MCSL Long Course Invitational in Pictures

By Reach for the Wall Staff, photos by Marcus Chen

July 11, 2023- Rockville, MD

Reflecting on what we saw Tuesday night, we are astounded at the high-level of performances that are turned in at this meet year in and year out. Last year, 4 records were set during the course of the meet and Tuesday that number was doubled- 8 new records were set!
Adriano Arioti (Rockville) got the night started with a record in the 15-18 200 IM with a blazing fast 2:03.98, just a few tenths shy of the 2024 Olympic Trials cut and ranked 6th in the US for 17 yr olds! Eleanor Sun (Wildwood) came up just short of setting back to back records in the 200 IM as she swam a 2:16.83 (also just shy of the 2024 Olympic Trial cut).
Jeremiah Germosan (Hallowell) electrified the crowd with his 100 Free performance, touching .5 ahead of the meet record, previously held by Andrew Vanas. His time of 56.85 is currently the fastest time in the US for 12 yr olds!! Last year Andrew Vanas just missed breaking the meet record in the 13-14 100 Freestyle, but did not miss on Tuesday his time of 54.03 bested the prior record by .11. His time was good enough for 12th in the US for 14 yr olds.
Brady Begin led the charge of Country Glen swimmers in the 200 Freestyle (who finished 1-2-3), touching just .02 ahead of the prior meet record. His time of 1:53.62 is the 18th fastest in the US for 17 yr olds!
Jack Dawson (Stonegate) was next up in the record setting barrage, as he eclipsed the 13-14 100 Breaststroke record, touching in 1:07.50, almost a full second ahead of the prior record set by Carsten Vissering and the 13th fastest time in the US for 14 yr olds! Joe Umhofer (Wildwood) eclipsed Jed Garner’s record from last year with a 2:18.21, three seconds faster than his best time and good enough for 11th fastest in the US for 17 yr olds.
Rafael Fontana (Darnestown) out touched Jeremiah Germosen in the 11-12 100 Butterfly to set the new standard at 1:03.04, the 4th fastest time in the US for 12 yr olds. Incidentally, Germosen clocked the 5th fastest time in the US with his 1:03.17. Rounding out the record breakers and rightfully closing the meet on a super positive swim, Sarah Eliason (Rockville) eclipsed the 100 Butterfly mark set by Phoebe Bacon by .02, swimming the distance in 1:00.66! That time puts her at 14th fastest in the country for 17 yr olds.

We hoped to provide some perspective on how fast this meet has become and where the record-breakers fall within the National rankings. Thanks again to Marcus Chen for capturing the determination and emotion of the swimmers in the following pictures. Be sure to check out his Instagram where he’s posted additional shots from this meet along with the portfolio of shots from other meets.

Boys 12 & Under 200 IM:

1 Fontana, Rafael 12 Darnestown : 2:24.68
2 Xu, Joseph 12 Stonebridge: 2:28.58
3 Devinney, Jay 12 Country Glen: 2:31.72

Girls 12 & Under 200 IM:

1 Decatur, Audrey 12 Kenmont: 2:35.61
2 Hawman, Sora 12 Flower Valley: 2:35.84
3 Ryan, Jenna 11 Stonegate: 2:39.76

Boys 13-14 200 IM:

1 Oehler, Griffin 14 Woodley Gardens: 2:11.83
2 Dionne, Luc 14 Old Georgetown: 2:13.46
3 DuLac, Miles 14 Glenwood: 2:18.64

Girls 13-14 200 IM:

1 Bishop, Alexandra 13 Wildwood Manor: 2:30.45
2 Sunjaya, Viona 14 Arora Hills: 2:30.48
3 Bu, Catherine 14 Tallyho: 2:30.78

Boys 15-18 200 IM:

1 Arioti, Adriano 16 Rockville: 2:03.98 Meet Record!
2 Mackesy, Evan 17 Mill Creek Towne: 2:07.30, under old meet record
3 Kelly, Jordan 17 Rockshire: 2:11.16

Girls 15-18 200 IM:

1 Sun, Eleanor 18 Wildwood Manor: 2:16.83
2 Simmons, Madeleine 16 Seven Locks: 2:23.47
3 Webb, Maria 15 Quail Valley: 2:24.62

Boys 8 & U 50 Freestyle:

1 Li, Jonathan 8 Woodcliffe: 35.65
2 Musser, Graham 8 Palisades: 36.31
3 Le, Andy 8 Woodcliffe: 36.53

Girls 8 & U 50 Freestyle:

1 Marsh, Sydney 8 River Falls: 36.61
2 Gupta, Ira 8 Bethesda: 37.74
3 Robey, Abigail 8 Rockville: 38.44

Boys 9-10 100 Freestyle:

1 Nishnianidze, Nickolas 10 Quince Orchard: 1:08.25
2 Nedd, Noah 10 Robin Hood: 1:08.62
3 Hall, David 10 Bethesda: 1:11.04

Girls 9-10 100 Freestyle:

1 Quach, Giselle 10 Arora Hills: 1:06.32
2 McConnell, Caroline 10 Rockville: 1:08.63
3 Young, Sara 10 Rockville: 1:10.19

Boys 11-12 100 Freestyle:

1 Germosen, Jeremiah 12 Hallowell: 56.85 New Meet Record!
2 Pino, Dylan 12 Rockshire 28.13 1:00.05
3 Lee, Seine 12 Tallyho 28.26 1:00.93

Girls 11-12 100 Freestyle:

1 Mason, Izabella 12 Middlebridge: 1:02.08
2 Hooker, Marion 12 Connecticut Belair:1:03.13
3 Bartholomew, Harper 12 Wildwood Manor:1:04.07

Boys 13-14 100 Freestyle:

1 Vanas, Andrew 14 Washingtonian Woods: 54.03 Meet Record!
2 Ginsburg, Jonah 14 Country Glen: 55.91
3 Mettler, Colton 14 Quince Orchard: 56.09

Girls 13-14 100 Freestyle:

1 Day, Gabrielle 14 Robin Hood: 59.88
2 Clattenburg, Hannah 14 Bannockburn: 1:00.20
3 Gudana, Sophie 14 Tilden Woods: 1:00.32

Boys 15-18 200 Freestyle:

1 Begin, Brady 17 Country Glen: 1:53.62 Meet Record!
2 Elkassem, Nasim 17 Country Glen: 1:54.80
3 Elkassem, Samir 17 Country Glen: 1:58.87

Girls 15-18 200 Freestyle:

1 Dworak, Andrea 16 Forest Knolls: 2:03.08
2 Webb, Addison 15 Mill Creek Towne: 2:07.56
3 Simmons, Madeleine 16 Seven Locks: 2:07.97

Boys 8 & U 50 Backstroke:

1 DeLuca, Taylor 8 North Chevy Chase: 41.06
2 Woo, Elliot 8 River Falls: 44.27
3 Sharp, Lucas 7 Westleigh: 44.97

Girls 8 & U 50 Backstroke:

1 Conley, Emily 8 King Farm: 44.41
2 Robey, Abigail 8 Rockville: 44.98
3 Young, Margie 8 Rockville: 45.47

9-10 50 Backstroke:

1 Nishnianidze, Nickolas 10 Quince Orchard: 36.23
2 Rawson, Rory 10 Mohican: 37.58
3 Kopp, Joris 9 Regency Estate: 38.30

Girls 9-10 50 Backstroke:

1 Liang, Isabella 10 Manchester Farm: 37.72
2 Young, Sara 10 Rockville: 38.00
3 Chan, Elizabeth 10 Rockville: 38.19

Boys 11-12 100 Backstroke:

1 Devinney, Jay 12 Country Glen:1:08.19
2 Xu, Joseph 12 Stonebridge:1:09.80
3 Maready, Mason 12 Olney Mill:1:10.42

Girls 11-12 100 Backstroke:

1 Thomas, Ellery 12 Chevy Chase Recreation Assn:1:10.79
2 Schur, Gracie 12 Country Glen: 1:13.26
3 Bartholomew, Harper 12 Wildwood Manor: 1:14.11

Boys 13-14 100 Backstroke:

1 Oehler, Griffin 14 Woodley Gardens: 59.33
2 Mettler, Colton 14 Quince Orchard: 1:02.42
3 Drews, Roman 14 Mill Creek Towne: 1:03.55

Girls 13-14 100 Backstroke:

1 Inman, Madeline 14 Damascus: 1:08.44
2 Rushton, Harper 14 Seven Locks: 1:10.54
3 Clattenburg, Hannah 14 Bannockburn: 1:10.57

Boys 15-18 200 Backstroke:

1 Lowrey, Jake Paul-Steven 18 Clopper Mill Kingsview: 2:04.79
2 Colson, Sean 18 Forest Knolls: 2:11.17
3 Marchionini, Quinn 16 Franklin Knolls: 2:12.08

Women’s 15-18 200 Backstroke:

1 Hinds, Virginia 15 Chevy Chase Recreation Assn: 2:18.69
2 Venditti, Livia 17 Country Glen: 2:19.83
3 Thomas, Nadia 16 Merrimack Park: 2:21.07

Boys 8 & Under 50 Breaststroke:

1 Musser, Graham 8 Palisades: 47.44
2 Le, Andy 8 Woodcliffe: 49.00
3 Corcoran, Kyle 8 Chevy Chase Recreation Assn: 50.22

Girls 8 & Under 50 Breaststroke:

1 Zhang, Emma 7 Rockville: 49.05
2 Zhong, Ashley 8 Woodcliffe: 50.36
3 Yang, Chloe 8 Rockville: 51.22

Boys 9-10 50 Breaststroke:

1 Sunjaya, Brian 10 Arora Hills: 39.62
2 Wu, Evan 10 Stonebridge: 42.01
3 Pino, Brandon 10 Rockshire: 42.16

Girls 9-10 50 Breaststroke:

1 Yun, Clara 10 Country Glen: 42.05
2 Hidalgo, Elise 10 Glenwood: 42.25
3 Averill, Karina 10 Arora Hills: 43.56

Boys 11-12 100 Breaststroke:

1 Joung, Justin 12 Westleigh: 1:19.04
2 Bachrach, Jacob 12 Little Falls: 1:22.83
3 Burimski, Dennis 12 Westleigh: 1:22.88

Girls 11-12 100 Breaststroke:

1 Lakso, Brooke 12 Norbeck Grove: 1:19.98
2 Lindley, Elena 11 Robin Hood: 1:23.41
3 Barish, Ayla 12 Flower Valley: 1:25.06

Boys 13-14 100 Breaststroke:

1 Dawson, Jack 14 Stonegate 1:07.50 Meet Record!
2 DuLac, Miles 14 Glenwood 1:08.14, also under old meet record
3 Dionne, Luc 14 Old Georgetown 1:08.79

Girls 13-14 100 Breaststroke:

1 Bu, Catherine 14 Tallyho: 1:14.54
2 Sunjaya, Viona 14 Arora Hills: 1:15.74
3 Li, Reyna 14 Rockville: 1:19.28

Boys 15-18 200 Breaststroke:

1 Umhofer, Joe 17 Wildwood Manor: 2:18.21 Meet Record!
2 Kelly, Jordan 17 Rockshire: 2:27.70
3 Matsuyama, Neo 18 Seven Locks: 2:28.32

Girls 15-18 200 Breaststroke:

1 Sun, Eleanor 18 Wildwood Manor: 2:34.22
2 O’Hara, Megan 16 Mill Creek Towne: 2:42.03
3 Bartholomew, Isla 16 Wildwood Manor: 2:42.93

Boys 8 & U 50 Butterfly:

1 Li, Jonathan 8 Woodcliffe: 39.68
2 DeLuca, Taylor 8 North Chevy Chase: 40.51
3 Bu, Daniel 8 Tallyho: 42.45

Girls 8 & U 50 Butterfly:

1 Starr, Serena 8 Mohican: 42.62
2 Zhong, Ashley 8 Woodcliffe: 45.71
3 Hattis, Julia 8 West Hillandale: 45.84

Boys 9-10 50 Butterfly:

1 Sunjaya, Brian 10 Arora Hills: 33.24
2 Bolgiano, Tyler 10 Regency Estates: 34.65
3 Brock, Paxton 10 Westleigh: 35.09

Girls 9-10 50 Butterfly:

1 McConnell, Caroline 10 Rockville: 33.51
2 Quach, Giselle 10 Arora Hills: 33.78
3 Liang, Joy 10 Stonebridge: 34.86

Boys 11-12 100 Butterfly:

1 Fontana, Rafael 12 Darnestown: 1:03.04 Meet Record!
2 Germosen, Jeremiah 12 Hallowell: 1:03.17 also under old meet record
3 Pino, Dylan 12 Rockshire: 1:07.87

Girls 11-12 100 Butterfly:

1 Mason, Izabella 12 Middlebridge: 1:08.96
2 Thomas, Ellery 12 Chevy Chase Recreation Assn: 1:10.05
3 Schur, Gracie 12 Country Glen: 1:10.54

Boys 13-14 100 Butterfly:

1 Jungbluth, Alexander 14 Calverton: 57.66
2 Morgan, William 14 Seven Locks: 1:01.63
3 Anderson, Sean 14 Potomac Glen: 1:01.79

Girls 13-14 100 Butterfly:

1 Bishop, Alexandra 13 Wildwood Manor: 1:04.57
2 Cai, Anika 14 Country Glen: 1:06.88
3 Inman, Madeline 14 Damascus: 1:07.33

Boys 15-18 100 Butterfly:

1 Arioti, Adriano 16 Rockville: 55.25
2 Elkassem, Nasim 17 Country Glen: 55.61
3 Mackesy, Evan 17 Mill Creek Towne: 57.03

Girls 15-18 100 Butterfly:

1 Eliason, Sarah 17 Rockville: 1:00.66 Meet Record!
2 Webb, Maria 15 Quail Valley: 1:04.26
3 Hinds, Virginia 15 Chevy Chase Recreation Assn: 1:04.46

Full Results: