FSPY Swimmers Shine at 2023 Bronze Championships

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) had 64 swimmers represented at the 2023 YMCA Bronze Championships, which took place from February 3-5. On Friday night, February 3, distance events were held at the Raritan Bay YMCA where swimmers competed against swimmers from 16 other teams. Subsequent events were held at the Jersey Aquatic Center in Berkeley Heights. There were numerous personal best times achieved and several swimmers qualified for Silver Championships. The top 16 finishers for each event are listed below:

9-10 Individual Events:

Girls: Sara Asokumar (50 breast-7th); Emma Baglien (50 free-7th; 50 breast-14th; 100 IM-8th; 100 free-11th); Sophia Lee (50 breast-1st, 100 back- 6th); Chelsea Li (50 breast-4th; 100 IM-11th; 100 free-10th; 100 breast-6th); Maya Mital (50 free-13th); Keira Neser (200 IM-6th); Serene Riaz (50 free-6th; 100 free-16th); Eva Slade (50 free-1st; 100 back-16th; 100 free-4th)

Boys: Ryan Fitzsimmons (50 free-7th; 50 back-15th); Charlie Lowder (50 breast-8th; 100 IM- 2nd; 50 back-10th; 100 breast-5th); Daniel Ma (50 back-12th; 100 breast-6th); RJ North (50 free- 2nd; 100 free-4th; 50 back-2nd); Matthew Perlak (50 free-12th; 100 breast-11th); Matthew Worgan (50 breast-10th; 100 IM-10th); Ethan Yang (50 free-16th; 100 back-7th; 100 IM-7th)

9-10 Relays:

Girls: Lee, Asokumar, Baglien, and Neser (200 Medley Relay Girls-2nd); Daphne Canaran, Mital, Amelia Wylie, and Emma Dinesh (200 Medley Relay Girls- 9th); Slade, Elinor Beversluis, Dinesh, and Baglien (200 Free Relay-5th)

Boys: North, D. Ma, E. Yang, and Charlie Lowder (200 Medley Relay Boys-2nd); Charlie Lowder, E. Yang, North, and Worgan (200 Free Relay-1st); Perlak, D. Ma, Aedan Dooley, and Fitzsimmons (200 Free Relay-8th)

11-12 Individual Events:

Girls: Juliet Bickoff (50 free-1st; 200 free-5th; 100 IM-12th; 100 free-3rd; 100 breast-12th; 200 breast- 3rd); Eva Lubenow (50 free-9th; 100 back-16th; 100 free-7th); Lucy Magee (200 IM-10th; 100 back-5th; 100 IM-10th; 50 fly-15th; 50 back-9th); Kelsey Ruberto (200 IM-3rd; 100 back-12th; 200 free-3rd; 50 fly-16th; 100 free-5th; 100 breast-10th; 200 breast-1st; 200 back-1st)

Boys: Sean Boland (50 breast-16th); EJ Colville (200 IM-11th; 100 IM-14th; 50 back-8th); Nivaan Mantri (100 fly-6th; 50 fly-5th); Sebastian Rodriguez (200 IM-8th; 100 fly-3rd; 50 breast-13th; 100 IM-12th; 100 breast-5th); Vihaan Singh (200 IM-12th; 100 IM-8th)

11-12 Relays:

Girls: Magee, Ruberto, Lubenow, and Bickoff (200 Medley Relay-3rd); Karen Blevins, Elle Purse, Anvi Ogale, and Ivy Zhang (200 Medley Relay-12th); Ruberto, Lubenow, Bickoff, and Magee (200 Freestyle Relay-2nd); Blevins, Ogale, Ashley Verducci, and Purse (200 Freestyle Relay-12th)

Boys: Charles Yu, Singh, Venkatesh, and Hutton Davis (200 Medley Relay-8th); Rodriguez, Colville, Mantri, and Boland (200 Medley Relay-9th); Rodriguez, Venkatesh, Colville, and Mantri (200 Freestyle Relay-9th); Beck Monteith, Singh, Yu, and Stefan Monteith (200 Freestyle Relay-11th)

13-14 Individual Events:

Girls: Colleen Gillen (100 fly- 8th; 50 free-7th; 200 free-5th; 200 IM-4th; 500 free; 1st); Sophie Isleta (100 breast-3rd; 100 free-14th; 200 IM-1st); Annika Jeena (200 breast-14th); Amelia Nath (50 free-1st; 200 breast-2nd; 100 back-2nd; 100 breast-4th; 100 free-2nd); Anna Victorino (200 breast-7th; 100 back-9th; 200 free-7th; 100 breast-10th; 100 free-9th; 200 IM-6th; 500 free-3rd); Claire Yang (50 free-15th; 200 breast-3rd; 100 back-4th; 100 breast-2nd; 200 IM-13th)

Boys: Krish Arora (200 breast-4th; 100 breast-11th); Ben Fenandoe (50 free-15th; 200 breast- 1st; 100 back-7th); 100 breast-6th; 100 free-10th; 200 IM-3rd); Alex Holston (50 free-16th; 100 back-8th; 200 free-8th; 200 back-1st; 100 free-6th; 200 IM-1st); Jase Villaverde (100 fly-3rd; 100 back-11th; 200 free-7th; 200 back-5th; 100 free-16th; 200 IM-14th); Leyang Zeng (100 fly-12th; 200 breast-5th; 100 breast-13th); Benjamin Zhou (100 fly-14th; 100 breast-8th; 200 back-13th)

13-14 Relays:

Girls: C. Yang, Victorino, Nath and Gillen (200 Medley Relay-3rd); Victorino, Gillen, Nath, and Isleta (200 Freestyle Relay-3rd)

Boys: Villaverde, Zhou, Holston, and Fenandoe (200 Medley Relay-4th)

15-18 Individual Events:

Girls: Hannah Alber (50 free-4th; 100 back-8th; 200 back-12th; 100 free-12th; 200 IM-12th); Carolyn Joe (100 fly-1st; 200 free-5th; 100 breast-12th; 100 free-9th; 200 IM-10th; 500 free-3rd); Caroline Lowder (100 back-12th; 200 free-16th; 200 back-6th; 200 IM-14th ; 400 IM-1st); Keira St. John (200 breast-1st; 100 back-14th; 200 free-3rd; 100 free-1st)

Boys: Brody Linenberg (50 free-5th; 200 breast-4th; 100 breast-7th; 100 free-5th; 200 IM-10th); Jason Ma (100 fly-3rd; 50 free-2nd; 200 free-1st; 100 breast-4th; 100 free-2nd; 200 IM-1st); Jack Perreault (50 free-3rd; 200 free-2nd; 100 free-3rd)

15-18 Relays:

Girls: Caroline Lowder, St. John, Joe and Alber (200 Medley Relay-3rd); St. John, Caroline Lowder, Joe, and Alber (200 Freestyle Relay-3rd)

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The FSPY 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 x129.