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Val Bagri

Last weekend, Royal competed at the Alpha Summer Classic. We had 2 team records broken, new best times, and SAG cuts. Here are the highlights: - The team scored 618 points, placing 7th/ 14 teams - The boys scored 557.5 points to place 3rd /12 teams - The girls scored 61 points to place 9th /14 teams - Mark Kiselev rebroke his 50 FR and 200 FR team records that he set a month ago. Those previous records stood for over 10 YEARS! - Did you know Mark Kiselev ranks...

Val Bagri

This past weekend, Royal competed at June Age Group Champs in Irvine. During the span of the 4 day meet, We had 3 team records broken, 5 individual event wins and 1 relay win. What a great 4 days of racing. Thank you coaches, swimmers, and parents for a great meet!!!! Highlights: - 100% best times in at least 1 event - Nico Bagri broke the team record 100 fly (57.95), 100 breast (1:06.44) - Mark Kiselev broke team record in 50 free (37.00) - Boys 15 and Up relay...

Val Bagri

This weekend, we had the annual summer sizzler at the Torrance pool. We had a lot of best times, fast swims, and new cuts! All your hard work is paying off! Here are some highlights: - 39 swimmers - 93% best times Team Record: 8 and Under 200 FR: Mark Kiselev (3:05.28); previous record was 3:16.66 back from 2013! New Sectional Cuts: Addie Lowe: 50FR 28.29!!! New JAG Cuts: David Banco: 100 FR, 1500 FR, 800 FR, 400 IM Eowyn Daines: 100 FLY, 50 FR, Valentin Kiselev: 1500 FR Marco...

Val Bagri

Congratulations to our high school swimmers who competed at various CIF Champs this week. We had 3 CIF Champions: Elise Kao (200 FR), Jordyn Hale (50 FR), and Will Ryan (200 FR RELAY). These three swimmers, plus Emma Canter, will be moving on to the CIF State Champs in Fresno for their final high school meet. CIF State will consist of the top schools in all of California to compete in their final meet of the school season. High school season is an excellent opportunity to represent your school and...

Val Bagri

Last weekend, Royal competed at Spring Splash in Torrance. This was the first long-course meet in a year for many swimmers, so we had a lot of big-time drops. Thank you to the Banco family for transporting canopies to the meet. Thank you, Zion family, for taking them back at the end of the meet! We hope to see more swimmers attend swim meets. Our next meet will be at the end of this month. Highlights: - 40 swimmers - 95% best times in at least one event - 8...

Val Bagri

This past weekend 5 Royal swimmers competed at Swim Meet of Championships in Mission Viejo. Nicholas Bagri, Nikita Cutidioc, Elise Kao, Amy Okada, Bogdan Vychuzhanin. Here are some highlights: Elise Kao makes sectionals in the 50 FR for the first time. Sectional bonus times for 100 FLY and 200 FR 15-16 Team Records: Nicholas Bagri - 100 FR (52.27), 50 BR (29.83), 50 FLY (26.05) 15-16 Team Record: Nikita Cutidioc - 50 BK (28.51) 17 & Up Team Records: Amy Okada - 50 BR (33.34), 50 FLY (28.35) 5 A-final...

Val Bagri

Last weekend was our 2025 Royal Swimcraft swim meet. More than 80 swimmers competed at Royal Swimcraft 2025! That is an all time record. We hope to see this many swimmers compete at our meets regularly. Our next team meet is Spring Splash in 3 weeks! Thank you to all our swimmers, parents, and coaches for working together to make this a successful meet. MEET FEEDBACK FORM: https://forms.gle/NeVRv5gTHKTcZEGP7 LINK TO ADD MEET PHOTOS AND VIDEOS: https://photos.app.goo.gl/8yxT1EVtTAy7rPA68 Here are some highlights: JAG qualifiers from this competition: Nicholas Bagri David Banco Nicholas...

Val Bagri

Royal competed at the Long Course Opener hosted by South Gate. We had 19 swimmers swimming this weekend. We had a great weekend of racing with a lot of improvements. We also welcomed our first time long course swimmers! Our first time long course swimmers include: - Josie Evitt - Arvin Farhang - Maksim Kapitanov - Polina Paranina - Nicolas Tyszko Here are some highlights: - 100% best times in at least 1 event - 15 heat wins - Josie Evitt wins heat 4x (50 BK, 50FR, 50 FLY, 100FR)...

Val Bagri

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:...

Val Bagri

This past weekend there were 20 Royal swimmers represented at the 2024 Pacific Champs. This meet was held throughout 3 days at Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. We had over 40 final swims with tons of new best times and Spring Age Group Qualifications. Here are some highlights: - 20 Swimmers - 43 final swims - 90% best times in at least one event - Porter Zinn qualified for Spring Age Groups for the FIRST TIME in (100 BR) - Stella Tokuyama qualified for Spring Age Groups for the FIRST TIME...