Castro Valley Marlins Take 3rd in Championships
The Chabot Marlins capped off their impressive 2022 swim season with a third-place finish at the EBSL Championships. It was the highest finish for the club since 1999 scoring 3,859 points.
Led by head coach Bill Kriskovich and assistant coaches Elma Sabanovic and Tommy Ryken, the Marlins finished the regular season 5-1 and won the league’s Northern Division for the first time in over a decade.
The Marlins dominated in the Freestyle Relays earning 7 medals. Winning gold were the 8 and Under Boys (Conor Fitzgerald, Judah Hemenway, Wesley Fernandez, and Benson Fernandez), 9-10 Girls (Camellia Moler, Abby Joseph, Anna Junginger, and Madeline Zasa), 9-10 Boys (James Sargent, Gordon Dinh, Logan Jacobs, and Luke Enos), and 13-14 Boys (Caleb Raumann, Johnny Ryken, Matthias Reichelderfer, and Edvin Sabanovic). Earning Bronze were the 8 and Under Girls FR (Gabby Holden, Noa Law, Harper Armstrong, and Emerson Fritts), 13-14 Girls (Natalia Jamal, Lilah Kinser, Lilly Williams, and Chloe Gilbert) and 15-18 Girls (Claire Wong, Lily Enos, Allison Mitchell, and Corinne Arakawa).
Three Marlin Swimmers earned three individual medals led by Edvin Sabanovic in the 13-14 Boys Freestyle (Gold), Backstroke (Gold), and Butterfly (Bronze). Caleb Raumann in the 13-14 Boys Freestyle (Silver), Butterfly (Silver), and IM (Silver). Benson Fernandez in the 7-8 Boys Freestyle (Silver), Breaststroke (Bronze), and Butterfly (Bronze).
Two Marlins were double-medalists including Conor Fitzgerald in the 6 and Under Boys Freestyle (Gold) and Backstroke (Gold) breaking the EBSL record, and Amelia Kastmiler in the 6 and Under Girls Backstroke (Gold) and Freestyle (Silver).
Other Marlin individual medals were earned by Chloe Gilbert in the 13-14 Girls Backstroke (Silver), Luke Junginger in the 11-12 Boys Backstroke (Bronze), Camellia Moler in the 9-10 Girls Breaststroke (Bronze), and Anthony Lucketta in the 6 and Under Boys Freestyle (Bronze).
Editor’s note: Thank you to Former Chabot Tiger, and CVHS Olympian reporter, Tommy Ryken who submitted this article.
