Congratulations to Drew Jalbert and Ben Chidley who competed at the CPAC Sectional Champs this past weekend!!
June 4, 2024
This past weekend, some of CT's fastest senior swimmers competed at the CPAC Sectional Champs.
Drew Jalbert swam numerous best times and finaled in many events. Drew broke 5 CAC Team Records this past weekend.
50 Fr - 21.26 7th (NEW TEAM RECORD)
100 Fr - 46.39 - 7th (NEW TEAM RECORD)
100 Fly - 49.27 - 3rd (NEW TEAM RECORD)
200 Fly - 1:51.11 - 3rd (NEW TEAM RECORD)
200 IM - 1:53.44 - 7th (NEW TEAM RECORD)
100 Br - 58.71 - 7th
200 Bk - 1:57.16
Ben Chidley swam ALL BEST TIMES this past weekend and finaled in the breaststroke events at night.
100 Br - 59.41 13th
200 Br - 2:10.40 13th
50 Fr - 22.69
100 Fr - 50.79
100 Fly - 55.70
https://newlondonct.destinationstores.com/CAC/ The new online team store is here!!!! Senior swimmers may still use the FINIS edge fins, though we are going to begin to switch over to the Arena Powerfin. INTRO and Junior swimmers are REQUIRED to have floating fins and equipment bag. More photos:
Congratulations to Ben Chidley, Sarah Taranelli, Sohum Bulsara, and Delaney Reck who will be attending college at the end of this month and they continue to keep up the tradition of CAC swimmers who attend, swim and excel in college. Ben Chidley - Hamilton College (NY) Sarah Taranelli - Clark University (MA) Sohum Balsara - Ithaca College (NY) Delaney Reck - Gettysburg College (PA) In the past 9 years, Connecticut Aquatic Club has produced the top swimmers in the Southeast CT Area, but more importantly the swimmers have succeeded in the pool and in the classroom. Here are a few accolades involving academics and swimming, plus a list of colleges that CAC swimmers have went on to. It is very challenging to combine academics and swimming and succeed at both. Because CAC only asks the older swimmers to practice a limited time, they can focus more time on academics while still getting enough pool time to be the best program in the area. 4 Academic All-American Athletes (winter USA Jr National swimmers) 50+ Connecticut Scholar Athletes Here is a list of schools that CAC swimmers have gone on to college. (Not all swam at college but the list is VERY IMPRESSIVE that shows that the balance of school & swim works really well at CAC. Brown University x 3 swimmers Stanford Bates College Army – West Point Harvard Naval Academy x 2 Virginia Tech St. Bonaventure Univ. of Michigan Univ. of Pittsburgh Wheaton College Connecticut College Florida St. Univ. Fairfield Univ. Univ. of Connecticut Univ. of Rhode Island Bryant University US Coast Guard Academy Central CT State Univ. Assumption College Roger Williams Univ. Sacred Heart Univ. Mount Holyoke College Providence College Hamilton College Ithaca College Clark University Gettysburg College More photos: