Rye Y Wave Ryeders Finish​ Strong At YMCA State Meet

RYE, NY — After clinching the second place prize in the Westchester-Fairfield Leagues, the Rye Y Wave Ryeders won an impressive third place overall at the New York YMCA Championships, held March 15-17 on Long Island. “We were so surprised at the amazing results at States,” said Coach Kate Tiedemann. “The team worked well together and it really showed in the pool.”

Individual swimmers won several first place trophies and Riley Haffner won the senior scholar award as the Wave Ryders competed against 35 other teams.

State Champions

• Audrey Li
• Yuuki Mitsuhashi
• Kendall Konigsberg
• Nate Baumstark
• Age 8 and under: Girls Free and Medley Relays
• Ages 9-10: Girls Free and Medley Relays
• Age 8 and under: Boys Free Relay

At the League Championships, held in early March, the Wave Ryeders finished a strong second after a long streak of first place wins. According to Coach Tiedemann “the winning team may have had more points but we had the best team spirit at the meet.”

League High Point Winners

• Audrey Li
• Yuuki Mitsuhashi
• Kendall Kinigsberg
• Nate Baumstark
• Riley Haffner ( 3 league records also)
• Myles Dower

Wave Ryeder team members will compete in two more meets this season. Eleven swimmers will travel to the Sunkissed Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina, to swim with teams from all over the east coast. For the first time in team history, a team member, Riley Haffner, has qualified for and will compete in the April YMCA National Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The goal of the Wave Ryeders program is to promote fun, camaraderie, friendship, new skills, physical fitness and positive values that extend beyond the swimming environment. The Rye YMCA offers both a spring and fall swim team. Pre-team is also available for swimmers not yet ready for competition.

Please visit www.ryeymca.org and view the program guide for details. Registration is now open for Session 4 swim programs. Visit www.ryeymca.org and view the program guide or contact the Rye Y Aquatics Department at 914-967-6363 for more information.

State finalists

• Myles Dower
• Kayla Lombardo
• Victoria Mordaunt
• Julie Tiedemann
• Jackson Haffner
• Will Rupp
• Maeve Bruton
• Ellen Chen
• Megan Tiedemann
• Tripp Redd
• Riley Haffner
• Michael Barry
• Connelly Boyle
• Reagan Hild
• Ayano Mitsuhashi
• Elena Bentley
• Lila Rupp
• Grayson Findlay
• Mackenzy Somerville
• Luiza Neise
• James Cannon
• Sophie Boyle
• Luke Franzese
• Christopher Wolchek
• Jude Palmer

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