2026 Virginia LC Age Group Championships
- July 16-19, 2026
- Lynchburg, VA
- LCM
- Results
The Virginia Long Course Age Group Championships proved to be a nice move up both the all-time and season rankings in the boys’ 13-14 age group for Jack Danahy.
The 14-year-old for Nova of Virginia Aquatics set personal best times in eight events, most notably clocking a personal best time of 24.26 in the 50 free to move up to 66th all-time in the boys’ 13-14 age group. This season, Danahy now ranks 4th in that event.
Danahy also set personal bests in the 50 back (27.83), 100 back (59.99), 200 back (2:14.63), 200 IM (2:13.19), 100 breast (1:08.39), 50 fly (26.40) and 200 free (2:02.76).
In addition to the 50 free, Danahy this season in the boys’ 13-14 age group ranks 9th in the 50 back and 12th in the 100 back.
Other individual standouts at the meet were:
- Daniel Bunge, a 13-year-old for Nova of Virginia Aquatics, moved to 70th all-time in the boys’ 13-14 group in the 100 fly, clocking a personal best time of 57.07. The time ranks 4th this season in the boys’ 13-14 age group. Bunge also moved up to the 95th all-time and 6th this season in the 200 free for the boys’ 13-14 age group, swimming a personal best time of 1:56.37. In addition, Bunge had personal best times in the 100 free (53.95), 50 fly (26.36), 200 fly (2:08.42) and the 400 IM (4:47.97).
- In the girls’ competition, 12-year-old Yara Tsybulina from Nova of Virginia Aquatics moved up this season’s rankings in the girls’ 11-12 age group in multiple events. Tsybulina clocked personal best times in the 50 free (27.97), 200 free (2:10.95), 400 free (4:39.05), 50 fly (30.15), 100 fly (1:06.73) and 200 IM (2:30.34). This season in the girls’ 11-12 age group, Tsybulina is 4th in the 50 free, 6th in the 200 free, 9th in the 400 free, 14th in the 100 fly and 16th in the 200 IM.
- Also on the girls’ side, 11-year-old Lily Fatt of Nova of Virginia Aquatics had personal best times in the 400 IM (5:25.50), 200 IM (2:32.66), 200 breast (2:55.77), 100 breast (1:22.42), 50 breast (37.35), 100 back (1:11.91), 400 free (4:52.59) and 100 free (1:04.09).
- Avery Hu, an 11-year-old for Nova of Virginia Aquatics, swam four personal bests in the boys’ competition, doing so in the 100 breast (1:17.96), 200 breast (2:48.98), 200 IM (2:27.63) and in the 100 free on the leadoff leg of the 400 free relay (1:02.20).
