The Poulsbo Piranhas placed third in the Pacific Northwest Swimming Championships, hosted at the King County Aquatics Center in Federal Way on July 19, even though they were one of the smallest teams in the meet.
Brianna Hoffman won the girls 12-year-old 400-meter freestyle. Her time of 4:55 was a 12 second drop for her. It was a close race, but she pulled it out, winning by half of a second. She also placed third in the 200 freestyle.
James Correll placed fourth in the boys 10-and-under 50-meter breaststroke and the 200 Individual Medley. James is at the Age Group Western Zone Championships in Hawaii on the PNS all star team until Aug. 19.
Although the Piranhas had 25 swimmers (whereas Bellevue Club had roughly 180, four other teams had more than 80 swimmers and others had more than 40 swimmers), the team finished in the top of the tournament. The Poulsbo Pirianha Swim Team sent 25 swimmers to the Age Group Seattle Open in July. This meet is the official site for the Washington State Games. Swimming against 18 teams, many who were triple the size or larger, the team finished a surprising third overall. The Piranhas had three high point winners, several champions and many medalists.
Nya Hayes Won the girls 8 and under 50-meter breaststroke and 50 freestyle on her way to the 8-and-under girls high point trophy. Tim Gallagher won four events and medaled in three others on his way to the boys 13-and-14 high point trophy. Serita Solis won three events and medaled in several other events to become the girls 15-and-over high point winner.
Alex Stefanski won the 100 and 200 breastroke in the boys 13- and 14- age group. Ethan Fox won the boys 13- and 14-year old 100 free and medaled in other events. Isabel Hendryx won the girls 13- and 14-year old 100 back and 100 free events and placed second by only 1/100 of a second in the 400 free. Jeremiah Johnston won the boys 150-and-over 100 fly and 400 freestyle and medaled in other events. Other top three medalists include James Correll, Brianna Hoffman, Kevin Fox, Ian Stefanski and Halle Johnston.
Next up for the Piranha swimmers will be the Western Senior Zone Championships in Fresno, California.
