2024 YMCA SC Nationals Results, Recap, and Celebration

Please join me in congratulating all 10 individual qualifiers that PAY had this 2023-2024 Winter Short Course Season!

Patrick Baganski

Gabe Carroll

Nick Darragh

Madelyn Deeney

Laney Dittmar

Kyle Kruppa

Brynn Lewis

Kaitlyn McGuire

Macey Speakman

Sam Vallino

Last week, this set of swimmers traveled down to the YMCA Short Course National Championships, held in Greensboro, NC. 

Highlights from the meet week are below:

Relays

This was a group of kids that swam their hearts out for each other on their set of relays. Every single relay entry moved up from their original seed for the meet week. You needed to be among the Top 16 relays in the country for YMCA swimming to "make it back" for finals at this highest level of competition that YMCA swimming has to offer.

Women 200 Medley Relay (Brynn Lewis, Macey Speakman, Maddy Deeney, Kaitlyn McGuire): 1:48.04 (25th place overall)

Men 200 Medley Relay (Patrick Baganski, Gabe Carroll, Kyle Kruppa, Nick Darragh): 1:37.01 (45th place overall)

Women 200 Free Relay (Brynn Lewis, Maddy Deeney, Kaitlyn McGuire, Macey Speakman) - B FINALISTS: 1:36.59 (16th place overall)

Men 200 Free Relay (Gabe Carroll, Patrick Baganski, Nick Darragh, Kyle Kruppa): 1:25.67 (23rd place overall)

Women 400 Medley Relay (Brynn Lewis, Macey Speakman, Maddy Deeney, Kaitlyn McGuire): 3:57.68 (27th place overall)

Men 400 Medley Relay (Patrick Baganski, Nick Darragh, Gabe Carroll, Kyle Kruppa): 3:38.62 (54th place overall)

Women 400 Free Relay (Maddy Deeney, Macey Speakman, Laney Dittmar, Brynn Lewis): 3:38.76 (29th place overall)

Men 400 Free Relay (Patrick Baganski, Kyle Kruppa, Nick Darragh, Gabe Carroll): 3:11.31 (31st place overall)

Individuals

Multiple individual swim that earned a place at Finals throughout the week. You needed to be among the Top 32 swimmers in the country for YMCA swimming to "make it back" for finals at this highest level of competition that YMCA swimming has to offer.
 

Patrick Baganski - 40th place in the 50 Free, 56th place in the 100 Back, 113th place in the 100 Free

Gabe Carroll - 128th place in the 50 Free

Nick Darragh - 148th place in the 50 Free

Madelyn Deeney - 45th place in the 200 Breast, 48th place in the 100 Breast, 53rd place in the 50 Free, 76th place in the 100 Free

Laney Dittmar - 120th place in the 100 Breast

Kyle Kruppa - 58th place in the 500 Free, 62nd place in the 200 Free

Brynn Lewis - 10th place in the 200 IM (B FINALIST), 19th place in the 50 Free (C FINALIST), 30th place in the 100 Free (D FINALIST), 60th place in the 200 Breast

Kaitlyn McGuire - 95th place in the 50 Free

Macey Speakman - 23rd place in the 100 Breast (C FINALIST), 40th place in the 200 Breast 

Time Trials

Finally, the group took advantage of the opportunity to time trial throughout the week; shooting for new best times and additional National cuts in a variety of events.

Patrick Baganski - Lifetime Best swim in the 100 Fly (53.77)

Gabe Carroll - Lifetime Bests in the 100 Back (56.89) and 100 Breast (1:01.89)

Nick Darragh - NEW YMCA LC National standard in the 200 Free (1:46.52); Lifetime Best swim in the 100 Breast (1:02.72)

Madelyn Deeney - NEW YMCA SC National standard in the 200 IM (2:09.72); Lifetime Best swim in the 100 Back (1:01.75)

Laney Dittmar - Lifetime Best swims in the 50 Free (25.88) and 100 Fly (1:04.60)

Kyle Kruppa - Lifetime Best swims in the 200 Fly (2:01.85) and 400 IM (4:30.50)

Kaitlyn McGuire - Lifetime Best swim in the 100 Fly (1:02.89)

Macey Speakman - Lifetime Best swim in the 100 Fly (1:02.27)

It was a thrilling and fitting conclusion to the 2023-2024 winter short course swim season for PAY. We couldn't be prouder of these swimmers for the commitment, dedication, and achievement that they made to get to this leve;  representing our team and our YMCA. Now, onward to the spring, summer, and beyond!