GPAC traveled to Huntsville, Alabama for the 2025 short course Southeastern Championships February 21^st-23^rd.  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 12^th place with 571 points. 

Senior Max Little won his first-ever SES title, out-racing the heat in his last 25 to claim 1^st place in the 200-yd Breaststroke and set a new personal best time. Max placed 12^th overall in the 15 and over boys, scoring 51 points for the team.

Taylor Clements, 16, placed 2^nd overall in the 15 and over girls scoring 73 points. She claimed the top spot in the 50-yd Freestyle along with lowering her own GPAC team record and in the 50-yd Breaststroke along with 2nd place in the 100 Breaststroke and 100 Freestyle.

Ian Malone, 17 who was the 100-yd Freestyle champion in 2023, reclaimed his title with a new personal best time and a win in the 100-yd freestyle and 2^nd place in the 200-yd Freestyle. Ian placed 4^th overall in the 15 and over boys, scoring 73 points for the team.

Lane Robinson, 12 was one of GPAC’s top placing age group swimmer of the meet, placing 9^th with 75.5 points. Lane placed top 8 in 5 of his events; 200 Free, 200 IM, 100 Fly, 500 Free and the 100 Free.

GPAC had several first-time SES qualifiers who placed top 16; Bill Caves (14) made it back to finals in the 200 Butterfly, Oliver Johnson (14) made it back to finals in the 200 Backstroke, Meryl Ramos (10) scored points in the 50 and 100 Breaststroke, Benjamin Stewart (14) made it back to finals in the 50 Breaststroke and the 200 IM and Grace Walen (14) scored points for the team in the 1650 Free.

Swimmers who achieved ALL Best Times at the meet included;

Bill Caves (14), AJ Gillespie (11), Galen Schwartz (10), Ben Stewart (14) and Justin Washburn (13).

13 and over swimmers who placed top 16: Lauren Armstrong (17), Marcela Dos Santos ( 13), Landon Garcia (16), Drew Henry(17),  Addison Lee(17), Abi Robinson (16), Rowan Schwartz (14), Cain Scoggins(17), Caroline Smith(16),Coulson Voeltz ( 17) and Justin Washburn ( 13)

Congratulations to  the following swimmers who got an SES qualifying time out of a Bonus swim; AJ Gillespie(11) in the 200 Freestyle and Galen Schwartz(10) in the 100 Breaststroke.

Congratulations to swimmers who achieved New Motivational Time Standards and Sectional

Qualifiers:

BB: Drew Henry

A: Anatolie Badila, Oliver Johnson, Caroline Smith, Ben Stewart, Grace Walen and Justin Washburn.

AA: Marcela Dos Santos and Justin Washburn.

AAA: Landon Garcia and Lane Robinson

AAAA: Taylor Clements

Age Group Sectionals Qualifiers; Marcela Dos Santos, Oliver Johnson and Justin Washburn.

Senior Sectional Qualifiers; Drew Henry

This was a fantastic end to a great season. Congratulations to all the swimmers who represented the team in Huntsville.