Kennebec Valley YMCA Stingrays Swim Team

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Congratulations to Jeff Mason, voted Official of the meet!

Let’s come together to celebrate a phenomenal season of growth and achievement with pizza and awards!

Stingrays and their families are invited to join us on Tuesday, April 14th at 5:30 p.m. in the Kennebec Valley YMCA pool area as we recognize our swimmers' outstanding achievements this season.

Summer swim is scheduled to start on April 27th – stay tuned for more information on pricing and sign-ups!

Huge congratulations to Coach Sara on winning the 2026 MESI Winter Champs Coach of the Meet award!

Thank you, Coach Sara, for your unwavering support and dedication to our Stingray swimmers.

Congratulations to Alice Lazure for achieving second in the 13-14 individual high point at the 2026 MESI Winter Champs!

Congratulations to Luke Ready for achieving 10 and under individual high point of the 2026 MESI Winter Champs!

Tonight we wrapped up the 2026 MESI Winter Champs. We want to thank all of our volunteers and officials (Luke Lazure, Travis Johnson, Erin Skehan, Jeff Mason, Bill Crosby, and Kean Brown) for their help over the weekend. Special shout out to Rebecca Lazure for organizing all of our volunteers! And to Jeff Mason for being recognized as Official of the meet!

Here are some highlights from the last day -

Alice Lazure - 1st in the 13-14 1000 Free

Joseph Branaugh - 1st in the 15 and over 1000 Free

Alice Lazure, Jackie Senft, Bristol Desrosiers, Leah Tucker - 3rd in the 11-14 Free Relay

Gaby Lazure, Evie Claude, Elle Claude, Rowan Stewart - 3rd in the 13 and over 200 Free Relay

Lydia McDowell, Emma McDowell, Haven Desrosiers, Sara Fournier - 6th in the 13 and over 200 Free Relay

Eli Burnham, Ian Dickson, Raiden Ramkissoon, Joseph Branaugh - 5th in the 13 and over 200 Free Relay

Rowan Stewart - 1st in the 15 and over 200 Back

Evie Claude - 4th in the 15 and over 200 Back

Eli Burnham - 2nd in the 15 and over 200 Back

Luke Ready - 1st in the 10 and under 50 Breast

Luke Ready - 1st in the 10 and under 100 Free

Leah Tucker - 3rd in the 11-12 100 Free

Jackie Senft - 5th in the 13-14 100 Free

Gaby Lazure - 3rd in the 15 and over 200 IM

Eli Burnham - 1st in the 15 and over 200IM

Rowan Stewart - 1st in the 15 and over 50 Free

Leah Tucker - 2nd in the 11-12 200IM

Gaby Lazure - 3rd in the 15 and over 50 Fly

Brady Small - 3rd in the 13-14 200 Back

PRs we gained by many Stingrays-

Alice Lazure in the 1000 Free, Taylor Johnson on the 1000 Free, Joseph Branaugh on the 1000 Free, Rowan Stewart in the 200 Back, Emma McDowell in the 200 Back, Sara Fournier in the 200 Back, Brady Small in the 200 Back, Luke Ready in the 100 Free, Isaac Johnson in the 100 Free, Jackie Senft in the 100 Free, Haven Desrosiers in the 100 Free, Emma McDowell in the 100 Free, Lydia McDowell in the 100 Free, Brady Small in the 100 Free, Gaby Lazure in the 200IM, Rowan Stewart in the 50 Breast, Elle Claude in the 50 Breast, Alice Lazure in the 50 Fly, Jackie Senft in the 50 Fly, Gaby Lazure in the 50 Fly,
Sara Fournier in the 50 Fly, Taylor Johnson in the 200 Back, Ethan Proctor in the 50 Breast, Ethan Proctor in the 100 Free, Keegan Clark in the 50 Breast, Keegan Clark in the 50 Fly, Keegan Clark in the 100 Free, Haven Desrosiers in the 50 Free, Haven Desrosiers in the 200 Breast, Ian Dickson in the 50 Fly, Sara Fournier in the 100 Free, Raiden Ramkissoon in the 50 Fly, Jack Ready in the 200 Back, and Jack Ready in the 100 Free.

The Stingrays have made a splash on day three of the MESI Winter Champs meet.

Here are the highlights-

Rowan Stewart - 4th in the 15 and over 50 Free

Elle Claude - 4th in the 15 and over in 200 Fly

Joseph Branaugh - 4th in the 13 and over 200 Fly

Paisley Desrosiers - 2nd in the 10 and under 50 Free

Luke Ready - 1st in the 10 and under 50 Free

Bristol Desrosiers - 3rd in the 11-12 50 Free

Paisley Desrosiers - 1st in the 10 and under 100IM

Adilyn Bernier - 5th in the 10 and under 100IM

Luke Ready - 1st in the 10 and under 100IM

Leah Tucker - 5th in the 11-12 100 IM

Evie Claude - 1st in the 15 and over 100IM

Gaby Lazure - 2nd in the 15 and over 200 Breast

Paisley Desrosiers - 1st in the 10 and under 100 Back

Bristol Desrosiers - 1st in the 11-12 100 Back

Rowan Stewart - 1st in the 15 and over 100 Back

Evie Claude - 4th in the 15 and over 100 Back

Eli Burnham - 1st in the 15 and over 100 Back

Raiden Ramkissoon - 4th in the 15 and over 100 Back

Brady Small - 1st in the 13-14 100 Back

Joseph Branaugh - 2nd in the 15 and over 500 Free

Luke Ready - 1st in the 10 and under 500 Free

Isaac Johnson - 3rd in the 10 and under 500 Free

Brady Small - 4th in the 13 - 14 50 Free

Elle Claude, Evie Claude, Gaby Lazure, and Rowan Stewart - 3rd in the 400 Free Relay

Sara Fournier, Haven Desrosiers, Lydia McDowell, and Emma McDowell - 5th in the 400 Free Relay

Eli Burnham, Ian Dickson, Raiden Ramkissoon, and Joseph Branaugh - 2nd in the 400 Free Relay

PRs gained by many Stingrays!

Jackie Senft in the 50 Free, Evie Claude in the 50 Free, Gaby Lazure in the 50 Free, Haven Desrosiers in the 50 Free, Elle Claude in the 200 Fly, Alice Lazure in the 200 Fly, Joseph Branaugh in the 200 Fly, Paisley Desrosiers in the 50 Free, Adilyn Bernier in the 50 Free, Luke Ready in the 50 Free, Isaac Johnson in the 50 Free, Bristol Desrosiers in the 50 Free, Paisley Desrosiers in the 100IM, Leah Tucker in the 100IM, Bristol Desrosiers in the 100IM, Jackie Senft in the 100IM, Evie Claude in the 100IM, Sara Fournier in the 100IM, Emma McDowell in the 100IM, Lydia McDowell in 100IM, Brady Small in the 100IM, Alice Lazure in the 200 Breast, Gaby Lazure in the 200 Breast, Haven Desrosiers in the 200 Breast, Andrew Lawton in the 200 Breast, Ian Dickson in the 200 Breast, Keegan Clark in the 200 Breast, Bristol Desrosiers in the 100 Back, Emilyn Simon in the 100 Back, Ethan Proctor in the 100 Back, Rowan Stewart in the 100 Back, Evie Claude in the 100 Back, Brady Small in the 100 Back, Eli Burnham in the 100 Back, Raiden Ramkissoon in the 100 Back, Joseph Branaugh in the 500 Free, Jack Ready in the 500 Free, Taylor Johnson in the 500 Free, Luke Ready in the 500 Free, Jackie Senft in the 500 Free, Isaac Johnson in the 500 Free, and Sophia Proctor in the 100 Back.

The Stingrays built momentum on the second day of the MESI Winter Champs.

Here are the highlights-

Leah Tucker - 2nd in the 11-12 400 IM

Jackie Senft, Leah Tucker, Alice Lazure, and Bristol Desrosiers - 3rd in the 11-14 200 Medley Relay

Gaby Lazure, Elle Claude, Evie Claude, and Rowan Stewart - 2nd in the 13 and over 200 Medley Relay

Raiden Ramkissoon, Ian Dickson, Eli Burnham, and Joseph Branaugh- 5th in the 13 and over 200 Medley Relay

Rowan Stewart - 1st in the 15 and over 50 Back

Brady Small - 4th in the 13-14 50 Back

Raiden Ramkissoon- 3rd in the 15 and over 50 Back

Paisley Desrosiers - 2nd in the 10 and under 100 Breast

Rowan Stewart - 1st in the 15 and over 100 Breast

Gaby Lazure - 5th in the 15 and over 100 Breast

Eli Burnham - 3rd in the 15 and over 100 Breast

Adilyn Bernier - 3rd in the 10 and under 200 Free

Isaac Johnson - 3rd in the 10 and under 200 Free

Leah Tucker - 2nd in the 11-12 200 Free

Emilyn Simon - 4th in the 11-12 200 Free

Adilyn Bernier - 3rd in the 10 and under 50 back

Luke Ready - 1st in the 10 and under 50 Back

Bristol Desrosiers - 4th in the 11-12 50 Back

Evie Claude - 3rd in the 15 and over 100 Fly

Paisley Desrosiers - 1st in the 10 and under 50 Fly

Luke Ready - 1st in the 10 and under 50 Fly

Bristol Desrosiers- 4th in the 11-12 50 Fly

Alice Lazure - 3rd in the 13 and over 400IM

Haven Desrosiers - 5th in the 13 and over 400IM

Eli Burnham - 1st in the 15 and over 400IM

Ian Dickson - 4th in the 15 and over 400IM

Sara Fournier - 4th in the 15 and over 50 Back

Emma McDowell - 5th in the 15 and over 50 Back

Brady Small - 5th in the 13 and over 50 Back

Raiden Ramkissoon - 2nd in the 15 and over 50 Back

Many Stingrays also gained new PRs!

Jackie Senft in the 50 Back, Rowan Stewart in the 50 Back, Sara Fournier in the 50 Back, Emma McDowell in the 50 Back, Lydia McDowell in the 50 Back, Brady Small in the 50 Back, Jack Ready in the 50 Back, Raiden Ramkissoon in the 50 Back, Paisley Desrosiers in the 100 Breast, Rowan Stewart in the 100 Breast, Evie Claude in the 100 Breast, Haven Desrosiers in the 100 Breast, Elle Claude in the 100 Breast, Eli Burnham in the 100 Breast, Keegan Clark in the 100 Breast, Adilyn Bernier in the 200 Free, Isaac Johnson in the 200 Free, Leah Tucker in the 200 Free, Emilyn Simon in the 200 Free, Joseph Branaugh in the 200 Free, Luke Ready in the 50 Back, Bristol Desrosiers in the 50 Back, Evie Claude in the 100 Fly, Elle Claude in the 100 Fly, Emma McDowell in the 100 Fly, Raiden Ramkissoon in the 100 Fly, Joseph Branaugh in the 100 Fly, Paisley Desrosiers in the 50 Fly, Luke Ready in the 50 Fly, Bristol Desrosiers in the 50 Fly, Leah Tucker in the 50 Fly, Haven Desrosiers in the 400IM, Eli Burnham in the 400IM, and Ian Dickson in the 400IM.

Tonight was the start of the 2026 MESI Winter Champs. The Stingrays kicked off with distance swims and relays. Here are the highlights-

Alice Lazure - 1st in the 13 and over 1650 Free. Congratulations to Alice for gaining a new team record with a time of 18:22.33! 🙌🏊‍♀️

Leah Tucker - 3rd in the 11-12 500 Free

Elle Claude, Evie Claude, Rowan Stewart, and Gaby Lazure - 2nd in the 13 and over 400 Medley Relay

Lydia McDowell, Sophia Ouimette, Sara Fournier, and Emma McDowell - 5th in the 13 and over 400 Medley Relay

PRs locked in by the below swimmers-

Alice Lazure in the 1650 Free

Taylor Johnson in the 1650 Free

The 11-12 women finished the weekend with a splash. Here are some highlights -

Bristol Desrosiers, Leah Tucker, Jackie Senft, and Emilyn Simon - 1st in the 200 Medley Relay

Leah Tucker - 1st in the 200 Free

Taylor Johnson - 2nd in the 200 Free

Bristol Desrosiers - 2nd in the 50 Free

Jackie Senft - 4th in the 50 Free

Leah Tucker - 1st in the 100 Free

Jackie Senft - 2nd in the 100 Free

Emilyn Simon - 5th in the 100 Free

Bristol Desrosiers - 1st in the 50 Back

New PRs secured by Taylor Johnson in the 200 Free, Abigail Quinlivan in the 200 Free, Jackie Senft in the 50 Free, Emilyn Simon in the 50 Free, Willa Kirkgordon in the 50 Free, Abigail Cormier in the 50 Free, Caroline Hopkins in the 50 Free, Leah Tucker in the 100 Free, Jackie Senft in the 100 Free, Emilyn Simon in the 100 Free, Abigail Quinlivan in the 100 Free, Sabrina Foth in the 100 Free, Caroline Hopkins in the 100 Free, Abigail Cormier in the 50 Back, Willa Kirkgordon in the 50 Back, and Brooke Cyr in 50 Breast.

Our 9-10 and 11-12 Stingray men swam Sunday morning. Here are some highlights from their combined session-

Isaac Johnson, Luke Ready, Chris Condon, and Jake Dufour - 2nd in the 9-10 200 Medley Relay

Luke Ready - 1st in the the 9-10 100 IM

Luke Ready - 1st in the the 9-10 59 Fly

Isaac Johnson, Isaac Juarez, Chris Condon, and Jake Dufour - 5th in the 9-10 200 Free Relay

New PRs secured by Elliot Dore in the 50 Free, Ethan Proctor in the 50 Free, Elliot Dore in the 100 Free, Ethan Proctor in the 100 Free, Isaac Juarez in the 50 Back, Chris Condon in the 50 Back, and Isaac Johnson in the 50 Breast.