The New Trier Aquatics Sharks headed out to Libertyville High School this past weekend to compete in the Endless Summer meet, hosted by RISE Aquatics. Our swimmers showed up ready to race, and the results speak for themselves! It was a fantastic weekend of swimming, with numerous personal bests, impressive first-time swims, and standout performances across all age groups.
Let's dive into some of the highlights from the weekend!
100% Best Times!
A huge shoutout to these Sharks who managed to achieve a personal best time in every single event they swam! This is an incredible accomplishment and a testament to their hard work and dedication in practice. Way to go!
Brooks Cain,
Caden Cook,
Cecily Clifton,
Daniel Liberman,
Ian Kwak,
Vincent Manson
Four or More Best Times!
The following swimmers had phenomenal meets! Their consistency and improvement are truly commendable!
Aaron Langdon,
Abigail Logan,
Addison McNeal,
Clayton Guloy,
Daniel Nikonchuk,
Davis Briedis,
Declan Meade,
Edward Saviski,
Eleanor Augustine,
Emma Gornik,
Eric Moldovan,
Evelyn Schumacher,
Fabricio Gonzalez Pulido,
Hannah Davis,
Ivy Duffy,
Jacob Feig,
Jamie Schlaud,
Lincoln Tang,
Matthew Logan,
Ozan Samikoglu,
Ron Livne,
Sahana Bhattal,
Scarlett Wessel
Stepping Up to the Challenge: First-Time Swims
We love seeing our swimmers challenge themselves by tackling new and difficult events. It takes courage to step up to the blocks for an unfamiliar race, and these Sharks did just that!
Congratulations to these swimmers for successfully completing these challenging events for the very first time:
- Abigail Logan: 200 Breast, 200 Back
- Aaron Langdon: 800 Free
- Declan Meade: 800 Free
- Maksim Goldberg: 200 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Free, 200 IM, 50 Fly
- Michael Dukach: 800 Free
- Ozan Samikoglu: 800 Free
- Reagan Frankle: 200 IM
- Sera Samikoglu: 800 Free
- Shai Livne: 50 Fly
Exceptional Swims to Remember
The Endless Summer meet saw some truly remarkable performances that deserve a special mention. These fast swimmers pushed their own boundaries to achieve massive new personal bests:
- Ella Houston: Dominated with a 1st place finish and a blazing fast 1:05.10 in the 100 Fly, shaving a half-second off her previous best time!
- Sean Zhao: Powered to 1st place victories with massive time drops, shaving almost 6 seconds off his 400 Free (4:13.34) and over 6 seconds off his 200 Fly (2:14.79)!
- Joseph Kennedy: Put on a show with 1st place touches across the board, highlighted by a staggering 27.8-second drop in the 800 Free (10:32.49)!
- Cecily Clifton: Showed off her versatility with a best time of 30.47 in the 50 Free, plus a 1st place finish in the 200 Fly, dropping 4.5 seconds to hit 2:51.96!
- Thomas Johnson: Brought the speed with 1st place finishes and massive personal bests, including a nearly 2-second drop in the 50 Breast (36.01) and dropping over 2.5 seconds in the 100 Breast (1:17.78)!
Looking Ahead: A Weekend of Big Meets!
The momentum is building as we head into an incredibly exciting weekend of competition!
Our Age Group Training Camp swimmers, currently in Louisville, will be traveling to Franklin, IN, to meet up with their teammates for the Summer Classic. Meanwhile, our Senior Training Camp swimmers are kicking off the Hawaii Senior State Championships today on Maui!
We are so proud of all our athletes and can't wait to see what they achieve in the coming days.
Let's keep that Sharks spirit high!
#BetterEveryDay #FinsUp #GoSharks
