It has been a long journey for the Greenwich YMCA Marlins swim team. Six years ago, Head Coach, Connie Wu started building a team with a handful of swimmers. Now, the team is made up of almost 200 swimmers at novice, junior and senior levels.
On Tuesday, the Greenwich Marlins announced that Alex Jahan, 17, made the Olympic Trial cut swimming a 2:18.38 in the 200 breaststroke at Junior Nationals in San Antonio, TX. Teammate, Quinn Scannell, 17, also qualified and attended Junior Nationals with Jahan, swimming the 100 and 200 backstroke.
From there the duo and head coach flew to meet 18 other Marlins swimmers at the 2015 Long Course Y Nationals Championships in Indianapolis. Seven swimmers are 14 and under who are attending Y Nationals for the first time.
The journey has been long, but the rewards are mounting up for Marlins swimmers:
Junior National Qualifiers:
- Ailee Mendoza, 16, swimming 2:19.77 in the 200 backstroke.
- Clayton Morikawa, 17, swimming 2:26.04 in the 200 breaststroke.
Swimmers who made finals at Y nationals included:
- Ashley Hu
- Quinn Scannell
- Sophie Jahan
- Ailee Mendoza
- Diana Tramontano
- Carolyn Morikaw
- Malavika Pande
- Sophia Moore
- Christina Li
- Alex Jahan
- Guido Balderrama
- Clayton Morikawa
Marlins Women’s 400 Medley Relay team made up of Ailee Mendoza, Sophia Moore, Carolyn Morakawa and Quinn Scannell came in 3rd with a time of 4:24.06.
Breaking the Connecticut State Record in the 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay, were swimmers Christian Farricker, Marcus Hodgson, Connor Morikawa and Stephan Todorovic, who swam a 3:50.81, beating the record from 3:51.35
Marlins Women’s 400 Medley Relay team made up of Ailee Mendoza, Sophia Moore, Carolyn Morakawa and Quinn Scannell came in 3rd with a time of 4:24.06.
Breaking the Connecticut State Record in the 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay, were swimmers Christian Farricker, Marcus Hodgson, Connor Morikawa and Stephan Todorovic, who swam a 3:50.81, beating the record from 3:51.35
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