Westfield Area YMCA Devilfish Host Annual Invitational to Kick Off Season

The Westfield Area YMCA Devilfish Swim Team held the 27th Annual Devilfish Classic October 21-22, 2023.

Over 830 swimmers from eight YMCA teams competed to kick-off the 2023-2024 short course season.

Congratulations to our coaches and swimmers on a strong start to the season.
248 Devilfish competed in the event.  Many of which achieved YMCA Bronze, Silver, and State championship qualifying times, and numerous personal best times.

Meghan Myers, Head Coach shared her thoughts on the meet, “the DFC was a great way to start off our season.  We had some amazing time drops and swims across all age groups. We are looking forward to the rest of the season.”

As did Ryan Carlucci, Assistant Head Coach, “a lot of great attitudes, great swims, and we are all looking forward to continuing it through the season.  Go WY!”

The following Devilfish earned top 8 finishes at the meet:

8 & Under Girls: Madeline Archer (8th 50 Free), Nami Balcet (4th 25 Breast), Sashana Botcha (3rd 25 Breast, 8th 100 IM), Kaylee Choi (2nd 50 Free, 2nd 25 Back, 4th 100 IM), Zara Choudhry (8th 25 Back, 6th 100 IM), Emma Garcia (1st 50 Free, 1st 25 Breast, 4th 25 Fly), Gwen Gearity (5th 25 Free, 3rd 25 Back, 5th 100 IM), Katherine Jablonski (7th 25 Breast, 6th 25 Fly), Isabella Manfredi (1st 25 Free, 3rd 25 Fly, 2nd 100 IM), Zoe Matera (6th 50 Back, 2nd 50 Breast, 3rd 100 Breast, 3rd 200 IM), Sabrina Popescu (8th 25 Breast, 7th 100 IM).

8 & Under Boys: Benjamin Fahmy (8th 25 Breast), Nathaniel Fahmy (7th 25 Breast), Taylor Flavin (5th 25 Free, 8th 25 Back, 5th 25 Breast), Owen Kavanagh (2nd 25 Free, 3rd 50 Free, 3rd 100 IM), Max Levitt (4th 25 Back), Emmett Lorenzo (1st 25 Free), Aidan McCormick (3rd 25 Back, 2nd 100 IM), Enrico Medeiros-Bovo (3rd 100 Free, 1st 50 Back).

9-10 Girls: Isabelle Bloomer (3rd 100 Back, 7th 50 Fly, 4th 100 Fly, 4th 200 IM), Leah Concannon (8th 100 Breast), Sophie Kim (8th 200 IM), Gianna Lovato (4th 200 Free, 3rd 50 Back, 1st 50 Breast, 1st 100 Breast), Emilie Moussouni (7th 100 Breast, 7th 200 IM), Maria Popescu (4th 100 Back, 2nd 200 IM), Caroline Ritter (3rd 100 Free, 3rd 50 Fly), Alana Rossi (5th 50 Breast), Claire Seeder (4th 100 Free, 4th 50 Back, 4th 50 Breast), Sophie Zhang (5th 200 Free, 5th 100 Back, 3rd 100 Fly, 6th 200 IM).

9-10 Boys: Noah Choudhry (2nd 100 Back, 2nd 50 Fly, 3rd 100 IM), Nicholas Fernandez (7th 100 IM), Reeve Gall (7th 50 Free), Calvin Giordano (8th 200 Free, 6th 50 Breast, 1st 100 Breast), Oliver Kierzkowski (6th 50 Fly, 4th 100 IM, 2nd 200 IM), Rhys Mackaluso (7th 200 Free, 5th 50 Breast, 2nd 100 Breast), Brennan Manahan (8th 100 IM), Andrew Qui (2nd 100 Free, 4th 50 Breast), Bruno Roberts (7th 100 Free), Evan Spring (3rd 50 Free, 2nd 200 Free, 1st 100 Back), Thomas Tao (6th 50 Back, 3rd 50 Breast), Marino Xanthos (4th 100 Back, 4th 50 Fly), Jeffrey Zimmerman (6th 200 Free).

11-12 Girls: Olivia Babeu (5th 50 Free, 2nd 200 Free, 1st 100 Breast, 4th 100 IM), Jemma Galczynski (5th 50 Breast), Anastasia Geissman (6th 50 Back, 8th 50 Breast), Gemma Giordano (5th 1650 Free, 1st 50 Free, 1st 100 Free, 2nd 50 Back), Olivia Giuliano (8th 50 Back, 5th 100 Fly), Catherine Kavanagh (6th 100 Free, 5th 200 Free, 2nd 50 Breast, 1st 100 Fly), Hannah Koglin (7th 200 Free, 2nd 100 Breast, 7th 50 Fly), Jane Reichart (3rd 50 Back, 4th 100 Back), Dorian Ritter (7th 50 Free, 6th 100 Back), Leona Rogers (1st 50 Breast, 4th 100 Breast, 1st 50 Fly, 6th 200 IM), Victoria Sidorov (8th 50 Fly), Annabelle Tao (3rd 1000 Free, 5th 100 Free, 4th 50 Back, 3rd 50 Breast).

11-12 Boys: Alexander Contract (8th 100 Breast), Hutton Davis (7th 200 IM), Ryan Dedman (3rd 50 Free, 3rd 100 Free, 1st 100 Back, 1st 200 IM), Thomas Dubeck (6th 50 Fly), Colin Gallagher (4th 50 Back), Charlie Grauch (8th 100 Free, 6th 100 IM), Grayson Heintz (7th 100 Free, 6th 100 Back, 4th 100 Fly, 200 IM, Erik Kapuscinski (6th 100 Breast, 5th 100 IM), Bennett Kovalakides (7th 50 Back), Jack Levitt (7th 50 Free, 2nd 50 Back), Henry Lorenzo (5th 50 Fly, 7th 100 IM), Lucas Moussouni (2nd 100 Free, 1st 500 Free, 2nd 100 Back, 1st 100 IM), Jake Roush (4th 500 Free), Adham Salama (2nd 50 Breast, 2nd 100 Breast, 4th 200 IM), Lucas Spring (2nd 200 Free, 4th 100 Back, 5th 50 Breast, 2nd 200 IM), William Walker (4th 50 Free, 7th 200 Free, 7th 50 Breast, 4th 100 Breast).

13-14 Girls: Sahasra Botcha (8th 400 IM, 7th 100 Breast), Haley Concannon (5th 100 Breast, 2nd 200 Breast), Hannah Doll (8th 100 Back, 4th 200 Back), Allison Dubeck (8th 200 Back), Daniella Eriksson (2nd 500 Free, 5th 50 Free, 3rd 100 Breast), Kaylie Gao (1st 400 IM, 1st 100 Back, 1st 200 Back, 3rd 100 Fly), Keri Kapuscinski (4th 1650 Free, 6th 100 Free, 1st 200 Free, 6th 200 Back), Avery Levitt (3rd 50 Free, 2nd 100 Free), Eleanor Lucas (7th 100 Free, 3rd 200 Free), Peyton O’Donnell (4th 200 IM), Charlotte Ouellette (4th 400 IM, 4th 100 Free, 3rd 200 Back, 6th 100 Fly), Sarah Reed (1st 50 Free, 5th 100 Free, 6th 200 Breast), Lily Ricigliano (8th 200 Free), Caroline Sahm (5th 200 IM), Hailey Walker (7th 400 IM, 7th 50 Free, 7th 200 Breast), Elizabeth Williamson (6th 100 Breast), Zadie Zimmerman (7th 500 Free, 5th 100 Back).

13-14 Boys: Dima Batkivskyi (4th 50 Free, 3rd 200 Back, 7th 100 Fly), Henry Charles (3rd 200 Free, 8th 200 Breast), Alexander Cherenkov (8th 100 Free, 5th 100 Breast, 8th 100 Fly), Matteo Frungillo (4th 200 Free), Alexander Fu (7th 200 IM, Jacob Galczynski (4th 500 Free, 5th 50 Free, 4th 100 Free, 2nd 100 Fly), Alex Giangone (2nd 1000 Free, 1st 50 Free, 3rd 100 Free, 1st 100 Fly), Spencer Grauch (7th 50 Free, 5th 100 Free), James Kavanagh (3rd 100 Back, 2nd 200 Back, 6th 100 Fly), Joesph Kiley (7th 200 Back, 4th 100 Fly), Benjamin Lane (1st 100 Back, 1st 200 Back, 1st 200 IM), Stanley Li (2nd 200 Free, 6th 200 Breast), Jayden Liu (1st 100 Breast, 2nd 200 Breast), Max Matera (4th 1650 Free, 4th 100 Back, 4th 200 Back), Kevin O’Neill (5th 1000 Free, 8th 50 Free, 7th 100 Back, 3rd 200 IM, Jonathan Peterson (1st 100 Free, 1st 200 Free, 1st 200 Breast), Liam Quayle (3rd 1650 Free, 6th 100 Free), Dennis Tkachenko (8th 200 IM), Andrew Vorobiev (7th 100 Free, 5th 200 Breast).

15-18 Girls: Ava Contract (3rd 200 IM), Isabelle Giacobbe (7th 100 Back), Kayla Halegoua (8th 200 Breast), Emily Kapuscinski (3rd 400 IM, 3rd 200 Breast), Jacqueline Moser (2nd 100 Breast, 2nd 200 Breast, 7th 200 IM), Anisha Ojha (6th 400 IM, 1st 100 Back, 1st 200 Back, 2nd 200 IM), Brianna Ortega (6th 200 Breast), Eliana Ruan (5th 200 Breast), Gabriella Suriani (5th 100 Breast), Jamie Trela (8th 200 Back), Cecilia Wiggins (2nd 1000 Free, 200 Back).

15-18 Boys: Dylan Altman (4th 50 Free, 7th 100 Free, 4th 200 Breast), Artem Dobrovolskyi (1st 1000 Free, 5th 200 Free, 5th 200 IM), Hazem Elkordy (6th 500 Free), Charlie Jeckell (4th 100 Free, 4th 200 Back), Mason Liu (5th 200 Back, 7th 100 Fly), Patrick Miller (6th 50 Free, 5th 100 Back), Danny Pierce (2nd 400 IM, 3rd 50 Free, 1st 200 Free, 2nd 100 Breast), Cole Sharkey (3rd 400 IM, 1st 200 Back, 3rd 100 Fly, 3rd 200 IM), James Sletteland (6th 50 Free, 5th 200 Back, 5th 100 Fly), Alejandro Villar (3rd 200 Breast), Hudson Wilcomes (4th 400 IM, 7th 50 Free, 2nd 100 Fly, 2nd 200 IM), Wes Young (7th 400 IM, 7th 200 Back, 4th 200 IM).

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