Clarion County YMCA Sends Its Largest Swim Team to District Championships

Photos courtesy of Wendy Snodgrass

(By Dan Clark)

Geneva, Ohio- The Clarion County YMCA Riversharks took twenty-two competitors to the three-day 2025 Pennsylvania YMCA West District Championships swim meet held at the SPIRE Institute over the weekend of March 7-9.

This District Swim team comprised those athletes who achieved age group qualifying times to compete in specific events during the season. In every event for this meet, both individual and relays, the top 6 finishers were awarded medals and ribbons were awarded for the 7th-12th place finishers.

The Riversharks earned a number of podium recognitions, posted new Club Records and Personal Bests, and along the way the medal winners achieved automatic PA YMCA State Qualifications and one athlete became a new National Qualifier.

The most impressive accomplishment for the weekend was Maggie Snodgrass (15 & Over Girls) achieving a qualifying time for the 2025 YMCA Short Course National Swimming Championship in the 100 yard Breaststroke while placing 7th overall. She also earned awards by placing 10th in the 200 yard Breaststroke, and 11th in the 400 yard Individual Medley.

Ashlyn Clark (13-14 Girls) had a remarkable weekend earning her way to States in three individual events by placing, 3rd in the 50 yard Freestyle, 3rd in the 100 yard Freestyle, and 4th in the 100 yard Butterfly. She also won a ribbon for her 12th place finish in the 100 yard Breaststroke.

Callie Snodgrass (15 & Over Girls) also had a nice showing to achieve individual State qualifications with place finishes of 4th in the 200 yard Butterfly and 6th in the 100 yard Butterfly, while winning a 7th place ribbon in the 100 yard Backstroke.

Also, in his Districts debut Dylan Space (10 & Under Boys) punched his ticket to States by placing 5th in the 100 yard Breaststroke. He also earned awards for his 7th place finish in the 100 yard Backstroke and 9th place finish in the 50 yard Breaststroke.

Addyson Space (10 & Under Girls) won a ribbon for her 10th place finish in the 50 yard Breaststroke.

For the relays, the Girls 15 & Over squad of Megan Fenske, Lila Gourley, Callie Snodgrass and Maggie Snodgrass put together a State qualifying 5th place finish in the 200 yard Medley relay.

The next competition for the Riversharks will be when the top six automatic qualifiers from each YMCA swimming district (west, central, and east) along with selected next fastest swimmers of each event across the state will compete in the 2025 Pennsylvania YMCA State Championship meet over the weekend of March 21-23 in Morgantown, WV.

Shown below is a summary of Districts results for all the Riversharks competitors:

Girls 10 & Under

Emelia Larson: 50 free (16th); 100 free (15th); 200 free (24th).

Hannah Lawrence: 50 free (56th).

Addyson Space: 50 fly (36th); 50 breast (10th); 100 breast (15th); 50 back (21st); 50 free (21st).

200 free relay: Emelia Larson, Brynn Hunsberger, Hannah Lawrence, and Addyson Space (14th)

Girls 11-12

Piper Hoover: 50 fly (18th); 100 fly (14th).

Aubree Conticelli: 100 back (27th); 100 breast (21st); 50 free (30th); 100 free (31st).

Mya Coradi: 50 back (34th); 100 back (23rd); 50 free (46th).

Audrey Oakes: 50 back (49th).

200 medley relay: Mya Coradi, Aubree Conticelli, Piper Hoover, Audrey Oakes (13th)

Girls 13-14

Ashlyn Clark: 100 fly (4th); 100 breast (12th) 50 free (3rd); 100 free (3rd).

Samantha Lewis: 100 back (29th); 50 free (56th).

200 medley relay: Samantha Lewis, Brylie Glenn, Lillian Shifflet, and Finley Carulli (21st)

200 free relay: Ashlyn Clark, Finley Carulli, Lillian Shifflet, and Samantha Lewis (20th)

Girls 15 & Over

Megan Fenske: 100 back (19th); 200 back (21st); 50 free (24th); 100 free (30th); 200 free (25th).

Lila Gourley: 200 back (22nd); 50 free (26th); 100 free (17th); 200 free (15th).

Callie Snodgrass: 100 fly (6th); 200 fly (4th); 100 back (7th).

Maggie Snodgrass: 100 breast (7th); 200 breast (10th); 400 IM (11th).

200 medley relay: Megan Fenske, Maggie Snodgrass, Callie Snodgrass, and Lila Gourley (5th).

200 free relay: Callie Snodgrass, Maggie Snodgrass, Megan Fenske, and Lila Gourley (7th).

400 free relay: Maggie Snodgrass, Megan Fenske, Lila Gourley, and Callie Snodgrass (7th).

Boys 10 & Under

Dylan Space: 50 back (15th); 100 back (7th); 50 breast (9th); 100 breast (5th); 50 free (31st); 100 free (18th).

Boys 11-12

Declan Kelley: 50 back (24th); 100 back (14th); 50 free (29th); 100 free (29th); 200 free (20th).

Boys 15 & Over

Ky Clark: 50 free (49th)

Kevin Young: 200 back (17th); 100 breast (15th); 50 free (24th); 100 free (19th); 200 free (13th).

(Congratulations, Riversharks!!!! Thanks to Dan Clark for this article and Wendy Snodgrass for her photos!!)