Exclusive:MCSL Long Course Invitational Photos-Breaststroke and Butterfly
Photos by Marcus Chen
July 8, 2025 Rockville, MD
The annual MCSL Coaches Invitational meet features the top 8 swimmers in each event at the conclusion of the 3rd week of dual meet competition. The timing of the meet for a ‘check-in’ swim for the swimmers headed to US Swimming National/NCSA meet(s) at the end of the month as well as opportunities for the younger swimmers to get their first try at the Olympic size pool and distance. Each year we see numerous swimmers make significant breakthroughs-some have made their National time standards and some have surpassed Olympic Trial standards (Erin Gemmell, 200 Free 2022). This year was no different, we witnessed Luc Dionne (Old Georgetown) swam his personal best in the 200 Breaststroke (2:16.80), which is just off the National qualifying standard of 2:16.09 and 2024 Olympic Trial 2:15.99. Viona Sunjaya (Arora Hills) followed up with a best time of her own (2:38.04), surpassing the Jr. National standard of 2:38.59, which appears to be her first Jr. National qualification! Virginia Hinds (CCRA) surpassed the Jr. National standard in the 100 Butterfly, going 1:01.46, which is also her personal best.
As we rundown the results of the next two events you’ll see they were dominated by swimmers from Stonegate- there was at least 1 Stonegate swimmer in 11 of the 20 races and in 7 of those races their swimmer placed either 1st or 2nd. Amazingly, in the 8 & Under Girls Breaststroke, Stonegate placed 1st and 2nd, while in the 8 & Under Boys Butterfly, they placed 1st, 3rd and 4th! Quite the crew of powerhouse 8 & Unders, we’ll certainly be watching as they grow through the sport.
Now on to the results and pictures- Enjoy!
8 & Under Boys
- Rossi Cofield from Stonegate won with a time of 45.64.
- Austin Romero-Zermeno from Stonebridge placed second with a time of 49.24.
- Lynn Wilson from Stonegate finished third with a time of 49.54.
8 & Under Girls
- Stevarra White from Stonegate won with a time of 45.04. *1st record of the meet surpassing Emma Zhang (45.29) from 7/9/2024
- Olivia Cofield from Stonegate placed second with a time of 47.15.
- Sophia Hu from Regency Estates finished third with a time of 49.45.
9-10 Boys
- Graham Musser from Palisades won with a time of 39.51.
- Chase Tinsley from Calverton placed second with a time of 41.77.
- Tiago Santos Pineiro from Bethesda finished third with a time of 41.83.
9-10 Girls
- Ashley Zhong from Woodcliffe won with a time of 42.64.
- Isabelle Laurenzi from Regency Estates placed second with a time of 42.76.
- Eily Donahue from Bethesda finished third with a time of 42.81.
11-12 Boys
- Brian Sunjaya from Arora Hills won with a time of 1:11.97. *2nd win for Brian and 2nd record of the meet surpassing Jason Hernandez-Fuentes (1:13.56) from 7/11/2017.
- Joshua Joung from Westleigh placed second with a time of 1:15.78.
- Christopher Huang from Rockville finished third with a time of 1:16.33.
11-12 Girls:
- Eva Garcia from Stonegate won with a time of 1:17.10.
- Annabel Robey from Rockville placed second with a time of 1:19.50.
- Juliana Capello from Flower Valley finished third with a time of 1:21.34.
13-14 Boys
- Joseph Xu from Stonebridge won with a time of 1:13.37.
- Nicholas Hodgdon from Rock Creek placed second with a time of 1:14.14.
- Tripp Thomas from Stonegate finished third with a time of 1:15.63.
13-14 Girls
- Brooke Lakso from Norbeck Grove won with a time of 1:15.85.
- Saxon Randsmith from Bannockburn placed second with a time of 1:16.63.
- Audrey Decatur from Hallowell finished third with a time of 1:18.51.
15-18 Boys
- Luc Dionne from Old Georgetown won with a time of 2:16.80. * 3rd record of the meet, personal best time, US Swimming Jr. National standard
- Edward Devinney from Country Glen placed second with a time of 2:25.29.
- Enzo Fontana from Darnestown finished third with a time of 2:27.08.
15-18 Girls
- Viona Sunjaya from Arora Hills won with a time of 2:38.04. *Completes the brother/sister sweep of breaststroke events, the 2nd year in a row both placed 1st! US Swimming Jr. National Standard
- Catherine Bu from Tallyho placed second with a time of 2:39.65.
- Mimi Moore from Northwest Branch finished third with a time of 2:46.35.
Butterfly
8& Under Boys
- Liam Sandstrom from Stonegate won with a time of 40.03.
- Everett Greenstreet from Potomac placed second with a time of 40.15.
- Lynn Wilson from Stonegate finished third with a time of 41.79.
8 & Under Girls
- Izzi Mitchell from Country Glen won with a time of 38.57.
- Stevarra White from Stonegate placed second with a time of 38.73.
- Willa Banashak from Old Georgetown finished third with a time of 45.15.
9-10 Boys
- Jonathan Li from Woodcliffe won with a time of 32.85. *2nd win for Jonathan!
- Brayden Herbert from Manchester Farm placed second with a time of 34.44.
- Daniel Bu from Tallyho finished third with a time of 34.76.
9-10 Girls
- Margie Young from Rockville won with a time of 34.76.
- Isabella Simpson from Forest Knolls placed second with a time of 36.26.
- Serena Starr from Mohican finished third with a time of 36.64.
11-12 Boys
- Robert Washburn from Darnestown won with a time of 1:07.63.
- Paxton Brock from Westleigh placed second with a time of 1:08.04.
- Ethan Hu from Woodcliffe finished third with a time of 1:10.00.
11-12 Girls
- Sara Young from Rockville won with a time of 1:04.95. *4th record of the meet, besting the 1:06.34 set in 7/14/2015 by Phoebe Bacon. Currently #1 time in the US for 11-12 girls
- Elizabeth Chan from Rockville placed second with a time of 1:09.38.
- Joy Liang from Stonebridge finished third with a time of 1:10.33.
13-14 Boys
- Rafael Fontana from Darnestown won with a time of 57.76.
- Selim Ericson from Northwest Branch placed second with a time of 59.17.
- Daniel Mulla from Fallsmead finished third with a time of 1:00.43.
13-14 Girls
- Izabella Mason from Poplar Run won with a time of 1:05.56.
- Julia Zettler from Potomac placed second with a time of 1:05.96.
- Gracie Schur from Country Glen finished third with a time of 1:08.50.
15-18 Boys
- Alexander Jungbluth from Calverton won with a time of 57.08
- Kyle Wang from Regency Estates placed second with a time of 57.49
- William Morgan from Seven Locks finished third with a time of 57.54
15-18 Girls
- Virginia Hinds from Chevy Chase Recreation Association won in 1:01.46. *This is Virginia’s second win of the meet and second time winning the event!
- Alexandra Bishop from Wildwood Manor finished second with a time of 1:03.51.
- Hailey Hammond from Little Falls finished third with a time of 1:05.02.
