62 swimmers race in new season and 13 team records broken

Val Bagri

This past weekend, Royal competed at the TSM Season Opener Meet. 

There were a lot of new best times and great racing opportunities.

Here are the highlights:

  • 62 swimmers
  • 98% best times
  • Marco Sampaio scored the most points for boys(149pts)
  • Stella Tokuyama scored most points for girls (72pts)
  • Nico Bagri broke the 17 & over team record in 100 FR and 50 FLY
  • Pavel Romanov broke the 17& over team record in 50 BR, 100 BR, and 200 BR
  • Jordyn Hale broke the 17 & over team record in 50 FLY
  • Bohdan Vychuzhanin broke the 17 & over team record in 50 BACK
  • Jordyn Hale broke the 17 & over team record in 50 FLY
  • Eowyn Daines broke the 15-16 team record in 50 FLY and 50 BR
  • Addie Lowe broke the 15-16 team record in 50 BACK
  • Will Ryan broke the 15-16 team record in 50 BACK
  • Maksym Bekhter broke the 15-16 team record in 50 FLY
  • Biggest time drop boys: Luke Constant 100 FR (-1:12.99 sec)
  • Biggest time drop girls: Josie Evitt: 100 IM (-26.24sec)
  • 8-10 boys were runner-up in the 200 MEDLEY relay (Farhang, Akimov, Vychuzhanin, Kiselev)
  • 13-14 boys win 200 FR Relay (Banco, Kiselev, Bolton, Sampaio)
  • 11&Over girls win 200 FR Relay (Hale, Kao, Daines, Lowe)
  • 11&Over girls winn 200 MEDLEY Relay (Hale, Canter, Kao, Lowe)
  • 11&Over boys win 200 FR Relay (Bagri, Ryan, Bekhter, Vychuzhanin)
  • 11&Over boys win 200 MEDLEY Relay (Ryan, Bagri, Bekhter, Vychuzhanin)
  • First-time swimmers: Pierce Fralin, Mona Silva

WAG QUALIFIERS (17)

  • David Banco

  • Nicholas Bagri 

  • Maksym Bekhter

  • Sasha Bolton

  • Emma Canter

  • Eowyn Daines

  • Jordyn Hale

  • Addison Lowe

  • Elise Kao

  • Mark Kiselev

  • Valentin Kiselev

  • Aaron Nie

  • Will Ryan

  • Marco Sampaio

  • Stella Tokuyama

  • Julian Tyszko

  • Bogdan Vychuzhanin

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Big thanks to all our royal parents for supporting our team. weekend. Thank you, timers! Thank you to Devin Sellars (Rowan Sellars) and Louay Constant (Luke Constant) for going on Friday to set up all the canopies before the meet. Thank you, Erica Garica (Miabella Mabella), for taking the canopies home. Also, special shoutout to Marla Banco (David Banco) and Olya Volkova (Sasha and Misha Bolton) for always supporting and helping our team.

 

We have a swim meet next weekend at La Canada High School. 

Please sign up for timing and canopy transportation.

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