y I.M.
  2. Taylor, Lily (12) 50y Back/50y Breast/100y I.M.
  3. Tekin, Melissa (10) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  4. Waud, Erika (9) 50y Free/50y Fly/100y I.M.
  5. Yaroshenko, Lucy (12) 50y Free/50y Breast/50y Fly/100y I.M.

Boys:

  1. Heaven, Michael (11) 50y Back/50y Breast/50y Fly/100y I.M
  2. Mack, August (13) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast
  3. Marino, Owen (13) 50y Free/50y Back/50y Breast

 

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Marin Swim League Dual Meet Recap, Weeks 1 - 4

 

written by Ian Schwartz (Aili's dad)

suggestions/comments to [email protected]

 

At our first home meet of the 2024 Marin Swim League dual meet season hosting the Marinwood Waterdevils this past Saturday (May 18), the Seals delivered another well-earned win, with a group of triple winners, over 100 personal best times (two meets in a row), and four Seals turning in the best league times so far for the 2024 season- Teddy Nichols (Boys 8 & Under) 100 IM; Ashlyn Kraus (Girls 11-12) 50 back; Rory Murphy (Boys 11-12) 50 back; and Maeve McAuley (Girls 15-18) 100 free and 50 fly.

The Seals will host the balance of the season’s dual meets, facing strong teams, and giving our swimmers great opportunities to achieve many best times.

 

Results Recap for Weeks 1 – 4:

 

WEEK 1 (April 27; away) vs Lucas Valley Lightning-   A win for the Seals, 277 v 145

Seals Triple Winners:

Noelle Nichols (Girls 9-10) 50 free, 50 back, 100 IM

Lucy Yaroshenko (Girls 11-12) 50 free, 50 breast, 100 IM

Rory Murphy (Boys 11-12) 50 free, 50 back, 50 fly

Angelina Mauzy (Girls 13-14) 50 free, 50 back, 50 fly

Seals Best Times: 80 (32.26%) ;  55 Seals out of a total of 109 Seals swimmers with at least 1 best time

Link 

 

WEEK 2 (May 4; away) vs Terra Linda Orcas-   A narrow loss for the Seals, 256 vs 302

Seals Triple Winners:

Theodore Nichols (Boys 8-and-under) 25 free, 25 breast, 100 IM

Rory Murphy (Boys 11-12) 50 free, 50 back, 50 fly

Eleanor Hoang (Girls 13-14) 50 back, 50 breast, 100 IM

Maeve McAuley (Girls 15-18) 50 back, 50 fly, 100 IM

Seals Best Times: 34 (14.91%) ;  24 Seals out of a total of 123 Seals swimmers with at least 1 best time

Link 

 

WEEK 3 (May 11; away) vs Novato Riptide-  A win for the Seals, 416 vs 113

Seals Triple Winners:

Channing Pepper (Boys 8-and-under) 25 free, 25 back, 100 IM

Isla Fiesel (Girls 9-10) 50 breast, 50 fly, 100 IM

Zachary Everett (Boys 9-10) 50 breast, 50 fly, 100 IM

Lucy Yaroshenko (Girls 11-12) 50 free, 50 breast, 50 fly

Rory Murphy (Boys 11-12) 50 free, 50 back, 50 fly

Eleanor Hoang (Girls 13-14) 50 free, 50 breast, 100 IM

Seals Best Times: 126 (45.49%) ;  76 Seals out of a total of 117 Seals swimmers with at least 1 best time 

Link 

 

WEEK 4 (May 18; home) vs Marinwood Waterdevils- A win for the Seals at our first home meet of the season, 322 vs 214

Seals Triple Winners:

Eleanor Hoang (Girls 13-14) 50 free, 50 fly, 100 IM

Maeve McAuley (Girls 15-18) 100 free, 50 fly, 100 IM

Maxwell Kolesnikov (Boys 15-18) 100 free, 50 back, 50 fly

Seals Best Times: 115 (39.12%) ;  73 Seals out of a total of 126 Seals swimmers with at least 1 best time 

Link 

 

Seals have delivered the fastest times in the Marin Swim League thru Week 4 in the following events:

Theodore Nichols (Boys 8&Under) 100 IM

 Ashlyn Kraus (Girls 11-12) 50 back

Lucy Yaroshenko (Girls 11-12) 50 breast

Rory Murphy (Boys 11-12) 50 back

Eleanor Hoang (Girls 13-14) 50 back

Annika Hakes (Girls 15-18) 50 breast

Maeve McAuley (Girls 15-18) 100 free, 50 back, 50 fly, 100 IM

Karsten Hakes (Boys 15-18) 50 fly

 

Link  to Top 20 Swimmers League-Wide thru Week 4