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, NCAA Champion Reece Whitley. Each nominee received a Pacific Swim Awards blanket and multiple awards were handed out. Top awards for Swimmer of the Year went to Bailey Hartman (CROW) and Ethan Harrington (PASA). Race of the Year honors went to Raya Mellott (CROW) and Luka Mijatovic (PLS) in the Age Group category. Raya Mellot (CROW) also captured the Senior Race of the Year honors alongside Ethan Harrington (PASA). A total list of all of the evening's award recipients can be found below.
You can view all photos taken by the photographer, Katelyn Meehan, at the event by clicking on the following link
Awards Banquet Photos
OUTSTANDING SHORT COURSE SWIMMERS
| FEMALE | AGE | MALE |
| Marina Didenko | 10&U | Hanz Palattao |
| Daniela Linares Danzos | 11 | Morgan Wendler |
| Daniela Linares Danzos | 12 | Luka Mijatovic |
| Kelsey Zhang | 13 | Oryan Liu |
| Kelsey Zhang | 14 | Oliver Santana |
| Bailey Hartman | 15 | Marre Gattnar |
| Bailey Hartman | 16 | Ethan Harrington |
| Emma Karam | 17 | Jacques Grove |
OUTSTANDING LONG COURSE SWIMMERS
| FEMALE | AGE | MALE |
| Marina Didenko | 10&U | Hanz Palattao |
| Clara Young | 11 | Morgan Wendler |
| Isabel Wu | 12 | Luka Mijatovic |
| Maren Byrne | 13 | Luka Mijatovic |
| Raya Mellott | 14 | Tim Wu |
| Davina Huang | 15 | Devyn Caples |
| Bailey Hartman | 16 | Edward Huang |
| Stephanie Iannaccone | 17 | Ethan Harrington |
RELAYS OF THE YEAR
10 & Under Girls – Milpitas Aquatic Club’s 200 meter Free Relay of Yang, Chen, Hung, and Paras
10 & Under Boys – Pleasanton Seahawks’ 200 meter Free Relay of Cheng, Barretto, Palattao, and Mijatovic
11-12 Girls – Santa Clara Swim Club’s 200 meter Free Relay of Wu, Chuang, Wu, and Correa
11-12 Boys – QuickSilver Swimming’s 200 meter Free Relay of Xue, Yang, Salistra, and Topping
13-14 Girls – Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics' 200 meter Medley Relay of Finn, Zhang, Liu, and Huang
13-14 Boys - QuickSilver Swimming’s 200 yard Free Relay of Shang, Wells, Litwiller, and Apuada
15-18 Girls – North Bay Aquatics' 400 meter Free Relay of Heffernan, Brakebill, Lovato, and Ash
15-18 Boys - Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics' 200 meter Free Relay of Harrington, Jeng, Jin, and Balva
RACES OF THE YEAR
Age Group Girls – Raya Mellott (CROW)
Age Group Boys – Luka Mijatovic (PLS)
Senior Women - Raya Mellott (CROW)
Senior Men - Ethan Harrington (PASA)
COACHES OF THE YEAR
Age Group Swimming – Pete Cromelin (CROW)
Senior Swimming – Carrie Miller Mox (QSS)
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Larry Rice
SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
Senior Women - Bailey Hartman (CROW)
Senior Men - Ethan Harrington (PASA)
Congratulations again to all the participants and winners of the 2022 PacSwim Awards. You can view all photos taken by the photographer, Katelyn Meehan, at the event by clicking on the following link
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tma6hb501tu09d1/AAD3jiVsxpek_pWe4GObbWPwa?dl=0
Photos may be viewed and/or downloaded and printed. Thank you Katelyn!
