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Every Marlin that competed at the NCSSL Champs had a hand in our strong 3rd place finish. All were top 12 in at least 1 event or were a member of a strong point scoring relay. Madelynn Butler led the way with 3 wins, Luke Pusateri and Mieko Schwartzmiller had 2 wins each, and Erin Delaney, Tanner Desjardins, Dylan Schwartzmiller, and Daniel Swanson each added 1 win! Marlins with top 6 finishes included: Holden Berg, Lauren Carson, Kevin Korte, Kara Libra, Nathaniel Ludwig, Olivia Nasti, Lawren Rainey, Emma Savidge, Kaili Swan,...
Swim camp was again a huge success and I would like to thank our real super heroes from camp - The Counselors: Karoline Schaufler, Alisa Stang, Jewel LeValley, Jennifer Domanowski, Rachel Hartmeyer Colin Willis, Kevin Korte, Daniel Swanson, Andrew Winquist, Jonathan Pusateri Good Job Gang!!
WE BE MOBBIN" was the battle cry at Long Course PNS Champs in Federal Way! 93 best times were swum and the Marlins were impressive in an 11th place finish from over 50 teams! Bindi Pedersen and Christina Domanowski led the way winning the high point award for their age groups! Bindi did it by winning 6 of her 8 events, while Christina won 4 of her events! Other Medal winners for top 8 finishes included: Maggie Delaney-4th / Jennifer Domanowski-3rd, 3rd, 6th, 6th, 8th / Jeffrey Lozensky-2nd, 3rd, 5th...
Several Marlins had victories in our second NCSSL Dual with Storm Aquatics. Holden Berg, Madelynn Butler, and Mieko Schwartzmiller led the way with 3 wins each. Erin Delany, Ben Rosenthal, Emma Savidge, Dylan Schwartzmiller, andJohn Snider added 2 each, and Lauren Carson, Ellie Farnsworth, Tony Preston, Luke Pusateri, Peyton Scroggins, Russell Swanson, Anna Veazey, and Skyler Walker added 1 each. Other Marlins scoring points with top 6 finishes included: Alexis Bennett, Aubrey Bennett, Lauren Brager, Sdie Collins, Isaiah Cummins, Charlie English, Kevin English, Claire Farnsworth, Quin Jesus, Nathaniel Ludwig, Joya...
Toria Benson and Leah Taylor led the onslaught on PNS times adding 4 events each, Sarp Orgul added 3 PNS times and Maggie Delaney, Rachel Hartmeyer and Colin Willis each added 1. In this high quality meet several Marlins cracked the top 8 for championship finals. Bindi Pedersen tallied 8-1sts, a 3rd and an 8th. Christina Domanowski added 5-1sts, 2-2nds, a 3rd, 4th and 6th. Maggie Delaney scored 2-5ths, a 6th, 7th, and 8th. Colin Willis had 2 finals for a 5th and 8th. Melody Coleman had a 5th, Rachel...
In the Youth Triathlon the girls from Marlin Town took 1st, 3rd and 4th. Abby Magee led the way, winning in a time of 13:33. Piper Lee was 3rd at 16:16, and Maggie Delaney was 4th also at 16:16. Addison Lee led the young boys with an 8th place finish at 17:29. In the full length triathlon (1/3 mile swim, 14.8 mile bike, 4 mile run) Rachel Hartmeyer won the 15-19 year old division in a time of 1:47:26, with Jewel LeValley close behind for 2nd at 1:52:05. The team...
At the Senior Seattle Open, where most swimmers are 15 years old or older, Bindi Pedersen at age 11 managed to place 2nd in the 100 breaststroke and 1500 free, and 3rd in the 200 butterfly. Jeffrey Lozensky, only 13 years old, stepped up to finish 3rd in the 800 free. These young Marlins are swimming times way above their age group norms!
The Marlins had some great team bonding time up in Oak Harbor at this year's Round Robin meet. We cheered for every race and looked fantastic in our pajamas! We also had the opportunity to bond with Thunderbird Aquatic Club for relays and overall team points. Particularly exciting was our two-man relay of Sarp Orgul and Jeffrey Lozensky. Way to go Mighty Thunder Marlin Birds!
Dylan Schwartzmiller and John Snider led the way winning all 3 of Their events. Mieko Schwartzmiller added 2 victories as did Lawren Rainey and Emma Savidge. luke Pusateri and Kevin English each had 1 win. Other Marlins adding top 6 finishes included: Elena Almazon, Alexis Bennett, Aubrey Bennett, Sadie Collins, Charli English, Nathaniel Ludwig, Daniel Rosenthal, Kaili Swan, Russell Swanson, Anna Veazey, Ben Veazey, and Skyler Walker! Way to go newer Marlins!!
