By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
2026 SC Junior Metropolitan Championships
March 13-15, 2026
East Meadow, New York
SCY (25 Yards)
Full Meet Outcomes
Lengthy Island Aquatic Membership hosted the SC Junior Metropolitan Championships meet in the course of March, and there was some quick swimming throughout the board.
11-year-old Madison Lord and 12-year-old Andrew Torba each gained 9 particular person occasions through the meet, taking the gold medal in each particular person occasion they swam.
Lord, who swims for Badger Swim Membership, gained the 11-year-old occasions, setting private finest occasions in all 9 of her occasion finals.
She gained the 50 free (25.27), 100 free (53.69), 200 free (1:56.30), 500 free (5:16.92), 50 again (29.48), 100 again (1:03.41), 50 fly (27.35), 100 fly (1:00.47), and 200 IM (2:14.80).
Lord’s largest drop got here within the 500 free, the place she went from 5:22.35 on the Katie Ledecky Invite in December to five:16.92, a bit greater than 5 seconds sooner.
On the boys’ facet, 12-year-old Andrew Torba from QNS Aquatic Membership gained 9 12-year-old boys occasions, setting eight private finest occasions.
He went bests within the 100 free (52.62), 200 free (1:54.54), 50 breast (29.31), 50 fly (25.67), 100 fly (56.18), 100 IM (58.41), 200 IM (2:06.48), 400 IM (4:31.96). He additionally gained the 100 breast, swimming 1:05.81, which was a seven tenth add from the 1:05.15 he swam in December.
Torba was additionally a member of 4 relays for QNS Aquatic Membership, all of which gained the gold medals.
Different Notable Performances
Nico Lahre, 11 (Boys and Women Membership of Northern Westchester) — Lahre gained eight gold medals within the 11-year-old occasions and one silver medal. He gained the 100 free (55.77), 200 free (1:59.73), 500 free (5:19.28), 200 again (2:06.99), 100 fly (1:00.91), 200 fly (2:12.29), 200 IM (2:13.72), and 400 IM (4:39.98) whereas ending 2nd within the 100 again (59.18).
Leah O’Connell, 13 (Lengthy Island Aquatic Membership) — 13-year-old O’Connell, from the Lengthy Island Aquatic Membership, gained eight gold medals. She swam the highest time within the 13-year-old 200 free (1:53.42), 500 free (5:00.42), 1000 free (10:11.33), 100 again (58.35), 200 again (2:04.98), 100 breast (1:06.29), 200 IM (2:05.43), and 400 IM (4:21.87); she additionally completed third within the 50 free (25.00). O’Connell set lifetime bests within the 50 free, 200 free, 1000 free, 100 again, 100 breast, 200 IM, and 400 IM.
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