FSPY 8 and Under Swimmers Kick Off Super Bowl Sunday with a Big Splash

The New Jersey YMCA 8 and Under Championships were held February 11-12, 2023 at Jersey Aquatic Center in New Providence, NJ. Twenty-five YMCA teams from across the state participated in the event. This championship is open to the youngest swimmers in the YMCA team community.

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) 8 and Under swimmers were out early and ready to swim fast, with many personal best times and heat wins.

Event Results:

7U Girls

• 100 Medley Relay - FSPY Girls Team A of Mackenzie Belford, Gabriela Lukov, Charlotte Quay, Avery Ruberto finished 2nd
• 100 Free Relay - FSPY Girls Team A of G. Lukov, Raegan Neser, C. Quay, A. Ruberto finished 2nd
• 25 Free - A. Ruberto (3rd), C. Quay (6th), Ella Bennett (11th), M. Belford (13th), R. Neser (19th)
• 25 Breast - C. Quay (2nd), G. Lukov (3rd), A. Ruberto (4th), R. Neser (19th)
• 50 Free - G. Lukov (2nd)
• 25 Back - G. Lukov (1st), A. Ruberto (3rd), C. Quay (7th), M. Belford (8th), E. Bennett (12th), R. Neser (19th)

8U Girls

• 100 Medley Relay - FSPY Girls Team A of Simone Barber, Samara Bithun, Brooklynn Mihansky, Gianna Verba finished 4th
• 100 Free Relay - FSPY Girls Team A of S. Barber, S. Bithun, B. Mihansky, G. Verba finished 5th
• 25 Free - B. Mihansky (1st), G. Verba (17th)
• 50 Free - B. Mihansky (2nd), S. Bithun (9th), S. Barber (11th), G. Verba (12th)
• 25 Back - B. Mihansky (3rd), S. Bithun (4th), G. Verba (8th)
• 25 Fly - S. Barber (6th)
• 100 Individual Medley - S. Bithun (5th), S. Barber (8th)

7U Boys

• 100 Medley Relay - FSPY Boys Team A of Taylor Flavin, Bradley Geissman, Mason Navata, Jack Piskadlo finished 1st
• 100 Free Relay - FSPY Boys Team A of T. Flavin, B. Geissman, J. Piskadlo, Sutton Sarokhan finished 1st
• 25 Free – S. Sarokhan (8th), T. Flavin (11th), B. Geissman (12th), Sebastian Mital (24th), M. Navata (26th), Thomas Velez (28th), Samuel Li (30th)
• 25 Breast - T. Flavin (3rd), T. Velez (8th), S. Mital (11th), S. Li (12th)
• 50 Free - J. Piskadlo (1st)
• 25 Back - J. Piskadlo (1st), B. Geissman (5th), T. Flavin (10th), S. Sarokhan (12th), T. Velez (21st), M. Navata (23rd), S. Mital (28th), S. Li (30th)
• 25 Fly - J. Piskadlo (1st), B. Geissman (5th), S. Sarokhan (11th), M. Navata (14th)

8U Boys

• 100 Medley Relay - FSPY Boys Team A of Hudson Edwards, Marcus Kou, Mason Pena, Ian St. Hillaire finished 8th
• 100 Free Relay - FSPY Boys Team A of H. Edwards, M. Kou, Preston Lubenow, I. St. Hillaire finished 6th, FSPY Boys Team B of TJ Kosuda, Carter Lane, M. Pena, M. Navata finished 11th
• 25 Free - I. St. Hillaire (16th), P. Lubenow (19th), M. Pena (29th), TJ Kosuda (33rd)
• 25 Breast - P. Lubenow (8th), M. Kou (10th), I. St. Hillaire (11th), H. Edwards (13th), C. Lane (15th), M. Pena (16th)
• 50 Free - M. Kou (6th), H. Edwards (12th), T. Kosuda (22nd), C. Lane (25th)
• 25 Back - P. Lubenow (9th), H. Edwards (14th), T. Kosuda (23rd), M. Pena (30th), C. Lane (35th)
• 100 Individual Medley - M. Kou (10th), I. St. Hillaire (14th)

Congratulations to all of the 8 and Under swimmers on a fantastic season!

###

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA Swim Team is a year-round competitive team offering high-quality professional coaching and technique instruction. For more information, contact Chris Karelus, Head Coach and Director of Competitive Aquatics, 908-889-8880 ext. 129.