Troy Synchronized Swimmers to Compete at Junior Olympics

Troy Synchronized Swimmers to Compete at 2018 National Synchronized Swimming Junior Olympic Championships

Eleven (11) local synchronized swimmers will compete at the 2018 National Synchronized Swimming Junior Olympic Championships to be held in Oxford, OH from June 23-June 27, 2018. These swimmers represent the Troy Synchro Sharkettes that practice at Athens High School in Troy, MI and the Jack E. Kirksey Recreation Center in Livonia, MI. The 2018 National Synchronized Swimming Junior Olympic Championships will be attended by swimmers from all 50 states and is expected to attract thousands of competitors. Those who will be competing in the 2018 National Synchronized Swimming Junior Olympic Championships are:

• Isabella Balza (Oakland Twp.) 13-15 Duet, 13-15 Team and 13-15 Combination Routine
• Victoria Balza (Oakland Twp.) 13-15 Duet, 13-15 Team and 13-15 Combination Routine
• Daniela Basabe (Detroit) 13-15 Team and 13-15 Combination Routine
• Charlotte Boehm (Livonia) 12-U Duet and 13-15 Combination Routine
• Elisa DeDonno (Troy) 13-15 Team and 13-15 Combination Routine
• Sonia DeDonno (Troy) 12-U Duet and 13-15 Combination Routine
• Ana Sofia Hernandez (Troy) 13-15 Team and 13-15 Combination Routine
• Polina Norris (Farmington Hills) 13-15 Team and 13-15 Combination Routine
• Lauren Prebay (Lake Orion) 13-15 Team and 13-15 Combination Routine
• Madison Seipelt ( Ann Arbor) 13-15 Team and 13-15 Combination Routine
• Reem Siddiqui (Bloomfield Hills) 13-15 Team and 13-15 Combination Routine

This event is sanctioned by United States Synchronized Swimming. (USA Synchro). USA Synchro is recognized by the Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) and United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as the national governing body for competitive swimming in the United States. For more information on the 2018 National Synchronized Swimming Junior Olympic Championships and about the Troy Synchro Sharkettes, please contact Erin O’Brien, erin@troysynchrosharkettes.com.
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Photos courtesy of Erin O’Brien and the Troy School District:

First picture: 12/U Duet
Sonia DeDonno, 6th Grade Smith Middle School (hometown, Troy, MI)
Charlotte Boehm, 5th Grade Riley Upper Elementary (hometown, Livonia, MI)

Second Picture: 13/15 Duet
Isabella Balza, 9th Grade Rochester Adams High School (hometown, Oakland Township, MI)
Victoria Balza, 9th Grade Rochester Adams High School (hometown, Oakland Township, MI)

Third Picture: 13/15 Team
Front Row:
Reem Siddiqui, 6th Grade Cranbrook School (hometown, Bloomfield Hills, MI)
Isabella Balza, 9th Grade Rochester Adams High School (hometown, Oakland Township, MI)
Elisa DeDonno, 8th Grade Smith Middle School (hometown, Troy, MI)
Victoria Balza, 9th Grade Rochester Adams High School (hometown, Oakland Township, MI)
Back Row:
Madison Seipelt, 7th Grade Tappan Middle School (hometown, Ann Arbor, MI)
Daniela Basabe, 9th Grade Western International High School (hometown, Detroit, MI)
Polina Norris, 8th Grade East Middle School (hometown, Farmington Hills, MI)
Lauren Prebay, 7th Grade Oakview Middle School (hometown, Lake Orion, MI)

Fourth Picture: 13/15 Combination Routine – Alice in Wonderland
Isabella Balza, Victoria Balza, Daniela Basabe, Charlotte Boehm, Elisa DeDonno, Sonia DeDonno, Polina Norris, Lauren Prebay, Madison Seipelt
Not Pictured: Ana Sofia Hernandez, 5th Grade Hamilton Elementary (hometown, Troy, MI)