2023 DACA Post CCS/NCS Senior Meet
- Sunday, May 7, 2023
- Saratoga, California
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results on Meet Mobile: “2023 DACA Post CCS/NCS Senior Meet”
Following the North Coast and Central Section high school championship meets last weekend, a “Post CCS/NCS” senior meet was hosted at Saratoga High School on Sunday, with a few swimmers firing off some blistering times.
Highlighting the one-day competition was Raya Mellott, the 15-year-old Crow Canyon Country Club Sharks swimmer who was the runner-up in the girls’ 200 breaststroke at the 2022 U.S. Junior National Championships.
Mellott powered her way to a lifetime best of 2:09.53 in the SCY 200 breast, marking her first time under the 2:10 barrier to make her the fifth-fastest 15-year-old in U.S. history.
All-Time Performers, 15-Year-Old Girls, 200 Breaststroke (SCY)
- Molly Sweeney (Carmel Swim Club), 2:08.08 – 2022
- Addie Robillard (Mason Manta Rays), 2:08.40 – 2022
- Alex Walsh (Nashville Aquatic Club), 2:08.85 – 2017
- Piper Enge (Bellevue Club Swim Team), 2:09.09 – 2021
- Raya Mellott (Crow Canyon Sharks), 2:09.53 – 2023
- Anna Keating (Machine Aquatics), 2:09.63 – 2018
- Allie Raab (Nashville Aquatic Club), 2:09.69 – 2015
- Ella Nelson (Nashville Aquatic Club), 2:09.99 – 2016
- Elle Scott (NOVA of Virginia), 2:10.04 – 2023
- Bella Brito (Beach Cities Swimming), 2:10.15 – 2022
Among the top 10 list above, five of those performances have been produced during the 2022-23 season, including Molly Sweeney, Addie Robillard and Bella Brito all putting up their respective times at the Winter Junior Championships in December.
In addition to ranking fifth among 15-year-olds, Mellott soars up to 14th all-time in the girls’ 15-16 age group with her performance and is less than half a second away from cracking the top 10.
All-Time Performers, 15-16 Girls, 200 Breaststroke (SCY)
- Alex Walsh (Nashville Aquatic Club), 2:06.45 – 2018
- Zoe Bartel (Fort Collins Area Swim Team), 2:07.73 – 2016
- Katie Christopherson (SwimAtlanta), 2:07.81 – 2022
- Abby Arens (Marlins of Raleigh), 2:08.06 – 2019
- Molly Sweeney (Carmel Swim Club), 2:08.08 – 2022
- Caitlin Leverenz (El Dorado Aquatics Club), 2:08.11 – 2007
- Addie Robillard (Mason Manta Rays), 2:08.40 – 2022
- Zoie Hartman (Crow Canyon Sharks), 2:08.60 – 2017
- Nikol Popov (Canyons Aquatic Club), 2:08.92 – 2016
- Mary Ellen Warta (USA), 2:09.06 – 1989
- Piper Enge (Bellevue Club Swim Team), 2:09.09 – 2021
- Lucy Thomas (Elmbrook Swim Club), 2:09.16 – 2022
- Grace Zhao (Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics), 2:09.23 – 2015
- Raya Mellott (Crow Canyon Sharks), 2:09.53 – 2023
- Ashlyn McCauley (Marlins of Raleigh), 2:09.54 – 2017
Mellott has reset her PB in the event on numerous occasions this season, first clocking 2:11.22 in September to rank third all-time in the girls’ 13-14 age group before getting down to 2:10.16 in November and then 2:10.15 in March at the Speedo Sectionals in Carlsbad.
Split Comparison
Mellott, September 2022 | Mellott, November 2022 | Mellott, March 2023 | Mellott, May 2023 |
30.77 | 30.40 | 29.63 | 29.66 |
1:04.51 (33.74) | 1:03.80 (33.40) | 1:02.75 (33.12) | 1:02.43 (32.77) |
1:37.30 (32.79) | 1:36.80 (33.00) | 1:35.80 (33.05) | 1:35.82 (33.39) |
2:11.22 (33.92) | 2:10.16 (33.36) | 2:10.15 (34.35) | 2:09.53 (33.71) |
Another standout performer at the meet was Tim Wu of the Pleasanton Seahawks, as the 14-year-old dropped more than eight seconds in the 400 IM to move into 15th all-time in the boys’ 13-14 age group.
Wu dropped a time of 3:55.04 in the event, obliterating his previous best of 4:03.40 set in November.
All-Time Performers, 15-16 Boys, 400 IM (SCY)
- Thomas Heilman (Cavalier Aquatics/Piedmont Family YMCA), 3:51.46 – 2022
- Tyler Lu (King Aquatic Club), 3:51.54 – 2018
- Baylor Stanton (Gwinnett Aquatics), 3:51.68 – 2022
- Michael Andrew (Race Pace Club), 3:52.08 – 2014
- Tona Zinn (Socal Aquatics Association), 3:52.08 – 2019
- Carson Foster (Mason Manta Rays), 3:52.25 – 2016
- Sean Green (Long Island Aquatic Club), 3:52.96 – 2022
- Cooper Lucas (Lakeside Aquatic Club), 3:52.97 – 2019
- Josh Zuchowski (Flood Aquatics Swim Team), 3:53.06 – 2019
- Curtis Ogren (Peak Swimming), 3:54.23 – 2010
- (TIE) Carter Lancaster (Carmel Swim Club), 3:54.67 – 2021
- (TIE) Norvin Clontz (SwimMAC Carolina), 3:54.67 – 2021
- Jarod Arroyo (Wasatch Front Fish Market), 3:54.69 – 2015
- Nick Silverthorn (Pleasanton Seahawks), 3:55.01 – 2010
- Tim Wu (Pleasanton Seahawks), 3:55.04 – 2023
Wu also put up a notable time of 2:06.60 in the 200 breast, edging out 14-year-old teammate Oryan Liu (2:06.79) as both fell just shy of their personal best times set earlier this season.
Wu has been as fast as 2:05.62, done in March, while Liu went 2:06.25 in November.
Crow Canyon Sharks’ Blake Hill was another swimmer who had some standout performances, as he put up personal best times of 1:49.88 in the 200 fly and 1:53.34 in the 200 back. His swim in the 200 fly ranks him 14th among 15-year-old boys in the U.S. this season.
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