We won the division and TSA meet recap
Greetings Oak Park families,
Congrats to our whole team on winning our division this year! We have a huge trophy and lots of memories, and next summer we’ll be swimming in Division 7. Oak Park Can’t Be Beat!!
We had an awesome TSA Championship meet this weekend with our Oak Park swimmers! As a team, we finished 18th overall and our boys finished an impressive 13th! We had 17 swimmers compete, and next year we hope to have more. If you see them, please congratulate them on their hard work.
Swimmers who placed in the top 16 in their events:
| Miles McQuiggan 7-8 Boys 25 Fly - 4th place | Lilly Harley 7-8 Girls 25 Breaststroke - 8th place |
| Drew Gospodarek 7-8 Girls 25 Free - 16th place7-8 Girls 25 Back - 16th place | Olivia McMillan 9-10 Girls 25 Free - 10th place |
| Emeline Swenson, June Gospodarek, Margo McQuiggan, and Presley Lynch 11-12 Girls 200 Medley Relay - 12th place 11-2 Girls 200 Free Relay - 10th place | June Gospodarek 11-12 Girls 50 Free - 7th place 11-12 Girls 50 Breaststroke - 7th place |
| Brady March, Grady Gospodarek, Ben Miner, Jackson March 13-14 Boys 200 Medley Relay - 4th place 13-14 Boys 200 Free Relay - 3rd place | Brady March 11-12 Boys 50 Back - 16th place |
| Grady Gospodarek 13-14 Boys 50 Free - 6th place 13-14 Boys 50 Breaststroke - 6th place 13-14 Boys 50 Fly - 6th place | Jackson March 13-14 Boys 50 Free - 2nd place 13-14 Boys 50 Back- 1st place 13-14 Boys 50 Breaststroke - 3rd place |
| Sophie Key, Ava Sharon, Lily Sharon, Alana Lisk 15-18 Girls 200 Medley Relay - 9th place 15-18 Girls 200 Free Relay - 10th place | Alana Lisk 15-18 Girls 50 Back - 13th |
Amazing time drops
Additionally, we saw LOTS of swimmers drop time. We often talk about the most important race being your race against yourself and your own best time. It’s amazing to see such huge drops, and our swimmers were also proud of themselves
Coaches’ note: When we encourage you to come to TSA next year, this is why! Racing kids who are the same speed in a fast pool is a great way to get times that show all the hard work you’ve done this season!
Combined, our team dropped 36.92 seconds at the TSA meet from their best times!! Go Piranhas! Here are the Piranhas that dropped more than a second in their events at the meet:
| Annabelle Swenson *the biggest loser, by far - 5.64 in 25 breaststroke - 9.57 in 25 butterfly | Miles McQuiggan -1.14 in 25 Free -1.33 in 25 Back -3.40 in 25 Fly | Drew Gospodarek -1.02 in 25 Fly |
| Olivia McMillan -1.32 in 25 Breaststroke | June Gospodarek -2.05 in 50 Breaststroke | Emeline Swenson -1.46 in 50 Free -2.96 in 50 Breaststroke |
Jackson March -1.65 in 50 Breaststroke |
Thank you so much to all of the parents who made our meet this weekend possible. Speaking for the coaches, we were so impressed with your kids and had a blast watching them crush it - every single one of them!
See y'all Saturday at the Banquet!
-the OPK coaches :)