The second stop in our SC Championship Season was Short Course Champs II for our 9 to 14 year old athletes. The meet was held from February 22^nd to the 24^th at the Fort Bend ISD Training Facility. Dad’s Club showed up in full force, swam fierce, and walked away with a 1^st Place Team finish!

Congrats to the following swimmers for the Top 8 finishes in their respective age groups:

10 & Under Girls

Helen Clechenko – 6^th 200 Free / 7^th 100 Back / 8^th 200 IM

Emily DeVany – 8^th 200 Free

Lena Dwyer – 8^th 50 Fly / 4^th 100 Fly

Laurel Hoskovec – 1^st 50 Free / 6^th 100 Free / 7^th 500 Free / 3^rd 50 Fly / 3^rd 100 Fly / 6^th 50 Back / 5^th 100 IM

Cynthia Lo – 5^th 50 Free / 8^th 100 Free / 7^th 50 Breast / 5^th 100 Breast / 5^th 200 IM

Renee Nealon – 1^st 100 Free / 1^st 500 Free / 1^st 50 Back / 1^st 100 Back / 2^nd 50 Breast / 2^nd 100 Breast / 1^st 200 IM

Yaretzi Ramirez – 8^th 100 Fly

Gwendolyn Skillern – 8^th 50 Free /7^th 50 Back / 6^th 50 Breast / 6^th 100 Breast

Lexi Smith – 2^nd 50 Free

Layton Snyder – 3^rd 50 Free / 5^th 200 Free / 8^th 500 Free / 4^th 50 Fly / 8^th 50 Back

10 & Under Boys

Ronal Lui – 7^th 100 Free / 6^th 50 Fly / 7^th 100 Fly / 7^th 100 Back

Colgin Wang – 7^th 200 Free

Simon Zhong – 2^nd 20 Free / 6^th 500 Free / 8^th 100 Back

11-12 Girls

Bailey Bergen – 5^th 50 Free / 4^th 100 Free / 6^th 50 Fly / 1^st 100 Fly / 2^nd 200 IM

Elle Burke – 7^th 50 Free / 4^th 200 Free

Ava Ceraudo – 2^nd 100 Free / 2^nd 500 Free / 1^st 100 Back / 2^nd 200 Back / 1^st 100 Breast / 1^st 200 Breast / 4^th 100 IM

Lillian Clechenko – 8^th 50 Breast / 8^th 100 Breast / 7^th 200 Breast

Victoria Cone – 1^st 100 Free / 2^nd 200 Free / 3^rd 500 Free / 4^th 50 Fly / 1^st 200 Back / 5^th 100 IM / 1^st 200 IM

Katie Czelusta – 6^th 50 Breast / 6^th 100 Breast / 5^th 200 IM

Claire Fischbach – 5^th 50 Breast / 4^th 100 Breast / 4^th 200 Breast

Avery Pham – 6^th 50 Free / 5^th 100 Free / 7^th 500 Free / 5^th 50 Fly / 6^th 50 Back / 4^th 100 Back / 7^th 100 IM

Brooke Powers – 6^th 100 Fly / 4^th 50 Breast / 3^rd 100 Breast / 3^rd 200 Breast

Eloise Williamson – 1^st 200 Free / 1^st 500 Free / 1^st 50 Back / 1^st 100 IM

11-12 Boys

Benjamin Farahbod – 4^th 100 Free / 4^th 200 Free / 7^th 50 Back / 2^nd 50 Breast / 5^th 100 Breast / 5^th 200 Breast

James Hackney – 7^th 50 Free / 6^th 100 Free / 8^th 50 Fly / 6^th 50 Back / 5^th 100 Back / 4^th 100 Fly

Finnian Helman – 5^th 100 Free / 2^nd 200 Free / 3^rd 500 Free / 3^rd 100 Breast / 3^rd 200 Breast / 4^th 100 IM / 2^nd 200 IM

Noah Kim – 7^th 100 Free / 8^th 200 Free

Max Lee – 8^th 50 Back

Alex Miao – 1^st 50 Free / 1^st 500 Free / 1^st 50 Fly / 1^st Back / 1^st 200 Back / 1^st 100 IM / 1^st 200 IM

Nathan Moss – 5^th 200 Free

Karl Nolte – 3^rd 200 Free / 4^th 500 Free / 7^th 50 Fly / 2^nd 100 Fly / 1^st 200 Fly / 4^th 200 Back / 7^th 100 IM

Preston Pham – 2^nd 50 Free / 1^st 100 Free / 1^st 200 Free / 2^nd 500 Free / 2^nd 50 Fly / 1^st 100 Fly / 2^nd 100 IM

Reid VanderVoort – 3^rd 50 Free / 2^nd 100 Free / 6^th 500 Free / 1^st 100 Breast / 1^st 200 Breast / 3^rd 100 IM

13-14 Girls

Stephanie Birkelbach – 7^th 50 Free / 6^th 100 Free / 2^nd 200 Free / 2^nd 500 Free / 4^th 100 Fly / 2^nd 200 IM

Ashley Cardin – 8^th 500 Free

Isabella Chamma – 3^rd 50 Free / 4^th 100 Free / 5^th 200 Free / 1^st 100 Fly / 7^th 200 IM

Sophie Gray – 4^th 50 Free / 8^th 100 Free / 8^th 200 Free

Alise Hardie – 5^th 100 Breast / 4^th 200 Breast

Paysan Lau – 2^nd 50 Free / 6^th 200 Free

Christine Parrish – 8^th 200 Breast

Marie Walsh – 5^th 50 Free / 1^st 100 Free / 3^rd 200 Free / 3^rd 500 Free / 3^rd 100 Fly / 1^st 200 Fly / 6^th 100 Back / 5^th 200 IM

Alyson Wolf – 7^th 500 Free / 8^th 100 Back

13-14 Boys

Reece Bends – 2^nd 50 Free / 1^st 100 Free / 2^nd 200 Free / 7^th 500 Free / 3^rd 100 Breast / 4^th 200 IM

Alexander Farahbod – 8^th 100 Breast

Ryan Guthrie – 1^st 100 Back / 1^st 200 Back / 4^th 100 Breast / 2^nd 200 Breast / 3^rd 200 IM / 1^st 400 IM

Romain Joubert – 8^th 50 Free / 7^th 100 Free / 3^rd 200 Free / 1^st 500 Free / 2^nd 100 Back / 7^th 200 IM

Edward Lo – 8^th 100 Back / 7^th 100 Breast / 5^th 200 Breast / 3^rd 400 IM

Travis Ly – 6^th 500 Free / 4^th 100 Fly / 4^th 200 Fly / 5^th 200 Back / 6^th 200 Breast

Aiden Madaffri – 6^th 50 Free / 6^th 100 Free / 5^th 200 Free / 8^th 500 Free / 8^th 100 Fly

Ian O’Neil – 4^th 500 Free / 8^th 200 Back / 3^rd 100 Fly / 1^st 200 Fly

Max O’Neil – 5^th 500 Free / 5^th 200 Fly / 2^nd 400 IM

Grant Spargo – 3^rd 50 Free / 4^th 100 Free / 2^nd 500 Free / 7^th 200 Back / 5^th 100 Breast / 3^rd 200 Breast

Sage Steffen – 5^th 50 Free / 3^rd 100 Free / 3^rd 500 Free / 5^th 100 Fly / 3^rd 100 Back / 6^th 200 IM

Caleb Wentz – 6^th 100 Breast

Kevin Williams – 1^st 50 Free / 2^nd 100 Free / 1^st 200 Free

Dad’s Club has always been known for stellar relays, and this weekend was no exception. We had several relays competing this weekend, but congrats to the following relay teams for the highest finish from any Dad’s Club relay in that event.

9-10 Girls 200 Medley Relay – 2^nd – Layton Snyder, Gwendolyn Skillern, Renee Nealon, Laurel Hoskovec

9-10 Boys 200 Medley Relay – 2^nd – Kenny Wu, Simon Zhong, Ronald Liu, Colgin Wang

11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay – 1^st – Victoria Cone, Ava Ceruado, Eloise Williamson, Bailey Bergen

11-12 Boys 200 Medley Relay – 1^st – Finnian Helman, Reid VanderVoort, Alex Miao, Preston Pham

13-14 Girls 200 Medley Relay – 2^nd – Paysan Lau, Alise Hardie, Stephanie Birkelbach, Marie Walsh

13-14 Boys 200 Medley Relay – 1^st – Romain Joubert, Reece Bends, Travis Ly, Aiden Madaffri

9-10 Girls 200 Free Relay – 1^st – Laurel Hoskovec, Lexi Smith, Layton Snyder, Renee Nealon

9-10 Boys 200 Free Relay – 5^th – Colgin Wang, Ryan Kim, Simon Zhong, Ronal Liu

11-12 Girls 200 Free Relay – 1^st – Victoria Cone, Ava Ceraudo, Bailey Bergen, Avery Pham

11-12 Boys 200 Free Relay – 1^st – Finnian Helman, Reid VanderVoort, Preston Pham, Alex Miao

13-14 Girls 200 Free Relay – 1^st – Anastasia Rubio, Sophie Gray, Stephanie Birkelbach, Marie Walsh

13-14 Boys 200 Free Relay – 1^st – Sage Steffen, Aiden Madaffri, Reece Bends, Kevin Williams

Our athletes really stepped it up this weekend, earning countless best times, new USA Swimming Motivational Time Standards, new Gulf Age Group cuts and new TAGS cuts! Earning your way to TAGS is no easy feat and few age group swimmers make it to that level. Congrats to the following swimmers for making new TAGS cuts in their respective events:

Victoria Cone – 50 Back, 200 Back

Alex Miao – 50 Free, 500 Free, 50 Fly, 100 IM

Preston Pham – 100 Fly

Reid VanderVoort – 100 Breast

Eloise Williamson – 500 Free, 50 Back, 100 IM

And last but certainly not least, a special shout out to our individual High Point winners. These athletes scored at the top of their age group in point totals. Congrats to the following swimmers:

Renee Nealon – 1^st Place 10 & Under Girls

Ava Ceraudo – 1^st Place 11-12 Girls

Alex Miao – 1^st Place 11-12 Boys

Ryan Guthrie – 1^st Place 13-14 Boys

SC Champs II was such an exciting weekend. It was so much fun to see Dad’s Club swimmers absolutely crush it, event after event. We are so proud of our athletes and all of the hard work they’ve put in this season. Congrats again everyone!