Final Anacondas newsletter for 2024
Thank you Anacondas Families for a fabulous summer swim season! It was wonderful to see all of our swimmers’ successes this season. Whether they were just starting as a competitive swimmer, learning a new stroke, or improving their skills and confidence from a previous season, our kids all did an amazing job and had fun. Thank you to all of our parents for volunteering, supporting your kids at practices and meets, donating your time and resources, and helping the team have a very successful season.
Highlights from our End of Year Banquet:
Thank you to all the families who were able to make it out for our banquet. While the weather didn’t let us get into the pool for fun and games, we were still able to celebrate our swimmers and enjoy some food with friends and teammates. Extra special thanks to Bright Ideas Realty and Chad and Lisa Jemison for sponsoring our banquet and supporting the Anacondas. We truly appreciate their support of the team over the years.
Congratulations to our swimmers who were honored with additional awards:
Coaches Award: Adam Galvez, Zena Lapin, Anjali Verma, Max Frasure, Ellie Davis
Most Improved:
Mikaela Seto & Michael Guo (6&U)
Charlotte Gitzinger & Easton Dove-Hall (7-8)
Addison Lee & Raymond Dai (9-10)
Leah Galvez & Dhilan Khatri (11-12)
Gabby Olsen & Grant Vallier (13-18)
Spirit Award:
Ella Shipley & Isaac Beyer (6&U)
Addy Williams & Mason Spangenberg (7-8)
Morgan Spangenberg & Cooper Jemison (9-10)
Nameetha Mysore & Owen Gao (11-12)
Angie Lapin & Parker Ferrer (13-18)
High Points Award:
Olivia Seto, Tanner Swett & Victor Liu (6&U)
Audrey Williams & Owen Brooks (7-8)
Dilini Gamage, Yan Liu & Alfred Lapin (9-10)
Aria Schoch & Henry Wahlmann (11-12)
Stef Lapin & Grant Vallier (13-14)
Breanna Smith & Will Hicks (15-18)
Congratulations to our Champs Swimmers!
We had 35 Amberly swimmers compete in TSA Champs today!!
Congrats to the following Top 16 Champs Finishers:
Sullivan Bailey, 7-8 Boys: 7th Place 25yd Fly
Dilini Gamage, 9-10 Girls: 12th Place 25yd Free, 12th Place 25yd Back, 12th Place 25yd Fly
Elijah Schoch, 9-10 Boys: 10th Place 25yd Breast
Lucas Li, 11-12 Boys: 10th Place 50yd Breast
Piper Bailey, 13-14 Girls: 14th Place 50yd Fly
Congrats to our Top 8 Champs Relays:
Boys 11-12 200 Yard Medley Relay- Sanka Gamage, Lucas Li, Dylan Landis, Jack Ainslie: 5th Place
Boys 11-12 200 Yard Free Relay- Dylan Landis, Jack Ainslie, Owen Gao, Lucas Li: 5th Place
Scotts Mill Meet
Congratulations on your win against Scotts Mill! Final score: Amberly 177 Scotts Mill 89. Check out this link for pictures of the meet. Due to the weather cancellation, we did not have any triple winners, but we did have a few more records set!
New Anacondas Records:
| 200m Medley Relay | Ellie Davis, Stef Lapin, Piper Bailey, Gabby Olsen | Girls 13-14 | 2:37.95 |
| 50m Free | Andrew Zhang | Boys 11-12 | 29.44 |
| 50m Free | Aria Schoch | Girls 11-12 | 33.41 |
| 50m Back | Noah Xia | Boys 15-18 | 34.01 |
Let’s hear it for our last Swimmers of the Week:
Gabby Olsen
Dhilan Khatri
Jack Ainslie
*Please return the yard signs to 1840 Amberly Ledge Way so we can celebrate future swimmers of the week next year!
If your swimmer has any remaining meet ribbons or Champs awards that they haven’t picked up, or if they were not able to attend the banquet, we will be in touch directly to get your swimmers their items.
Thank you all again, and we will see you next season!