7 Waves to compete in Gold Championships

PLATTSBURGH -- Seven members of the Waves Swim Club will travel to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy to compete against the fastest swimmers in northern New York. They will participate in the Gold Championship Meet hosted by the Adirondack District of USA Swimming.

The Gold Championship is the short-course finale of the Adirondack swimming season and the last race contested in a 25-yard pool. Participants qualify for the meet by meeting a time standard established by the Adirondack District for the 2007-2008 swim season.

Age Group

9-10

Stella Boolukus-Brinker (1 event): 50 yard backstroke.

11-12

Hamzah Qudsi (6 events): 50 and 100 yard freestyle, 50 and 100 yard backstroke, the 50 yard butterfly, and 100 yard IM

13-14

Sierra Cotrona (2 events): 100 yard freestyle, 200 yard breaststroke

Daniel McGovern (8 events): 50, 100 and 200 yard freestyle, 100 and 200 yard backstroke, 100 and 200 yard butterfly, and 200 yard IM

Molly Wilkins (3 events): 100 yard butterfly, 100 yard freestyle, and 200 backstroke

Seniors 15 and up

Sarah Connelly (2 events): 100 and 200 yard breaststroke

Hannah Saiz (9 events): 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1650 yard freestyle, 200 and 400 yard IM, and 100 and 200 yard butterfly