GREATER PENSACOLA AQUATIC CLUB

The 2025 NCSA Spring Swimming Championships were held in Orlando, FL March 18th- 22nd. Taylor Clements, Landon Garcia, Addison Lee, Max Little, Ian Malone, Cain Scoggins and Coulson Voeltz made up the 2025 GPAC National Team at this event swimming a total of 30 individual events. Taylor Clements started off her meet, erasing a 31-year-old Team Record in 100 Freestyle with a time of 50:81. Taylor also competed in the 50 and 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 100 Fly and 50 FR. Taylor qualified for the A final in the 50...

Marcela Dos Santos, Drew Henry, Oliver Johnson, Grace Walen and Justin Washburn represented GPAC at the 2025 Swim Atlanta Best of the South Invitational on March 14th-16. The team accumulated 8 best times out of 18 total swims, coming out to 44% best times overall. Congratulations to Oliver Johnson who achieved A times in his 100 and 500 Free and Grace Walen achieved an A time in her 50 Free. This was a great meet to end the short course season for the swimmers!

GPAC hosted the 2025 Short Course SES Region 4 Championships February 28 th through March 2nd, and it was a great meet to end the short course season on for GPAC. The team had a total of 105 swimmers participate in the meet with 98 of them achieving at least one new best time. In all, GPAC achieved 414 best times out of 657 total swims: coming out to 63% best times across the team. GPAC had twenty-seven swimmers win individual events at the meet: Lauren Armstrong (17), Anatolie Badila...

GPAC traveled to Huntsville, Alabama for the 2025 short course Southeastern Championships February 21st-23rd. Twenty five swimmers represented GPAC at the Championship meet with 22 of them achieving at least one new best time. GPAC accumulated 67 best times out of 117 swims: coming out to 57% best times across the team and finished 12th place with 571 points. Senior Max Little won his first-ever SES title, out-racing the heat in his last 25 to claim 1st place in the 200-yd Breaststroke and set a new personal best time. Max...

GPAC traveled to Tallahassee, Florida January 31st- February 2nd to compete in their last meet before the 2025 Southeastern Championships. GPAC had a total of 58 swimmers attend the meet, totaling 346 swims and achieving 153 best times- 44% total best times for GPAC! 88% of the athletes who attended the meet achieved at least one personal best time. Jacob Fischer, 8, won high point for his age group. Jacob swam seven personal best times and won three of his events. Lane Robinson, 12, won high pint runner up for...

GPAC started the new year with its annual Winter Invitational held at UWF aquatic center January 17th-19th. Out of the 117 swimmers that competed, 112 of those swimmers achieved at least one personal best time, coming out to 59% best times for the team. Addison Adams, 10, won the high-point award for her age group winning three out of eight of her events. GPAC had twelve other swimmers win individual events at the meet: Lauren Armstrong ( 17), Anatolie Badila ( 11), Camille Coy ( 8), Marcela Dos Santos (...

GPAC attended the Tiger Aquatics Christmas Invite in Baton Rouge, LA December 6th-8th. GPAC had 27 swimmers attend the invite and 25 of them achieved at least 1 Life-Time Best Times. Out of 209 total swims, 110 of those were best times, coming out to 53% best times. Congratulations to the following event winners; Addison Adams,10, placed 1st in the 200 IM, 100 FR, 50 BK, 50 FR and 100 Fly. Addison Lee, 17, placing 1st in the 100 BR. Congratulations to the following swimmers who achieved life-time best in...

GPAC hosted the annual GPAC Gravy Bowl Invitational on the weekend of November 22nd-24th. GPAC had a total of 126 swimmers attend our invitational and 123 GPAC swimmers achieving at least 1 New Best Time! Overall, GPAC had a total of 702 Best Times out of 1,064 Total Swims, coming out to 66% Best Times for GPAC as a whole! Congratulations to Addison Adams, 10, for winning the 9-10 girls High Pint. She won all 10 of her events and achieved six new best times. Addison also achieved two new...

GPAC traveled to Auburn Alabama for the 2024 War Eagle Invitational on October 18th through October 20th. GPAC had a total of 43 swimmers participate in the meet with 41 of them achieving at least one life-time best. In total, GPAC had 143 best times out of 261 swims, coming out to 55% best times for GPAC as a whole. Congratulations to our event winners. Marcela Dos Santos, Max Little and Ian Malone. The following swimmers achieved 100% best times. Alyssa Archer, Brayden Heath, Kinley Heath, Hannah Hunt, Caleb Kaldahl,...

GPAC traveled to Mobile, AL for the CMSA Vance Rose Invitational on October 5th and 6th. GPAC had a total of 33 swimmers attending, with 31 of them achieving at least one new personal best. Overall, GPAC had 55% new best times – 103 best times out of 186 swims with Sixteen 1st place finishes, twenty-one 2nd place finishes and ten 3rd place finishes. Great job, team! The Following Swimmers achieved ALL Best Times: Madelyn Carter, Aalyah Maulick, Maliyah Roland, Ava Walker, Justin Washburn, Benson Whiteman. GPAC 11-12 Boys dominated...