STAQ Summer Wrap-Up!

John Nord

As we conclude our Summer season with 2025 Summer Golds Long Course Championships and the 49th Sertoma Invitational, we wanted to take a moment to recognize all the hard work the coaches and swimmers have put into this season!! 

 

2025 Niagara Long Course Championships: 

 

We had a total of 9 swimmers qualify and compete in this championship meet in Ithaca, NY this year with 27 personal records (PRs), and 10 new STAQ records!!!

  • Sheldon De Pedro (boys 10 & U) placed 20th in 100 Breast (PR) and 28th in 50 free (PR)

  • Keith Huff (boys 13-14 events) placed 7th overall in 200 Free (PR), 5th in the 100 fly (PR and new STAQ LCM Record), 11th in the 50 free (PR), 6th in the 50 fly (PR and new STAQ LCM Record), and 5th in the 100 back (PR and a new STAQ LCM Record)

  • Daniel Jin (boys 10&U) placed 17th in the 100 breast (PR), 17th in the 50 free, 10th in 100 free (PR), 11th in 50 back (PR resetting his own STAQ LCM Record), 15th in 50 breast (PR), and 9th in 50 fly (PR)

  • Michael Jin (boys 11-12) placed 12th in the 100 breast (PR, resetting his own STAQ LCM Record), 27th in the 50 free (PR, resetting his own STAQ LCM Record), 19th in the 200 Free (PR, resetting his own STAQ LCM Record), and 11th in the 50 breast

  • Liam Lin (boys 10&U) placed 11th in the 100 breast, 17th in the 50 breast, (PR) and 7th in the 50 fly (PR)

  • Tyler Nale (boys 11-12) placed 14th in the 100 breast, 14th in the 200 IM, 8th in the 200 breast, 9th in the 100 fly (PR and setting a new STAQ record), 21st in the 200 free (PR), and 12th in the 50 breast (PR)

  • Aiden Spoors (boys 15&O) placed 26th in the 100 fly (PR and a new STAQ LCM record), 33rd in the 50 free (PR), and 23rd in the 100 free (PR)

  • Annabelle Sun (Girls 11-12) placed 12th in the 100 breast (PR in first 50 breast resetting her own STAQ LCM record), and 13th in the 50 free (PR, resetting her own STAQ LCM Record)

  • Aiden Wilken (boys 15&O) placed 22nd in the 50 free (PR), 34th in the 50 fly (PR), and 40th in the 100 free (PR)

 

49th Sertoma Invitational:

 

We had 36 athletes compete in our final meet of the season, including our very own Coaches: Pete, John Nord and Katherine all to help us bring home the 2nd place overall Team Award!!! We could not be more proud of all the efforts our swimmers put into this meet! We had so much fun clipping words of encouragement clothes pins to the other swimmers and coaches during this meet, bouncing all around the cool inflatable hammocks, and eating delicious Italian ice all while enjoying the company of our friends and family.

A Special Shout Out to Ivy Sun for competing in her first 50 meter and her first 100 meter event EVER!! We love to see STAQ swimmers push themselves to new limits and try new events they have never tried before! Many swimmers competed in new events they had not tried before, including Dyllon and Anthony Bollinger, Dani Choi, Noelle Goodwin, Cash Pierson, and Penelope Christie. We are so proud of all of you! We cannot wait to see what next season has in store for you.

 

During Day 2 many of our younger swimmers got to watch as our Coaches competed against other coaches, officials, and lifeguards at the meet in a 200 freestyle relay! Coach Chris, Pete, Katherine and Stroke School Instructor Alexys Nale were narrowly beaten by the young lifeguard boys, taking 2nd place in this unique and exciting race! We couldn’t be more proud of our coaches for stepping up to the challenge

 

High Point Awards: Eight of our Athletes earned individual High Point Awards in their respective age groups: Ivy Sun, Alexys Nale, Katherine McKane, Liam Lin, Eddie Sun, Sheldon DePedro, Daniel Jin and Tyler Nale 

 

Congratulations on completing another successful season to all our Swimmers, Parents and Families, Coaches, Board Members, Lifeguards, and everyone in our community who has supported us! We could not have done it without any of you. 

 

We are looking to have our fall/winter registration posted later this month! Look out for email and social media updates on when our fall/winter registration has officially opened.

 

With Love,

STAQ Coaches and Board Members

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