What a great way to finish up our 2024 summer swim season! Thursday we were thrilled to host our friends from the Waverly Area Aquatics Club for an exciting dual meet- we are greatful for your partnership WAAC! During the meet, STAQ swimmers dropped an astounding combined 319.6 seconds off their PRs! What an incredible achievement! Everyone did fantastic who swam; a few highlights were: Lia Kunigonis dropping 11.84 seconds, Lizzie Huff dropping 11.86 seconds, Daniel Zhang dropping 13.07 seconds, Marvin Reimsnyder with 13.23 seconds, Otkur Turghun with 14.17 seconds,...

STAQ swimmers embraced the 2024 Niagara Long Course Championships with great enthusiasm and fervor! Everyone came home with at least one new PR (some with many, if not all)! When you poured your first cup of coffee on a lazy weekend morning, these kids were already awake and warming up in the pool getting ready to race. When you sat down to enjoy a relaxing dinner over the Sunday sunset, these kids were still in the pool delivering these amazing results! And the best part is each of them got...

What a fun and memorable weekend at the 48th UNAC Sertoma Invitational Swim Meet! A great many fast swims, new team records, and several outstanding awards received by the STAQ athletes- a few highlights: Eddie Sun won the 2nd place high-point award for the boys age 8 and under! Sharon DePedro came in 3rd for high-point for the 9-10 year old girls while only competing one of the two days of the meet! Tyler Nale won 1st place with the highest points for the 9-10 year old boys, congratulations! Joey...

STAQ at Burnet Park in 2024 vs STAQ at Burnet Park in 2023- this weekend we celebrated our continual growth and progress which allows our swimmers to improve, achieve, and succeed!

Great things come from stepping outside of your comfort zone! STAQ swimmers conquered the 50-meter long course today at the Niagara Super Circuit #3 in Webster, NY! That's a full olympic-sized pool! A shout-out to our Novice swimmers Jackson Fang and Ellis Wilken for braving the full long course 50-meter distance in their events! As well as Intermediate swimmers Peyton Melanson and Leah Church who completed their first long course competitions too! Kudos to John McKane for finishing the 1500m freestyle while having only done up to 200 yards previously!...

Hello STAQ families! We hope you've had a wonderful break and a chance to relax! We're excited that registration for our 2024 Spring & Summer season is now open- please see the Team Registration section of our updated website for more information and to enroll. A skill assessment will be held on April 29th for those new to our team or anybody who is looking to advance to the next level (assessment criteria are listed as well). Additional skill assessments can be scheduled by appointment for any later sign-ups by...

Joey Crisco and JP Sierzant both made a huge splash at the 2024 Eastern Zone Short Course Age Group Championships in Webster NY! Both swimmers qualified to represent Niagara Swimming in a meet comprising of the fastest 14&U swimmers from the entire Eastern Zone of USA Swimming. And both excelled while there! Joey opened the meet with a new PR by over 2 seconds in the 100 breaststroke to hit a 1:01.87 and secure 9th place overall, then proceeded to follow it up on the final day with a PR...

What an intense weekend of competition at Brown University for the 2024 Eastern Zone North Region Speedo Sectionals! STAQ Sent 3 swimmers to represent our club at the championships, and each demonstrated courage in the face of adversity, were humble in their successes, and all grew as both athletes and young adults. Shoonfon Li dropped over 4 seconds in his 400 IM to hit a lifetime best of 3:59.64 good for 6th place, 13th place in the 200 breast with a PR of 2:04.34, 18th in the 200 backstroke and...

"The harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph!" The 2024 Niagara 14 & Under Gold Championship was as exciting as it was brutal, as the exhaustion from the three-day intense competition began to settle in by the last night. Yet our athletes rallied together, fueled by silly costumes and sillier friendships, and persevered as evidenced by their amazing results! Let's remember the Irish saying that "a good friend is like a four-leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have. " We are so fortunate and deeply grateful for...

What a great 2024 Niagara Open Championship in Webster! Nearly every swimmer went at least one lifetime best! Our swimmers' new PRs included: Aidan Clark in 200 backstroke and 50 free; Shawn De Pedro in 100 free, 100 fly, and 200 breaststroke; Mark Hong in 100 breaststroke and 100 free; Derek Guo in the 200 breaststroke and 100 IM; Marvin Reimsnyder in the 100 IM; Erika Liu in 100 free; Gabby Janeski in the 100 breaststroke making it back in the C finals and placing 22nd, as well as the...