07/24/2026
Congratulations to our Tsunami swimmers who competed this past weekend at the Virginia Age Group Championships at Liberty University!
To qualify for individual and relay events, swimmers had to achieve the required championship time standards throughout the regular season—a tremendous accomplishment in itself.
Levi Auker, Caspian Hopewell, Tyler Tiberio, Luke Mersiovsky, and Tripp Wile represented Tsunami with outstanding performances in their individual events.
In the 11–12 age group, Levi swam a personal-best time in the 50 Freestyle to place 31st. Caspian competed in the 50 Freestyle and earned a 26th-place finish in the 50 Breaststroke.
In the 13–14 division, Tripp competed in three individual events, highlighted by a 22nd-place finish in the 50 Backstroke. Tyler raced in four individual events, dropping 1.3 seconds for a personal best in the 100 Breaststroke and finishing 28th. Luke competed in six individual events, earning four appearances in the Virginia Swimming Finals. He set new Tsunami team records in both the 100 Backstroke, where he finished 8th, and the 200 Backstroke, where he placed 7th.
What made this championship meet even more special was that Tsunami qualified not one, but two relay teams! Together, the relays earned an impressive 76 team points.
The 11–12 Boys relay team of Luke Field, Caspian Hopewell, Johnny Fiefhaus, and Levi Auker finished 10th in the 400 Medley Relay, 12th in the 200 Medley Relay, and 11th in the 200 Freestyle Relay. The team also swam personal-best times in both the 400 Medley Relay and the 200 Freestyle Relay.
The 13–14 Boys relay team of Jacob Field, Tyler Tiberio, Tripp Wile, and Luke Mersiovsky showed incredible resilience. After overcoming a difficult start to the meet, they finished 16th in the 200 Medley Relay before placing 10th in the 200 Freestyle Relay, where they set a new Tsunami team record!
Congratulations to all of our swimmers, coaches, and parents on an incredible Virginia Age Group Championship meet. Your hard work, perseverance, and dedication were on full display, and we couldn't be more proud of all you accomplished!
