BUFFALO AREA AQUATICS KICKS OFF USA SWIMMING SHORT COURSE SEASON WITH BAAC PENTATHLON AT ALUMNI ARENA

Buffalo Aquatics Board of Directors

BUFFALO, NY, October 7, 2019 -  The Buffalo Area Aquatic Club (BAAC) hosted the first meet of the USA Swimming short course season with a Pentathlon format at the University at Buffalo’s Alumni Arena last weekend. The pentathlon format offered a great kick-off to the season with each swimmer competing in five events including the 50 Freestyle, 50 Backstroke, 50 Breaststroke, 50 Butterfly and the 100 Individual Medley for each age group.

Head Coach Mike Cutler introduced the Pentathlon meet format as a way for swimmers to accrue points towards the USA Swimming IM Ready (IMR) and IM Extreme (IMX) programs. These programs encourage swimmers of all ages to compete in all strokes and earn Power Points throughout the year to be ranked nationally, within the eastern zone, within the Niagara LSC and within the club.

Highlights of the meet included the following:

Pentathlon Results:

  • First Place: Luca Alessi (Boys 8-Under), Gabriel Russell-Webster (Boys 9-10), Lauren Golden (Girls 11-12)
  • Second Place: Liam Carroll (Boys 8-Under), David Sabol (Boys 9-10), Katarina Umansky (Girls 9-10), Veronika Puzanovova (Girls 11-12)
  • Third Place: Serafina Alessi (Girls 8-Under), Maddie Loeffler (Girls 9-10), CC Morey (Girls 11-12), Meer Renschler Pandey (Boys 11-12), Spencer Remick (Boys 13-14), Jess Napier (Girls 15-Over), Elliott Borden (Boys 15-Over)

Individual Event Results – Butterfly

  • First Place: Luca Alessi (Boys 8-Under), Katarina Umansky (Girls 9-10), Gabriel Russell-Webster (Boys 9-10), CC Morey (Girls 11-12)
  • Second Place: Liam Carroll (Boys 8-Under), David Sabol (Boys 9-10), Veronika Puzanovova (Girls 11-12)
  • Third Place: Maya Huntress (Girls 11-12), Brian Craig (Boys 11-12), Spencer Remick (Boys 13-14), Jess Napier (Girls 15-Over), Elliott Borden (Boys 15-Over)

Individual Event Results – Backstroke

  • First Place: Luca Alessi (Boys 8-Under), Katarina Umansky (Girls 9-10), Gabriel Russell-Webster (Boys 9-10), Lauren Golden (Girls 11-12)
  • Second Place: Liam Carroll (Boys 8-Under), David Sabol (Boys 9-10), Veronika Puzanovova (Girls 11-12), Jess Napier (Girls 15-Over)
  • Third Place: Serafina Alessi (Girls 8-Under), Maddie Loeffler (Girls 9-10), CC Morey (Girls 11-12), Spencer Remick (Boys 13-14), Elliott Borden (Boys 15-Over)

Individual Event Results – Breaststroke

  • First Place: Luca Alessi (Boys 8-Under), Gabriel Russell-Webster (Boys 9-10), Lauren Golden (Girls 11-12)
  • Second Place: Veronika Puzanovova (Girls 9-10), David Sabol (Boys 9-10), Meer Renschler Pandey (Boys 11-12), Jess Napier (Girls 15-Over), Elliott Borden (Boys 15-Over)
  • Third Place: Maddie Loeffler (Girls 9-10), CC Morey (Girls 11-12), Isabella Gu (Girls 13-14), Spencer Remick (Boys 13-14)

Individual Event Results – Freestyle

  • First Place: Luca Alessi (Boys 8-Under), Gabriel Russell-Webster (Boys 9-10), Maya Huntress (Girls 11-12)
  • Second Place: Liam Carroll (Boys 8-Under), David Sabol (Boys 9-10), Katarina Umansky (Girls 9-10), Lauren Golden (Girls 11-12)
  • Third Place: Serafina Alessi (Girls 8-Under), Maddie Loeffler (Girls 9-10), Veronika Puzanovova (Girls 11-12), Spencer Remick (Boys 13-14), Jess Napier (Girls 15-Over), Elliott Borden (Boys 15-Over)

Individual Event Results – Individual Medley

  • First Place: Luca Alessi (Boys 8-Under), Gabriel Russell-Webster (Boys 9-10), Lauren Golden (Girls 11-12)
  • Second Place: Katarina Umansky (Girls 9-10), David Sabol (Boys 9-10), CC Morey (Girls 11-12), Meer Renschler Pandey (Boys 11-12)
  • Third Place: Maddie Loeffler (Girls 9-10), Veronika Puzanovova (Girls 11-12), Spencer Remick (Boys 13-14), Jess Napier (Girls 15-Over), Elliott Borden (Boys 15-Over)

The team also had many swimmers competing in events for the first time with the Pentathlon format. These first time swimmers included:

  • Luca Alessi and Liam Carroll - (Boys 8-Under)
  • Serafina Alessi – (Girls 8-Under)
  • Lucy Culliton, Teagan Horvath and Becca Kallus – (Girls 9-10)
  • Alexey Simakov – (Boys 9-10)
  • Brian Craig, Timothy Megan, Meer Renschler Pandey – (Boys 11-12)
  • Lily Goral, Emily Megan – (Girls 11-12)
  • Isabella Gu, Hannah Megan – (Girls 13-14)

The team’s next swim meet will be on Saturday, October 12th at ECC Community College in Buffalo. For more information about BAAC, visit www.buffaloswimming.com.

 

ABOUT BAAC:

The Buffalo Area Aquatic Club (BAAC) is a year-round, USA Swimming competitive team that offers professional coaching and technique instruction. Originally founded in the 1960s as UB Amherst Swimming, BAAC has a tradition of excellence, producing many of the area's premier swimmers. Athletes who have trained and competed with the club have achieved success at the regional, national, and collegiate level. Under the leadership of our dedicated coaching staff and a passionate family of athletes and parents, BAAC is committed to setting the tone for excellence in Western New York swimming.

BAAC is part of the Niagara Swimming LSC and is a nonprofit organization run by an elected Board of Directors.