Twelve Team Records Crushed at Futures Championships

22 Alto Swimmers in the National and Senior 2 Groups traveled to Austin, Texas for the TYR Futures Championships. Futures is one of the premier championship meets in USA Swimming, with challenging qualification standards and high-level competition. Alto finished in fifth for women and seventh overall out of more than 100 teams!

Alto Swimmers earned one Silver Medal and two Bronze Medals! Alto also made Championship Finals in the Women’s 200 Free Relay, Women’s 400 Free Relay, Women’s 200 Medley Relay, Women’s 400 Medley Relay, Men’s 800 Free Relay, and Men’s 50 Free, along with 11 consolation finals appearances.

Alto set twelve team records, including completely rewriting all of the 15-18 Girls relay records! Alto also saw 32 new additions to the All-Time Top 10 List!

New Alto Relay Team Records

Women 15-18 200 LCM Free Relay - 1:47.90
Byrne, Enderes, Jiang, Preuss

Women 15-18 400 LCM Free - 3:54.37
Byrne, Enderes, Jiang, Preuss

Women 15-18 800 LCM Free - 8:31.67
Byrne, Enderes, Jiang, Preuss

Women 15-18 200 LCM Medley Relay - 2:01.02
Byrne, Enderes, Jiang, Preuss

Women 15-18 400 LCM Medley Relay - 4:21.56 
He, Preuss, Jiang, Byrne

Men 15-18 200 Free LCM Relay - 1:26.19
Crawford, Shang, Zhao, Shao

Men 15-18 400 Free LCM Relay - 3:33.51
Crawford, Shao, Chen, Zhao

Men 15-18 200 Medley LCM Relay - 1:46.73
Crawford, Goulart, Huang, Zhang

New Individual Alto Team Records

Men 15-18 50 LCM Back - 27.36
Finn Crawford

Men 15-18 50 LCM Fly - 25.76 
Finn Crawford

Men 15-18 200 LCM Breast - 2:19.91 
Sebastian Huang

Women 15-18 50 LCM Back - 30.78 
Maren Byrne

New Additions to Alto All-Time Top 10 List

13-14 Girls

Mina Averyaskin
2nd All-Time 100 Breast - 1:16.12

13-14 Boys

Daniel Deng
5th All-Time 800 Free - 8:46.85
6th All-Time 200 Free - 2:02.76

15-16 Girls

Chloe Jiang
3rd All-Time 100 Free - 57.94 
4th All-Time  50 Fly - 28.42 
5th All-Time  200 Free - 2:07.31
8th All-Time 50 Free - 27.36 

Sarah Enderes
6th All-Time 50 Breast - 35.06 
7th All-Time 200 IM - 2:23.96 

Jasmine He
4th All-Time 200 Breast - 2:39.42

15-16 Boys

Finn Crawford
2nd  All-Time 100 Back - 58.18
6th All-Time 50 Free - 24.37

Runzhang Jiang
6th All-Time 50 Breast - 31.04
7th All-Time 200 Breast - 2:28.88
7th All-Time 100 Breast - 1:07.61

Jeffery Chen
3rd All-Time 50 Back - 28.25
5th All-Time 100 Back - 59.05
6th All-Time 200 Back - 2:09.60
7th All-Time  200 IM - 2:09.64
7th All-Time 200 Fly - 2:08.46

Dylan Zhao
5th All-Time 1500 Free - 16:24.38
7th All-Time 800 Free - 8:35.64
8th All-Time 100 Breast - 1:08.55

Sebastian Huang
5th All-Time 50 Breast - 30.17

Ivan Goulart
2nd All-Time 50 Fly - 25.94

Jerrick Yong
9th All-Time 100 Fly - 58.47

17-18 Girls

Maren Byrne
5th All-Time 50 Free - 26.39 
4th All-Time 100 Free - 57.81
6th All-Time 400 Free - 4:29.24 
5th All-Time 100 Back - 1:05.26

Hailey Preuss
2nd All-Time 100 Breast - 1:13.27

Event Medalists

Silver - Women 800 Free Relay
Byrne, Jiang, Enderes, Preuss

Bronze - Women 400 Free Relay
Byrne, Jiang, Enderes, Preuss

Bronze - Women 200 IM
Maren Byrne

Championship Finalists

4th Place - Women 200 Butterfly
Hailey Preuss

5th Place - Women 400 Medley Relay
Byrne, Jiang, He, Preuss

6th Place - Men 50 Freestyle
Finn Crawford

6th Place - Women 200 IM
Hailey Preuss

6th Place - Women 200 Free Relay
Byrne, Jiang, Enderes, Preuss

6th Place - Women 200 Medley Relay
Byrne, Jiang, Enderes, Preuss

8th Place - Men 800 Free Relay
Zhang, Shao, Chen, Zhang

Consolation Finalists

Maren Byrne 100 Free (11th)
Jeffrey Chen 200 IM (13th), 100 Back (16th)
Finn Crawford 50 Back (15th), 100 Back (10th)
Jasmine He 200 Breast (11th)
Sebastian Huang 200 Breast (10th)
Chloe Jiang 50 Fly (10th), 100 Free (14th)
Hailey Preuss 100 Breast (12th), 400 IM (11th)
Dylan Zhao 1500 Free (9th), 800 Free (11th)

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.