GREATER PENSACOLA AQUATIC CLUB

GPAC traveled to Tallahassee, Florida January 26-28 to compete in their last meet before the 2024 Southeastern Championships. GPAC had a total of 57 swimmers attend the meet, totaling 472 swims and achieving 211 best times- 45 % total best times for GPAC! 100% of the athletes who attended the meet achieved at least one personal best time. Aliza Gardner, 10, won high point for her age group. Aliza swam nine personal best times and won 5 of her events. Aliza qualified for SES in three events and three bonus...

GPAC kicked off the new year with its annual Winter Invitational held at UWF aquatic center January 12-14. Out of the 128 swimmers that competed, 121 of those swimmers achieved at least one personal best time, amassing over 57% best times for the team. Anatolie Badila, 10, won the high-point award for his age group for the third consecutive meet this season. Anatolie swam seven new personal best times and won 7 of his individual events. GPAC had twelve other swimmers win individual events at the meet: Addison Adams, 9,...

Gravy Bowl Recap 2023 GPAC hosted the annual GPAC Gravy Bowl Invitational on the weekend of November 17-19. GPAC had a total of 148 swimmers attend our invitational and 144 GPAC swimmers achieving at least 1 New Best Time! Overall, GPAC had a total of 698 Best Times out of 934 Total Swims, coming out to 75% Best Times for GPAC as a whole! GPAC had four swimmers win the high point award for their age group. Anatolie Badila, 10, and AJ Gillespie, 10, tied for the award in the...

GPAC named Bronze Medal Club for 2024 GPAC earned USA Swimming’s Club Excellence Bronze Medal club designation for 2024 announced by the national governing body this week. This is the first award for the club since USA Swimming initiated the program in 2000 to identify swim clubs throughout the country that are producing national-caliber athletes. “This is truly a great honor to have our club recognized by USA Swimming as a high-performing program,” said GPAC head coach Greg Johnson, who has been with the club since 2010. “This has been...

Braedan Jacobs commits to William Carey GPAC senior Braedan Jacobs has been offered and has accepted a roster spot on the inaugural William Carey University swim team for the 2024-25 season. Jacobs becomes the third senior in the class of 2024 to make plans to swim collegiately next season. “I am super excited to announce my commitment to swim for William Carey University in Biloxi,” Jacobs said. “My long-term goal is to be a High School math Teacher and swim coach. This scholarship affords me the opportunity to make those...

Senior Jack Hebert Verbals to Carson Newman GPAC Senior group member and West Florida High School senior Jack Hebert became the second swimmer in the class of 2024 to give a verbal commitment to swim collegiately, as he accepted an offer to attend Carson-Newman University next fall. “I am extremely excited to announce my commitment to be a student-athlete at Carson-Newman,” Jack stated. “I would like to thanks my friends and family, and everyone who has supported me throughout my life. Talons up!” Jack is an eight-time Southeastern qualifier for...

CMSA Vance Rose Invitational GPAC traveled to Mobile, AL the weekend of October 6-7 to compete in the CMSA Vance Rose Invitational. GPAC had 39 swimmers attend the meet, and 38 of the swimmers achieved at least one new best time. Overall, GPAC had 57% best times, with a total of 134 improvements out of 236 total swims. Swimmers who achieved ALL Best Times: Cecilia Chapman (13), Carson Cox (13), Aubrey Fox (9), Emma Joachim (12), Brady Nguyen (8), Zachary Wright (10) Congratulations to Anderson Saksa (11) on winning the...

Panama City Swim Team Invitational GPAC traveled to the Panama City Swim Team Invitational from September 22nd- 24th for three great days of racing! GPAC had a total of 72 swimmers swam in the meet, with 61 of the team’s swimmers achieving at least one new personal best. Overall, GPAC had 61% new best times – 269 best times out of 439 swims. Great job, team! Swimmers who achieved ALL Best Times: Kennedy Carter (10), Hayden Coffey (12), Marcela Dos Santos (11), Jack Driskell (11), Isla Fox (11), Kylie Kilgore...

GPAC Team Time Trial GPAC started the 2023-2024 Short Course season off with their annual Team Time Trial on Saturday, August 26. After receiving their new team gear and taking the traditional team photo, GPAC swimmers got a chance to swim all four strokes and an IM. GPAC had a total of 147 swimmers participate in the meet with 131 swimmers achieving at least one new personal best time. Overall, GPAC accumulated 454 Best Times out of 681 total swims, coming out to 67% best times for GPAC as a...

GPAC Senior team competes across the country for championships GPAC swimmers in the Senior and Senior Green training groups traveled to three different championship meets at the end of July. First, GPAC had a total of 10 swimmers attend the Southern Zone Senior Championship meet, with nine swimmers achieving at least one new best time. GPAC accumulated 64% best times as a team at the meet. GPAC finished 17th overall with 318 points! Jack Hebert, 17, was the leading scorer for GPAC and garnered four top-8 performances, including a bronze...