FSPY’s Young Swimmers Make Waves at the First Frost Invitational!

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) swim team hosted the First Frost Invitational 2025 at the Jersey Aquatic Center in New Providence, NJ, on November 2nd. This is an annual event that gives our 12/Under swimmers an opportunity to compete against other NJ YMCA teams. A total of 93 FSPY swimmers competed against other swimmers from 12 YMCAs across the region. Many FSPY swimmers achieved personal bests and showed strong improvements in their swims.

Below are the FSPY swimmers that placed among the top 16 in their respective events:

8/Under

• Lana Angeles (1st 50 Fly)
• Maddie Berntson (13th 25 Back, 4th 25 Free, 4th 50 Free)
• Ethan Bithun (4th 100IM, 2nd 25 Free, 1st 50 Back)
• Owen Buchney (5th 25 Back)
• Amelia Campos (4th 25 Back, 13th 25 Free)
• Charlie Carlesimo (6th 50 Breast, 15th 25 Fly)
• Lochlann Carroll (6th 100IM, 4th 25 Breast, 5th 50 Free)
• Alana Daly (13th 25 Back, 16th 25 Free)
• Wesley Daly (7th 50 Breast)
• Samay Desai (5th 25 Breast)
• Abigail Gaynor (12th 25 Back)
• Danny Gaynor (10th 100IM, 15th 25 Back, 3rd 25 Fly)
• Abira Gupta (3rd 25 Breast, 15th 25 Free, 8th 25 Fly)
• Olivia Huang (2nd 50 Breast, 10th 25 Free, 9th 25 Fly)
• Sander-Lorenzo Isleta (2nd 25 Back, 4th 50 Back, 7th 50 Free)
• Hannah Kirchmer (7th 25 Breast)
• Rosie Kirchmer (11th 25 Free)
• Jonathan Li (3rd 50 Back, 9th 50 Free)
• Lexi Li (3rd 25 Breast, 15th 25 Back, 15th 25 Free)
• Monroe Lott (9th 25 Back, 12th 25 Free)
• Meghan McCormac (9th 100IM, 4th 25 Back, 2nd 25 Free)
• Domenick Mirkovic (13th 25 Back)
• Norah Neser (11th 50 Back)
• Elliot Ozerov (9th 25 Breast, 8th 25 Fly)
• Rowen Rodriguez (12th 25 Back, 6th 50 Back, 10th 50 Free)
• Mae Swenson (1st 25 Breast, 4th 50 Breast)
• Flo Taeschler (9th 50 Back)
• Aiden Tong (11th 25 Back, 9th 25 Fly)
• Marcy Velez (11th 25 Breast, 1st 25 Back, 9th 25 Free)
• Luca Verba (6th 25 Breast, 13th 25 Back)
• Anne Wang (3rd 25 Free, 1st 25 Fly)
• Bradley Widjaja (1st 25 Back, 4th 25 Free, 5th 25 Fly)

9-10s

• Anya Basse (16th 50 Free)
• Ella Bennett (13th 50 Breast, 4th 100IM)
• Willa Carlesimo (6th 100 Fly)
• Dasan Dooley (10th 100 Breast, 9th 100IM, 11th 200 Free)
• Aiden Goetz (16th 100 Breast)
• Jack Karako (14th 100 Back, 8th 50 Fly, 9th 200 Free)
• Zoie Karako (13th 100 Back)
• Owen Kavanagh (3rd 100 Back, 1st 50 Free, 2nd 100 IM)
• Leshan Li (7th 100 Free, 4th 100 Fly)
• Samuel Li (6th 100 Breast, 5th 100 Free, 8th 200 Free)
• Joanne Lobo (13th 100 Breast)
• Holly Lopez (8th 50 Free, 14th 50 Fly)
• Blake Loureiro (6th 50 Free, 1st 50 Back, 7th 100IM)
• Gabriela Lukov (1st 100 Back, 2nd 50 Fly, 1st 100 Fly)
• Isabella Manfredi (2nd 100 Breast, 1st 50 Back, 2nd 200 Free)
• Mason Connor Navata (11th 50 Breast, 8th 100 Breast, 6th 200 Free)
• Raegan Neser (15th 100IM)
• Miranda North (12th 100 Back, 12th 200 Free)
• Jack Piskadlo (1st 100 Back, 2nd 100 Breast)
• Avery Ruberto (1st 200IM, 1st 50 Fly, 1st 200 Free)
• Rhea Saxena (10th 50 Fly, 6th 50 Back, 12th 100IM)
• Jerry Shen (4th 50 Breast, 13th 50 Free)
• Kaia Simo (9th 50 Back)
• Robert Taeschler (15th 50 Fly, 15th 200 Free)
• Joe Tringali (8th 100 Back, 2nd 100 Free, 5th 100 Fly)
• Thomas Velez (3rd 50 Breast, 5th 100 Back, 2nd 50 Fly)
• Griffin Wolfe (10th 50 Back)
• Alexandra Wu (7th 200IM)
• Delton Wylie (16th 100 Back)

11-12

• Simone Barber (12th 200IM, 11th 50 Free)
• Samara Bithun (7th 100 Back, 3rd 50 Fly, 12th 200 Free)
• Joey Cuomo (5th 50 Breast, 1st 50 Back, 2nd 200 Free)
• Laksh Desai (13th 100IM) Anika Gupta (15th 50 Breast, 10th 100IM)
• Sharvi Kathalkar (13th 200 IM)
• Leila Kmiotek (10th 50 Back)
• Quinn Lindskog (6th 100 Back, 16th 100 Breast, 8th 50 Back)
• Preston Lubenow (11th 100 Back, 9th 100 Fly)
• Sophia Lukov (1st 100 Back, 1st 100 Free)
• Zoe Matera (5th 100 Free, 1st 100 IM)
• Joseph McCormac (9th 50 Fly)
• Brooklyn Mihansky (5th 50 Breast, 9th 50 Fly, 4th 100IM)
• Walt Roskin (13th 100 Back, 9th 50 Free, 4th 50 Fly)
• Eva Slade (3rd 100 Back, 3rd 100 Free, 6th 100 Fly)
• Joey Stevenson (3rd 200IM, 15th 100 Free, 12th 100 Fly)
• Silvia Tringali (15th 100 Breast, 2nd 50 Back, 8th 200 Free)
• Gianna Verba (10th 100 Breast, 6th 100 Free, 6th 50 Back)
• Owen Wang (8th 100IM)
• Sonoma Wylie (14th 200IM, 12th 50 Fly)
• Jayden Yip (1st 100 Back, 2nd 100 Breast, 1st 100IM)
• Emmaline Yong (8th 50 Free, 5th 50 Fly, 5th 50 Back)

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA swim team is a year-round competitive team offering high quality professional coaching and technique instruction. For more information, contact Chris Karelus, Head Coach and Director of Competitive Aquatics, 908-889-8880.

About the Y

The Y is the nation’s leading nonprofit committed to strengthening communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA (FSPY) offers programs designed to meet diverse needs across every life stage — from early learning and afterschool care to youth sports, swim lessons, and summer camp; from adult fitness and chronic disease support to programs for seniors and individuals with different abilities. Guided by the values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility, the FSPY team creates a welcoming, inclusive space where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. For information about membership or programs, please call the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA at (908) 889-8880 or visit www.fspymca.org. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify.