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October 15, 2019 - 2019 Awards Banquet Results and Photos
The annual PacSwim Awards took place on Saturday, October 12th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Concord. Swimmers, their families and coaches from throughout the LSC joined to enjoy dinner and special guest, Olympian Dana Vollmer. Each nominee received a Pacific Swimming kickboard and multiple awards were handed out. Top awards for Swimmer of the Year went to Zoie Hartman (CROW) and Ethan Hu (PEAK). Race of the Year honors went to Alexis Mesina (PLS) and Christopher Winalski (SCSC) in the Age Group category, while Zoie Hartman (CROW) and Ethan Hu (PEAK) were the Senior Race of the Year recipients. A total list of all of the evening's award recipients can be found below.
You can view all photos taken by the photographer, Laura Bastin, at the event by clicking on the following link
Awards Banquet Photos
OUTSTANDING SHORT COURSE SWIMMERS
| FEMALE | AGE | MALE |
| Alexis Mesina | 10&U | Clark Apuada |
| Kyra Cui | 11 (tie) | Clark Apuada |
| Alexis Mesina | Enzo Balbuena | |
| Jordan Ash | 12 | Isaiah Jarvis |
| Zoey Zeller | 13 | Jerry Chu |
| Sydney Lu | 14 | Matthew Elliott |
| Shelby Suppiger | 15 | Luke Hobson |
| Nicole Oliva | 16 | Ethan Hu |
| Zoie Hartman | 17 | Ethan Hu |
OUTSTANDING LONG COURSE SWIMMERS
| FEMALE | AGE | MALE |
| Isabel Wu | 10&U | Luka Mijatovic |
| Kelsey Zhang | 11 | Enzo Balbuena |
| Jordan Ash | 12 | Christopher Winalski |
| Bailey Hartman | 13 | Jerry Chu |
| Zoey Zeller | 14 | Ethan Wang |
| Abigail Herscu | 15 | Matthew Chung |
| Nicole Oliva | 16 | Lleyton Plattel |
| Miranda Heckman | 17 | Ethan Hu |
RELAYS OF THE YEAR
10 & Under Girls - Santa Clara Swim Club’s 200 yard Free Relay of Wu, Hutchinson, Wong, and Granum
10 & Under Boys - Santa Clara Swim Club’s 200 yard Medley Relay of Mijatovic, Elaydi, Ly, and Melikzade
11-12 Girls - QuickSilver Swimming’s 200 meter Medley Relay of Nguyen, Boeun, Cui, and Zheng
11-12 Boys - Terrapins Swim Team’s 200 meter Medley Relay of Li, Wendler, Skov, and Castaneda
13-14 Girls - Crow Canyon Sharks' 200 yard Freestyle Relay of Hartman, Smith, Gregory, and Davis
13-14 Boys - Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics’ 200 meter Freestyle Relay of Gabbassof, Jeng, Williams, and Tyler
15-18 Girls - Crow Canyon Sharks' 400 yard Medley Relay of Davis, Hartman, Depaco, and Kosturos
15-18 Boys - Peak Swimming's 400 meter Medley Relay of Huang, Yep, Hu, and Choi
RACES OF THE YEAR
Age Group Girls - Alexis Mesina (PLS)
Age Group Boys - Christopher Winalski (SCSC)
Senior Women - Zoie Hartman (CROW)
Senior Men - Ethan Hu (PEAK)
GEORGE CLEVELAND OFFICIALS' AWARD
Carol Cottam
Mike Piccardo
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD
Lillian Bautista
SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
Senior Women - Zoie Hartman (CROW)
Senior Men - Ethan Hu (PEAK)
COACHES OF THE YEAR
Age Group Swimming - Mark Taliaferro (SCSC)
Senior Swimming - Abi Liu (PEAK)
Congratulations again to all the participants and winners of the 2019 PacSwim Awards. You can view all photos taken by the photographer, Laura Bastin, at the event by clicking on the following link
Future Bear and Former Bear!Photos may be viewed and/or downloaded and printed. Thank you Laura!
