Waukegan Y Swim Team Makes Strong Showing at Belvidere Invitational
The Northern Lake YMCA Seahorse Swim Team completed its winter invitational schedule Jan. 8 with a successful trip to the David Wolf Invitational at the Belvidere YMCA.
In a crowded pool of more than 250 swimmers, several Seahorses finished in the top places with several personal-best times. Reece Wiatrowski qualified for districts for the first time in the Boys 8 & Under 25-yard breaststroke. In the Girls 9-10 category, Ellie Nerheim and Vaughan Spratt-Szarzynski added new district times to their list in the 50-yard breaststroke and 50-yard freestyle, respectively.
“These swimmers had a great meet coming off a hard winter practice schedule,” Head Coach Mike Hewitt said. “We have meets almost every weekend from now to the championships and hope to see even more time drops.”
The next meet for the Seahorses is Jan. 22 against the Folgia YMCA in Lake Zurich. The team will be holding their annual swim-a-thon fundraiser Jan. 14 at the Waukegan High School pool. Visit www.seahorseswimming.org if you would like to donate.
Seahorse individual results from Jan. 8:
Girls 11-12 200-Yard Freestyle
1st place: Ella Spratt-Szarzynski
Boys 11-12 200-Yard Medley Relay
1st place: Jean Marquez, Rylan Wiatrowski, Tyler Howard, Alex Branaman
Girls 13-14 200-Yard Medley Relay
3rd place: Megan Howard, Katie Newman, Katy Flesher, Ella Spratt-Szarzynski
Boys 11-12 200-Yard IM
3rd place: Tyler Howard
Girls 9-10 50-Yard Freestyle
1st place: Megan Howard
4th place: Vaughan Spratt-Szarzynski
Girls 11-12 50-Yard Freestyle
3rd place: Ella Spratt-Szarzynski
Girls 11-12 50-Yard Butterfly
3rd place: Katy Flesher
Boys 11-12 50-Yard Butterfly
1st place: Tyler Howard
Girls 9-10 100-Yard Freestyle
2nd place: Megan Howard
Girls 11-12 100-Yard Freestyle
2nd place: Ella Spratt-Szarzynski
Boys 11-12 100-Yard Freestyle
3rd place: Tyler Howard
Girls 9-10 50-Yard Breaststroke
4th place: Vaughan Spratt-Szarzynski
Boys 9-10 50-Yard Breaststroke
4th place: Rylan Wiatrowski
Boys 11-12 200-Yard Freestyle Relay
2nd place: Alex Branaman, Harley Yoder, Rylan Wiatrowski, Tyler Howard
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The Lake County Family YMCA is a cause-driven nonprofit that strengthens the community through programs and services that foster youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Founded in 1892 as a 501 (C) 3 nonprofit, our association is comprised of the Central Lake YMCA in Vernon Hills, Northern Lake YMCA in Waukegan and Early Head Start in Waukegan.