PENNSBURY:Falconettes capture regional title

The Pennsbury Falconettes 13-15 Synchronized Swim Team swam their way to victory at regionals, earning a trip to the National Age Group Championships to be held in Gainesville, Florida from June 26 to July 4.
Competing against champions from three other associations, the Falconettes won the first two places in each event entered except for team, where they entered only one team. Leading the way with three gold medals was Brianna Kimble. Brianna earned gold in the figure, trio with Hannah Schapiro and Michaela Vommoro and added Madison Buckley, Shannah Conroy and Megan Krier for gold in the team event.
Adele Goldberg rounded out the gold medal sweep by winning the solo and duet event with Alison Frank. Brianna and Michaela were second in the duet event, while Adele, Madison and Shannah were second in the trio event.
Tori Stanhope led the Falconettes to two gold medals in the 16-17 events, winning the trio event with Alison Frank and Taylor Zaccaro and adding Chaitra Nataraj to the mix to win the team title. Missing teammate Meredith McGann due to treatments for Hodgkin’s Disease, Taylor stepped up and fulfilled the winning role. Tori was second and Chaitra placed fourth in the solo event.
Rena Li won the 11-12 solo event and was second in the trio title with Abigail Oliver and Barbara Garcia-Stam.
All swimmers placing in the top four earn the right to compete against the same qualifiers from 12 other regions across the USA. The Falconettes will be working hard for the next month in preparation for their 39th annual show on June 13 and 14 and their trip to Florida.