Bernards Swimmers Break Records at Final Meet of Champions

This summer's swim team affiliated with Pleasant Valley Pool in Basking Ridge — the PVP Piranhas — competed again in this year's Morris County Summer Swim League's Meet of Champions, a friendly competition that wraps up the season for area swim teams affiliated with nearby public pools.

"The team did great," said PVP team mother Joanne Wachenfeld, whose daughter, Amanda, was one of the two head coaches for this year's team.

With 154 swimmers up to age 18, his year's team was the largest yet for PVP. Amanda Wachenfeld and the team's other head coach, Tyler Gibbons, attended the two-day Meet of Champions, held on Saturday for the 10 and under swimmers at the Bernardsville Pool, and on Sunday for the 11 and older swimmers in Chester.

The coaches participated in an end-of-season relay race on Saturday that brought cheers from the crowd.

Some of the PVP swimmers broke meet records. Results, provided via Joanne Wachenfeld, are below:

Morris County Summer Swim League

13 & Over Meet of Champions

Pleasant Valley Swim Team, Basking Ridge 

Individual MOC Champions

Jackson Crewe: Boys 15 & Over 100 Yard IM — 59.43

Boys 15 & Over 50 Yard Butterfly — 25. 42*

*New Meet Record — Old Record 25.65 from 2012

Samantha Sargen: Girls 11/12 50 Yard Breaststroke — 36.10*

* New Meet Record — Old Record 36.50 from 2012

Katie Kisker: (tie) Girls 11/12 50 Yard Freestyle — 27.60*

* Tied 2011 Meet Record

Paige Johnson:  Girls 13/14 100 Yard IM — 1:06.90

Dylan Wachenfeld: Boys 13/14 50 Yard Backstroke — 31.03

Will Crewe: Boys 13/14 50 Yard Butterfly — 29.11

Relay MOC Champions

Grace Sedlezak: Girls 11/12 100 Yard Medley Relay — 1:03.55                   Samantha Sargen

Madeline West

Katie Kisker                                    

Individual Medal Winners (2—6th Place)

Paige Johnson: 2nd — Girls 13/14 50 Yard Butterfly

Madeline West: 2nd — Girls 11/12 50 Yard Butterfly

Grace Sedlezak: 2nd — Girls 11/12 100 Yard IM

                         4th — Girls 11/12 50 Yard Freestyle

Andrew Profaca: 3rd — Boys 13/14  100 Yard IM

                          3rd — Boys 13/14 50 Yard Breaststroke

Will Crewe: 4th — Boys 13/14 100 Yard IM

Katie Kisker: 4th — Girls 13/14 50 Yard Backstroke

Anna Kisker: 4th — Girls 15 & Over 50 Yard Breaststroke

                   4th — Girls 15 & Over 50 Yard Backstroke

Dylan Wachenfeld: 5th — Boys 13/14 50 Yard Butterfly

Erin Julian: 5th — Girls 13/14 50 Yard Butterfly

                6th — Girls 13/14 50 Yard Freestyle

Evan Aiello: 6th — Boys 13/14 50 Yard Freestyle

                 6th — Boys 13/14 50 Yard Backstroke

Relay Medal Winners (1st — 3rd)

Anna Kisker: 3rd — Girls 15 & Over 200 Yard Medley Relay

Paige Johnson

Colleen Wachenfeld

Chrissy Clark

Jackson Crewe: 3rd — Boys 15 & Over 200 Yard Medley Relay

Andrew Profaca

Will Crewe

Evan Aiello

10 & Unders Meet of Champions

Pleasant Valley Swim Team

Individual MOC Champions

AJ Capizzi: Boys 10 & Under 100 SC Meter IM: 1:27.31

New Meet Record — Old Record 1:27.91 from 2011 

Weston Crewe: Boys 9/10 25  SC Meter Backstroke — 19.04

Asa Faherty: Boys 9/10 25 SC Meter Butterfly — 17.04 

Individual Medal Winners (2-6th Place)

AJ Capizzi: 2nd — Boys 9/10 25 SC Meter Butterfly

Weston Crewe: 2nd — Boys 9/10 25 SC Meter Freestyle

Asa Faherty:  3rd — Boys 10 & Under 100 SC Meter IM

Mia Capizzi: 2nd — Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke

                 5th — Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly

Joseph Castagno: 3rd — Boys 9/10 25 SC Meter Breastroke

Colin Sedlezak: 4th — Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke

                      4th — Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly

Madigan Hannis: 4th — Girls 9/10 25 SC Meter Breaststroke           

Julianne Saliou:  4th — Girls 9/10 25 SC Meter Backstroke

Ayla D’Silva: 5th — Girls 10 & Under 100 SC Meter IM

Samuel Deane: 5th — Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly

Andrew Moss: 6th — Boys 9/10 25 SC Meter Backstroke

Relay Medal Winners (1st – 3rd)

Emily Thompson: 3rd — Girls 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

Ella Quincy

Athena Bernaz

Mia Cappizi

Luke Russomondo: 3rd — Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter Freestyle Relay

Thomas Bartlett

Dean Capizzi

Samuel Deane