The New Trier Aquatics Sharks competed at the RISE A+ meet at Libertyville High School this
past weekend, delivering a performance defined by grit and speed. With a focus on racing tough and improving technical execution, the team racked up an impressive number of personal bests.
A RECORD BROKEN!
Hat's off to
Ella Houston for breaking her own team record in the 500 Freestyle! Ella swam the race in 4:54.15 to break her previous record by over a second and a half!
The Perfect Performance List
It is difficult to swim a perfect meet, but these athletes managed to achieve a
Personal Best time in every single event they successfully completed (minimum 2 events):
Eleanor Augustine, Joseph Kennedy, Emily Macklis, Adam Mallett, Melody Youkhana.
Multi-Best Time Achievers
We also want to celebrate the depth of our team. The following swimmers dropped time in
four or more of their events, showing impressive versatility across the board:
Elise Abbasi, Maeve Atwood, Caden Cook, Hannah Davis, Michael Dukach, Joseph Kennedy, Brandon Ko, Daniel Liberman, Matthew Logan, Edward Saviski, Beatrice Schaeffer, Violet Schumacher.
Braving the Tough Stuff
Stepping up to swim a "hard" event for the very first time takes courage. We are proud of the following swimmers who successfully completed these challenging races for the first time in their careers:
- Nathan Faynshteyn (8&U) conquered the
200 Free for the first time.
- Ryder Guloy (9-10) also successfully raced the
200 Free for the first time.
- Luka Radisic stepped up to the blocks for the grueling
400 IM and finished strong with a time of 5:20.57.
Exceptional Swims
There were several jaw-dropping performances this weekend where Sharks crushed their previous bests by significant margins:
- Ryder Guloy had a breakout performance in the 100 Fly, dropping over
14 seconds (a 14.5% improvement) to finish in 1:21.90.
- Daniel Nikonchuk decimated his seed time in the 400 IM, dropping nearly
14 seconds to touch the wall in 4:30.87.
- Aiden Molinski showed incredible endurance in the 500 Free, dropping
16 seconds to break the 6-minute barrier with a 5:54.12.
Next Up: 8&U Championships! We’ll be back in action on Valentine’s Day, February 14th, for our
2nd Annual 8&U Championships at the NTHS Northfield Campus. Get your fins up and ready to cheer!
#BetterEveryDay #FinsUp #GoSharks
