Published: 04/14/2026 - 8:00 AM
The Phoenixville YMCA Swim Team had another phenomenal performance at the 2026 PA YMCA Central District Championships!
Congratulations to the 119 swimmers that qualified and the 112 swimmers that competed on the biggest full-team meet weekend of the year! Congratulations to our girls team for finishing second overall out of 23 other YMCA swim teams and to our boys team for finishing sixth overall. Together, we were third overall as a combined team!
TOP 12 FINISHERS
10 & under:
- 50 Free - Sam Verderame - 7th, Audrey Abazi - 7th, Grace Metry - 12th
- 100 Free - Audrey Abazi - 7th
- 200 Free - Sam Verderame - 6th, Beckett Pucke - 11th, Phoebe Haddad - 12th
- 50 Back - Beckett Pucke - 7th
- 50 Breast - Phoebe Haddad - 12th
- 100 Breast - Phoebe Haddad - 8th
- 50 Fly - Audrey Abazi - 2nd, Amay Chauhan - 11th
- 100 Fly - Audrey Abazi - 2nd, Sam Verderame 3rd
- 200 IM - Phoebe Haddad - 8th
- Shout out to Marshall Pucke for a new team record in the Boys 8 & Under 200 IM!
200 Medley Relay:
- Haley Trainor, Phoebe Haddad, Audrey Abazi, Grace Metry - 6th
- Beckett Pucke, Eric Shi, Sam Verderame, Amay Chauhan - 7th
200 Free Relay:
- Audrey Abazi, Grace Metry, Phoebe Haddad, Haley Trainor - 5th
- Amay Chauhan, Beckett Pucke, August Smith, Kellan Schwenk - 5th
11-12s:
- 50 Free - Ashley Kane - 3rd, Natalie Ashe - 7th
- 100 Free - Ashley Kane 4th, Emery Sutton 11th
- 200 Free - Ashley Kane 3rd, Campbell Knecht - 4th, Chase Hungarter - 6th, Emery Sutton 11th
- 500 Free - Campbell Knecht -3rd, Sanjh Sood - 7th, Peter Verderame - 8th
- 50 Back - Sanjh Sood - 1st, Natalie Ashe - 2nd, Micah Smith - 6th, Ashley Kane - 9th, Peter Verderame - 12th
- 100 Back - Sanjh Sood - 1st, Chase Hungarter - 2nd, Natalie Ashe - 7th
- 200 Back - Sanjh Sood - 1st, Chase Hungarter - 1st, Natalie Ashe - 5th, Emery Sutton -7th, Ivy Carey - 8th, Micah Smith - 10th
- 200 Breast - Campbell Knecht - 12th
- 50 Fly - Ashley Kane - 6th
- 100 Fly - Ashley Kane - 7th 100 IM - Chase Hungarter - 2nd, Sanjh Sood - 7th
- 200 IM - Chase Hungarter - 2nd, Campbell Knecht - 9th
400 Free Relay:
- Ashley Kane, Emery Sutton, Campbell Knecht, Natalie Ashe - 4th
- Chase Hungarter, Micah Smith, Michael Ren, Lane Shearer - 7th
200 Medley Relay:
- Sanjh Sood, Campbell Knecht, Ashley Kane, Natalie Ashe - 3rd
- Peter Verderame, Chase Hungarter, Micah Smith, Michael Ren - 7th
200 Free Relay:
- Ashley Kane, Emery Sutton, Sanjh Sood, Natalie Ashe - 4th
- Chase Hungarter, Micah Smith, Michael Ren, Peter Verderame - 7th
13-14s:
- 50 Free - Ella Kozak - 12th
- 100 Free - Ella Kozak - 11th
- 200 Free - Ryan Whitlock - 5th, Ella Kozak - 10th
- 500 Free - Ryan Whitlock - 2nd, Ella Kozak - 6th, Katie Horton - 9th
- 1000 Free - Ryan Whitlock - 2nd (TEAM RECORD), Katie Horton - 5th, Annie Miller - 10th
- 1650 Free - Katie Horton - 2nd, Ryan Whitlock - 3rd (TEAM RECORD), Lydia Mathes - 6th
- 100 Back - Kira Haebler - 5th, Ryan Whitlock - 9th, Annie Miller - 10th
- 200 Back - Ryan Whitlock - 5th, Kira Haebler - 7th, Annie Miller - 8th, Teddy Thiel - 12th
- 100 Breast - Mara Shearer - 7th 200 Breast - Gavin Sutton - 4th, Mara Shearer - 7th
- 100 Fly - Ella Kozak - 4th, Erick Zinn - 8th, Gavin Sutton - 9th
- 200 Fly - Ella Kozak - 5th, Erick Zinn - 5th, Katie Horton - 11th
- 200 IM - Gavin Sutton - 7th, Teddy Thiel - 11th, Mara Shearer - 11th
- 400 IM - Erick Zinn - 7th, Mara Shearer - 9th, Annie Miller - 11th, Max Miller - 11th
400 Free Relay:
- Ella Kozak, Annie Miller, Kenzie Thompson, Stellarose Ferst - 4th
- Ryan Whitlock, Gavin Sutton, Wesley Sadowski, Teddy Thiel - 3rd
200 Medley Relay:
- Kira Haebler, Mara Shearer, Ella Kozak, Annie Miller - 3rd
- Teddy Thiel, Gavin Sutton, Erick Zinn, Ryan Whitlock - 2nd
200 Free Relay:
- Annie Miller, Mara Shearer, Stellarose Ferst, Ella Kozak - 4th
- Teddy Thiel,Gavin Sutton, Wesley Sadowski, Ryan Whitlock - 4th
15 & over:
- 100 Free - Nathan Deeney - 10th
- 200 Free - Weston Gale - 10th, Michelle Figueroa - 11th
- 500 Free - Weston Gale - 3rd, Michelle Figueroa - 9th, Olivia Sellers - 10th, Laney Dittmar - 11th, Liam Marley - 11th, Clayton Heinzmann - 12th
- 1000 Free - Claire Mages - 2nd, Olivia Sellers - 4th, Emily Gaskins - 5th, Eya Bierman - 6th
- 1650 Free - Michelle Figueroa - 1st, Nick Zinn - 5th, Giancarlo Ognissanti - 8th
- 200 Back - Lucille Obenski - 9th, Carys Adair - 10th, Michelle Figueroa - 12th
- 100 Breast - Jack Herpel - 10th
- 200 Breast - Weston Gale - 4th (NEW YMCA SC NATIONAL CUT), Eya Bierman - 9th
- 100 Fly - Laney Dittmar -11th
- 200 Fly - Emily Gaskins - 7th
- 200 IM - Olivia Sellers - 10th
- 400 IM - Brynn Lewis - 2nd (NEW YMCA SC NATIONAL CUT), Claire Mages - 5th, Clayton Heinzmann 5th, Walker Hungarter - 6th, Laney Dittmar - 7th, Lucille Obenski - 12th, Leo Cuevas Riego de Dios - 12th
400 Free Relay:
- Michelle Figueroa, Lucille Obenski, Claire Mages, Brynn Lewis - 2nd
- Nathan Deeney, Liam Marley, Jack Battisto, Weston Gale - 6th
200 Medley Relay:
- Lucille Obenski, Laney Dittmar, Olivia Sellers, Brynn Lewis - 2nd (NEW YMCA SC NATIONAL CUT)
- Nathan Deeney, Jack Herpel, Walker Hungarter, Jack Battisto - 5th (NEW YMCA SC NATIONAL CUT IN TIME TRIALS)
200 Free Relay:
- Michelle Figueroa, Ellie Reese, Grace Kalbach, Lucille Obenski - 7th
- Nathan Deeney, Collin Byrne, Weston Gale, Liam Marley - 7th
Congratulations also to Brynn Lewis, Michelle Figueroa, Kylie McGuire, and Claire Mages for a new YMCA SC NATIONAL CUT in the Girls 200 Free Relay Time Trial!