X-Cel Swimming Proudly Announces Top Eight Finishes at 12/Under Silver Bronze Championships

Princeton, NJ- Congratulations to X-Cel Swimmers for their achievements at the 12/Under Long Course Silver Bronze Championships! There were many personal bests and several Gold Time finishes! The event was held at Princeton University, July 16-17. Top eight results follow:

In the 10 and under age group, Anna Cao, 10, achieved a sixth place gold time in the 100 breast (1:45.94). Spencer Chen, 10, swam to a second place gold in the 100 breast (1:45.31) and placed fourth in the 50 breast (51.57). Allison Chou, 10, placed second in the 50 back (43.00), fourth in the 100 breast (1:44.00) and eighth in the 400 free (6:20.60) and swam to an eighth place gold time in the 50 free (36.04). Alexandra Comaniciu, 10, achieved a fourth place gold in the 100 back (1:30.03). Martin Long, 9, finished fourth in the 50 back (44.16). Ashley Own, 10, swam to a second place gold in the 50 breast (48.70). Richard Yuan, 10, placed fourth in the 200 IM (3:20.00).

In the 11-12 age group, David Chang, 12, placed fifth in the 200 fly (3:19.09). Eric Li, 11, achieved a fourth placed gold time in the 200 back (2:57.10). Michael Liu, 12, swam to a second place gold in the 50 back (37.67) and achieved a sixth place gold in the 50 fly (36.53). Jackie Ngu, 11, placed first in the 100 fly (1:20.73) and eighth in both the 50 free (32.55) and 200 breast (3:23.80). Tanga Yash, 11, placed eighth in the 400 free (5:31.91). Leslie Zhang, 12, achieved a sixth place gold in the 200 fly (3:05.92) and placed eighth in the 50 breast (43.59). Michael Zhong, 11, achieved a third place gold in the 50 back (38.28), placed sixth in the 200 fly (3:05.92) and eighth in the 100 back (1:21.89). Rachel Zhou, 12, placed fourth in the 50 fly (35.79), achieved a fifth place gold in the 200 back (2:53.62) and seventh in both the 50 free (32.70) and 200 IM (2:54.51).

In the 10 and under girls’ 200 free relay: Morgan Linsley, Ashley Own, Alexandra Comaniciu and Allison Chou placed sixth (2:34.23). In the 10 and under boys’ 200 free relay: Oliver Tang, Martin Long, Michael Krigeris and Spencer Chen placed seventh (2:48.51).

In the 12 and under girls’ 200 free relay: Rachel Zhou, Emily Ren, Vanessa Lerner and Leslie Zhang placed sixth (2:16.90).

X-Cel Swimming is a USA Swimming team founded in 1995. The program is led by Head Coach Lucy (SiPei) Le, five time Chinese National Champion and former Olympic Team Member. X-Cel provides a comprehensive youth swimming program for all levels of competitive swimming, from novice to National level athlete. X-Cel's focused workouts with trained, qualified coaches give each swimmer the opportunity to achieve his or her highest potential. Each swimmer develops physically, emotionally and mentally, schooled in the values of good sportsmanship and teamwork. X-Cel’s program is based at Princeton University’s state of the art DeNunzio Pool. For more information on X-Cel, please visit our website: www.xcelswimming.org.