Kieran Lee Takes Double Gold at NYPHSAA Section 1 Championships - Grayson Dixon & Emmanuel Yepez Qualify for NYS Championsips !

Westchester Aquatic Club Team Announcements

Good Afternoon Wolverines Families,

What an outstanding championship stretch for our athletes! We had swimmers competing at both the NYPHSAA Section 1 Championships and the CHSAA City Championships, and the performances across the board reflected tremendous hard work, composure, and growth.

Below is a full recap of results.


NYPHSAA Section 1 Championships (Boys)

Completed: February 9–10, 2026
SCY – Felix Festa Middle School Pool, West Nyack, NY

Our Section 1 group delivered multiple finals appearances, personal bests, relay podium finishes, and NYS qualifying swims.


Kieran Lee – Scarsdale Senior High School

Double Sectional Champion | NYS Qualifier

100 Backstroke – Champion

  • 52.55 (Prelims)

  • 51.90 (Finals) – NYS

200 IM – Champion

  • 1:56.94 (Prelims)

  • 1:53.86 (Finals) – Season Best, NYS

Relay Highlights

  • 400 Free Relay Anchor – 48.82 split (Finals)

  • 200 Medley Relay Leadoff – 25.12


Emmanuel Yepez – Mamaroneck High School

Top 4 Finish | NYS Qualifier

100 Butterfly – 4th Overall

  • 53.46 (Prelims)

  • 53.15 (Finals) – NYS

50 Free – Finals Appearance

  • 23.33 / 23.35

Relay Highlights

  • 200 Medley Relay Fly – 23.86 (2nd place finish)

  • 400 Free Relay – 49.98 split


Grayson Dixon – Horace Greeley High School

100 Free – 9th Overall

  • 51.22 (Prelims)

  • 50.03 (Finals – Season Best)

Relay Highlights

  • 200 Free Relay – 22.52 split (1st place – NYS)

  • 400 Free Relay – 50.36 split (3rd place)


Ethan Chen – Croton High School

500 Free – 12th Overall

  • 5:09.08 / 5:09.46

200 IM – Finals

  • 2:08.43 / 2:09.30

Relay Highlights

  • 400 Free Relay – 50.08 split

  • 200 Medley Relay Fly – 25.26


Dylan Tuchman – Scarsdale Senior High School

100 Fly – 12th Overall

  • 58.56 (Prelims)

  • 56.72 (Finals)

Relay Highlights

  • 400 Free Relay – 52.58 split

  • 200 Medley Relay Fly – 25.97


Terence Liu – Scarsdale Senior High School

100 Back – Finals

  • 58.66 (Prelims PB)

  • 58.55 (Finals PB)

50 Back – Personal Best Splits

  • 28.48 / 28.55


Aaron He – Scarsdale Senior High School

200 Free – Season Best

  • 2:00.96

Strong continued development in sprint and middle-distance freestyle.


Gio Polenzani – Pelham Memorial High School

Relay Contributions

  • 200 Free Relay – 27.06

  • 400 Free Relay Anchor – 1:01.79

Valuable championship relay experience.


CHSAA City Championships

Completed: February 6–8, 2026
SCY – East Meadow, NY

 

Aaron Flores – Fordham Preparatory School

Aaron delivered a strong championship meet with two finals appearances.

100 Breaststroke

  • 1:10.49 (Prelims – 21st)

  • 1:08.60 (Finals – 18th)

A significant evening improvement showed stronger race control and finishing speed.

200 Individual Medley

  • 2:11.34 (Prelims – 12th)

  • 2:10.02 (Finals – 12th)

Aaron returned for finals and improved his time, demonstrating versatility and composure across all four strokes.

 

Christian Driver – Fordham Preparatory School

Christian represented Fordham Prep with strong sprint performances and key relay contributions.

Individual Events

  • 50 Free – 24.42

  • 100 Free – 54.01

Relay Contributions

  • 200 Medley Relay (Anchor) – 23.84

  • 200 Freestyle Relay (Anchor) – 23.48

Competing in both sprint events and anchoring relays, Christian demonstrated speed, confidence, and valuable championship racing experience.

Congratulations to these swimmers and their families !