59 swimmers compete at the 2024 YMCA Bronze Championships

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) swim team had 59 swimmers compete at the 2024 YMCA Bronze Championships, where they achieved many best times and qualifications for Silver Championships. They competed against 9 other teams at the Jersey Aquatic Center in Berkeley Heights on February 4-5.

Congratulations to all FSPY swimmers for their hard work throughout the season and amazing successes over the weekend!

The following swimmers finished in the Top 16 for their events:

9-10 Individual Events:

Girls: Samara Bithun (100 Back-10th; 100 Free-16th); Emma Dinesh (50 Free-7th; 100 Back-6th; 100 Free-11th; 50 Back-7th); Quinn Lindskog (50 Back-12th); Maya Mital (100 Breast-4th; 100 Free-14th)

Boys: Aedan Dooley (100 Fly-3rd; 50 Fly-6th); Derek Liu (100 Back-12th); Preston Lubenow (100 Breast-16th); Matthew Worgan (50 Breast-8th; 100 Back-2nd; 50 Fly-8th; 50 Back-1st; 100 IM-2nd)

9-10 Relays:

Girls: Dinesh, Gianna Verba, Emmaline Yong, Bithun (200 Medley Relay-8th); Bithun, Mital, Lindskog, Dinesh (200 Free Relay-4th)

Boys: Liu; Lubenow; A. Dooley; Worgan (200 Medley Relay-6th); Liu, A. Dooley, Lubenow, Worgan (200 Free Relay-10th)

11-12 Individual Events:

Girls: Karen Blevins (50 Free-1st; 100 Back-5th; 50 Breast-15th; 100 IM-2nd; 100 Free-5th); Taryn Fonder (200 Breast-1st; 50 Breast-10th; 100 Breast-8th); Nicole Kanu (100 Back-14th); Sophia Lee (50 Back-9th); Chelsea Li (50 Free-15th; 50 Breast-7th; 100 Breast-12th); Anastassia Nath (50 Free-6th; 100 Fly-6th; 100 Back-15th; 50 Fly-4th; 100 Free-11th); Elle Purse (200 IM-3rd; 100 Fly-4th; 200 Back-2nd; 100 Free-2nd; 100 Breast-14th; 500 Free-3rd); Ivy Zhang (200 IM-13th)

Boys: Connor Dooley (200 Free-11th); Ryan Fitzsimmons (50 Fly-16th); Charlie Lowder (200 IM-7th; 50 Breast-3rd; 200 Free-8th; 100 IM-12th; 100 Free-6th; 100 Breast-3rd); Daniel Ma (200 IM-9th; 50 Breast-11th; 100 Breast-5th); Stefan Monteith (200 IM-8th; 200 Free-6th; 100 IM-7th; 50 Fly-4th; 100 Free-16th); RJ North (200 IM-13th; 100 Back-6th; 200 Free-12th; 50 Back-15th); Athrey Pasupuleti (200 IM-15th); Matthew Perlak (100 Back-10th; 100 Breast-10th); Noah Rodgers (100 Fly-11th)

11-12 Relays:

Girls: Blevins, Li, Purse, Nath (200 Medley Relay-3rd); Elinor Beversluis, Sara Asokumar, Kanu, Fonder (200 Medley Relay-10th); Nath, Purse, Lee, Blevins (200 Free Relay-1st); Kanu, Fonder, Beversluis, Li (200 Free Relay-9th)

Boys: Monteith, Ma, Charlie Lowder, Perlak (200 Medley Relay-4th); North, Pasupuleti, Fitzsimmons, Rodgers (200 Medley Relay-12th); Monteith, Perlak, North, Charlie Lowder (200 Free Relay-5th)

13-14 Individual Events:

Boys: Krish Arora (200 Breast-6th; 100 Breast-10th); EJ Colville (100 Breast-9th); Jayden Fevrier (100 Fly-6th; 50 Free-13th; 200 Free-10th; 100 Breast-11th; 100 Free-6th; 200 IM-15th); Muhammad Sayani (50 Free-16th; 200 Breast-7th; 100 Free-15th); Leyang Zeng (50 Free-15th; 200 Breast-1st; 200 Free-7th; 200 Fly-1st; 100 Breast-4th; 100 Free-10th); Benjamin Zhou (100 Fly-13th; 200 Breast-2nd; 100 Back-16th; 100 Free-7th; 200 IM-16th)

13-14 Relays:

Boys: Zhou, Zeng, Fevrier, Sayani (200 Free Relay-1st)

15-18 Individual Events:

Girls: Hannah Alber (50 Free-2nd; 100 Back-10th; 100 Breast-13th; 200 Back-7th; 100 Free-13th); Lily Gaulin (100 Fly-16th; 200 Back-11th); Colleen Gillen (200 Free-13th; 100 Breast-5th; 200 IM-12th); Carolyn Joe (50 Free-11th; 200 Free-2nd; 100 Free-3rd; 500 Free-3rd); Caroline Lowder (50 Free-14th; 100 Back-7th; 200 Free-9th; 100 Breast-14th; 200 Back-1st; 200 IM-6th)

Boys: Ben Fernandoe (100 Fly-8th; 50 Free-16th; 200 Free-7th; 200 Fly-1st; 200 Back-5th; 100 Free-11th); Kyle Miller (100 Fly-13th; 100 Back-16th; 200 IM-12th); Jayden Serrano (100 Back-11th)

15-18 Relays:

Girls: Caroline Lowder, Gillen, Joe, Alber (200 Free Relay-2nd)

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA swim team is a year-round competitive team offering high-quality professional coaching and technique instruction.

For more information, please contact:

Chris Karelus

Head Coach and Director of Competitive Aquatics

908-889-8880 x129

ckarelus@fspymca.org