Farmingdale's St. Kilian's CYO swim team has won both the Dual Division B2 Championship as well as the Final Championship Meet. This Final Championship Meet was held at the Aquatics Center in Eisenhower Park. At this meet, all of the diocesan teams competed at the same time. Each diocesan team entered their fastest competitors. St. Kilian's team did an outstanding job in the individual events winning 11 gold medals and setting six CYO records. The St. Kilian's relay teams took first, second and third in every medley and every free relay in every age category over 8 years of age. Overall St. Kilian's team placed in 33 out of the 44 total events. The competition was fierce. From minute to minute a different team was ahead. The races were so close; some came within hundreds of a second. Every swimmer gave their all. Most of them broke their all time "personal best" record. Certainly every member of the team was instrumental and vital to the final conquest. One could imagine the exhilaration when the final announcement at the end of the championship meet was made "....and in first place is St. Kilian's swim team who has won the Championship Meet by one point."

In the individual events the following gold (1st place), silver (2nd place) and bronze medals (3rd place) medals were won by the following:

In the senior boy and girl individual events:

Nick Orofino (24.09) won the gold medal for the 50-yard freestyle senior boys' event and Matt Russo (25.67) won the silver. In the senior girls' freestyle, Alex Trypuc took the gold (27.93) and Natalia Casino took the silver (29.01). In the backstroke senior boys' event, the gold medal was won by Andrew Reyes (29.94). In the backstroke senior girls event Natalia Casino took the silver (33.87) and Allison Mead took the bronze (34.81).

TC McCarthy (36.02) and Caitlin Ames (38.11) both made CYO records and took the gold for the 50-yard breaststroke events. Tara Mueger (30.43) took the silver in the freestyle and Janine Curiale (42.68( took the silver in the backstroke.

Kayla Mueger (39.87) took gold in the girls' 50-yard breaststroke and made a CYO record. Kevin Mueger (39.87) took silver in the boys' event.

Kristine Lanahan (30.69) took gold in freestyle and the bronze winner was Kayla Mueger (32.05).

Kristine Lanahan (30.69) took gold in freestyle and the bronze winner was Kayla Mueger (32.05).

Lucas Willenbrock (22.42) took the gold and made a CYO record in the 25-yard breaststroke event. Cameron Russo (17.92) took gold and broke the 25-yard backstroke CYO record. He also took the silver (14.74) in the 25 yard free. Michael Zelanzy (17.10) took the bronze in the free. Ashley McCarthy (15.74) took the gold in the girls' free. Megan Ames (23.43) took the bronze in the girls' breaststroke. Conor Marks (25.67) took the gold and made a CYO record in the boys' 25-yard breaststroke. Matt Parker (18.68) took the gold and in the boys' 25 yard free and bronze (25.43) in the backstroke. Colleen Ames (18.64) took the silver and Paige O'Connor (20.07) took the bronze in the girls' free. The senior boys won the gold medal with Kevin Mugger (backstroke), Matt Russo (breaststroke), Nick Orofino (butterfly) and TC McCarthy (freestyle). The senior girls also won the gold medal with Caitlin Ames (backstroke), Natalia Casino (breaststroke), Allison Mead (butterfly) and Tara Mueger (free). The 12-year-old boys' team took the silver medal and the girls took the gold. They were Andrew Curial (back), James Corcoran (breast), Juan Carlos Romay (butterfly) and Mark Legovich (free) and Paige Hilbig (back), Kayla Mueger (breast), Caitlin Waldron (butterfly) and Kristine Lanahan (free). Both the 10-year-old boy and girl teams took the bronze medal. They were Steven Blundel (back), Kevin Bocanegra (breast), Dan Parks (butterfly), and Mike Zelanzy (free); and Zoe McCoy (back), Briana Magill (breast), Laura Waldron (butterfly) and Ashley McCarthy (free).

The senior girls took the gold and the senior boys took the silver in the free relay. They were Caitlin Ames, Tara Mueger, Allison Mead, Alex Trypuc; and Andrew Reyes, Kevin Mueger, TC McCarthy and Nick Orofino. The 12-year-old boys took the bronze and the girls took the silver. They were Juan Carlos Romay, Christian Amico, Andrew Curiale and Mark Legovich; and Paige Hilbig, Catherine Castro, Caitlin Waldron and Kristine Lanahan. Both the 10-year-old boy and girl teams took the silver medal. They were Lucas Willenbrock, Tyler Parks, Mike Zelancy, and Cameron Russo; and Colleen Manning, Megan Ames, Alex Willenbrock, Ashley McCarthy. The 8-year-old boys' team of Matthew Parker, Sean Lanahan, Conor Marks and Scott Waldron took the bronze.

During the swim season, St. Kilian's CYO swim team competed against each of the diocesan teams in the division at Dual Meets. The hard work, dedication and the team spirit of each and every swimmer has brought them to the triumph of tying for first place in the Dual Division Championship.

Besides the swimmers mentioned above some of the key swimmers who contributed to St. Kilian receiving the Dual Championship Award were Kieran Ames, Vanessa and Victoria Amezquita, Patrick Amico, John Blundell, Denis Bocanegra, Paula Braband, Cecilia Cruz, John-Paul, Peter, Matthew, Christian and Mary Collorafi, Ceyhun Dagdeviren, Ellyn Dominico, Michele Duddy, Julian Davis, Ryan and Shannon Duffy, Christina Dunlop, Hector Escobar, Kristie and Dan Ferrentino, William Finnegan, Lindsay Gehlback, Vincent Gerstel, Gixon Lanza, Steve Greco, Chris and Susan Griesche, Jamie Hoerbelt, Aporbru Kophari, James Lanahan, Reggie Ledan, Johnathon Legros, Jason and Chris Lorch, Luis Maltezos, Stephan Marius, Danielle and RJ Maurice, Jennifer Milton, Declan Muligan, Amanda O'Connell, Kelly Parker, Thomas and James Pich, Alex and Michael Pitocchi, and Nicole Rumpf, Caroline Schipani, Cara Schlefman, Suzanne and Sierra Schools, Veronica Zafonte, Lauren Zelazny, Jeff and Daniel Zinke and Andrew Zizzo.

What a great season the St. Kilian's swim team has had! With God's ever present loving providence, the 102 boys and girls (ages 6 through 17) have done such an extraordinary job. This cohesive swim team was supported by the cooperative effort of the parents, the timers, the telephone helpers, the deck helpers Scott Zelanzy, Jeff Zinke, Larry Parker, the volunteer staff Cathy Mead (ribbons and scoring), Chris Waldron (sweatshirts, towels and scoring), Barbara Russo (team sweatsuits), Carol Reyes (business manager), the coaches Damien Orofino, Haydee Casino, Todd Ferrentino and head coach Cathy Orofino.

To win the Dual Division Championship was so much of an accomplishment but to also win the Final Championship Meet was truly a remarkable feat.