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Mako Swim Club wins division at Delmarva championships

The Mako 11-12 girls’ freestyle relay team took first place and broke the DSA record with a time of 1:48.79 for the event. Shown are (l-r) Gabriella Damouni, Anna Mumford, Macyn Hockman and Mia Jaoude. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
August 2, 2021

The Delmarva Swim Association Championships were held at the Sussex Academy Aquatic Center July 31, and when the ripples subsided, the Mako Swim Club had garnered the Blue Division championship trophy. They totaled 1,825 points in the meet. The Henson Family YMCA team took second with 1,181 points, and Ocean Pines placed third with 1,018.5 points. 

The Lewes Yacht Club swim team placed second in the Red Division with 884.50 points, just behind the Onley Skimmers with 1,021 points.

The Wild Quail Krakens won the White Division with 896 points. Rehoboth Beach Country Club team finished fifth with 150 points.

Full results can be found at delmarvaswim.org.

Michael Whitaker swims the first leg of the 11-12 freestyle relay for the Mako squad.
Mako swimmer Brady May takes off from the blocks in the 200 free relay.
Winning the 200 free relay for the Mako team are (l-r) Brady May, Jaxon Laux, Jude Damouni and Christian Wright.
Addi McKay, 14, swims the third leg of the 200 free relay.
Mako swimmer Rachel Pogwist leaves the blocks in the 200 free relay.
Sea Colony team member Amelia Jackson swims the fly leg of the medley relay.
Mako swimmer Macyn Hockman takes off from the blocks in the medley relay.
Sea Colony’s Liam Duran, 9, swims the fly leg of the medley relay.
Lewes Yacht Club’s Ryan Andrew swims the backstroke leg of the medley relay.
Lewes Yacht Club’s Will DiPaolo swims the fly leg of the medley relay.
Lewes Yacht Club coaches cheer on their medley relay team. Shown are (l-r) Julia Martiner, Fiona Pando and Tess Mariner.
Mako swimmer Mia Jaoude, 12, swims the breaststroke leg of the medley relay.
Lewes Yacht Club’s Sidney Caldwell, 12, swims the backstroke leg of the medley relay.
Seaford’s Brynn Crandell, 12, swims the backstroke leg of the medley relay.
Mako swimmer Jenna Chambers, 11, gets off to a quick start in her third-place finish in the 50 breaststroke.
Lewes Yacht Club team member Jenna Reinhold, 14, swims the fly leg of the medley relay.
Lewes Yacht Club team member Leah Sullivan, 13, swims the free leg of the medley relay.
Mako team member Itzel Gomez-Sanchez, 15, swims the backstroke leg of the 15-18 medley relay.
Lewes Yacht Club team member Willet Cole, 11, swims the 50 butterfly.
Mia Jaoude, 12, swims the 50 fly for the Mako.
Alissa Silva, 15, powers in the fly for the Mako team.
Isiah Brittingham, 17, swims the fly for the 15-18 Mako.
Caitlin Perchiniak, 12, swims the 50 back for the LYC squad.
Mason Saunders leaves the blocks for the Mako.
A parents’ tent city was set up in the Sussex Academy parking lot to house the participants until they were called to swim.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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