Water Rats Swim Fast at CT Championships and Beyond
Water Rats Swim Fast at CT Championships and Beyond
The Water Rat Swim Team had a great season with many team awards, personal bests and individual high point scorers.
The season ended with 12 Seniors attending the 2022 YMCA Short Course Nationals in Greensboro, NC from March 28-April 1, 2022 and 12 10-14 year olds attending the 2022 Eastern Zone Age Group Short Course Championships in Webster, NY from March 30-April 2, 2022. Attendees at YMCA Nationals included Riley Twiss, Hugh Hutchinson, Mark Platonov, Josh Tanksley, Justin Wu, Peter Meehan, Kate Murray, Audrey Gil, Ella Gussen, Jessica Qi, Claire Kehley, and Hope Ivanovich. Attendees at the Eastern Zones Age Group meet included Valentina Belyaev, Maddy Boland, Emma Giafardino, Tim King, Brendan Leahy, Lewis Meyers, Miles Pearson, Christian Sanchez, Lena Sakovic, Zadie Schatz, Carly Waldman, and Lillian White-Charles.
Highlights of Y Nationals include Claire Kehley’s 2nd place finish in the Women’s 1650-yard Freestyle and Riley Twiss’ second place finish in the Men’s 1650-yard Freestyle. At the Eastern Zone’s meet, Christian Sanchez placed 1st in the 11/12 Boys 50-yard Freestyle and Tim King placed 3rd in the 13/14 Boys 100-yard Butterfly in a time of 52.74, making a Y Nationals qualifying time in the event.
Prior to Y Nationals and Eastern Zones Championships, the team sent many swimmers to the 2022 YMCA Championships, the 2022 Senior Short Course Championships and the 2022 CT Age Group Short Course Championships. The latter was bifurcated into two meets: the 10/under Championships and the 11/12 and 13/14 Championships. The highlights of the CT Championship season include:
- Team Awards
- 1st Place 10-14 Boys and Girls Combined Age Group Champions
- 1st Place 10/Under Boys and Girls Combined Age Group Champions
- 1st Place 11/12 Girls Age Group Champions
- 1st Place 11/12 Boys and Girls Combined Age Group Champions
- 1st 9-18 year-old Boys and Girls Combined CT YMCA Champions
- 2nd Place 10/Under Girls Age Group Champions
- 2nd Place 10/Under Boys Age Group Champions
- 2nd Place 13/14 Girls Age Group Champions
- 2nd Place 10-14-Year-Old Girls Age Group Champions
- 2nd Place 9-12 Boys CT YMCA Champions
- 2nd Place 13/Over Boys and Girls Combined CT YMCA Champions
- 3rd Place 13/Over Boys CT YMCA Champions
- 3rd Place 13/Over Girls CT YMCA Champions
- 3rd Place 10-14-Year-Old Boys Age Group Champions
- Individual High Point Scorers
- Hope Ivanovich 1st Place Senior Girls Distance High Point Scorer CT Short Course Senior Championships
- Claire Kehley 2nd Place Senior Girls Distance High Point Scorer CT Short Course Senior Championships
- Audrey Gil 2nd Place 13/14 Girls Individual Event High Point Scorer CT Short Course Age Group Championships
- Ella Gussen 3rd Place 13/14 Girls Individual Event High Point Scorer CT Short Course Age Group Championships
- Zadie Schatz 3rd Place 10/Under Girls Individual Event High Point Scorer CT Short Course Age Group Championships
- Lewis Meyers 3rd Place 10/Under Boys Individual Event High Point Scorer CT Short Course Age Group Championships.
- New Team Record
- Tim King broke Bryce Keblish’s 10-year-old 13/14 Boys 50 Free team record in a time of 22.19.
- Relay Places 1-3
- 10/Unders
- 1st Place Girls 400 Medley Relay – Drew McInerney, Zadie Schatz, Valentina Belyaev, and Avery Mihelic
- 1st Place Girls 400 Free Relay – Zadie Schatz, Allison Santaniello, Avery Mihelic, and Valentina Belyaev,
- 2nd Place Girls 200 Medley Relay – Drew McInerney, Zadie Schatz, Valentina Belyaev, and Avery Mihelic
- 2nd Place Boys 200 Free Relay – Spencer Cheung, Miles Pearson, Luke McGuinn, and Lewis Meyers
- 2nd Place Mixed 200 Free Relay – Lewis Meyers, Luke McGuinn, Valentina Belyaev, and Zadie Schatz
- 2nd Place 400 Medley Relay – Miles Pearson, Beckett Coe, Lewis Meyers, and Spencer Cheung
- 2nd Place 400 Free Relay – Spencer Cheung, Miles Pearson, Luke McGuinn, and Lewis Meyers
- 3rd Place 200 Yard Mixed Medley Relay – Lewis Meyers, Valentina Belyaev, Zadie Schatz, and Spencer Cheung
- 3rd Place Boys 200 Medley Relay – Miles Pearson, Beckett Coe, Lewis Meyers, and Spencer Cheung
- 3rd Place Girls 200 Free Relay – Zadie Schatz, Allison Santaniello, Avery Mihlec, and Valentina Belyaev
- 11/12
- 1st Place 11/12 Girls 400 Medley Relay – Maegan Grisanti, Emma Giafardino, Ava Piscioniere, and Maddy Boland
- 1st Place 11/12 Girls 200 Medley Relay – Lillian White-Charles, Emma Giafardino, Ava Piscioniere, and Maddy Boland
- 1st Place 11/12 Girls 200 Free Relay – Emma Giafardino, Ava Piscioniere, Lillian White-Charles, and Maddy Boland
- 2nd Place 11/12 Boys 200 Medley Relay – Ethan Arnett, Jason Guzik, Christian Sanchez, and Connor Cheung
- 3rd 11/12 Boys 400 Medley Relay – Ethan Arnett, Jason Guzik, Christian Sanchez, and Connor Cheung
- 13/14
- 1st Place 13/14 Boys 400 Medley Relay – Grant Slippen, Brendan Leahy, Raunak Subedi, and Tim King
- 2nd Place 13/14 Boys 200 Medley Relay – Grant Slippen, Brendan Leahy, Raunak Subedi, and Tim King
- 2nd Place 13/14 Boys 200 Free Relay – Tim King, Brendan Leahy, Thomas Lake, and Raunak Subedi
- 3rd Place 13/14 Girls 200 Medley Relay – Adrianna Spelman, Ella Gussen, Carly Waldman, and Audrey Gil
- Seniors
- 3rd Place Women’s 400 Free Relay – Audrey Gil, Kate Murray, Jessica Qi, Claire Kehley
- 3rd Place Women’s 800 Free Relay – Ella Gussen, Kate Murray, Audrey Gil, and Claire Kehley
Congratulations to all our swimmers and coaches for great swimming at all our Championship Meets.
