Darien YMCA Piranha Swimmer Wins Gold In NASA Senior Championships

DARIEN, Conn. -- During the week of July 27, three swimmers from the Darien YMCA Piranha Team competed in the NASA Senior Championships in Clearwater, Fla.

Piranha Head Coach Henk Jansen, Jesse Steward, Erik McKenna, Phoebe Slaughter and Assistant Head Coach Michael Jordan.
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Daily Voice

08/05/2015 4:00 a.m.

In all, the Piranhas broke 10 team records and only three swims were not their best times.

Phoebe Slaughter brought home gold medals in the 16 and under girls' 200 and 400 freestyle, broke eight team records and made the finals (top 16) in all her events, cracking the top eight in three of her five events. Her winning times in the 200 and 400 freestyle broke the girls' 15-18 and open team records and she did the same in the 200 backstroke and 400 individual medley.

Erik McKenna broke the team record in the 400 treestyle, finished sixth in the senior boys' 100 backstroke and placed 11th in 200 backstroke.

Jesse Stewart also swam her best times in four of her five swims.

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