What A Season!

Although White Team had an abrupt end to it’s season, it was probably the most successful season it’s athletes have ever had! The group sent more athletes to competitions away from the Aquatic Center than ever before. The group had 13 athletes compete in Buffalo (up from 1 the year before) and a number of finals swims from Johnny Macko, Warren Peng and Steven Radoslovich. 

The January and February months saw more athletes from White Team make Silvers than ever before. 31 athletes competed at the Silvers meet at the end of February, almost more than the previous two years combined! With 123 Silvers swims, the athletes more than doubled the group’s total from the previous year. A number of athletes swam full slates of events at the meet including: 

Full Silvers Slate: 
Frankie Albergo, Caiden Chang, Alex Kirin, Nick Kurachenkov, Sydney Lei, Isaac Li, Hunter Nacewicz, Steven Radoslovich, Anna Wang 

Then came our JO athletes! Even though they didn’t get to compete, the group had the most athletes it’s ever had qualify for JO’s. With 6 White Team athletes set to compete, it would have more than doubled the previous two years combined. 

White Team JO Athletes:
Frankie Albergo: 50 Breast, 100 Breast, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay 
Steven Radoslovich: 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay 
Hunter Nacewicz: 50 Breast 
Warren Peng: 100 Fly 
Rachel Maurer: 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay 
Juliana Otoya: 200 Free Relay 
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Our short course season was cut short, but it does not take away what the group has accomplished this year. This was the most successful season the group has ever had and every athlete should be proud of what they accomplished! 

MLK Invite Swimmers of the Meet

Frankie Albergo: Frankie had a perfect meet, swimming all best times in his six events. Frankie qualified for JO's in two events, the 50 breast (40.17) and the 100 breast (1:24.31), which he won. He also swam four new Silver cuts in the 50 free, 100 free, 50 fly and 100 IM.  

Morgan Kelsch: Morgan swam five best times out of a possible six events. She qualified for Silvers for the first time in two events, the 50 free (30.82) and the 100 free (1:07.72). 

​White Team's next meet will be at Y-Middies on February 8th and 9th. 

Midseason Swimmers of the Meet

Buffalo: 
Warren Peng: Warren was a perfect five for five in best times, making Silvers for the first time in the 50 Fly and 50 Back. He also swam the 100 fly at finals, finishing 7th overall in the event while dropping over five seconds from his previous best time. 
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Sydney Lei: Sydney swam four best times over the course of the weekend. She qualified for Silvers for the first time in the 50 back, 100 back and the 100 fly! ​

Berkeley Winter Invite:
Tathiana Joseph: Tathiana swam five best times across six events. Highlights of her weekend included a 12 second drop in the 100 back (1:29.99), a 9 second drop in the 100 breast (1:48.44) and an 8 second drop in the 100 IM (1:35.22). 
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Matt Santos: Matt finished the meet a perfect six for six in best time opportunities. He dropped 5 seconds in the 100 back (1:32.87), 4 seconds in the 100 free (1:25.29) and 3 seconds in the 100 IM (1:40.02). 

A Saturday In November Swimmers Of The Meet

Steven Radoslovich: Steven, swimming the 100 fly for the first time, qualified for the short course Junior Olympics with a time of 1:22.79! He also swam his way to a new Silvers cut in the 100 free (1:14.80) and finished the weekend with two new best times. 

Yuming Zhou: Yuming was a perfect 3 for 3 on Saturday. He made first-time Silvers cuts in two events, the 100 breast (1:45.16) and the 100 fly (1:35.76). 

Juliana Otoya: Juliana finished Saturday with two best times. She had a 12 second drop in the 100 free and made Silvers for the first time, in a time of 1:16.94. She also swam a best time in the 50 breast (56.44). 

Trident Fall Invite Swimmers Of The Meet

Steven Radoslovich: Steven finished the meet with best times in five of his six events. He finished in the top 10 in all six of his events and had first-time Silvers swims in the 100 breast and 100 back. He also finished 2nd overall in the 10 & Under 50 fly, inching his way closer to a JO cut with a time of 37.06. 

Wyatt Metrano: Wyatt was all-around fantastic, finishing the weekend with 4 best times. His 100 back was far and away his best swim of the weekend, dropping 8 seconds from 2 weeks prior on the way to making his first Silvers cut. He punctuated his weekend by holding his breath for the final 15 yards of all his freestyle events, something no athlete on White Team has ever done before! 

Angelina Scaglione: Angelina had a perfect Sunday session, finishing 3 for 3 in best time opportunities. She dropped a total of 31 seconds over 3 swims. Her biggest drop came in her 100 back (16 seconds), while just narrowly missing her first Silvers cut with a time of 1:33.80. 

Great job to all who competed this weekend! 

White Team will be competing next at the Saturday in November meet on November 16th at the Nassau County Aquatic Center. 

Sachem Swimmers Of The Meet

Chris Leigh: Chris finished the meet a perfect 3 for 3 in best time opportunities. In one of his final meets as a 10 year-old, Chris dropped 37 seconds in the 100 free, finishing in a time of 1:12.93. He also narrowly missed a JO cut in the 50 breast with a time of 42.53 and finished with a best time in the 100 IM (1:26.55). 

Olivia Ketterhagen: Olivia finished her day a perfect 3 for 3 with some huge drops. She dropped nearly 10 seconds in her 100 free, swimming a time of 1:21.19. She also finished with big drops in both her 100 IM (1:36.92) and 50 back (45.23). 

Congratulations to all White Team swimmers on a great weekend! 

White Team will be competing next at the NYCC/Trident meet at Lehman College on November 2nd and 3rd. 

White Team Silvers Wall of Fame​​

 10 & Under: 
Rachel Maurer: 50 Free (33.11), 100 Free (1:14.85), 50 Back (38.90), 100 Back (1:27.36), 50 Fly (39.62)
Sydney Lei: 50 Back (39.88), 100 Back (1:27.12), 50 Breast (46.79), 100 Breast (1:40.81), 50 Fly (39.51), 100 Fly (1:29.98),              200 IM (3:12.46)
Steven Radoslovich: 50 Free (33.60), 100 Free (1:12.96), 200 Free (2:44.26), 50 Back (40.80), 100 Back (1:31.97), 50 Breast (44.60), 100 Breast (1:38.78), 50 Fly (36.29), 100 Fly (1:22.43), 100 IM (1:26.05), 200 IM (3:07.52)
Isaac Li: 50 Free (34.53), 100 Free (1:16.46), 50 Back (39.25), 100 Back (1:21.04), 50 Breast (45.25), 100 Breast (1:45.50),                50 Fly (40.16), 100 Fly (1:35.80), 100 IM (1:24.71), 200 IM (3:09.15)
Mark Lou: 100 Free (1:15.99), 50 Back (40.89), 100 Back (1:25.27), 50 Fly (41.23), 100 IM (1:27.53)
Tyler Ip : 50 Free (34.86), 50 Back (42.22), 100 Back (1:29.62), 50 Breast (44.68)
Hunter Nacewicz: 50 Free (34.05), 100 Free (1:18.34), 50 Back (40.78), 50 Breast (45.70), 100 Breast (1:35.31), 50 Fly (43.73)
Johhny Macko: 50 Free (32.89), 100 Free (1:13.43), 200 Free (2:41.56), 50 Back (40.92), 100 Back (1:28.20), 50 Breast (44.55), 100 Breast (1:43.68), 50 Fly (40.34), 100 Fly (1:33.75), 100 IM (1:19.93), 200 IM (3:03.36)
Juliana Otoya: 50 Free (33.80), 100 Free (1:16.94), 200 Free (2:47.03), 50 Back (40.28), 100 Back (1:29.42) 
Warren Peng: 50 Back (42.38), 100 Back (1:31.92), 100 Breast (1:45.77), 50 Fly (41.88), 100 Fly (1:28.49)
Christopher Leigh: 50 Free (31.55), 100 Free (1:12.93), 50 Back (41.72), 50 Breast (42.53), 100 Breast (1:34.41), 50 Fly (42.88), 100 Fly (1:35.83), 100 IM (1:26.55)
Yuming Zhou: 50 Back (41.00), 100 Back (1:27.65), 100 Breast (1:45.16), 50 Fly (39.78), 100 Fly (1:35.76), 100 IM (1:28.25)
Soham Sharma: 100 Back (1:34.82) 
Metehan Yilmaz: 50 Free (34.39), 100 Free (1:17.72), 50 Back (40.45), 100 Back (1:27.52), 100 Breast (1:47.95) 
Trevor Petrowsky: 50 Back (41.26), 100 Back (1:26.51), 50 Breast (46.53), 100 Breast (1:47.41), 50 Fly (42.49) 
Frank Albergo: 50 Free (32.87), 100 Free (1:12.99), 50 Back (41.84), 100 Back (1:29.72), 50 Breast (39.18), 100 Breast (1:24.31),     50 Fly (38.71), 100 IM (1:21.28)
Alex Kirin: 50 Free (33.61), 100 Free (1:14.45), 200 Free (2:40.38), 100 Back (1:29.84), 50 Breast (46.03),100 Breast (1:38.56),        50 Fly (42.48), 100 IM (1:27.93), 200 IM (3:11.73)
David Niu: 50 Breast (46.51) 
Andrew Liu: 50 Free (34.52), 100 Back (1:29.63), 50 Fly (42.48) 
Wyatt Metrano: 100 Free (1:18.32), 50 Back (42.25), 100 Back (1:33.78), 50 Fly (43.04)
Sydney Dong: 50 Free (33.13), 100 Free (1:16.96), 50 Back (41.49), 50 Breast (44.64) 
Caiden Chang: 50 Free (33.83), 50 Back (39.99), 100 Back (1:27.27), 50 Breast (48.28), 100 Breast (1:47.45), 50 Fly (41.96) 
Yihan Wang: 50 Free (33.22), 100 Free (1:16.22), 50 Back (40.37), 100 Back (1:32.00), 50 Breast (46.74), 100 Breast (1:47.45),        50 Fly (40.68), 100 IM (1:27.55)
Olivia Ketterhagen: 100 Back (1:31.38), 50 Fly (39.83), 100 Fly (1:32.00)
Angelina Scaglione: 50 Back (41.40) 
Nate Bregman: 100 Breast (1:43.65), 50 Fly (43.01)
Ethan Coronel: 100 Back (1:36.53) 
Kaitlyn Chun: 50 Back (41.17), 100 Back (1:28.26), 50 Fly (42.21) 
​Will Daniel: 50 Free (35.18), 50 Back (42.67), 100 Fly (1:34.32) 
Madeline Rich: 50 Fly (39.70) 
Dylan Guan: 100 Back (1:33.65)
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​11-12:
Nick Kurachenkov: 50 Free (29.39), 100 Free (1:06.83), 50 Back (35.84), 100 Back (1:17.20), 50 Fly (32.89), 100 Fly (1:14.63),      100 IM (1:15.99)
Sua Choi: 100 Breast (1:28.61) 
Matt McCaffrey: 50 Back (35.63), 100 Back (1:17.02) 
Morgan Kelsch: 50 Free (30.52), 100 Free (1:07.38) 
Dan Santos: 50 Breast (39.22) 
Ethan Weng: 50 Breast (40.05) 
Noah Nainggolan: 100 IM (1:16.04)
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