Lightning Swim Team

What an incredible meet 🤩 Y-Nats always brings fast swims, but even better memories. So grateful for all the coaches, parents, and teammates who made this week unforgettable. The perfect way to close out short course season 💙⚡️

Almost through the week here at Y-Nats—so many amazing swims and seriously fast performances. Time to push through to the finish.🔥💪

⚡️ NEW LIGHTNING TEAM RECORDS ⚡️
History made in the pool! We’re proud to celebrate these swimmers for setting NEW LIGHTNING TEAM RECORDS with incredible performances:

🏆 Team Record Performances
• Finn Winchell – 10U 50 Fly: 31.29
• Sean Healy – 10U 100 Back: 1:22.18
• Myles Francis – 10U 200 Free: 2:37.33
• Sam Holmes – 10U 200 IM: 2:57.49

💥 Triple Record Performance
• Ivy Cope – 10U 50 Back: 32.65
• Ivy Cope – 10U 100 Back: 1:11.39
• Ivy Cope – 10U 500 Free: 6:17.15

🔥 Senior Team Record
• Jackson Hartsell – 15–18 200 Breast: 2:08.16

Setting team records takes dedication, confidence, and commitment—and these swimmers delivered. We’re proud of the hard work that continues to push Lightning forward! ⚡️💙

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⚡️ HUGE weekend for the Lightning! ⚡️
🏆 1st Place – Upper Southeast Regional Small Team Division
🏅 5th Place – Overall USRY Team Finish
A special shoutout to our RELAY TEAMS, who scored DOUBLE points and made a BIG impact on our team finish! The four teams ahead of us were much larger multi-site programs—an incredible accomplishment for our Lightning family swimming out of just 4 lanes! 💙⚡️

⚡️ HUGE weekend for the Lightning! ⚡️
🏆 1st Place – Upper Southeast Regional Small Team Division
🏅 5th Place – Overall USRY Team Finish
A special shoutout to our RELAY TEAMS, who scored DOUBLE points and made a BIG impact on our team finish! The four teams ahead of us were much larger multi-site programs—an incredible accomplishment for our Lightning family swimming out of just 4 lanes! 💙⚡️
🔥 NEW Lightning Elite Time Standard
• Avyannah Bernal – 100 Breast

🇺🇸 NEW YMCA National Qualifying Events
• Quinn Morris – 100 Fly (SC & LC YMCA National Standard)
• Quinn Morris – 100 Back (LC YMCA National Standard)
• Arkady Muller – 100 Free (SC & LC YMCA National Standard)
• Abi Scharsu – 100 Fly & 200 Fly (LC YMCA National Standard)
💥 Women’s 200m Free Relay – LC YMCA National Standard
Molly McGuire • Abi Scharsu • Nevaeh Bernal • Caylee Hollar
We are so proud of the effort, teamwork, and energy our swimmers brought to the meet. Lightning keeps rolling! ⚡️💪🔥 NEW Lightning Elite Time Standard
• Avyannah Bernal – 100 Breast
🇺🇸 NEW YMCA National Qualifying Events
• Quinn Morris – 100 Fly (SC & LC YMCA National Standard)
• Quinn Morris – 100 Back (LC YMCA National Standard)
• Arkady Muller – 100 Free (SC & LC YMCA National Standard)
• Abi Scharsu – 100 Fly & 200 Fly (LC YMCA National Standard)
💥 Women’s 200m Free Relay – LC YMCA National Standard
Molly McGuire • Abi Scharsu • Nevaeh Bernal • Caylee Hollar

We are so proud of the effort, teamwork, and energy our swimmers brought to the meet. Lightning keeps rolling! ⚡️💪

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Two big accomplishments to celebrate! 👏
Congratulations to Jackson Rinn for being the 2026 GYSSA Championship Boys 13–14 High Point Winner!
And a huge shoutout to Sam Holmes for setting a new team record in the Boys 10 & Under 200 Free with an incredible time of 2:43.27!

What an incredible meet! So many new regional cuts, heat winners, and fast swims all weekend our swimmers showed how hard they’ve been working. Huge thanks to all the staff and officials who made this such a great meet!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO IVY COPE FOR BREAKING THE 10 & UNDER 200 FREE (2:25.06) AND FINN WINCHELL FOR BREAKING THE 10 & UNDER 50 FLY (31.56) & 100 FLY (1:12.84)!

Lowes Lightning ⚡️ is headed to GYSSA Champs this weekend and ready to make waves! 🌊💙 Fast in the water, fierce in the finish — let’s light up the pool!