SES Takes 6th Place at Southern Zone Open Water Championships!

Brian Haddad

SES Takes 6th Place at Southern Zone Open Water Championships!

Congratulations to the 2024 Southeastern Swimming Open Water Zone Team on their 6th place finish this past weekend in Lucas, KY.  Team SES scored 397 points to finish just behind 5th place Georgia Swimming.

Leading the way for SES were top 3 finishes for Cher Patrick (2nd Open Girls), Zara Kocak (3rd 15-16 Girls), and Matthew Hughes (3rd Open Boys).  Anne Russell finished 5th in the 11-12 Girls.  Max Stern (11-12 Boys) and Frances Bohner (Open Girls) each finished 7th in their age group while Caleb Blair(13-14 Boys) and George Goins (Open Boys) finished 8th in their age group.  There were a total of 348 swimmers in the meet representing 10 different teams.

On the relay and team pursuit front, our 4x300 15&Over Girls Relay of Cher Patrick, Frances Bohner, Megan Horne, and Zara Kocak finished 4th Overall.  The 15&Over Boys 4x300 Relay of Matthew Hughes, George Goins, Matthew Amodio, and Chip Andrews finished 6th Overall.  Our 15&Over Girls Pursuit team of Cher Patrick, Erin Madigan, Frances Bohner, Zara Kocak, Sarah Carrico, and Sierra Brom finished 5th Overall.  Our 15&Over Boys Pursuit team of Matthew Hughes, George Goins, Henry Flasch, Matthew Amodio, Maddox May, and Chip Andrews finished 7th Overall.

Congratulations to the entire 20 person team representing Southeastern Swimming at Open Water Zones:

2024 Southeastern Swimming Open Water Zone Team:
11-12 Girls - Anne Russell (BSL)
13-14 Girls - Riley Childress (CMSA)
15-16 Girls - Sierra Brom (HSA), Sarah Carrico (XCEL), Megan Horne (ENSW), Zara Kocak (XCEL)
Open Girls - Frances Bohner (MCC), Grace Burton (ENSW), Erin Madigan (MTAC), Cher Patrick (CA)
11-12 Boys - John Lowry (BSL), Max Stern (OST)
13-14 Boys - Caleb Blair (XCEL), Landon Quinn (MVA)
15-16 Boys - Chip Andrews (CMSA), Maddox May (BAY)
Open Boys - Matthew Amodio (XCEL), Henry Flasch (MCC), George Goins (MCC), Matthew Hughes (ENSW)