GPAC started the new year with its annual Winter Invitational held at UWF aquatic center January 17^th-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 ( 13), Keegan Krieger (8), Max Little ( 17), Noah Odom ( 7), Vale Purdy ( 8), Lane Robinson (12), Rowan Schwartz ( 14), Cain Scoggins ( 17) and Stella Vail ( 12).

Congratulations to the following 23 swimmers who achieved best times in all their individual events over the weekend: Aaron Benkin ( 14), Abbie Benkin ( 11), Madelyn Carlson ( 13), Cecilia Chapman ( 14), James Chavez ( 10), Dillon Cook ( 12), Liam Finch (14), Jacob Fischer ( 8), Annabelle Godwin ( 12), Josh Guello ( 14), Lia Han ( 10), Mia Han (10), Keagan Harrison ( 14), Scarlett Harshman (13), Ashtyn Johnson ( 10), Caleb Kaldahl ( 15), Keegan Krieger ( 8), Noah Odom ( 7), Davis Peden ( 9), Milo Soileau (  13), Clark Thompson ( 10), Stella Vail ( 12), and Avery Weekley (12).  

Several swimmers posted new Southeastern (SES) championship:

SES: Anatolie Badila (11) in the 100 Fly and 100 IM, Marcela Dos Santos ( 13) in the 400 IM, Meryl Ramos ( 10) in the 50 BR, Galen Schwartz ( 10) in the 50 BR, Ben Stewart ( 14) in the 200 IM,  Stella Vail ( 12) in the 50 FR and 100 BK, Justin Washburn ( 13) in the 200 BK .

Congratulations to these swimmers who posted new motivational times at the meet: 

B:     Anatolie Badila, Alli Bianco, Bill Caves, James Chavez, Carson Cox, Max DeVasConCellos, Liam Finch, Jacob Fischer, Isla Fox, Josh Guello, Scarlett Harshman, Brayden Heath, Emma Joachim, Nicholas Lypko, Maddox Mckian, Emma McLaughlin, Vale Purdy, Meryl Ramos, Maliyah Roland, Anderson Saksa, Rowan Schwartz, Milo Soileau, Polina Song, Ben Stewart, Charlotte Striepeck, Clark Thompson, Stella Vail, Poppy Wandres, Justin Washburn and Bailey Yoon.

BB:      Anatolie Badila, Brandon Carney, Kennedy Carter, Bill Caves, James Chavez, Isla Fox, AJ Gillespie, Josh Guello, Ashtyn Johnson, Oliver Johnson, Nicholas Lypko, Emma Mclaughlin, Meryl Ramos, Maliyah Roland, Anderson Saksa, Galen Schwartz, Ben Stewart, Stella Vail, Justin Washburn, Sophia Whiteman,

A:     AJ Gillespie, Callie Harris, Addison Lee, Max Little, Meryl Ramos, Lane Robinson, Cain Scoggins, Stella Vail, Justin Washburn and Nathan Yoon.

AA:     Marcela Dos Santos, Landon Garcia, Addison Lee, Lane Robinson and Stella Vail.

AAA: Addison Adams and Lane Robinson.

    The team heads to Tallahassee to compete in the ATAC Mac Crutchfield Invitational at Florida State University during the last weekend in January. This will be the final regular season meet for the team and the last chance for swimmers to qualify for the championship meet. GPAC hosts the Region IV championship at UWF the last weekend in February.