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Mid-season championship meet reports

Matt Baxter

Maine GATOR Swim Club

Mid-season championship meets

Michelle Arpin, Crimson Invite

&

New England Senior Championships

Meet Report

 

Our Maine Gator swimmers have had a fantastic first half of the season that culminated in a few mid-season championship meets over two weekends with many new best times and qualifying times being posted.

The path to these best times and qualifying times is not always a linear, non-fortuitous path, and often times on the way to achieving a goal or milestone swimmers are met with adversity or setbacks. However, through fortitude, perseverance, and determination each swimmer can often attain the biggest reward of all; learning that they can achieve their best performance while developing the confidence in themselves to get there. This takes work, but within the distance between the starter’s signal and a hand on the touch pad lie a number of opportunities and lessons as wide and deep as any ocean. Or pool. No matter if it’s to participate in a first swim meet, perform a 25 of any particular stroke legally, or qualify for a championship meet - when these come to fruition is when our Gator coaches share in the pride and happiness you feel!

Great job to our senior swimmers, Maria Delmonte, Graham Plourde, Sophie Tonello, Malcolm Sprague, and MACKENZIE SHIELDS who led our Maine Gator branch at New England Senior Championships at Brown, and great job to all of our swimmers in the first half of the year! We hope to have many more great practices, meets, and performances in the second half!

 

 

Individual Times Performances

Oliver Anderson (8) 50 Back 1:21.59

Anna Barrera (6) 50 Free 59.74 25 Back 27.34 25 Fly 34.74 25 Free 25.63

Thomas Barrera (8) 100 Back 1:39.32 100 Free 1:26.26 200 Free 3:02.82 50 Back 46.04 50 Breaststroke 52.97 50 Free 37.69 25 Breaststroke 24.36

Gavin Baxter (11) 100 Back 1:19.90 100 Free 1:10.25 100 IM 1:22.67 200 Back 2:46.14 200 Free 2:32.27 50 Free 31.45 500 Free 6:44.55

Reese Baxter (8) 100 Free 1:43.18 50 Back 51.89 50 Fly 52.61 50 Free 43.83 25 Back 23.51 25 Breaststroke 28.75 25 Fly 22.25 25 Free 18.22

Gigi Bean (11) 100 Back 1:23.91 100 Free 1:12.26 100 IM 1:20.53 200 Back 3:39.22 200 Free 2:40.87 50 Free 31.61

Scarlett Bean (11) 100 Free 1:50.77

Lillian Boneparth (9) 100 Back 2:05.32 100 Free 1:53.17 100 IM 1:57.44 50 Back 1:01.79 50 Breaststroke 1:06.68 50 Free 54.29

Rose Boneparth (7) 100 Free 2:19.46 50 Back 1:13.95 50 Breaststroke 1:30.35 50 Free 1:01.92 25 Back 33.77 25 Breaststroke 47.75

Jameson Bradbury (16) 100 Breaststroke 1:33.59 100 Free 1:10.20

Jax Brewer (8) 50 Back 58.38 50 Free 50.82 25 Back 25.17 25 Fly 25.69 25 Free 20.13

Sophia Carpenter (11) 100 Back 1:30.31 200 Free 2:54.92 50 Free 34.95

Freja Dahlmann Gothlin (13) 100 Breaststroke 1:45.01 100 Free 1:15.53 200 IM 3:09.81

Maria Delmonte (18) 100 Breaststroke 1:10.21 100 Fly 59.23 50 Back 27.59 400 IM 4:34.61 200 Free 1:55.85 1000 Free 10:42.20 200 IM 2:08.17 200 Back 2:06.04 100 Back 58.19

Jillian Dolci (12) 100 Back 1:47.12 200 Free 3:14.50 50 Free 38.53

Charlotte Donaldson Michaelis (13) 100 Back 1:17.25 200 Breaststroke 2:56.97 50 Free 30.11

Isla Gagnon (13) 400 IM 6:05.81 500 Free 5:29.63 100 Back 1:18.77 100 Breaststroke 1:28.03 100 Free 1:09.05 200 Back 2:46.65 200 IM 2:49.32 50 Free 29.58

Tommy Genese (10) 100 Back 1:43.35 50 Fly 51.28 50 Free 39.88

Taylan Gurcan (9) 100 Back 1:44.83 100 Free 1:34.54 100 IM 1:54.54 50 Back 47.44 50 Breaststroke 1:09.46 50 Free 42.94

Elsie Katz (10) 100 Back 1:52.69 100 Breaststroke 2:13.12 100 IM 1:55.45 50 Back 51.50 50 Breaststroke 1:03.07 50 Fly 1:06.42 50 Free 45.12

Rosie Labady (9) 50 Breaststroke 1:07.11 50 Fly 59.70 50 Free 46.91

Wyatt Libby (14) 100 Breaststroke 1:15.86 100 Free 59.04 200 Breaststroke 2:47.31 200 Free 2:10.93 200 IM 2:31.25 50 Free 26.15

Amelia MacDonald (13) 400 IM 5:41.76 500 Free 6:05.20 100 Back 1:13.36 100 Free 1:03.13 1000 Free 12:56.38 200 Back 2:40.24 200 Free 2:15.87 200 IM 2:43.25 50 Free 29.97

Mariana Maher (8) 50 Back 1:06.08 50 Free 1:01.65 25 Back 30.30 25 Breaststroke 43.52 25 Fly 31.68 25 Free 24.62

Lucy Marett (8) 25 Back 29.64 25 Free 29.32

Owen Maurer (12) 100 Back 1:24.36 100 Breaststroke 1:33.16 100 Free 1:09.75 100 IM 1:27.33 200 Free 2:30.90 50 Free 32.16 500 Free 6:43.73

Penelope Maurer (15) 400 IM 5:07.51 100 Breaststroke 1:12.79 100 Free 58.58 200 Breaststroke 2:35.57 200 IM 2:25.07 50 Free 27.05

Bergen Montague (9) 100 Back 1:42.42 100 Breaststroke 1:46.39 100 Free 1:27.29 50 Back 48.20 50 Breaststroke 51.65 50 Fly 58.68 50 Free 42.55

Luca Montague (13) 200 Breaststroke 2:57.05 200 Free 2:38.74 50 Free 32.15

Calvin Muller (7) 25 Back 48.85 25 Free 52.20

Nora Mueller (9) 50 Breaststroke 1:12.39 50 Free 53.85

Rae Murrell (11) 100 Back 1:27.97 100 Breaststroke 1:49.11 100 Free 1:20.57 200 Free 2:49.59 200 IM 3:16.14 50 Back 40.47 50 Free 34.50

Lola Mynahan (12) 200 Breaststroke 3:42.85 200 Free 3:05.56 50 Free 38.02

Ausra Parker (8) 100 Free 2:06.13 50 Back 1:00.52

Samvedya Peruka (9) 100 Free 2:46.29 50 back 1:10.48

Graham Plourde (16) 100 Fly 53.02 400 IM 4:22.61 200 IM 2:00.15 200 Fly 1:57.22

Stephen Ranger (16) 500 Free 5:53.21 200 IM 2:22.21 50 Free 24.13

Cora Record (7) 50 Back 1:02.01 50 Free 1:13.84 25 Back 28.30 25 Fly 49.90 25 Free 28.06

Emmett Record (9) 100 Back 1:34.84 100 Free 1:25.64 100 IM 1:37.69 50 Back 46.66 50 Breaststroke 55.36 50 Fly 48.10

Peyton Richards (8) 100 Free 1:34.79 50 Back 49.76 25 Breaststroke 24.51

Penelope Schofield (13) 200 Free 3:28.00 50 Free 41.83

Samraat Sharma (9) 100 Back 2:00.01 100 Free 2:03.00 100 IM 2:30.12 50 Back 55.40 50 Breaststroke 1:14.00 50 Free 50.29

Mackenzie Shields (15) 400 IM 4:47.24 500 Free 5:16.88 100 Back 1:02.65 200 Free 2:00.32 200 IM 2:19.24 50 Free 26.51 1000 Free 10:50.98 200 Back 2:13.59 1650 Free 18:20.62

Pierce Shields (13) 400 IM 5:35.73 500 Free 5:52.06 100 Back 1:05.75 200 Free 2:10.38 200 IM 2:38.96 50 Free 28.58

Sebastian Shields (17) 400 IM 4:35.34 500 Free 5:02.64 100 Back 1:00.58 200 Free 1:53.05 200 IM 2:09.87 50 Free 23.99

George Soucy (8) 50 Back 58.13 50 Free 51.76 25 Back 26.30 25 Breaststroke 36.39 25 Free 21.52

Malcolm Sprague (16) 400 IM 4:41.88 500 Free 5:28.44 100 Back 55.30 200 Free 1:57.52 200 Back 2:00.34

Sam Sprague (13) 400 IM 5:59.77 500 Free 6:01.10 100 Back 1:18.68 200 Free 2:17.20 200 IM 2:52.45 50 Free 28.81

Polly Stevens (9) 100 Free 1:43.18 50 Back 52.40 50 Breaststroke 1:02.82 50 Free 46.35

Reid Stevens (11) 100 Back 1:42.19 100 Free 1:28.25 50 Free 38.43

Sophie Tonello (16) 500 Free 5:38.85 100 Back 1:02.35 100 Fly 1:01.18 200 Free 2:03.56 200 IM 2:14.79 50 Free 26.11 100 Breaststroke 1:11.32 100 Free 56.12

Evelyn Van Vranken (9) 100 Free 1:41.06 100 IM 1:53.62 50 Back 51.71 50 Breaststroke 1:02.12 50 Fly 55.77 50 Free 43.41

Carter VerLee (13) 400 IM 5:08.28 100 Back 1:05.25 200 Free 2:02.85 200 IM 2:23.23 50 Free 25.66

Jackson Vincent (14) 500 Free 6:06.81 100 Back 1:08.57 100 Breaststroke 1:11.71 200 Free 2:08.93 200 IM 2:26.95 50 Free 26.29

Nolan Watson (7) 50 Free 1:23.12 25 Back 35.70 25 Free 31.89

Ben Zaslavsky (14) 400 IM 5:28.10 500 Free 5:49.53 100 Back 1:11.35 200 Free 2:11.97 200 IM 2:34.65 50 Free 28.75

 

New USA Swimming National Age Group Motivational Time Achievements

Thomas Barrera 100 Back B 100 Free B 200 Free B Gavin Baxter 100 Free B 200 Free B 50 Free B Gigi Bean 100 Back B 100 Free B 100 IM B Maria Delmonte 100 Breaststroke A Charlotte Donaldson Michaelis 200 Breaststroke BB 50 Free BB Isla Gagnon 100 Backstroke B Taylan Gurcan 50 Backstroke B Wyatt Libby 200 IM B Amelia MacDonald 500 Free BB 100 Back B 100 Free BB 1000 Free BB 50 Free BB Owen Maurer 500 Free B Penelope Maurer 100 Breaststroke A 100 Free A 200 Breaststroke A Bergen Montague 100 Free B 50 Breaststroke B Luca Montague 200 Breaststroke BB Graham Plourde 100 Fly AAA Emmett Record 100 Back B 100 Free B 100 IM B Mackenzie Shields 400 IM AA 100 Back A 1000 Free AAA 200 Back AA Pierce Shields 100 Back B Malcolm Sprague 100 Back AA 200 Back AA Carter VerLee 400 IM BB 500 Free A 100 Back BB 200 IM BB 50 Free A Jackson Vincent 100 Back B 200 IM BB Ben Zaslavsky 400 IM B 200 Free BB

 

New England Swimming Bronze Championship Qualifications

Anna Barrera 50 Free 25 Fly Lillian Boneparth 100 IM Tommy Genese 100 Back Elsie Katz 100 IM Rosie Labady 50 Free Marian Maher 50 Back 25 Fly Lucy Marett 25 Free 25 Back Bergen Montague 50 Fly Rae Murrell 200 IM Ausra Parker 50 Back Samraat Sharma 50 Back 50 Free Reid Stevens 50 Free Evelyn Van Vranken 100 IM 50 Fly

 

New England Swimming Silver Championships Qualifications

Anna Barrera 25 Back Gavin Baxter 100 Free 50 Free Gigi Bean 100 IM 100 Back 100 Free Jax Brewer 50 Back 50 Free 25 Back 25 Fly 25 Free Charlotte Donaldson Michaelis 50 Free Taylan Gurcan 50 Back Wyatt Libby 200 IM Mariana Maher 25 Free Owen Maurer 500 Free Bergen Montague 100 Free 50 Breaststroke Emmett Record 100 Back 100 Free 100 IM George Soucy 50 Back

 

New England Swimming 10 & Under Championship Qualifications

Thomas Barrera 100 Back 100 Free Reese Baxter 25 Free

 

New England Swimming 15-18 Championship Qualifications

Maria Delmonte 100 Breaststroke Penelope Maurer 200 Breaststroke Mackenzie Shields 400 IM 500 Free 200 Back

 

New England Swimming Senior Championship Qualifications

Maria Delmonte 100 Breaststroke Graham Plourde 200 IM Mackenzie Shields 500 Free 1000 Free

 

Easter Zone Sectional Championship Qualifications

Graham Plourde 100 Fly