Southeastern Aquatics Racine Family YMCA Swim Team

03/03/2026

Many of the world's greatest swimmers will be racing 90-minutes south of us this weekend. Read all about the upcoming action via the link below.

Ledecky vs. McIntosh headlines Westmont, with Dressel and Guiliano in a loaded 100 free, Wiffen-Finke-Short in distance, and U.S. women's backstroke depth.

02/15/2026

Our TEAM SEA high school boys competed in WIAA Sectionals yesterday and many are headed to WIAA State next weekend.

Our State has two divisions, Division 1 and Division 2 (divisions are mostly divided by the size of school).

Division 1 qualifiers:
200 Medley Relay – Ryan McGillis w/Oak Creek, seeded 24th 1:39.69
200 Freestyle – Ethan Eckel w/Kenosha Bradford, seeded 18th 1:46.20
50 Freestyle – Nathaniel Foster w/Racine Co-Op, seeded 17th 21.99
100 Butterfly – Nathaniel Foster, seeded 12th 52.09
100 Freestyle – Ethan Eckel, seeded 14th 48.28
200 Freestyle Relay – Jonah Sens, Brennan Meyer, Caleb Bergman, Ethan Eckel w/Kenosha Bradford, seeded 16th 1:30.91; Max Carlson, Nicholas Foster, Nathaniel Foster, Zachary James w/Racine Co-Op, seeded 20th 1:31.89
100 Backstroke – Ryan McGillis, seeded 7th 51.94

Division 2 qualifiers
200 Medley Relay – Nathan Breit, Jack Borzynski, Nolan Barrett w/The Prairie School, seeded 4th 1:39.27
200 Freestyle – Nathan Breit, seeded 11th 1:49.89
50 Freestyle – Jack Borzynski, seeded 7th 22.13
100 Freestyle – Jack Borzynski, seeded 2nd 47.80
200 Freestyle Relay – Nathan Breit, Jack Borzysnki, seeded 4th 1:31.34
100 Backstroke – Nathan Breit, seeded 7th 55.01

Good luck this Saturday during WIAA State and congratulations to all the high school head coaches who give of their time to work with our TEAM SEA athletes: Erin Cain Racine Co-Op, Meghan Fisher Kenosha Bradford High School, Myra Fox The Prairie School, and Joe Schoen Oak Creek.

For more information, click the link below to view the WIAA State Meet landing page.

The State Boys Swimming & Diving Championships will be streamed live on the WIAA.TV portal of the NFHS Network via a subscription. To subscribe and enjoy all the action live on the internet, CLICK HERE. If you already subscribe or want to watch archived event in their entirety, click on the logo be...

02/12/2026

02/09/2026

Conference Champs Highlights and Recap
Great meet last weekend in Lake Geneva. TEAM SEA won Conference Champs scoring 1,189.50-points, posted 59% best times (76 of 129 splashes) and five DQs (three Butterfly and one each for Breaststroke and a relay event). Way to go!
New USA State qualifying times were achieved by Sophie Gutknecht 13-14 50 Breaststroke 34.00, Ellie Staniger 11-12 200 Butterfly 2:40.86, 200 Backstroke 2:35.90, Bria Widmar 9-10 50 Backstroke 38.98, and Vivi Yanke 13-14 50 Butterfly 28.81.
New YMCA qualifying times were notched by Allie Balk 8-year-old 50 Backstroke 47.20, Aviana Gelden 9-year-old 50 Backstroke 43.84, 50 Freestyle 36.40, Julissa Gonzalez 7&U 50 Breaststroke 1:04.24, 50 Butterfly 1:01.05, Bria Widmar 10-year-old 50 Backstroke 38.98, and Rosalie Zinnen 7&U 50 Backstroke 51.41, 25 Backstroke 23.62, 25 Freestyle 24.76.
Swimmers posting times in our Top Ten list were Molly Staniger 8&U 6th 25 Freestyle 15.45, 10th 25 Breaststroke 21.00, 25 Butterfly 17.02, Harrison Yanke 9-10 6th 100 Backstroke 1:14.90, 5th 100 Butterfly 1:16.73, Ellie Staniger 11-12 7th 200 Butterfly 2:40.86, Sophie Gutknecht 13-14 6th 100 IM 1:07.95, and Aubree Van D**e 8th 100 IM 1:10.01.
Swimmers achieving 100% best times included Aviana Gelden, Julissa Gonzalez, Delilah Kuhl, Braxton Rosemann, Molly Staniger, Aubree Van D**e, Harrison Yanke, and Rosalie Zinnen.
Slicing five or more seconds in an event were Zoey Aho -6.31 100 IM, Allie Balk -10.35 100 Freestyle, Miles Hoffman -29.03 200 Freestyle, Ava Kerbawy -6.47 400 IM, Delilah Hul -7.52 200 Freestyle, Ellie Staniger -10.53 200 Butterfly, Evan Steenrod -26.92 400 IM, Aubree Van D**e -15.15 500 Freestyle, Harrison Yanke -8.23 100 Backstroke, and Rosalie Zinnen -21.88 50 Backstroke.
Gold Medalist: Jordy Borzynski, Ireland Byrne, Molly Staniger, Evan Steenrod, Vivi Yanke, Ale Arteaga, Kaylee Staniger, Sophie Gurknecht
Silver Medalist: Jordy Borzynski, Jessica Gonzalez, Sophie Gutknecht, Ava Kerbawy, Braxton Rosemann, Ellie Staniger, Kaylee Staniger
Bronze Medalist: Ale Arteaga, Ireland Byrne, Victoria Domnikova, Zack Steenrod, Aubree Van D**e, Harrison Yanke, Vivi Yanke
Don’t’ forget to sign-up to race during WI LSC Regionals which will be held in our home pool, February 20-22. Take advantage!

02/02/2026

We had a great Swim for a Cause event yesterday. The 31 swimmers who participated (ages 7-15) swam a combined 62-miles in the hour! We were able to donate $3,239.91 to Safe Families for Children (Racine & Kenosha)!! Thank you to all the families who took part, to the moms and dads who helped count laps, to our coaching staff for attending, and to the Racine Aquatic Center for allowing us to host this event in their pool. Below is the list of swimmers who swam and the yards they covered in the hour. Great job TEAM SEA!

Evan 4450
Aubree 4400
Kaylee 4400
Ireland 4300
Ciara 4250
Ellie 4250
Valeria 4250
Aubrey 4200
Harrison 4150
Asher 4100
Evalyn 4100
Emma 4050
Eli 4000
Olivia 3850
Rhemy 3850
Amalia 3800
Maddy 3800
Claire 3500
Nate 3400
Cash 3250
Summer 3100
Molly 3000
Arya 2900
Alanna 2800
Gavin 2800
Logan 2800
Julia 2750
Quinn 2500
Carter 2200
Rosalie 2050
Tennyson 1400

02/01/2026

Today is our Swim for a Cause event! Our swimmers will swim for a hour to raise funds for Safe Families for Children Wisconsin. There will be exercise, team dinner, a fun raffle, and support for one of Southeastern Wisconsin's non-profits. We hope to SEA you there!

12/08/2025

YMCA Finalist Highlights & Recap
We had a great showing in Brown Deer last weekend. As a team, we finished second of 14 teams with 633.50-points, 52% best times (145 of 279 swims), relays looked strong, and only eight DQs (three each for Breaststroke and IM and one each for Butterfly and Backstroke).
New Single Age State qualifying times were achieved by Summer Gustafson-Binger 11 50 Freestyle 30.95, Tovi Papillon 11 100 Breaststroke 1:34.29, and Rhemy Thompkins 12 50 Freestyle 28.75, 100 Breaststroke 1:22.41.
New USA State cuts were posted by Matilda Gutjahr 9-10 200 Freestyle 2:36.04, Ashlyn Malzewski Senior 100 Breaststroke 1:11.35, 200 Breaststroke 2:34.45, Rhemy Thompkins 11-12 50 Freestyle 28.75, 100 Breaststroke 1:22.41, and Aubree Van D**e 13-14 50 Freestyle 26.95.
New YMCA State times were notched by Summer Gustafson-Binger 11 50 Freestyle 30.95, Ashlyn Malzewski Open 100 Breaststroke 1:11.35, 200 Freestyle 2:01.63, 200 Breaststroke 2:34.45, Bennett Menken 13-14 50 Freestyle 25.58, and Kaylee Staniger 13-14 200 Freestyle 2:06.11.
Cracking into our Top Ten list included Jack Borzynski 17-18 9th 100 Butterfly 52.85, Matilda Gutjahr 9-10 8th 100 Breaststroke 1:27.41, and Ashlyn Malzewski 17-18 8th 200 Breaststroke.
Posting 100% best times were Aubrey Becker, Jordy Borzynski, Victoria Domnikoua, Eli Ehmcke, Sarina Foster, Aviana Gelden, Stella Glassen, Kylie Greiner, Delilah Kuhl, Bennett Menken, Allie Mertins, Kaylee Staniger, and John Westfall.
Knocking five or more seconds in a single event: Aubrey Becker -29.14 500 Freestyle, Hannah Daams -14.08 500 Freestyle, Eli Ehmcke -55.90 500 Freestyle, Ciara Fahy -16.36 500 Freestyle, Sarina Foster -9.49 100 Freestyle, Aviana Gelden -5.61 50 Breaststroke, Stella Glassen -14.34 100 Breaststroke, Kylie Greiner -9.65 100 Backstroke, Evelyn Gruettner -14.90 100 IM, Summer Gustafson-Binger -5.87 100 Butterfly, Matilda Gutjahr -7.16 200 Freestyle, Adeline Hell -7.36 50 Freestyle, Fiona Marini -5.62 100 Butterfly, Bennett Menken -7.72 200 Freestyle, Allie Mertins -7.19 100 Breaststroke, Brennan Meyer -21.27 100 Butterfly, Tovi Papillon -6.42 100 Freestyle, Braxton Rosemann -6.29 200 IM, Evalyn Speers -26.35 400 IM, Kaylee Staniger -8.97 200 Backstroke, Aubree Van D**e -6.48 200 IM, John Westfall -7.66 100 Butterfly, and Brynn Widmer -6.90 50 Freestyle.
Congratulations to Victoria Domnikoua on racing in her first TEAM SEA meet and to Miles Hoffman who successfully raced a legal 100 IM and graduates to the Silver training group!
Gold Medalist: Jack Borzynski, Matilda Gutjahr, Molly Staniger, Harrison Yanke
Silver Medalist: Ireland Byrne, Nathaniel Foster, Asher Genduso, Matilda Gurjahr, Ashlyn Malzewski, Bennett Menken, Kaylee Staniger, Molly Staniger, Harrison Yanke
Bronze Medalist: Ireland Byrne, Asher Genduso, Matilda Gutjahr, Sophie Gutknecht, Braxton Rosemann, Kaylee Staniger, Molly Staniger, Rhemy Thompkins, Harrison Yanke
Good luck this weekend at RAC and Germantown High School!

12/02/2025

The US Open begins this week. There will be a lot of fast swimming and amazing racing. Learn how to watch the meet by following the link below.

Leon Marchand is racing at the 2025 U.S. Open which will be streamed on the USA Swimming Network every day and Peacock on Thursday and Friday..

11/03/2025

16th Annual Pentathlon Highlights & Recap
A fun meet last Sunday! As a team, we posted 58% best times (183 of 315 swims) and 11 DQs (four each of Breaststroke, IM, two Butterfly, and one Backstroke). Not too shabby.
New State qualifying times were achieved by Allie Balk (YMCA 8 25 Backstroke 23.76), Jordy Borzynski (USA 13-14 50 Butterfly 28.94), Asher Genduso (USA 11 50 Butterfly 35.19, 50 Freestyle 31.35 and YMCA 11 50 Butterfly), Julissa Gonzalez (YMCA 7&U 25 Breaststroke 31.61), Evelyn Gruettner (YMCA 7&U 25 Backstroke 24.63, 25 Freestyle 22.82), Gavin Peterson (YMCA 8 25 Backstroke 24.07), AJ Phillips (YMCA 7&U 25 Backstroke 30.68, 25 Breaststroke 33.41, 25 Freestyle 24.25), Quinn Schmidt (YMCA 8 25 Backstroke 22.58), and Ellie Staniger (USA 11 50 Backstroke 35.32, 100 IM 1:16.25 and YMCA 11 100 IM).
Posting some of the fastest times in our team’s history included Molly Staniger 8&U 8th 100 IM 1:30.96, Jordy Borzynski 11-12 7th 50 Backstroke 29.97, Jack Borzynski 17-18 2nd 100 IM 55.68, Nicholas Foster 15-16 9th 100 IM 1:04.08, and Eli Ehmcke 13-14 8th 100 IM 1:19.29.
Achieving 100% best times were Zoey Aho, Logan Buska, Sarina Foster, Kylie Greiner, Selah Isaacson, Logan Masaya, Tennyson Morey, Evan Olson, Ellie Staniger, Zack Steenrod, John Westfall, and Bria Widmar.
Slicing five or more seconds in an event: Jett Adams -18.83 200 IM, Logan Buska -27.88 100 IM, Max Carlson -6.97 200 IM, Eden Cayemberg -8.91 50 Backstroke, Eli Ehmcke -9.54 100 Backstroke, Sarina Foster -13.57 25 Butterfly, Aviana Gelden -8.69 50 Butterfly, Julissa Gonzalez -7.82 25 Breaststroke, Kylie Greiner -6.16 100 IM, Charlotte Gruettner -6.92 100 Backstroke, Selah Isaacson -7.82 50 Backstroke, Zachary James -5.33 100 Backstroke, Natalie Johnson -11.41 25 Breaststroke, Carter Johnson -14.03 100 Breaststroke, Ashlyn Malzewski -9.01 200 IM, Tennyson Morey -5.65 25 Backstroke, Evan Olson -8.77 200 IM, Cash Peterson -6.99 100 IM, Evalyn Speers -15.20 200 IM, Olivia Speers -5.23 25 Freestyle, Molly Staniger -8.63 100 IM, Zack Steenrod -5.26 200 IM, Bria Widmar -10.69 100 IM, and Valeria Lopez -7.05 25 Backstroke.
Some of our newest team members raced in the first official meet of their lives last weekend. Congratulations to Allie Balk, Miles Hoffman, Timothy Isaacson, Kealaula Licup, AJ Phillips, Quinn Schmidt, and Rosalie Zinnen.
New meet records were set by Ellie Staniger 25 Freestyle 13.69, Summer Gustafson-Binger 25 Backstroke 17.07, Rhemy Thompkins 25 Breaststroke 18.23, Ireland Byrne 25 Butterfly 15.51, Evan Steenrod 25 Backstroke 17.25, Harrison Yanke 25 Breaststroke 17.84, and Nathaniel Foster 50 Butterfly 23.52.
Gold Medalist: Jack Borzynski, Ireland Byrne, Max Carlson, Nathaniel Foster, Nicholas Foster, Summer Gustafson-Binger, Lindsey Hohnl, Ashlyn Malzewski, Ellie Staniger, Evan Steenrod, Rhemy Thompkins, and Harrison Yanke
Silver Medalist: Ale Arteaga, Jack Borzynski, Max Carlson, Ethan Eckel, Nathaniel Foster, Nicholas Foster, Asher Genduso, Maddie Kaminskis, Ashlyn Malzewski, Emma Masaya, Bennett Menken, Kaylee Staniger, Nate Steenrod, and John Westfall
Bronze Medalist: Jordy Borzynski, Ireland Byrne, Max Carlson, Ethan Eckel, Sarina Foster, Braxton Rosemann, Olivia Speers, Kaylee Staniger, Harrison Yanke, Vivi Yanke, and Valeria Lopez
Great job TEAM SEA!

10/22/2025

OZ Fall Classic Recap & Highlights
Our first meet of the season is under our belts and as usual, our age-groupers picked up where they left off last season and our senior athletes produced a handful of best times and solid opening efforts to their races. As a team, we finished with 58% best times (92 of 158 splashes) and only two DQs (one each for Breaststroke and IM).
New State qualifying times were posted by Asher Genduso (Single Age State for 100 Butterfly 1:25.32, 50 Freestyle 31.45, 100 IM 1:19.09 and YMCA State in the 50 Freestyle, 100 IM), Matilda Gutjahr (USA State 100 Freestyle 1:13.37, 50 Backstroke 37.30), Ellie Staniger (Single Age State 100 Backstroke 1:16.91, 100 Freestyle 1:06.36, 100 Butterfly 1:17.86, 50 Freestyle 30.34 and YMCA State 100 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly), and Kaylee Staniger (YMCA State 200 Breaststroke 2:46.20).
Notching some of the fastest times in our team’s history included Jordy Borzynski 11-12 9th 100 Freestyle 56.49, Matilda Gutjahr 9-10 2nd 200 Breaststroke 3:08.05, and Molly Staniger 8&U 4th 200 Freestyle 3:07.90, 7th 200 IM 2:35.60.
Posting 100% best times were Summer Gustafson-Binger, Delilah Kuhl, Cash Peterson, and Molly Staniger.
Dropping five or more seconds in a single event: Jordy Borzynski -6.09 100 Breaststroke, Max Carlson -8.81 100 Breaststroke, Amalia Ehmcke -16.32 100 Backstroke, Ciara Fahy -9.54 100 Butterfly, Asher Genduso -7.72 100 Butterfly, Summer Gustofson-Binger -13.21 100 Backstroke, Matilda Gutjahr -23.37 200 Breaststroke, Maddie Kaminskis -6.79 100 Butterfly, Delilah Kuhl -9.23 100 Freestyle, Alanna Peterson -12.60 100 Backstroke, Cash Peterson -8.02 100 Backstroke, Braxton Rosemann -16.52 200 Freestyle, Evalyn Speers -12.67 100 Butterfly, Olivia Speers -30.14 100 Butterfly, Ellie Staniger -7.12 50 Breaststroke, Kaylee Staniger -27.70 200 Backstroke, Molly Staniger -23.02 200 Freestyle, and John Westfall -85.47 400 IM.
Congratulations to Logan Masaya on racing in the first meet of his life!
Gold Medalist: Jordy Borzynski, Asher Genduso, Matilda Gutjahr, Ashlyn Malzewski, Ellie Staniger, Molly Staniger
Silver Medalist: Jordy Borzynski, Asher Genduso, Kaylee Staniger, Molly Staniger
Bronze Medalist: Nathaniel Foster, Asher Genduso, Emma Masaya, Gavin Peterson, Braxton Rosemann, Kaylee Staniger
Great job TEAM SEA! The next two meets to enter include Sprint Time Trials and the 16th Annual Pentathlon. Take advantage!

10/09/2025

Tonight our Senior group swam in honor of Grant Freeze. Gone, but never forgotten.