The Tiger Sharks competed in the South Carolina YMCA State Championship on February 23 and 24 against YMCA’s throughout the state and were deservingly ranked fourth among all participating swim teams.

<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Sports-YMCA-swim-team.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-10168" alt="Sports-YMCA swim team" src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Sports-YMCA-swim-team-300x201.jpg" width="300" height="201" /></a>More than 40 children competed in this two-day swim meet and in addition to this great team accomplishment; the Y team had numerous individual high point winners as well. Some individual highlights include the following: In the 7-8 age group, Lily Bostwick placed fifth, Skylar Bruner placed fourth for the girls, while JP Barras placed third for the boys. In the 9-10 age group, Niklas Kronlein placed fourth, Timothy Barras and Cohen Bruner tied for second place for the boys. In the 13-14 age group, Elliot Gayken placed third for the boys. Sarah Avera placed eighth in the 11-12 aged girls, while Laura Barras placed sixth in the 15-18 aged girls.

Congratulations on these outstanding accomplishments! The spring season for the Tigersharks swim team will start on April 8. For more information on the team and swimming, please visit the Wardle Family YMCA in Port Royal or www.ymcabeaufortcounty.com.

Pictured in photo at left is Timothy Barras, JP Barras and Cohen Bruner.
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