9 Team Records Fall at Age Group Championships and Summer Sectionals

What a weekend for Alto Swim Club at Age Group Championships! Alto finished in 3rd place out of over 70 teams in one of the most competitive age group meets in the country! Alto also finished 5th place at Summer Sectionals in Walnut, CA, where our boys placed 2nd overall!

Nine team records were broken by Alto Swimmers, along with 107 new additions to the Alto All-Time Top 10 List.

Alto Swimmers also achieved 21 new National AAAA times and above, 59 new National AAA times, 49 new National AA times, 15 new National A times, and 61 new Far Western qualifying times.

We could not be more proud of our Alto Swimmers!

New Alto Relay Team Records

13-14 Boys 200 Meter Medley Relay - 1:50.97
Benjamin Lee, Harry Xu, Makai Fernando, Logan Browne
13-14 Boys 400 Meter Freestyle Relay - 3:46.36
Benjamin Lee, Istok Stamenovic, Makai Fernando, Logan Browne

New Alto Individual Team Records

11-12 Girls 200 LCM Back - 2:36.44
Sophia Berry
13-14 Girls 50 LCM Breast - 34.43
Mina Averyaskin
13-14 Boys 50 LCM Free - 25.12
Benjamin Lee
13-14 Boys 50 LCM Breast - 30.48
Harry Xu
13-14 Boys 100 LCM Breast - 1:07.93
Harry Xu
15-16 Girls 200 LCM Breast - 2:38.05
Sarah Enderes
15-16 Boys 50 LCM Back - 27.66
Finn Crawford

New Additions to the Alto All-Time Top 10 List!

9-10 Girls
Jojo Qiang-Zhu
7th All-Time 100 Back - 41.97
7th All-Time 400 Free - 5:39.71
8th All-Time 200 IM - 2:58.63
9th All-Time 200 Free - 2:43.23
10th All-Time 50 Breast - 43.83

Kylie Zhang
8th All-Time 50 Breast - 41.97
10th All-Time 100 Breast - 1:32.86

9-10 Boys
Nicholas Liu
5th All-Time 50 Fly - 34.26
6th All-Time 400 Free - 5:35.27
6th All-Time 100 Fly - 1:19.99
7th All-Time 100 Back - 1:22.87
7th All-Time 50 Back - 38.12
9th All-Time 50 Free - 32.52
10th All-Time 100 Breast - 1:33.71

Jason Ye
8th All-Time 100 Back - 1:23.21

11-12 Girls
Sophia Berry
5th All-Time 100 Back - 1:12.73
7th All-Time 800 Free - 10:26.43
8th All-Time 100 Free - 1:05.25
9th All-Time 1500 Free - 20:07.93

Anita Yang
9th All-Time 100 Back - 1:14.10
9th All-Time 200 Fly - 2:47.50

Mina Taylor
6th All-Time 200 Back - 2:41.64

Vanya Gupta
4th All-Time 50 Breast - 38.68

11-12 Boys
Lucas Chen
5th All-Time 50 Free - 27.95

Nathan Wu
3rd All-Time 100 Breast - 1:19.15
6th All-Time 50 Breast - 35.61
6th All-Time 200 Breast - 2:53.44

Ethan Locke
6th All-Time 200 IM - 2:34.04
7th All-Time 200 Fly - 2:33.98
7th All-Time 200 Breast - 2:57.22
9th All-Time 400 IM - 5:29.95

13-14 Girls
Jasmina Horn
4th All-Time 50 Back - 33.21

Anna Afonova
3rd All-Time 50 Fly - 29.70

Mina Averyaskin
9th All-Time 200 Breast - 2:49.49
2nd All-Time 100 Breast - 1:17.07

Mia Enderes
8th All-Time 50 Fly - 30.82

Zara Wong
4th All-Time 50 Breast - 36.89

13-14 Boys
Benjamin Lee
2nd All-Time 50 Back - 28.00
3rd All-Time 100 back - 1:01.60
7th All-Time 200 Back - 2:16.54
10th All-Time 100 Free - 56.60

Logan Browne
3rd All-Time 100 Free - 54.96
7th All-Time 50 Free - 25.65

Istok Stamenovic
3rd All-Time 50 Back - 29.42
5th All-Time 100 Back - 1:02.98
6th All-Time 50 Fly - 27.57
6th All-Time 100 Fly - 1:00.32
7th All-Time 200 IM - 2:17.12
8th All-Time 200 Free - 2:03.42

Skye Bailey
3rd All-Time 50 Breast - 31.75
5th All-Time 100 Breast - 1:10.96
5th All-Time 1500 Free - 17:16.43
6th All-Time 800 Free - 8:57.98
7th All-Time 400 Free - 4:24.25

Makai Fernando
4th All-Time 50 Back - 30.31
5th All-Time 50 Fly - 27.49
5th All-Time 100 Fly - 1:00.13
10th All-Time 200 IM - 2:21.14
10th All-Time 100 Back - 1:04.35

Niki Katser
8th All-Time 50 Back - 31.03
9th All-Time 50 Fly - 28.53

Robert Ma
2nd All-Time 50 Breast - 31.35
2nd All-Time 100 Breast - 1:09.02
2nd All-Time 200 Breast - 2:29.89
9th All-Time 100 Back - 1:04.27

Heber Sun
5th All-Time 50 Breast - 32.97

Andrew Xu
7th All-Time 50 Breast - 33.95
8th All-Time 200 Breast - 2:37.27

Ian Sun
8th All-Time 50 Fly - 28.24
10th All-Time 200 Fly - 2:18.64

Daniel Deng
3rd All-Time 400 Free - 4:15.75
3rd All-Time 1500 Free - 16:43.55
3rd All-Time 200 Fly - 2:13.92
5th All-Time 800 Free - 8:49.77

15-16 Girls
Elliot Haemer
8th All-Time 50 Back - 33.25

Jasmine He
4th All-Time 200 Breast- 2:39.42
6th All-Time 100 Breast - 1:14.86
8th All-Time 50 Breast - 35.09

Sarah Enderes
5th All-Time 100 Breast - 1:14.84
10th All-Time 400 IM - 5:09.14

Myra Bhalla
7th All-Time 50 Fly - 30.13

15-16 Boys
Dylan Zhao
3rd All-Time 200 breast - 2:24.41
9th All-Time 400 Free - 4:10.13
9th All-Time 100 breast - 1:09.92
9th All-Time 200 IM - 2:12.23
9th All-Time 400 IM - 4:40.29

Finn Crawford
2nd All-Time 100 Back - 58.53
3rd All-Time 50 Fly - 26.06
4th All-Time 200 Back - 2:08.06

Jerrick Yong
3rd All-Time 50 Back - 28.83
4th All-Time 50 Fly - 26.19

Ryuma Elias
4th All-Time 200 Breast - 2:25.39
8th All-Time 100 Breast - 1:09.22

17-18 Girls
Petra Stamenovic
10th All-Time 100 Back - 1:08.66

17-18 Boys
Ethan Andiappen
2nd All-Time 50 Back - 27.47
5th All-Time 50 Free - 23.95
9th All-Time 100 Back - 1:00.17
10th All-Time 200 Back - 2:13.47

Ryan Huang
5th All-Time 1500 Free - 16:22.32
8th All-Time 400 IM - 4:44.30
9th All-Time 100 Breast - 1:08.77
9th All-Time 800 Free - 8:40.04

Garic Shao
5th All-Time 400 IM - 4:34.67
7th All-Time 200 IM - 2:09.3
9th All-Time 200 Free - 1:55.56

About Alto Swim Club

Alto Swim Club is a year-round USA Swimming club serving Peninsula families in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Redwood City, Foster City, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, Los Altos, Stanford, Atherton, and surrounding Bay Area communities.

From learn-to-swim lessons and stroke development to youth competitive swimming, fitness programs, high school swim training, and high-performance competition, Alto provides professional coaching and long-term athlete development from a swimmer’s first experience through the national level.

Looking for a youth competitive swim team, USA Swimming club, year-round swim program, or swim team tryouts in the Palo Alto area? Explore Alto Swim Club programs and find the right starting point for your swimmer.

Alto offers swimming programs at multiple locations throughout the Mid-Peninsula, including:

Stanford University, Avery Aquatic Center
235 Sam McDonald Mall, Stanford, CA 94305

JLS Middle School
480 E Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Greene Middle School
750 N California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Alpine Hills Swim & Tennis
4139 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028

Alto Swim Club also offers programs at additional locations throughout Palo Alto and the surrounding Peninsula.

Ready to swim with Alto? Explore our programs, register for swim lessons, or learn more about joining Alto Swim Club.