2025 Spring FGC Age Group Championships
- March 6-9, 2025
- Ocala, FL
- SC (25 yards)
- Results
An already good winter season got even better for Florida teenager and LAKR Swim Club’s Reef McMeeking earlier this month.
In February, the 14-year-old McMeeking swam a time of 1:04.19 at the Southern Zone South Sectional Championships, a long course event, to earn his first winter and summer cut nationally.
Then at the Florida Spring Age Group Championships, a short course event, McMeeking won five individual events and ended up taking home 10 gold medals after being a part of five winning relay teams in the 13-14 age group.
In each of his five individual victories, McMeeking set personal best times.
He won the 100 backstroke in a time of 52.42, the 200 individual medley in a time of 1:51.55, the 50 breaststroke in 26.44, the 100 breast in a time of 56.90 and the 200 breast in 2:03.58.
McMeeking also set a personal best time of 22.11 in the 50 free during a leadoff leg on the 200 free relay team.
McMeeking is currently ranked 27th nationally in his age group by USA Swimming and third in his state by Florida Swimming.
Team-wise, the Bolles School Sharks swept the men’s, women’s and combined titles. The Southwest Stars Swim Club was second in all three categories.
Other individual standouts were:
- In the 11-12 age group, Grace Goodman of Patriot Aquatics won 10 medals, five of them gold. She set personal best times to win the 50 free (25.36), 100 free (54.33), 200 free (1:56.49), 50 back (28.36) and 100 back (1:02.01).
- Lincoln Driesse of Planet Swim Aquatics won five individual gold medals in the 13-14 age group. He won the 100 free in a personal best time of 47.03, the 200 free in a personal best time of 1:41.44, the 500 free in a personal best time of 4:30.89, the 1,000 Free in a time of 9:25.47 and the 1,650 free in a time of 15:34.13.
- Liam Wang of United Swim Club won five gold medals in the 11-12 age group, earning personal bests in each of those five victories. He won the 50 fly (25.30), 200 breast (2:24.63), 100 breast (1:06.00), 50 breast (30.54) and 100 free (52.18). His biggest jump was on the 200 breast, where he beat his previous personal best by 24.18.
- Jayden Tsai of LAKR won three individual events in the 13-14 age group and was a part of five winning relay teams for eight gold medals. He won the 200 fly in a personal best time of 1:52.45, the 100 fly in a time of 51.50 and the 400 IM in a time of 4:03.30.
- Planet Swim Aqua’s Kaylie Smith won seven gold medals, six of them individually, in the 10-under age group. Smith won the 50 backstroke (30.27), 100 back (1:06.84), 50 breaststroke (35.60), 100 breaststroke (1:19.04) 100 IM (1:08.65) and the 200 IM (2:29.06). All of her times except in the 200 IM were personal bests. She also was in the lead-off spot for the winning 200 medley relay team.
- Solomia Fesenko of the Boiles School Sharks matched Smith in the 10-under category, winning six individual gold medals. She won the 50 free (27.58), 100 free (1:00.43), 50 butterfly (29.96) and 100 fly (1:06.54) in personal best times. Fesenko also won the 200 free (2:13.64) and the 500 free (6:01.95).
- Beau Fowler of Loggerhead Aquatics won five gold medals in the 10 and under age group. His times in winning the 100 free (59.48), 500 free (5:30.61), 100 back (1:06.58) and 100 IM (1:08.83) were all personal bests, and he also won the 200 free in a time of 2:07.41.
- Chloe Anders, 14, of the Greater Orlando Aquatics Team won the 100 back in a blistering time of 55.15.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
Combined Team Scores — Top 5
- Boiles School Sharks, 3,819
- Southwest Stars Swim Club, 3001
- Planet Swim Aqua, 1,601.5
- Patriot Aquatics, 1,597
- Blue Dolfins, 1,320.5
Girls’ Team Scores — Top 5
- Boiles School Sharks, 2,285
- Southwest Stars Swim Club, 1,775
- Planet Swim Aqua, 940.5
- Patriot Aquatics, 705.5
- Blue Dolfins, 683.5
Boys’ Team Scores — Top 5
- Boiles School Sharks, 1,534
- Southwest Stars Swim Club, 1,226
- Patriot Aquatics, 891.5
- LAKR Swim Club, 803
- Loggerhead Aquatics, 722
