The Villa Park Mariners improved their 2024 season record to 5-1 following Saturday’s 377-166 victory over the Hanover Park Sailfish at Jefferson Pool. The Mariners earned another win earlier in the week, when they defeated Carol Stream 353-276 on June 19 in Carol Stream. The Villa Park swimmers who earned three individual victories during Saturday’s meet included Naomi Aldana. In addition to winning three individual events in the 15-18 girls level, she also swam on two winning relay teams. She is pictured during her victory in the 50-meter breaststroke.
Mariners pick up two more wins to raise their record to 5-1
Villa Park finishes its regular season with this week’s home meets against Bartlett and Itasca
The Villa Park Mariners raised their 2024 DuPage Swim and Dive Conference record to 5-1 with a pair of victories last week. The Mariners outscored the Carol Stream Dolphins 353-276 in Carol Stream on June 19. Villa Park beat the Hanover Park Sailfish 377-166 in Saturday’s meet at Jefferson Pool.
Six Mariners were three-time individual champions in Saturday’s meet against Hanover Park. Villa Park’s swimmers who delivered three wins in the meet included Penelope Kuhl, who competes in the 8-and-under girls level. She won the 50-meter freestyle, which she completed in 46.26 seconds. She also won the 25-meter butterfly (28.19) and the 25-meter breaststroke (35.99).
Ethan Aldana also provided the Mariners with three individual victories on Saturday. Swimming in the 8-and-under boys division, he won the 25-meter freestyle (29.75), the 50-meter freestyle (1 minute, 6.55 seconds) and the 25-meter backstroke (51.70).
Kyle VanKoughnet of Villa Park raced to three individual wins in the 9-10 boys level on Saturday. He won the 50-meter freestyle (47.91), the 100-meter freestyle (1:51.15) and the 50-meter backstroke (59.95).
Phoebe Aldana secured three wins for the Mariners in the 13-14 girls division during the meet against Hanover Park. She earned her first-place finishes in the 50-meter freestyle (32.03), the 50-meter butterfly (36.22) and the 50-meter breaststroke (42.20).
Villa Park’s Ryan King swam to three first-place finishes in the 13-14 boys level on Saturday. He claimed his wins in the 50-meter freestyle (39.24), the 50-meter butterfly (50.26) and the 50-meter breaststroke (49.32).
Naomi Aldana joined her brother Ethan and sister Phoebe to win three races during Saturday’s meet at Jefferson Pool. Swimming in the 15-18 girls division, she won the 100-meter freestyle (1:09.27), the 50-meter butterfly (34.31) and the 50-meter breaststroke (42.49).
The Mariners’ two other Aldana siblings were two-time individual champions during Saturday’s meet. Ruth Aldana earned two wins in the 9-10 girls level, swimming to victories in the 50-meter freestyle (44.58) and the 50-meter butterfly (54.92). Lydia Aldana provided two wins for the Mariners in the 11-12 girls level with first-place efforts in the 100-meter individual medley (1:46.70) and the 50-meter breaststroke (48.07).
Villa Park’s other two-time individual winners on Saturday included Leighton Stempel, who won the 100-meter individual medley (1:50.69) and the 50-meter backstroke (51.48) in the 9-10 girls level. Maddie Lynch also won two races for the Mariners in the 9-10 girls level. She earned her victories in the 100-meter freestyle (1:44.71) and the 50-meter breaststroke (1:01.06).
Ary Carrola of Villa Park won two races in the 11-12 girls level on Saturday. She claimed her titles in the 50-meter freestyle (34.81) and the 100-meter freestyle (1:14.67). Elin Stempel of the Mariners also won two events in the 11-12 girls division. She turned in first-place finishes in the 50-meter butterfly (41.95) and the 50-meter backstroke (42.28).
Alex Carson of the Mariners won two races in the 13-14 boys level on Saturday. He placed first in the 100-meter freestyle (1:29.15) and the 50-meter backstroke (57.46). Villa Park’s Tia Kelly was a two-time individual champion in the 15-18 girls level on Saturday. She won the 50-meter freestyle (34.90) and the 50-meter backstroke (45.43).
Villa Park’s other individual champions in Saturday’s meet included:
8-and-under boys: Henry Porebski (25-meter breaststroke; 36.25)
9-10 boys: Levi Little (50-meter breaststroke; 1:10.85)
11-12 boys: Caleb Vaughan (50-meter backstroke; 55.96) and Ryan Mueller (50-meter breaststroke; 54.75)
13-14 girls: Olivia Palutkiewicz (50-meter backstroke; 46.85)
15-18 girls: Allison Smaczny (100-meter individual medley; 1:37.69)
The Villa Park foursomes that won two relay races on Saturday included the 9-10 girls quartet of Ariana Knudtson, Maddie Lynch, Leighton Stempel and Ruth Aldana. The four girls won the 200-meter medley relay (3:48.35) and the 200-meter freestyle relay (3:18.48).
The Mariners’ 11-12 girls foursome of Colleen Pienkos, Lydia Aldana, Elin Stempel and Ary Carrola won the 200-meter medley relay (2:51.35) and the 200-meter freestyle relay (2:37.19) on Saturday.
Villa Park’s 11-12 boys lineup of Caleb Vaughan, Ryan Mueller, Cillian Connolly and Chris Spears won the 200-meter medley relay (3:28.37) and the 200-meter freestyle relay (2:55.84).
The 13-14 girls foursome of Belle Knudtson, Brooke Turner, Phoebe Aldana and Olivia Palutkiewicz won two relay races on Saturday. The four girls swam to victories in the 200-meter medley relay (2:49.07) and the 200-meter freestyle relay (2:27.71).
Alex Carson, Charlie Childress, Ryan King and Andrew Urton delivered two winning relay performances for Villa Park on Saturday. Swimming in the 13-14 boys level, the four Mariners won the 200-meter medley relay (3:54.85) and the 200-meter freestyle relay (3:26.90).
Villa Park’s other winning relay teams in the meet against Hanover Park included:
8-and-under girls: Gabrielle Porebski, Maryann Drogos, Hensley Hanlon-Eberman and Layla Borkowski (100-meter freestyle relay; 3:18.62)
8-and-under boys: Ethan Aldana, Brycen Newell, Ryan Lloyd and Henry Porebski (100-meter freestyle relay; 2:35.67)
9-10 boys: Levi Little, Kyle King, Logan Turner and Kyle VanKoughnet (200-meter medley relay; 4:43.65)
15-18 girls: Tia Kelly, Lilly Buscher, Naomi Aldana and Annabelle Thompson (200-meter medley relay; 2:41.86); Tia Kelly, Annabelle Thompson, Allison Smaczny and Naomi Aldana (200-meter freestyle relay; 2:18.63)
The Mariners will conclude their regular season with this week’s home meets against Bartlett and Itasca. Villa Park will square off against Itasca this Saturday at Jefferson Pool.
Some Villa Park swimmers will conclude the 2024 DuPage Swim and Dive Conference season by competing in the Blue Division ‘B’ Meet on July 13. Other Mariners will finish the season by swimming in the Blue Division ‘A’ Meet on July 20.
