NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan YMCA has announced that 19 athletes from its three aquatics teams will continue their education and athletics at the collegiate level. These recent high school graduates include athletes from the Caimans Swim Team, Aquianas Synchronized Swimming Team and Whirlwind Diving Team. Craig Panzano, executive director at the New Canaan YMCA, commented: We feel so proud as an organization to have played a role in the development of these young adults. We have watched them grow and excel not only in the pool, but in other aspects of their lives as well and are confident that they will be successful in this exciting next chapter of their lives. The athletes include:
From the Caimans Swim Team:
Jack Forese Duke University
Patricia Kilbride Washington University in St. Louis
Olivia Kroll Iona College
Gabe Lane Whittier College
Jason Potter Gettysburg College
Karl Reinhardt Bowdoin College
Tory Rusch Bowdoin College (playing softball)
Samantha Salvo Villanova University (playing water polo)
Caitlin Shea College of Wooster
Allie Skaperdas Bates College
Patrick Sweeney Gettysburg College
Liz Watson University of Michigan
Caroline Winslow St. Lawrence University
From the Aquianas Synchronzied Swimming Team:
Alison Commender College of William and Mary
From the Whirlwind Diving Team:
Lauren Kahan Georgetown University
Adrianna Baker Middlebury College
Zach Slater Penn State University
Amanda Molinelli Brown University
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