Phoenixville YMCA Swim Team Finishes Top 15 in State

The Phoenixville YMCA Swim Team sent 36 swimmers to the PA YMCA State Championships held at West Virginia University! Both our girls teams and boys teams had full meet performances that finished in the top 15 in the state of Pennsylvania for YMCA Swimming.

Individual Top 8 Podium Finishes:

• Audrey Abazi - 10 & U Girls 100 Fly (8th)
• Natalie Ashe - 11-12 Girls 50 Back (7th)
• Michelle Figueroa 15 & O Girls 1650 Free (5th), 200 Back (7th)
• Kira Haebler - 13-14 Girls 100 Back (6th), 200 Back (6th)
• Katie Horton - 13-14 Girls 1650 Free (BRONZE)
• Chase Hungarter - 100 IM (BRONZE), 200 Free (4th) 200 Back (BRONZE), 200 IM (SILVER), 100 Back (4th)
• Ashley Kane - 11-12 Girls 50 Free (4th), 100 Free (4th), 200 Free (6th)
• Campbell Knecht - 11-12 Girls 200 Free (8th), 500 Free (SILVER)
• Ella Kozak - 13-14 Girls 200 Fly (5th), 100 Fly (7th), 500 Free (8th)
• Gavin Sutton - 13-14 Boys 200 IM (5th)
• Sam Verderame - 10 & U Boys 100 Fly (SILVER), 200 Free (4th)
• Ryan Whitlock - 13-14 Boys 200 Free (BRONZE), 500 Free (GOLD), 1000 Free (GOLD), 1650 Free (BRONZE), 200 Back (7th)
• Erick Zinn - 13-14 Boys 200 Fly (8th)

Relay Team Finishes:

10 & Under Girls:

• 200 Free Relay (Audrey Abazi, Phoebe Haddad, Quinn Tucholski, Haley Trainor) - 15th

10 & Under Boys:

• 200 Medley Relay (Beckett Pucke, Eric Shi, Sam Verderame, Amay Chauhan) - 11th
• 200 Free Relay (Amay Chauhan, Beckett Pucke, August Smith, Kellan Schwenk) - 10th

11-12 Girls:

• 400 Free Relay (Emery Sutton, Campbell Knecht, Natalie Ashe, Ashley Kane) - 7th
• 200 Medley Relay (Sanjh Sood, Campbell Knecht, Ashley Kane, Natalie Ashe) - 11th
• 200 Free Relay (Natalie Ashe, Emery Sutton, Sanjh Sood, Ashley Kane) - 5th

11-12 Boys:

• 400 Free Relay (Chase Hungarter, Micah Smith, Michael Ren, Lane Shearer) - 11th
• 200 Medley Relay (Peter Verderame, Chase Hungarter, Micah Smith, Michael Ren) - 14th
• 200 Free Relay (Chase Hungarter, Micah Smith, Michael Ren, Peter Verderame) - 12th

13-14 Girls:

• 400 Free Relay (Ella Kozak, Kenzie Thompson, Annie Miller, Stellarose Ferst) - 9th
• 200 Medley Relay (Kira Haebler, Mara Shearer, Ella Kozak, Annie Miller) - 5th
• 200 Free Relay (Annie Miller, Mara Shearer, Stellarose Ferst, Ella Kozak) - 8th

13-14 Boys:

• 400 Free Relay (Ryan Whitlock, Gavin Sutton, Wesley Sadowski, Teddy Thiel) - 7th
• 200 Medley Relay (Teddy Thiel, Gavin Sutton, Erick Zinn, Ryan Whitlock) - 9th
• 200 Free Relay (Wesley Sadowski, Gavin Sutton, Teddy Thiel, Ryan Whitlock) - 5th

15 & Over Girls:

• 400 Free Relay (Ellie Reese, Tara Bice, Emily Gaskins, Michelle Figueroa) - 11th
• 200 Medley Relay (Michelle Figueroa, Ellie Reese, Emily Gaskins, Tara Bice) - 14th
• 200 Free Relay (Tara Bice, Ellie Reese, Emily Gaskins, Michelle Figueroa) - 14th