Royal Flourishes at Spring Age Group Champs

10 Royal swimmers were represented at the 2025 Spring Age Group Championships in La Mirada. There were a total of 88 teams from Southern California representing at this meet. Our 10 boys helped score 78 points throughout the weekend with final swims from Daniil Starychnko, Valenin Kiselev, Aaron Nie, and several relays. In total, Royal ranked 25th out of 88 teams that attended the competition.

We had several best times and great swims. Noting our top performer, Daniil Starychenko placing second overall in 50 freestyle.

Here are some other highlights:

• 100% best times in at least 1 event
• 5 final championship swims
• D. Starychenko runner up in 50 freestyle
• D. Banco swam 100% best times
• V.Kiselev swam 12 races + 4 relays
• Aaron Nie makes finals in 100 BK
• Valentin Kiselev makes finals in 100 FR, 100 BK