GREATER PENSACOLA AQUATIC CLUB

Marcela Dos Santos, Drew Henry, Oliver Johnson, Grace Walen and Justin Washburn represented GPAC at the 2025 Swim Atlanta Best of the South Invitational on March 14th-16. The team accumulated 8 best times out of 18 total swims, coming out to 44% best times overall. Congratulations to Oliver Johnson who achieved A times in his 100 and 500 Free and Grace Walen achieved an A time in her 50 Free. This was a great meet to end the short course season for the swimmers!

GPAC hosted the 2025 Short Course SES Region 4 Championships February 28 th through March 2nd, and it was a great meet to end the short course season on for GPAC. The team had a total of 105 swimmers participate in the meet with 98 of them achieving at least one new best time. In all, GPAC achieved 414 best times out of 657 total swims: coming out to 63% best times across the team. GPAC had twenty-seven swimmers win individual events at the meet: Lauren Armstrong (17), Anatolie Badila...

GPAC traveled to Huntsville, Alabama for the 2025 short course Southeastern Championships February 21st-23rd. 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 12th place with 571 points. Senior Max Little won his first-ever SES title, out-racing the heat in his last 25 to claim 1st place in the 200-yd Breaststroke and set a new personal best time. Max...

GPAC traveled to Tallahassee, Florida January 31st- February 2nd to compete in their last meet before the 2025 Southeastern Championships. GPAC had a total of 58 swimmers attend the meet, totaling 346 swims and achieving 153 best times- 44% total best times for GPAC! 88% of the athletes who attended the meet achieved at least one personal best time. Jacob Fischer, 8, won high point for his age group. Jacob swam seven personal best times and won three of his events. Lane Robinson, 12, won high pint runner up for...

GPAC started the new year with its annual Winter Invitational held at UWF aquatic center January 17th-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 (...

GPAC traveled to Auburn Alabama for the 2024 War Eagle Invitational on October 18th through October 20th. GPAC had a total of 43 swimmers participate in the meet with 41 of them achieving at least one life-time best. In total, GPAC had 143 best times out of 261 swims, coming out to 55% best times for GPAC as a whole. Congratulations to our event winners. Marcela Dos Santos, Max Little and Ian Malone. The following swimmers achieved 100% best times. Alyssa Archer, Brayden Heath, Kinley Heath, Hannah Hunt, Caleb Kaldahl,...

GPAC traveled to Mobile, AL for the CMSA Vance Rose Invitational on October 5th and 6th. GPAC had a total of 33 swimmers attending, with 31 of them achieving at least one new personal best. Overall, GPAC had 55% new best times – 103 best times out of 186 swims with Sixteen 1st place finishes, twenty-one 2nd place finishes and ten 3rd place finishes. Great job, team! The Following Swimmers achieved ALL Best Times: Madelyn Carter, Aalyah Maulick, Maliyah Roland, Ava Walker, Justin Washburn, Benson Whiteman. GPAC 11-12 Boys dominated...

GPAC traveled to Panama City Beach for the PCST Beach Blast Invitational from September 20 th – 22nd to kick off the start of the short course season. GPAC had a total of 41 swimmers attend, with 34 of them achieving at least one new personal best. Overall, GPAC had 59% new best times – 145 best times out of 244 swims. Great job, team! Congratulations to Lincoln Purdy for winning the boys 8 and under High Point award. Lincoln placed 1 st and achieved best times in all 8...

GPAC championship teams cap off season in Huntsville; team takes 8th at SES GPAC swimmers traveled to Huntsville, AL to race in their final meets of the 2024 long course season at the Southeastern Swimming Summer Championships from July 19-21, and at Futures Championships just days later from July 24-27. Twenty nine swimmers represented GPAC at the Southeastern Swimming (SES) Summer championships the first weekend of competition, and a great team effort produced an 8th place finish for the GPAC; keeping the streak of “Top Team on the Gulf Coast”...

GPAC traveled to Ocala, FL for the FAST May Invite on May 17- 19 th . GPAC had a total of 28 swimmers participate in the meet with 24 of them achieving at least one life-time best. In total, GPAC had 101 best times out of 189 swims, coming out to 53% best times for GPAC as a whole. Logan Robinson (17), won high point for the 15 and over male division scoring 140 points for GPAC, winning all seven of his events; 200 IM, 100 Fly, 100 Free, 200...