2022 SENIOR LEADERSHIP CAMP

128 YOTA athletes competed in the 29th Annual YOTA x Arena Capital Classic. It was a BIG weekend filled with outstanding mid-season championship racing.

As a team, we had 58 individual swims and 30 YOTA relays finish in the Top 8. 24 new YMCA Nationals cuts were achieved, and 7 YOTA athletes qualified for YMCA Nationals for the very first time. Our men ’ s team placed 3rd, our women took 2nd, and YOTA placed 2nd as an overall combined team!

Thank you to all of our officials, hospitality workers, timers, meet marshalls, runners, and more! We would like to highlight the following volunteers for working all 7 sessions that weekend: Julie Stoner, Hali Bakelaar, Amy Eischeid, Maren Olsen, Kelly Paleocrassas, Kaiya Ramsey, the Sikes Family, The Skelly Family, Dacy Ayers, Steven Humbert, The Brunk Family, The Harris Family, The Lajoie Family and The Pearce Family. Thank you for all that you do!

Some of the fastest races in history took place at USA

Swimming’s Speedo Winter Junior National Championship meet at the Greensboro Aquatic Center, December 7th - 11th. YOTA’s own Max Ayres, Teddy Blake, Benjamin Eischeid, Stamatis

Paleocrassas, and Reese Stoner rode the momentum of their exciting Capital Classic weekend all the way to Greensboro to race on this historically competitive stage. Among the many highlights of the meet, Coach

Jamie and the boys had the opportunity to meet SwimStrong Dryland’s Eric Hudson in person for the very first time!

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