Summer League Week 1 top times: MCSL tops early leaderboard

Week 1 of the summer league season is in the books, and while only three league records went down across the area — all in the Montgomery County Swim League — that doesn’t mean the record books weren’t scared just a bit by 2015’s elite early.

The MCSL, PWSL and DCCL got underway on Saturday, posting a strong set of times in their openers. (The NVSL, Prince-Mont and CSL begin this weekend.) From the early season rankings, here are notes on the top times across the region:

8&unders

Rockville (MCSL) looks like it has produced another potential all-star medalist in Adriano Arioti. The 8-year-old posted the area’s top time in each of the three events he swam, including a blistering 15.38 in the 25 freestyle. That time ranks him fourth all-time in the area and makes him the second fastest ever in the MCSL behind league record holder Timothy Ellett, according to our records. That’s not just fast, that’s blazing. With plenty of chances at the league record (and the all-area mark of 15.06), Arioti will be among the best story lines to follow this summer.

(In red, we have noted the time in seconds from the current all-area record and bolded times within a second of the all-area record.)

9-10s

Carly Sebring of Damascus (MCSL) posted a 15.22 in the 9-10 girls’ 25 butterfly, making her the ninth fastest performer all-time. And the 10-year-old has less than half-second to get under U.S. junior national team member Cassidy Bayer‘s all-area record of 14.74 and less than a quarter-second to nab the league mark, set by Giulia Baroldi last season. Sebring also posted the week’s top 100 IM and 25 backstroke times; she’s a bit off the mark in backstroke and well back from the record in IM, but still the best of the young season.

11-12s

MCSL’s Tallyho nearly swept the top times in the 11-12 age group this week with 9 of 10 belonging to Foxes. Four of five boys’ events were claimed by rising star Brett Feyerick and another four were earned by Phoebe Bacon in the girls’ events. The Foxes duo broke MCSL records in backstroke, and challenged the all-area records in three events while doing so. Tallyho’s ninth top time came from Ben Long Zuo, who not only ranks as the top breaststroker in the age group but also has three top-six times in other events.

13-14s

The 13-14s are the only age group to not possess a three-event leader. In fact, Maya Fischer of East Gate is the only swimmer from the group that has more than one top time — posting area bests in free and fly. Also, none of the current leaders have records in previous age groups.

15-18s

Carsten Vissering of Old Georgetown is the only swimmer who holds a weekly top time and the all-area record in their event, topping the 15-18 boys’ 100 breaststroke in Week 1. He may not be overly pleased with that performance, however, as that time is more than six seconds back from his blazing mark from last season’s all-stars.