Clarion County YMCA Riversharks Swim Meet and Current District Qualifiers

Above photo by Susanne Fenske – District qualifyer Declan Kelley

(By Wendy Snodgrass)

The Clarion County YMCA Riversharks swim team is over halfway through their outstanding 2023-2024 season.

This weekend (January 27, 2024) the Riversharks travelled to St. Mary’s for a quad meet against the Ridgway Tide, Bellefonte Stingrays, and Juniata Valley Stingrays.

The Riversharks had some great performances as illustrated by the following swimmers who finished in the top six of their events:

Leona Renninger

25 Yard Freestyle (4^th); 25 Yard Backstroke (1^st); 25 Yard Breaststroke (2^nd); 50 Yard Freestyle (4^th)

Boys 8 & under

Connor Chesterfield

25 Yard Freestyle (1^st); 25 Yard Breaststroke (2^nd); 100 Yard Individual Medley (1^st)

Waylon Shaffer

25 Yard Freestyle (5^th)

Michael WIlliams

25 Yard Backstroke (5^th); 50 Yard Freestyle (4^th)

Girls 9-10

Addyson Space

50 Yard Freestyle (2^nd); 50 Yard Breaststroke (3^rd); 100 Yard Breaststroke (4^th)

Boys 9-10

Jayce Shick

50 Yard Freestyle (4^th); 50 Yard Breaststroke (3^rd); 100 Yard Freestyle (2^nd); 100 Yard Individual Medley (2^nd)

Trevor Shifflet

50 Yard Freestyle (5^th); 50 Yard Backstroke (6^th); 50 Yard Breaststroke (4^th)

Dylan Space 50 Yard Freestyle (3^rd); 50 Yard Backstroke (2^nd); 50 Yard Breaststroke (1^st); 100 Yard Individual Medley (4^th)

Girls 11-12

Aubree Conticelli

50 Yard Backstroke (4^th); 50 Yard Butterfly (5^th)

Mya Coradi

50 Yard Backstroke (3^rd)

Piper Hoover

100 Yard Freestyle (5^th); 50 Yard Butterfly (1^st)

Addison Lechner

50 Yard Butterfly (3^rd)

Samantha Lewis

50 Yard Freestyle (1^st); 100 Yard Breaststroke (2^nd)

Audrey Oakes

100 Yard Backstroke (4^th)

Lillian Shifflet

50 Yard Backstroke (5^th); 50 Yard Butterfly (2^nd)

Girls 13-14

Ashlyn Clark

200 Yard Freestyle (1^st); 100 Yard Freestyle (2^nd); 100 Yard Butterfly (1^st)

Megan Fenske

200 Yard Freestyle (2^nd); 100 Yard Backstroke (2^nd); 100 Yard Freestyle (3^rd)

Lila Gourley

100 Yard Backstroke (4^th); 500 Yard Freestyle (1^st)

Callie Snodgrass

50 Yard Freestyle (3^rd); 100 Yard Backstroke (1^st)

Maggie Snodgrass

50 Yard Freestyle (4^th)

Boys 15 & up

Kylan Clark

50 Yard Freestyle (4^th); 100 Yard Breaststroke (2^nd); 100 Yard Freestyle (3^rd); 500 Yard Freestyle (1^st)

Theodore Sweet

200 Yard Freestyle (2^nd); 50 Yard Freestyle (5^th); 100 Yard Breaststroke (3^rd); 100 Yard Freestyle (4^th)

Relays

Boys 8 & under 100 Yard Freestyle Relay (2^nd)

(Michael Williams, Cody Chesterfield, Bryce Shick, and Connor Chesterfield)

Girls 9-10 200 Yard Medley Relay (2^nd)

(Brynn Hunsberger, Gabrielle Hummell, Lorelei Casale, Emelia Larson)

Girls 11-12 200 Yard Medley Relay (1^st)

(Lillian Shifflet, Samantha Lewis, Piper Hoover, and Aubree Conticelli)

Girls 11-12 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (2^nd)

(Piper Hoover, Addison Lechner, Aubree Conticelli, and Samantha Lewis)

Girls 13-14 200 Yard Medley Relay (1^st)

(Ashlyn Clark, Maggie Snodgrass, Callie Snodgrass, and Lila Gourley)

Additionally, throughout the season, the fastest swimmers have achieved district qualifying times to swim at the Pennsylvania West District swim meet held at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, OH. A special congratulations goes out to the following swimmers who achieved individual and relay district qualifying times at this point in the season:

Individual Events

Addyson Space (Girls 9-10)

50 Yard Freestyle

Declan Kelley (Boys 9-10)

50 Yard Freestyle

100 Yard Freestyle

50 Yard Backstroke

100 Yard Backstroke

Samantha Lewis (Girls 11-12)

50 Yard Freestyle

50 Yard Breaststroke

100 Yard Breaststroke

200 Yard Breaststroke

Ashlyn Clark (Girls 13-14)

50 Yard Freestyle

100 Yard Freestyle

200 Yard Freestyle

100 Yard Backstroke

100 Yard Breaststroke

100 Yard Butterfly

200 Yard Individual Medley

Megan Fenske (Girls 13-14)

50 Yard Freestyle

100 Yard Backstroke

Lila Gourley (Girls 13-14)

50 Yard Freestyle

100 Yard Freestyle

200 Yard Freestyle

500 Yard Freestyle

Callie Snodgrass (Girls 13-14)

50 Yard Freestyle

100 Yard Freestyle

200 Yard Freestyle

100 Yard Backstroke

100 Yard Breaststroke

100 Yard Butterfly

200 Yard Butterfly

200 Yard Individual Medley

Maggie Snodgrass (Girls 13-14)

50 Yard Freestyle

100 Yard Freestyle

200 Yard Freestyle

100 Yard Backstroke

100 Yard Breaststroke

200 Yard Breaststroke

100 Yard Butterfly

200 Yard Individual Medley

400 Yard Individual Medley

500 Yard Freestyle

Riversharks Relays

Girls 11-12 200 Yard Medley Relay

(Lillian Shifflet, Samantha Lewis, Piper Hoover, and Aubree Conticelli)

Girls 11-12 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

(Piper Hoover, Addison Lechner, Aubree Conticelli, and Samantha Lewis)

Girls 13-14 200 Yard Medley Relay

(Ashlyn Clark, Maggie Snodgrass, Callie Snodgrass, and Lila Gourley)

Girls 13-14 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

(Ashlyn Clark, Maggie Snodgrass, Callie Snodgrass, and Lila Gourley)

Girls 13-14 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

(Ashlyn Clark, Maggie Snodgrass, Callie Snodgrass, and Lila Gourley)

Best of luck Riversharks on the remainder of the season!

(Good Work, Riversharks!!!! Thanks to Wendy Snodgrass for this article, and to Kristine Lewis and Susanne Fenske for their photos!!)