PacSwim Awards


The PacSwim Awards took place on Saturday, October 15th in Pleasant Hill. Swimmers, their families and coaches from throughout the LSC joined to enjoy dinner and special guest, Olympian and World Record Holder Hunter Armstrong. Each nominee received a Pacific Swim Awards duffel bag and multiple awards were handed out. Top awards for Swimmer of the Year went to Bailey Hartman (CROW) and Luka Mijatovic (PLS). Both of these swimmers were also decorated for Senior Race of the Year honors. Age Group Race of the Year awards were given to Marina Didenko (TERA) and Luka Mijatovic (PLS). A total list of all of the evening's award recipients can be found below.

You can view all photos taken by the photographer, Lucy Simon, at the event by clicking on the following link
Awards Banquet Photos
 

OUTSTANDING SHORT COURSE SWIMMERS

    

FEMALE AGE MALE
Coco Offenberg 10&U Hanz Palattao
Marina Didenko 11 Hanz Palattao
Daniela Linares Danzos 12 Morgan Wendler
Daniela Linares Danzos 13 Luka Mijatovic
Kelsey Zhang 14 Tim Wu
Kelsey Zhang 15 Henry Heit
Bailey Hartman 16 Marre Gattnar
Bailey Hartman 17 Ethan Harrington


OUTSTANDING LONG COURSE SWIMMERS

    

FEMALE AGE MALE
Zixin Zhao 10&U Skye Bailey
Marina Didenko 11 Hanz Palattao
Taylor Bennett 12 Fedor Igoshin
Isabel Wu 13 Shareef Elaydi
Mia Su 14 Luka Mijatovic
Kelsey Zhang 15 Tim Wu
Eunice Lee 16 Dar Lavrenko
Bailey Hartman 17 Edward Huang


RELAYS OF THE YEAR
    
10 & Under Girls – QuickSilver Swimming’s 200 meter Free Relay of Wang, Chen, Zhao & Manneh

10 & Under Boys – Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics’ 200 yard Free Relay of Farrell, Pataky, Lee & Byer

11-12 Girls – Crow Canyon Sharks’ 200 yard Free Relay of Arneson, Santos, Nelson & Linares Danzos
 

         

   
11-12 Boys – Pleasanton Seahawks’ 400 yard Medley Relay of Huang, Palattao, Wong & Ly

13-14 Girls – Pleasanton Seahawks’ 800 yard Free Relay of Hutchinson, Bennett, Mullikin & Lin

13-14 Boys – Pleasanton Seahawks’ 800 yard Free Relay of Wang, Liu, Wu & Mijatovic

         


15-18 Girls – Orinda Aquatics' 400 yard Free Relay of Blackwell, Smith, Struempf & Barck

15-18 Boys - Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics' 800 yard Free Relay of Jin, Harrington, Gibbs & Balva


RACES OF THE YEAR

         

Age Group Girls – Marina Didenko

Age Group Boys – Luka Mijatovic (PLS)

Senior Women – Bailey Hartman (CROW)

Senior Men – Luka Mijatovic (PLS)

 

COACHES OF THE YEAR

    

Age Group Swimming – Mark Taliaferro (QSS)

Senior Swimming – Joe Natina (CROW)


VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Mike Piccardo

GEORGE CLEVELAND AWARD
Valerie and Jerry Rudd

ATHLETE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Sophie Boeun

 

SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR


Senior Women - Bailey Hartman (CROW)

Senior Men – Luka Mijatovic (PLS)

 

         

Congratulations again to all the participants and winners of the 2023 PacSwim Awards. You can view all photos taken by the photographer, Lucy Simon, at the event by clicking on the following link

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rbik7twhli82o5h/AABZSToC2FMqyflHK8EVqiLAa?dl=0

Photos may be viewed and/or downloaded and printed. Thank you Lucy!