SPORTS: Groton Gators Medal at AAU Nationals

The Groton Gators National swim team competed in the National Junior AAU Olympics competition in Iowa in late July and impressed, winning 34medals and an overall *5th place* finish out of 30 teams! "Needless to say, I am beyond thrilled with our squad of determined swimmers," gushed Head Coach, Swimpro Aquatics, Jen Dimino. "Every one of the 15 athletes medaled!"

Below is a list of significant accomplishments by the athletes. BR- Breaststroke, Fly-Butterfly, BA-Backstroke, IM-Individual Medley. FR-Freestyle. All distances in meters; swimmers'age in parenthesis.

Makayla Mason (15) 11th in 200 FR, 4th in 200 BR, 11th in 200IM.

Jordan Sheffield (16): 8th in 200FR, 12th in 100 Fly, 8th in 50 FR, 1st in 400FR, 1st in 200 Fly.

Cara Fischetti (14) 12th in 200 BR.

Todd Rust (14), 5th in 200 BR, 12th in 50 FR, 7th in 200IM, 7th in 100 BR10th in 100FR.

Ben Mason (14), 8th in 200 BR, 13th in 50 FR, 9th in 100BR, 14th in 100FR.

Jillian Onishi (17), 1st in 200 BR, 2nd in 400IM, 10th in 50 FR, 4th in 200IM, 6th in 400FR, 1st in 100BR, 9th in 100FR.

Meera Iyengar-Gupta (12) 13th in 200 FR, 14th in 50 Fly, 11th in 100 Fly.

Kirsten Sjoberg (12), 14th in 100BR, 11th in 200IM, 10th in 50 BR12th in 100FR,

Lauren Kenney (14) 4th in 1500FR, 13th in 200FR, 5th in 100BA7th in 400FR, 5th in 200BA, 14th in 100FR.

Sarah Figueroa (14), 6th in 1500FR, 11th in 20FR, 5th in 400IM, 5th in 50FR, 15th in 200IM, 8th in 400FR, 16th in 100FR.

Jared Magno (14), 4th in 200FR, 3rd in 100 Fly, 8th in 50 FR, 3rd in 200 IM, 2nd in 200 Fly5th in 100FR.

Alexandra Sinnery (15), 3rd in 200FR, 8th in 50 FR, 5th in 200IM, 3rd in 100BA 1st in 200BA

Jennifer Kenney (15), 8th in 200FR, 7th in 100 Fly, 12th in 50 FR, 15th in 50 FR, 9th in 200IM, 9th in 100 BA.

Isabella Farago (13), 9th in 400 FR.

Matthew Liliedahl (13):

15th in 50 FR, 13th in 200IM, 14th in 100 BA.

RELAYS:

Womens 13-14 400 FR Relay: 3rd place Team-Cara Fischetti, Kirsten Sjoberg, Meera Iyengar-Gupta, Sarah Figueroa

Womens 15-18 400 FR relays:  **1st place*** Team-Jillian Onishi, Jennifer Kenney, Makayla Mason, Alexandra Sinnery

Womens 13-14 200FR Relay: 3rd place Team-Sarah Figueroa, Cara Fischetti, Isabella Farago, Lauren Kenney

Womens 15-18 200 FR relay: **1st place*** Team-Jillian Onishi, Jennifer Kenney, Makayla Mason, Alexandra Sinnery