Several Mars Area students represented Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA (Cranberry Township) in the 2021 YMCA Pennsylvania Western District Swimming Championship.

In the Girls 15-18 Competition, girls relay team members, including seniors Ainsley Bissett and Megan Smith, earned first place (8:00.71) in the 800-Yard Free Relay Time Trial.

In the 15&Over Competition, senior Ainsley Bissett earned fourth place (5:25.02) and sophomore McKenzie Vaniddekinge received seventh place (5:37.97) in the 500-Yard Free. Senior Ainsley Bissett took sixth place (2:03.51) in the 200-Yard Free.

Sophomore Natalie Stasiowski received ninth place (57.40) and senior Ainsley Bissett took 10th place (57.55) in the 100-Yard Free. Senior Megan Smith took second place (4:32.82) and sophomore Riley Connelly earned third place in the 400-Yard IM.

Senior Megan Smith earned first place (1:05.84), senior Abigail Scott took fourth place 1:12.39), and junior Sarah Hooper received 13th place (1:17.53) in the 100-Yard Breast. Senior Megan Smith took first place (2:06.07) and sophomore Riley Connelly earned third place (2:11.32) in the 200-Yard Back.

Relay team members, including senior Megan Smith and sophomore Riley Connelly, earned first place (1:49.32) in the 200-Yard Medley Relay. The relay team, including senior Megan Smith, took first place (3:41.66) in the 400-Yard Free Relay.

Senior Abigail Scott received 18th place (27.12) and junior Sarah Hooper took 20th place (27.47) in the 50-Yard Free. Senior Abigail Scott eared third place (2:37.14) in the 200-Yard Breast.

Sophomore Riley Connelly earned third place (1:00.10) and junior Isabella Pellegrino received ninth place (1:06.64) in the 100-Yard Back. Sophomore Natalie Stasiowski took ninth place (1:06.07) and junior Isabella Pellegrino received 13th place (1:10.90) in the 100-Yard Fly.

Sophomore Natalie Stasiowski took eighth place (26.04) and sophomore McKenzie Vaniddekinge received 16th place (27.07) in the 50-Yard Free. Sophomore Riley Connelly took first place (3:41.66) in the 400-Yard Free and sophomore McKenzie Vaniddekinge earned fifth place (2:27.25) in the 200-Yard IM 

Boys relay team members, including junior Nathan Silsby and sophomore Matthew Littleton earned fourth place (1:45.21) in the 200-Yard Medley Relay and third place (3:27.78) in the 400-Yard Free Relay. Sophomore Matthew Littleton took ninth place (23.17) and junior Nathan Silsby received 11th place (23.91) in the 50-Yard Free.

Sophomore Matthew Littleton took second place (2:01.27) in the 200-Yard Fly and fourth place (53.62) in the 100-Yard Fly. Junior Nathan Silsby received 12th place (52.26) in the 100-Yard Free 

In 13-14 Competition, girls relay team members, including freshmen Nora Solich and Bryn Wilson and eighth-grader Reagan Connelly earned second place (1:46.69) in the 200-Yard Free Relay. Eighth-grader Reagan Connelly earned fourth place (2:04.26) and freshman Bryn Wilson took ninth place (2:09.49) in the 200-Yard Free.

Eighth-grader Reagan Connelly took third place (1:03.32) in the 100-Yard Back and third place (2:16.33) in the 200-Yard Back. Eighth-grader Victoria Symchak took 12th place (1:19.99) in the 100-Yard Breast.

Freshman Bryn Wilson received fourth place (1:04.76) in the 100-Yard Fly and fifth place (2:29.95) in the 200-Yard Fly. Freshman Nora Solich took seventh place (27.57) in the 50-Yard Free

Boys relay team members, including freshman Ethan Vitale and eighth-grader Sean Muchnok earned third place (1:46.28) in the 200-Yard Free Relay and third place (1:57.44) in the 200-Yard Medley Relay.

Eighth-grader Sean Muchnok took fifth place (2:39.95) in the 200-Yard Breast, sixth place (1:11.76) in the 100-Yard Breast, and 16th place (26.93) in the 50-Yard Free. Freshman Ethan Vitale took fifth place (56.59) in the 100-Yard Free, seventh place (2:05.86) in the 200-Yard Free, and seventh place (1:03.25) in the 100-Yard Fly.

In 11-12 Competition, boys relay team members, including sixth-grader Gavin Best, took fourth place (2:18.5) in the 200-Yard Medley Relay. Sixth-grader Gavin Best earned second place (2:02.41) in the 200-Yard Free Relay, seventh place (35.15) in the 50-Yard Fly, and 11th place (30.16) in the 50-Yard Free,

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