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GPAC Tom Lalor recap

Gregory Johnson

GPAC Tom Lalor Invitational June 6- June 8th 2025

GPAC hosted the annual Tom Lalor Invitational on June 6th- 8th. GPAC had a total of 75 swimmers participate in the meet with 69 of them achieving at least one life-time best. In total, GPAC had 328 best times out of 464 swims, coming out to 71% best times for GPAC as a whole.

GPAC had 2 High Point recipients: 

Anatolie Badila (12), was the 11-12 boys high point recipient scoring 76 points with four 1st place finishes, four 2nd place finishes and two 3rd place finishes. Anatolie also achieved nine SES cuts as well as six A times and three BB times. 

Jacob Fischer (8) was the 8-and-under boy’s high point recipient scoring 59 points with five 1st place finishes and two 2nd place finishes. 

Congratulations to our event winners. 

Alexandru Badila, Taylor Clements, AJ Gillespie, Max Little, Ian Malone, Noah Odom and Meryl Ramos.

The following swimmers achieved 100% best times. 

Anatolie Badila, Brandon Carney, Kennedy Carter, Cecilia Chapman, Liam Finch, Annabelle Godwin, Josh Guello, Brayden Heath, Hailey Herron, Rory Herron, Amelia Ilnitskiy, Caleb Kaldahl, Addyson LaRue, Linden Mason, Maddox Mckian, Emma McLaughlin, Brady Nguyen, Noah Odom, Tootsie Phillips, Maliyah Roland, Ayva Schreiner, Colin Stewart, Charlotte Striepeck, Tristian Varrichio, Grace Walen, Poppy Wandres, Justin Washburn

Congratulations to the following swimmers who achieved SES automatic qualifying times.

Anatolie Badila, Kennedy Carter, Marcela Dos Santos, AJ Gillepie, Meryl Ramos and Justin Washburn 

Congratulations to swimmers who achieved New Motivational Time Standards:

B: Alexandru Badila, Bill Caves, Jacob Fischer, AJ Gillespie, Josh Guello, Brayden Heath, Emma Joachim, Caleb Kaldahl, Addyson LaRue, Linden Mason, Maddox McKian, Emma McLaughlin, Berkeley Mefford, Brady Nguyen, Henry Ramos, Ayva Schreiner, Dean Schultz, Galen Schwartz, Milo Soileau, Ben Stewart, Charlotte Striepeck, Clark Thompson, Tristan Varrichio and Ava Walker. 

BB: Addison Adams, Anatolie Badila, Brandon Carney, Bill Caves, Josh Guello, Oliver Johnson, Emmalyn Kirchberg Voskuil, Nicholas Lypko, Linden Mason, Maddox McKian, Emma McLaughlin, Arthur Phillips, Meryl Ramos, Anderson Saksa, Ben Stewart, Clark Thompson and Ava Walker.

A: Addison Adams, Anatolie Badila, Brandon Carney, Kennedy Carter, Callie Harris, Keagan Harrison, Nicholas Lypko, Meryl Ramos, Grace Walen, Ava Walker, Justin Washburn and Nathan Yoon.

AA: Addison Adams and Justin Washburn.