On Sunday eight members of the Wildcat Swim Club participated in their first Connecticut Yankee League 8/under Swimming Championships in West Haven hosted by the West Haven Wizards.
This competitive swim league also includes the Oxford Razors, Bristol Splash, Newtown Torpedoes, Watertown Warriors, Plainville Blue Dolphins, Naugatuck Thunderfish and the New Milford Barracudas.
Several Wildcat Swim Club swimmers took home ribbons, medals and trophies.
Highlights included 6-year old McKenna Haynes winning both the 25 yard Freestyle (21.41) and the 25 yard Backstroke (24.04) in the 6/under division. Madelynn Orosz, also 6, placed ninth in the 25 yard Backstroke (38.33).
In the 7/8 year old division, Jasmine Thorpe placed 4th in the 25 yard Freestyle (18.77) and 10th placed in the 25 yard Backstroke (24.69); Elaina Angelucci placed 31st in the 25 yard Freestyle (26.42) and 20th in the 25 yard Backstroke (27.96), Kaitlyn McCluskey placed 5th in the 25 yard Freestyle (19.03) and 9th place in the 25 yard Backstroke (24.21), Sarah Gagaza placed 3rd in the 25 yard Backstroke (22.14) and 9th place in the 25 yard Freestyle (20.02), Kelti Johnson placed 9th in the 25 yard Butterfly (25.31) and 20th in the 25 yard Freestyle (23.37) and Dominique Pierre, the only boy that qualified from the Wildcat Swim Club 8/under team placed 22nd in the 25 yard Freestyle with a time of 30.31.
Two relay teams also placed very well with the team of Jasmine Thorpe, Sarah Gagaza, McKenna Haynes and Kaitlyn McCluskey they placed 4th overall in the 100 yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:21.17 and Kelti Johnson and Elaina Angelucci teamed up with Sarah Gagaza and Jasmine Thorpe to place 6th overall in the 100 yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:36.53.
The Wildcat Swim Club is coached by Jen DeBlasio, Missy Orosz, Dan Walsh, and Kelly Weiler.
The program is open to any Valley youth aged 5 through 17. They train at the Seymour High School pool. If interested in joining, e-mail us at wildcatswim@gmail.com.
The photo and information in this post were contributed by Missy Orosz, one of the team's coaches.
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