GPAC hosted the 2026 Short Course SES Region 4 Championships February 13^th-15th. The team had a total of 105 swimmers participate in the meet with 100 of them achieving at least one new best time. In all, GPAC achieved 425 best times out of 640 total swims: coming out to 66% best times across the team.

GPAC had sixteen swimmers win individual events at the meet: Addison Adams ( 12), Lauren Armstrong (18), Anatolie Badila (12), Marcela Dos Santos (14), Isla Fox (14), AJ Gillespie (12), Callie Harris (16), Amelia Ilnitskiy (16), Amelie Kortman (14), Nicholas Lypko (14), Emma McLaughlin (14), Noah Odom (8), Henry Ramos (14), Rowan Schwartz (15), Caroline Smith (17) and Ben Stewart ( 15).

Congratulations to the following swimmers who swam best times in all their individual events over the weekend: Lauren Armstron (18), Abbie Benken (12), Bliss Biedebach (9), Maylin Biedbach (12), Theodore Blankschaen ( 9), Grady Carlson ( 13), Marcela Dos Santos ( 14), Claire Gibowski ( 8), Annabelle Godwin ( 13), Hailey Herron ( 12), Rory Herron ( 14), Allie Johnson ( 9), Ashtyn Johnson (11), Ella Karasek (12), Siena Long ( 13), Berkeley Mefford (10), Brady Nguyen (10), Thien My Nguyen (10), Luke Nieto (9), Henry Ramos ( 14), Ayva Schreiner (13), Andrew White (14) and Oliver Winkler ( 9).

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

Ethan Anderson (12): 50 BK and 50 BR. Lauren Armstrong (18); 400 IM. Kennedy Carter (12); 50 Fly. Jacob Fischer (9); 50 BK and 100 BR. AJ Gillespie (12); 100 Fly. Amelia Ilnitskiy (16); 500 FR, 200 IM and 200 Fly. Nicholas Lypko (14); 200 IM. Emma McLaughlin (14); 200 BK. Noah Odom (8); 50 FR. Lincoln Purdy (10); 500 FR and 50 BR. Lane Robinson (13); 100 FR. Rowan Schwartz (15); 1650 FR and Mason Shiueh (12); 500 FR.

Congratulations to the following swimmers who achieved new Age Groups Sectionals Cuts.

Addison Adams (12); 50 BK, Lincoln Purdy (10), 50 BK and Mason Shiueh (12); 50 Fly.

Congratulations to swimmers who achieved NEW Motivational Time Standards:

B: Alex Badila, Bliss Biedebach, James Chavez, Max DeVasConCellos, River Gaut, Annabelle Godwin, Keagan Harrison, Scarlett Harshman, Rory Herron, Ashtyn Johnson, Brody Kirk, Thien My Nguyen, Laliyah Roland, Charlotte Striepeck, William Terrell, Connor Valdez and Jace Witte.  

BB: Evan Beattie, Theodore Blankschaen, Jacob Fischer, AJ Gillespie, Callie Harris, Hailey Herron, Emma Joachim, Addyson LaRue, Brady Nguyen, Vale Purdy, Henry Ramos, Maliyah Roland, Polina Song, Maddison Valdez, Grace Walen, Ava Walker, Poppy Wandres, Andrew White and Bailey Yoon.

A: Ethan Anderson, Kennedy Carter, Marcela Dos Santos, Isla Fox, Nicholas Lypko, Emma McLaughlin, Arthur Phillips, Mason Shiueh and Ben Stewart,  

AA: Addison Adams, Amelia Ilnitskiy and Lincoln Purdy.

AAA: Anatolie Badila

GPAC heads to Huntsville Alabama for the 2026 Winter Southeastern Swimming Championship meet February 27^th- March 1^st.