2023 Winter Championship Meets Recap
What an exceptional end to the Winter Season. Each athlete has worked tirelessly to reach their goals and it really has shown. This year we had two Winter Champs Meets, one in Oceanside hosted by San Diego Imperial Swimming and one in Sacramento hosted by DART Swimming. There were a little over 50 Vacaville Swim Club athletes who competed and each athlete did phenomenal! Every athlete learned something new, had success and had fun with their teammates.
At the DART Winter invitational it was a Trials and Finals meet for 14 and under athletes. This was a meet where a lot of learning happened for our athletes. It was the first of many Championship style meets. And there was a HUGE learning curve but the athletes quickly adjusted and handled business. Here are the results:
Cameron Bagarinao-New best times in the 200 free and dropped 14.90 seconds in the 50 breast. He dropped so much that he clinched a spot in Finals later that day.
Daniel Barrow-Dropped time in the 50 free and 50 back giving a second swim in finals for both events. He came back for finals and dropped even more time! He earned two new JO cuts!
Nicky Barrow-Had three events and finaled in all three of them. He dropped a little over 18 seconds in all three events. He secured two new JO cuts in the 200 free and 100 IM.
Emily Blair-She had a stacked day of events. She earned new personal bests in the 100 IM, 100 breast, 50 fly and the 100 free. She even came back for finals in the 100 breast!
Natalie Bulris-This is one tough athlete! She has been working really hard and dropped in the 100 free giving her a new time of 1:08.35.
Tanner Carollo-swam three events and earned new best times in the 50 breast, 50 free, and the 100 breast.
Kaden Casalnuovo-Came back for Finals each day and dropped in the 100 breast, 50 breast, 50 free, 50 back, 50 fly and the 100 free.
Andrew Craig-He just returned to swim after his cross country season and did amazing this meet. He dropped in all of his events! He is in the sub 30 club for the 50 free and the sub 1:00 club in the 100 free. He also earned a JO cut in the 100 free.
Tanner Davis-She had amazing swims! Although she sat on her times, she swam smart.
Maddie Dotts-Holy Cow! She dropped almost 15 seconds in the 200 free and earned a new time in the 50 free.
Kingston Dubs-Guys… Watch out for this kid. He finaled in all of his events and dropped time in each one. He finished 2nd in the 25 breast, 4th in the 25 fly and 5th in the 25 free.
Grace Elliott-She just aged up in the 13-14 and she rocked it! She dropped in the 200 free, 100 back, 50 free and the 100 free.
Alyssa Fraga-She sat on her times but word on the street is that she did a good job of splitting her 50’s in the 200 back.
Maci Gunder-Earned a new personal best in the 25 breast, came back for finals and placed 8th overall. She also dropped 8.45 seconds in the 25 free.
Lilly Howard-JO cut alert!!! 100 IM and 50 free! She also finaled in the 50 free and 100 IM giving her a second swim in finals!
Logan Jessen-dropped a whopping 20.28 seconds in the 200 free!!! Along with earning a new best time in the 200 breast! Nice!
Raquel Lopez-Swam three events and earned new times in all three of them! She also earned a JO cut in the 50 breast!!!
Addy Maxwell-This young lady packs a punch!!! She did amazing in her 50 free and 25 free!
Hilde McConnell-She earned new JO cuts in the 200 breast, 50 free and the 100 free!!! Oh and did I mention she dropped in all of her events??? Way to go!
Millie Molten-She had a fantastic meet! She dropped in all of her events and came back for Finals in the 100 IM. She also earned a JO cut in the 50 free, 50 back and the 100 free! Sweet!
Emma Patrick-She did great! She finaled in the 25 back and placed 2nd overall for the 8 and under athletes. She also scored a JO cut in the 25 back!
Kailey Ramos-Had a fantastic meet! She dropped in all three events and has new personal bests in the 200 free, 100 IM and 50 free!
Wade Schreiber-Swam the 50 breast for the first time and earned a new time. He also dropped 7.49 seconds in the 50 free!
Malia Serac-dropped in both the 50 breast and 50 free! She dropped a total of 15 seconds in both!!!
Aria Singer-New to the team and she did amazing! She swam the 100 IM, 50 breast and 50 free!
Hayden Swain-She swam in the 50 back, 50 fly and 100 free. She dropped in all three events!
Lily Vignau-Secured two new best times in the 50 back and 100 free!
Zoey Whitbeck-Had a meet for learning and earned a new best time in the 50 free!
Noah Zenobia-He dropped 6.25 seconds in the 50 free and secured a new time for the 50 back!!!
Thank you parents for helping volunteer at the swim meet! Without your help the meet wouldn’t run. Thank you for your continued support of the athletes and team.
In San Diego it was a comfortable 70 degrees or more each day. Really lucked out with such beautiful weather. We had 15 athletes travel to Oceanside and man, our athletes represented our team well!
Will Bulris-He finaled in the 200 IM, 50 free and 100 free. He also contributed to our three 15-18 Boys relay. He also dropped time in the 100 free, 100 back, 50 free and 200 IM. He had such a fantastic meet! Really proud of this kid.
Jude Cabral-Dropped in the 200 back, 200 IM, 100 breast, 50 back, 400 IM, 100 back, 50 free and the 500 free. He finaled for the 50 free, 100 back, 50 back, 100 breast, 200 IM and the 50 breast. He had a stellar meet!
Jack Cook-He sat on his times but he played an integral part in our Boys 15-18 Relays each day.
Lukas Donaldson-Just returned to swimming after a season of football. He sat on his times but plans on making swimming a priority.
Tanner Ferguson-One of our up and coming distance swimmers! He dropped a total of almost 15 seconds in the 100 free, 400 IM, and the mile.
Alannah Fields-She sat on her times but is really happy with her results. She has some really good splits in her races.
Julian Finger-He dropped in the 1000 free! In the Boys 15-18 Relays he also had dropped unofficially in his 100 free and 50 free. Watch out for this guy right here! He has some great goals when it comes to the distance free events.
Keahi Holokahi-dropped in the 50 fly and the 50 free. She had some challenges at the meet when it came to the 500 free. Next time she swims the 500 free she will be ready for it!!!
Lilly Howard-She dropped in the 50 free, 1.67 seconds to be exact. Giving her a better time from the day before at the DART Winter Invitational.
Jayden Kifer-He had a good meet, swam his events smart and he did drop in his 200 fly.
Jewely Lightfoot-had some huge drops! She dropped almost 9 seconds in the 1000 free and dropped 23.55 seconds in her mile.
Ashton Martinez-He dropped 24 seconds in the 200 back, .13 in the 50 fly, 11.87 in the 200 IM, and 3.98 in the 50 free. He had a great meet!!!
Piper Miller-She dropped 18.12 seconds in the 200 breast. She looked great and had excellent connection.
Kylan Smith-He dropped 21.55 seconds in the 1000 free, 46.13 seconds in the 400 IM and 20.99 seconds in the 200 back.
Maxum Weber-He dropped in six out of seven events. He earned new times in the 200 back, 100 free, 500 free, 200 breast, 50 free and the 200 free.
We would like to give a special shout out to Rachel Bulris for hosting team dinners on Friday and Saturday for the athletes while at the Travel Meet. It was awesome that the athletes got a chance to hang out outside of meet and enjoy a nice meal together.
Till next time, stay classy San Diego.
The Coaching Staff were very pleased with each athlete and where they are at in this point of the season. Way to go! Each athlete made our Coaching Staff very proud! These results wouldn’t have happened without your athletes continued quality work during practice and making swim practice a priority. The Coaching Staff looks forward to witnessing the success of each athlete and hopes to see more athletes attending swim meets in the future. So excited to see the athletes continue to excel and love the sport of swimming.
GO VACA!!!
