Bronxville Swimmers and Divers Compete at Counties and Conferences

By S. Quinn DeJoy and J. Murrer
Aug. 19, 2015: The summer swim team season came to a close last week, and many local Bronxville swimmers and divers from the Bronxville Field Club and Siwanoy Country Club competed at the Westchester County and Conference Championships.
At the 90th Westchester County Swim Championship held at the Playland Amusement Park Pool in early August, Bronxville Field Club (BFC) swimmer Kate Amar was the county champion in the 100-yd free for under 14 years old. Both Kate and her older sister Kelly (under 17) were high point scorers at the county meet, which included 1,200 participants; Kate place seventh and Kelly placed fifth in the high point ranking. Also scoring well in the high point ranking were Ava Schetlick (8th place, 10 and under) and Mary Rotenberg (3rd, 11- and 12-year-olds).
This year may mark the end of Counties at Playland. Westchester County turned over control of Playland to Standard Amusements, which has proposed that a water park be built in place of the pool. The future of the county meet is uncertain.
Thirty-one swim teams from around Westchester were represented at the Westchester County Swim Conferences, which were held from August 7 to 13. Kate and Kelly Amar continued their success at conferences; Kate finished first in the high point ranking and Kelly finished fourth. Strong finishes were also recorded for Eliza Babyak (5th, 8 and under), Grace McSherry (6th, 13 and under), and Andrew Babyak (6th, 17 and under).
In team competition, BFC was in a three-way tie with Davenport Country Club and Shenorock Shore Club after the dual summer season. But at conferences, BFC broke the three-way tie and won the Division 3 title. The BFC team had numerous individual finalists and very strong relay teams, which helped the team capture the division title.
See below for complete results of both counties and the conferences.
2015 Westchester County Championships--Results
Girls 10-13
1m dive: Charlo Cagliostro, 16th, BFC; Isabel Sullivan, 23rd, BFC
Boys 10-13
1m dive: Zach Flangos, 4th, BFC
Girls 10 and under
50-yd breaststroke: Corbin Calloway, 5th, Siwanoy
200-yd medley relay: Ava Schetlick, Kaela Schubert, Ava Bruno, Fiona Barr, 11th, BFC
50-yd free: A. Schetlick, 2nd, BFC
200-yd freestyle relay: A. Bruno, A. Schetlick, Brooke Kaye, K. Schubert, 13th, BFC; C. Calloway, Lily Crystal, Charlotte Rotenberg, Annabel Hardart, 14th, Siwanoy
Boys 10 and under
200-yd medley relay: Jon Rizzo, Albert VanNess, Henry Amar, Hayes Romley, 11th, BFC
200-yd freestyle relay: A. VanNess, H. Romley, Ryan Irving, J. Rizzo, 12th, BFC
Girls 12 and under
50-yd backstroke: Mary Rotenberg, 2nd, Siwanoy
50-yd freestyle: M. Rotenberg, 3rd, Siwanoy
Boys 12 and under
50-yd breaststroke: Max Hardart, 8th, Siwanoy
Girls 13 under
200-yd IM: M. Rotenberg, 4th, Siwanoy; Caroline McGrath, 15th, BFC; Anneke Pulkinnen, 16th, BFC
200-yd freestyle relay: A. Pulkinnen, Alexandra Bruno, Eileen Marshall, I. Sullivan, 13th, BFC
Boys 13 and under
200-yd IM: Evan Barr, 14th, BFC; Chris Babyak, 15th, BFC
Girls 14 and under
100-yd free: Kate Amar, 1st, BFC
100-yd backstroke: Kate Amar, 5th, BFC
Girls 17 and under
200-yd IM: Kelly Amar, 6th, BFC; Kate Amar, 10th, BFC
200-yd freestyle relay: A. Pulkinnen, Kate Amar, C. McGrath, Kelly Amar, 6th, BFC
100-yd backstroke: Kelly Amar, 6th, BFC
100-yd butterfly: Kelly Amar, 4th, BFC
100-yd freestyle: Kelly Amar, 4th, BFC
Boys 17 and under
200-yd IM: Andrew Babyak, 8th, BFC; Aiden Flannery, 13th, BFC
200-yd medley relay: A. Flannery, Jack Reilly, A. Babyak, Evan Barr, 9th, BFC
100-yd freestyle: A. Babyak, 8th, BFC
Westchester County Swim Conference Championships--Results
Girls 8 and under
25yd free: Eliza Babyak, 6th, BFC; Fiona Barr, 12th, BFC
25-yd breaststroke: E. Babyak, 5th
25-yd butterfly: E. Babyak, 9th; F. Barr, 11th
100-yd freestyle relay: E. Babyak, Gracyn Finn, F. Barr, C. VanNess, 10th, BFC
Girls 10 and under
50-yd free: A. Schetlick, 3rd, BFC; C. Callaway, 13th, Siwanoy; A. Bruno, 14th, BFC
50-yd backstroke: A. Schetlick, 12th
50-yd breaststroke: Julia Reich, 8th, BFC
50-yd butterfly: A. Schetlick, 10th; C. Callaway, 16th
200-yd freestyle: J. Reich, A. Bruno, K. Schubert, A. Schetlick, 4th, BFC
Boys 10 and under
200-yd freestyle relay: Owen Reich, Sean McGrath, Ryan Irving, Henry Amar, 11th, BFC
1m diving: H. Amar, 7th
Girls 12 and under
50-yd free: C. McGrath, 8th, BFC
50-yd breaststroke: C. McGrath, 7th
50-yd butterfly: C. McGrath, 14th
Girls 13 and under
1m diving: Grace McSherry, 6th, BFC
Boys 12 and under
50-yd free: Max Hardart, 12th, Siwanoy
50-yd breaststroke: M. Hardart, 5th
50-yd butterfly: M. Hardart, 9th
Boys 13 and under
200-yd freestyle relay: C. Babyak, Danny Reilly, H. Amar, E. Barr, 13th, BFC
Girls 14 and under
100-yd free: Kate Amar, 1st, BFC
100-yd backstroke: Kate Amar, 1st
100-yd butterfly: Kate Amar, 2nd
Boys 14 and under
100-yd free: Timothy Cushman, 9th, BFC
100-yd backstroke: T. Cushman, 4th; C. Babyak, 9th, BFC
50-yd breaststroke: C. Babyak, 11th; E. Barr, 14th, BFC
100-yd butterfly: E. Barr, 14th
Girls 17 and under
100-yd free: Kelly Amar, 4th, BFC
100-yd backstroke: Kelly Amar, 4th
100-yd butterfly: Kelly Amar, 5th
200-yd freestyle relay: Kelly Amar, Kate Amar, I. Sullivan, C. McGrath, 3rd, BFC
Boys 17 and under
100-yd free: A. Babyak, 5th, BFC; A. Flannery, 14th, BFC
100-yd backstroke: A. Babyak, 5th; A. Flannery, 8th
50-yd breaststroke: A. Flannery, 10th; J. Reilly, 11th, BFC
100-yd butterfly: A. Babyak, 8th; J. Reilly, 16th
200-yd freestyle relay: J. Reilly, T. Cushman, A. Flannery, A. Babyak, 5th, BFC
Pictured here: Members of the BFC swim team at the Westchester County Swim Conference Championships.
Photos by T. Reilly













