YMCA of Greater Nashua Storm Swim Team are the Granite State Swimming Association (GSSA) Division 2 Champions!

YMCA of Greater Nashua Storm Swim Team are the Granite State Swimming Association (GSSA) Division 2 Champions!

The YMCA of Greater Nashua is pleased to announce the Storm Swim
Team’s great success at the Granite State Swimming Association (GSSA) State
Meet earlier this month. Swimmers come from all around the region: Nashua,
Merrimack, Hollis, Amherst, Milford, Hudson, Brookline, Bedford, Manchester, as
well as Massachusetts towns Groton, Dunstable, Pepperell and Lowell.
Thirty-three Storm swimmers competed at the three-day meet at the
Raco-Theodore outdoor pool in Manchester. The team dealt with seriously hot
weather on the first and second days for the age 11 and over sessions and
pouring down cold rainy weather for the age 10 and under session on the third
day. The Storm team competed in the middle division against squads twice as
big. According to Storm Swim Team head coach Rich Droser, “Every single swimmer
in our 33 person squad earned points for the team! Our earned title was a HUGE
team effort. The Storm coaching staff is incredibly proud of what all our
swimmers accomplished this season, from YMCA Nationals to our State
Championship, it was entirely a team effort, with everyone contributing. After
some great practices, a lot of hard work, and a ton of fun, winning our
division at States was just icing on the cake - the real highlight for the
coaches was how well the team worked together, and knowing that all our
swimmers not only swam fast, but had a great time doing it!"
The following are swimmers captured state titles (many of these
being the fastest swims across all four divisions):
9-10 Girls Medley Relay (Cambria Jewett, Isabela Bobecea, Emily
Theriault, Teagen Jeffers)
9-10 Boys Medley AND Free Relays (Zachary Schwefler, Dylan Jewett,
Dylan Fung, Cole DeHoyos)
11-12 Boys Medley AND Freestyle Relays (Sami Witta, Akash
Gundagathi, Noah Helmer, Eythan Brady)
Sami Witta, 11-12 Boys 100M Free and 50M Backstroke
Cole DeHoyos 8&U 50y Free and 100y Individual Medley
Cambria Jewett 50y and 100y Freestyle
Dylan Jewett 50y Backstroke
Dylan Fung 50y Freestyle
Cambria & Dylan Jewett - Hollis, NH
Isabela Bobocea - Hollis, NH
Emily Theriault - Merrimack, NH
Teagen Jeffers - Bedford, NH
Zach Schwefler - Dunstable, MA
Dylan Fung - Manchester, NH
Cole Dehoyos - Nashua, NH
Sami Witta - Nashua, NH
Akash Gundgathi - Hudson, NH
Noah Helmer - Groton, MA
Eythan Brady - Merrimack, NH
Also on the national level, we are proud of Matt Lashua and Mattea
Dumdey, who represented Storm Swim Team at their FIRST National Championship
this month. The swimmers competed at the famed IUPUI pool in Indianapolis
Indiana (the swimming complex on the Indiana University-Purdue University
Indianapolis campus). Coach Droser said, “They had a few amazing races. They
improved on their best times, and moved up the national rankings. Matt finished
a few spots out of finals in the 400IM, and Mattea moved up a few spots with a
best time in her 50 free! A great week, and new goals to look forward to next
year!”