Water Rats End the Long Course Season with a BANG!

11-14 Year-Old Champions

Who knew a year ago, that we would have such a fantastic Long Course season in 2021?  But we did. COVID-19 can’t stop Water Rats from fast swimming.  The team had many successes in the pool this summer both locally and regionally. 

The highlights of the season include:

  1. 3rd Place Senior Men CT Long Course Senior Championships
  2. Claire Kehley -2nd place Women’s Distance Individual Event Score CT Long Course Senior Championships
  3. Parker Lenoce 2nd place Men’s Distance Individual Event Score CT Long Course Senior Championships
  4. Riley Twiss 3rd place Men’s Distance Individual Event Score CT Long Course Senior Championships
  5. Kristen Racicot broke 21-year-old 13/14 Girls 100M Breaststroke record in a time of 1:22.51 at CT Long Course Senior Championships.
  6. 1st Place 11-12-year-old Girls CT Long Course 11-14 Year Olds Age Group Championships
  7. 1st Place 11-12 year olds Boys and Girls Combined CT Long Course 11-14 Year Olds Age Group Championships
  8. 3rd Place 11-12-year-old Boys CT Long Course 11-14 Year Olds Age Group Championships
  9. 2nd Place 13-14 Girls CT Long Course 11-14 Year Olds Age Group Championships
  10. 1st Place 11-14 year olds Boys and Girls Combined CT Long Course 11-14 Year Olds Age Group Championships
  11. Annam Olasewere 3rd place Girls Individual Event Score CT Long Course 11-14 Year Olds Age Group Championships
  12. 1st Place 10/under Girls CT Long Course 10/under Age Group Championships
  13. 1st Place 10/under Boys CT Long Course 10/under Age Group Championships
  14. 1st Place 10/under Boys and Girls Combined CT Long Course 10/under Age Group Championships
  15. Ethan Arnett 1st place Boys Individual Event Score CT Long Course 10/under Age Group Championships
  16. Lewis Meyers 3rd place Boys Individual Event Score CT Long Course 10/under Age Group Championships
  17. Claire Kehley, Emmett Adams, Kate Murray, Annam Olasewere and Riley Twiss represented the Water Rats at CT Long Course Senior Zone Championships in Buffalo, NY from August 5-8, 2021. These six swimmers came in 6th Overall (Combined Women’s and Men’s Scores) out of 65 teams and the Men’s team, just 3 of them, came in 2nd overall. 
  18. Annam Olasewere broke Sarah Grinalds 13-14-year-old Girls 50M Free team record in a time of 26.10 and set a new meet record at the CT Long Course Senior Zone Championships.  Annam’s time is also the new CT Resident Record.
  19. Ethan Arnett, Valentina Belyaev, Audrey Gil, Ella Gussen, Noelle Ivanovich, Abigaile Mais, Ayaan Olasewere, Ava Piscioniere, and Christian Sanchez earned spots on the Connecticut Zone Team and competed at the 2021 VA Eastern Zone LC Championships in Richmond Virginia on August 4-7, 2021. 
  20. Ella Gussen broke the 20-year-old 13-14-year-old Girls 100M Backstroke record of Lauren Evanoaksky in a time of 1:09.66 at the 2021 VA Eastern Zone LC Championships.

Congratulations to ALL our swimmers and thank you to all our great coaches for persevering and thriving in a very challenging year.  You all are AWESOME!

GO WRATS!

Parker Lenoce, Riley Twiss, Emmett Adams and Coach Ellen Johnston