ATHLETE RECOGNITION 24-25
Outstanding Athlete Awards
This annual award is presented to the highest performing athletes in each age group. Beginning with the 2008-2009 season, the awards are based on performance at a single age.
The award is based solely on the swimming achievements of the athletes from September 1 to August 31. The selection of the 2024-2025 Outstanding Athletes used the following criteria:
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Based on Power Points of the athlete's top four swims (LCM or SCY)
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Swimmers may only use a LCM or SCY version of the an event discipline and distance (example, an individual may not use 200 LCM Breaststroke and 200 SCY breaststroke).
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Total Points are the sum of the following Power Points
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Swim 1 x 0.4
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Swim 2 x 0.3
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Swim 3 x 0.2
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Swim 4 x 0.1
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Age Group | Outstanding Athlete |
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Open Male | Eli Martin (PAVA) |
Open Female | Victoria Huske (AAC) |
18 Year Old Boy | Rian Graham (NCAP) |
18 Year Old Girl | Gwyneth Frick (NCAP) |
17 Year Old Boy | Jackson Tishler (NCAP) |
17 Year Old Girl | Gwyneth Frick (NCAP) |
16 Year Old Boy | Griffin Oehler (RMSC) |
16 Year Old Girl | Alyssa Sagle (NCAP) |
15 Year Old Boy | Luc Dionne (NCAP) |
15 Year Old Girl | Sadie Buckley (NCAP) |
14 Year Old Boy | Finn O'Shea (NCAP) |
14 Year Old Girl | McKenzie Cory (NCAP) |
13 Year Old Boy | Rafael Fontana (NCAP) |
13 Year Old Girl | Jillian Shifflett (NCAP) |
12 Year Old Boy | Brian Sunjaya (RMSC) |
12 Year Old Girl | Kennedy Masten (MACH) |
11 Year Old Boy | Arinzechukwu Acholonu (NCAP) |
11 Year Old Girl | Sara Young (RMSC) |
10 Year Old Boy | Aaron Erdas (NCAP) |
10 Year Old Girl | Evelyn Coleman (NCAP) |
9 Year Old Boy | Ethan Duncan (ASA) |
9 Year Old Girl | Emma Zhang (RMSC) |
Outstanding DISTANCE Athlete Awards
This annual award is presented to the athletes who had the fastest time for each of the listed events. The award is based on times the swimmers achieved from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2025.
Event | Name | Team | Time | Event | Time |
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Women 1000Y Free | Virginia Hinds | ASA | 9:55.81 | 2025 FL ISCA International Senior Cup | 9:55.81 |
Women 1650Y Free | Madeline Simmons | ASA | 10:08.13 | 2025 FL ISCA International Senior Cup | 10:08.13 |
Women 800M Free | Andrea Dworak | RMSC | 9:01.10 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships | 9:01.10 |
Women 1500M Free | Madeline Simmons | ASA | 17:16.60 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships | 17:16.60 |
Men 1000Y Free | Cooper Zakorchemny | RMSC | 9:09.95 | 2024 PV Riley Eaton Holiday Invitational | 9:09.95 |
Men 1650Y Free | Quinn Caputo | NCAP | 15:24.98 | 2024 PV NCAP Invitational | 15:24.98 |
Men 800M Free | Cooper Zakorchemny | RMSC | 8:19.59 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships | 8:19.59 |
Men 1500M Free | Nicholas Liberty | RMSC | 15:47.28 | 2025 Speedo Junior National Championships | 15:47.28 |
Scholastic All American
The following PVS Athletes were named by USA Swimming to the 2024-2025 Scholastic All America Team.
Complete 2024-2025 Scholastic All American Roster
Name | Club | # Years |
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Lachlan Bartholomew | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Anderson Bishop | All Star Aquatics | 1 |
Lexie Bishop | All Star Aquatics | 1 |
Elizabeth Bryan | Machine Aquatics | 2 |
Catherine Bu | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Sadie Buckley | Nations Capital Swim Club | 2 |
Quinn Caputo | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Emma Cigna | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Joey Coleman | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
McKenzie Cory | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Tristan Curb | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Trevor Donley | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | 1 |
Amelia Edwards | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Jack Fulham | Nations Capital Swim Club | 2 |
Alex Grocholski | Unattached | 2 |
Kai Henrikson-Brandt | Machine Aquatics | 3 |
Virginia Hinds | All Star Aquatics | 3 |
Alexander Jungbluth | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | 2 |
Angela Kadoorie | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | 3 |
Lucas Knapp | Nations Capital Swim Club | 2 |
Tyler Kominski | Nations Capital Swim Club | 2 |
Carter Layden | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Kyle Li | Dragon Swim Team | 3 |
Nicholas Liberty | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | 2 |
Blake Madsen | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Maya McCarney | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Alex Nguyen | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | 3 |
Leopold Nurit | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Finn O'Shea | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Tyler Phillips | Nations Capital Swim Club | 2 |
Samantha Roemer | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Alyssa Sagle | Nations Capital Swim Club | 3 |
Lila Sherman | The FISH | 2 |
Madeline Simmons | All Star Aquatics | 3 |
Doug Sims | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Ginger Strickland | Nations Capital Swim Club | 2 |
Viona Sunjaya | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | 2 |
Kenley Teller | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
Jackson Tishler | Nations Capital Swim Club | 3 |
Maria Webb | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | 3 |
Ken White | Nations Capital Swim Club | 2 |
Nathan Widman | Machine Aquatics | 1 |
Lilla Wilbur | Nations Capital Swim Club | 3 |
Cooper Zakorchemny | Rockville Montgomery Swim Club | 3 |
Michael Zhou | Nations Capital Swim Club | 1 |
PVS Open Water Swim Athlete of the Year
The awards for Open and 15-18 years olds will be at the PVS Championships and the 13-14, 11-12, and 10 and under categories will be awarded at the PVS 14 and U Championships.
How do you earn one of these awards? By participating at Lake Montclair Swim Festival, Eastern Zones, or US OWS Nationals. Details below:
*Be a member of a PVS swim team
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Priority #1: Athletes that qualified and participated in Open Water Nationals. Highest Rank in the 10 K and 5K races will fill the respective age group categories: 13-14, 15-18, “Open.” Open swimmers must participate under a PVS club to be considered. Longest distance has priority over shorter distance in the same OWS meet.
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·Priority #2: Athletes that qualified and participated in Open Water Jr. Nationals. Highest Rank in the 7.5 K and 5K races will fill the respective age group categories: 13-14, 15-18. Longest distance has priority over shorter distance in the same OWS meet.
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Priority #3: Athletes that placed in the top 15 at Eastern Zones in the 5K but did not participate at the National Level.
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Priority #4: Athletes competed in a local PVS Sanctioned Open Water Swim event. Athletes that have not yet had representation in their age group may be considered for an award. Highest place athlete will have priority. Longest distance has priority over shorter distance in the same OWS meet.
Age Group | Open Water Athlete of the Year |
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Open Female | Andrea Dwork (RMSC)
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Open Male | Paul Mullen (NCAP) |
15-18 Female | Lien Nguyen (PM) |
15-18 Male | Trevor Donley (RMSC) |
13-14 Female | Mara Ahearn (RMSC) |
13-14 Male | Evan Farley (NCAP) |
11-12 Female | Maddie Scott (OCCS) |
11-12 Male | Reid Kilgore (PM) |
10 & U Female | Sedona Springer (NCAP) |
10 & U Male | Brady Garbis (PM) |