RMSC Age Groupers Lower NAG Relay Records!
By Reach for the Wall Staff, photos courtesy Brian Cheng
Rockville, MD June 2-4 2023
The Rockville Montgomery Swim Club hosted the 44th annual Maryland State Long Course swimming championship at the Rockville Swim & Fitness Center from Friday June 2nd through Sunday June 4th. This meet has always been positioned at or near the start of the Long Course season and is one of the first ‘outdoor’ meets of the year. As last summer, the weather was great and provided a good challenge (especially in the Backstroke events) for swimmers to test their racing plans (and adapt for the bright sunshine) across the three days of competition. There are few opportunities to compete in the Mixed Relay events, much less in a Long Course pool, however the RMSC age-groupers came prepared to excel over the weekend, by setting 3 new National Age Group records! Congratulations to these young stars and we look forward to seeing the Long Course racing season unfold throughout the Summer.
The meet kicked off Friday afternoon with the 13 & overs competing in the 400 Freestyle, followed by 50’s of each stroke, culminating in the 50 Freestyle. The 11-12 s got a chance to knock out the 400 Free along with the 200 Stroke events, while the 10 & Unders had a chance to swim the 200 Free and IM.
Friday Winners per Event:
Women 400 Free: Madison Smith, RMSC, 4:20.96
Men 400 Free: Cooper Zakorchemny, RMSC, 4:06.42
Women 13-14 400 Free: Ella Propper, NCAP, 4:46.72
Men 13-14 400 Free: Nicholas Liberty, RMSC, 4:22.23
Women 15 & Over 50 Breast: Cameron House, ASA, 33.79
Boys 15 & Over 50 Breast: Toby Barnett, RMSC, 30.39
Women 13-14 50 Breast; Nina Wysocki, AAC, 33.98
Men 13-14 50 Breast: John Dawson, RMSC, 31.66
Women 15 & Over 50 Back: Jordan Buechler, AAC, 30.77
Men 15 & Over 50 Back: Kai Henrikson-Brandt, DCPR, 28.95
Women 13-14 50 Back: Elizabeth Chen, RMSC, 33.26
Men 13-14 50 Back: Colton Mettler, RMSC, 29.99
Women 15 & Over 50 Fly: Amy Qin, RMSC, 28.87
Men 15 & Over 50 Fly: Adriano Arioti, RMSC, 25.93
Women 13-14 50 Fly: Anika Cai, RMSC, 29.61
Men 13-14 50 Fly: Alexander Jungbluth, RMSC, 27.12
Women 15 & Over 50 Free: Amy Qin, RMSC, 27.62
Men 15 & Over 50 Free: Nasim Elkassem, RMSC, 24.21
Women 13-14 50 Free: Gabrielle Day, RMSC, 28.24
Men 13-14 50 Free: Alexander Jungbluth, RMSC, 25.32
Women 10&U 200 Free: Sara Young, RMSC, 2:29.06
Men 10&U 200 Free: Danis Kottak, ASA, 2:28.89
Women 11-12 400 Free: Jenna Ryan, RMSC, 4:49.72
Men 11-12 400 Free: Mason Maready, RMSC, 4:50.79
Women 10&U 200 IM: Joy Liang, RMSC, 2:52.95
Men 10&U 200 IM: David Hall, NCAP, 3:00.63
Women 11-12 200 Breast: Brooke Lakso, RMSC, 2:56.68
Men 11-12 200 Breast: Haruki Ohtani, RMSC, 2:58.43
Women 11-12 200 Back: Ellery Thomas, ASA, 2:34.93
Men 11-12 200 Back: Joseph Xu, RMSC, 2:31.48
Women 11-12 200 Fly: Julia Zettler, NCAP, 2:41.43
Men 11-12 200 Fly: Daniel Fry, RMSC, 2:32.72
Saturday’s events were split by age group over the duration of the day, starting off with the 15 & over events, then in early afternoon the 13-14 events and culmination in the evening with the 11-12 and 10 & Under’s. The mixed Medley Relays, were the first event competed:
| Event | Time | Team | Swimmer 1 | Swimmer 2 | Swimmer 3 | Swimmer 4 |
| Event # 33 Mixed 15 & Over 200 Medley | 1:54.37 | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | Nasim Elkassem | Toby Barnett | Amy Qin | Andrea Dworak |
The Individual events picked up where they left off Friday, with the Women’s 200 Butterfly, here’s a rundown of the winners Saturday morning:
Women 15 & Over 200 Fly: Maria Webb, RMSC, 2:19.56
Men 15 & Over 200 Fly: Adriano Arioti, RMSC, 2:03.13
Women 15 & Over 100 Back: Jordan Buechler, AAC, 1:06.3
Men 15 & Over 100 Back: Nasim Elkassem, RMSC, 58.77
Women 15 & Over 200 Breast: Isla Bartholomew, RMSC, 2:44.61
Men 15 & Over 200 Breast: Toby Barnett, RMSC, 2:21.33
Women 15 & Over 100 Free: Sarah Eliason, RMSC, 58.66
Men 15 & Over 100 Free: Nasim Elkassem, RMSC, 52.79
Women 15 & Over 200 IM: Madeleine Simmons, ASA, 2:25.02
Men 15 & Over 200 IM: Evan Mackesy, RMSC, 2:10.16
The afternoon session featured the 13-14’s and it too kicked off with the mixed Medley Relay, which was just .44 shy of tying the current NAG record of 1:55.34:
| Event | Time | Team | Swimmer 1 | Swimmer 2 | Swimmer 3 | Swimmer 4 |
| Event # 44 Mixed 13-14 200 Medley | 1:55.78 | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | Griffin Oehler (28.47) | John Dawson (31.20) | Anika Cai (28.79) | Gabrielle Day (27.32) |
Individual event winners:
Women 13-14 200 Fly: Alexandra Bishop, ASA, 2:25.45
Men 13-14 200 Fly: Alexander Jungbluth, RMSC, 2:15.97
Women 13-14 100 Back: Samantha Roemer, NCAP, 1:10.82
Men 13-14 100 Back: Griffin Oehler, RMSC, 1:01.47
Women 13-14 200 Breast: Nina Wysocki, AAC, 2:38.53
Men 13-14 200 Breast: John Dawson, RMSC, 2:30.50
Women 13-14 100 Free: Gabrielle Day, RMSC, 1:00.82
Men 13-14 100 Free: Griffin Oehler, RMSC, 55.88
Women 13-14 200 IM: Nina Wysocki, AAC, 2:31.57
Men 13-14 200 IM: Griffin Oehler, RMSC, 2:15.52
The 11-12/ 10 & Under session also started with the mixed 200 Medley Relays, both captured by RMSC:
| Event # 55 Mixed 11-12 200 Medley | 2:09.21 | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | Seine Lee | Justin Joung | Audrey Decatur | Harper Bartholomew |
| Event # 56 Mixed 10 & Under 200 Medley | 2:23.46 | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | Giselle Quach | Brian Sunjaya | Caroline McConnell | Noah Nedd |
The individual events stated off with the ‘splash and dash’ for both age groups:
Women 11-12 50 Free: Marion Hooker, RMSC, 28.89
Men 11-12 50 Free: Jeremiah Germosen, RMSC, 27.02
Women 10&U 50 Free: Giselle Quach, RMSC, 32.03
Men 10&U 50 Free: Danis Kottak, ASA, 30.72
Women 11-12 100 Breast: Angelina Luo, RMSC, 1:22.32
Men 11-12 100 Breast: Jeremiah Germosen, RMSC, 1:20.76
Women 10&U 100 Breast: Clara Yun, RMSC, 1:34.68
Men 10&U 100 Breast: Brian Sunjaya, RMSC, 1:30.70
Women 11-12 50 Back: Layla Davy-Brown, NCAP, 33.71
Men 11-12 50 Back: Joseph Xu, RMSC, 32.63
Women 10&U 50 Back: Giselle Quach, RMSC, 37.52
Men 10&U 50 Back: Danis Kottak, ASA, 35.98
Women 11-12 100 Fly: Izabella Mason, RMSC, 1:10.04
Men 11-12 100 Fly: Rafael Fontana, RMSC, 1:05.32
Women 10&U 100 Fly: Joy Liang, RMSC, 1:20.27
Men 10&U 100 Fly: Evan Andrews, UN-N, 1:27.75
Women 11-12 200 Free: Audrey Decatur, RMSC, 2:18.05
Men 11-12 200 Free: Jeremiah Germosen, RMSC, 2:13.73
Starting off the final sessions on Sunday were the 15 & Over Mixed 200 Free Relay, which Rockville won handily and posted a swift time overall:
| Event | Time | Team | Swimmer 1 | Swimmer 2 | Swimmer 3 | Swimmer 4 |
| Event # 75 Mixed 15 & Over 200 Free | 1:42.63 | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | Anna Nishnianidze | Nasim Elkassem | Amy Qin | Samir Elkassem |
Individual winners Sunday:
Women 15 & Over 100 Fly: Maria Webb, RMSC, 1:05.32
Men 15 & Over 100 Fly: Adriano Arioti, RMSC, 56.15
Women 15 & Over 200 Back: Andrea Dworak, RMSC, 2:26.01
Men 15 & Over 200 Back: Jake Lowrey, UN-R, 2:11.01
Women 15 & Over 100 Breast: Megan O’Hara, RMSC, 1:18.52
Men 15 & Over 100 Breast: Joseph Umhofer, RMSC, 1:06.78
Women 15 & Over 200 Free: Madison Smith, RMSC, 2:06.73
Men 15 & Over 200 Free: Toby Barnett, RMSC, 1:57.73
Women 15 & Over 400 IM: Madeleine Simmons, ASA, 5:07.29
Men 15 & Over 400 IM: Evan Mackesy, RMSC, 4:47.07
The 13-14 Session kicked off with a new National Age Group (NAG) record in the Mixed 13-14 200 Free Relay!:
| Event | Time | Team | Swimmer 1 | Swimmer 2 | Swimmer 3 | Swimmer 4 |
| Event # 86 Mixed 13-14 200 Free | 1:45.94 | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | Alexander Jungbluth (25.28) | Jonah Ginsburg (24.24) | Anika Cai (28.58) | Gabrielle Day (27.84) |
Individual Winners:
Women 13-14 100 Fly: Alexandra Bishop, ASA, 1:06.20
Men 13-14 100 Fly: Alexander Jungbluth, RMSC, 59.28
Women 13-14 200 Back: Samantha Roemer, NCAP, 2:33.28
Men 13-14 200 Back: Griffin Oehler, RMSC, 2:15.88
Women 13-14 100 Breast: Nina Wysocki, AAC, 1:13.98
Men 13-14 100 Breast: John Dawson, RMSC, 1:08.85
Women 13-14 200 Free: Ella Propper, NCAP, 2:14.16
Men 13-14 200 Free: Tyler Kominski, NCAP, 2:04.01
Women 13-14 400 IM: Emily Ma, RMSC, 5:31.04
Men 13-14 400 IM: Alexander Jungbluth, RMSC, 4:51.49
The final session of the weekend was electric from the start, where both the 11-12 Mixed 200 Free and 10 & Under Mixed 200 Free Relays set new NAG Records!!
| Event | Time | Team | Swimmer 1 | Swimmer 2 | Swimmer 3 | Swimmer 4 |
| Event # 97 Mixed 11-12 200 Free | 1:50.48 | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | Izabella Mason (29.28) | Marion Hooker (28.37) | Jeremiah Germosen (26.02) | Rafael Fontana (26.81) |
| Event # 98 Mixed 10 & Under 200 Free | 2:07.63 | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | Clara Yun (33.03) | Nickolas Nishnianidze (31.24) | Giselle Quach (31.60) | Brian Sunjaya (31.76) |
Individual Winners:
Women 11-12 100 Free: Izabella Mason, RMSC, 1:04.23
Men 11-12 100 Free: Jeremiah Germosen, RMSC, 58.64
Women 10&U 100 Free: Giselle Quach, RMSC, 1:08.79
Men 10&U 100 Free: Danis Kottak, ASA, 1:08.32
Women 11-12 50 Breast: Angelina Luo, RMSC, 36.76
Men 11-12 50 Breast: Justin Joung, RMSC, 36.46
Women 10&U 50 Breast: Clara Yun, RMSC, 41.62
Men 10&U 50 Breast: Brian Sunjaya, RMSC, 41.46
Women 11-12 100 Back: Ellery Thomas, ASA, 1:12.71
Men 11-12 100 Back: Rafael Fontana, RMSC, 1:07.97
Women 10&U 100 Back: Giselle Quach, RMSC, 1:19.29
Men 10&U 100 Back: Nickolas Nishnianidze, RMSC, 1:22.95
Women 11-12 50 Fly: Izabella Mason, RMSC, 31.49
Men 11-12 50 Fly: Jeremiah Germosen, RMSC, 28.16
Women 10&U 50 Fly: Giselle Quach, RMSC, 34.95
Men 10&U 50 Fly: Brian Sunjaya, RMSC, 34.47
Women 11-12 200 IM: Sora Hawman, RMSC, 2:38.10
Men 11-12 200 IM: Rafael Fontana, RMSC, 2:28.95