Mountain Club member Magnus Leitner. Courtesy/MOUNTAIN CLUB

Mountain Club member Sonya Pakin. Courtesy/Mountain Club

MOUNTAIN CLUB News:

Mountain Club Swimmers Of Los Alamos sent a handful of swimmers to the 2021 New Mexico Age Group Championships, which was held Dec. 10-12 at the Peter and David Barney Competition Pool on the grounds of Albuquerque Academy.

Thomas Daligault (12yr) from the Middle school, a son of Jerome and Hajnalka Daligault, was awarded 12 Year Old Boys High Point 2nd Place. Thomas won 50 Yard Breaststroke, 100 Yard Breaststroke, 200 Yard Breaststroke, 100 Yard Individual Medley, and 200 Yard Individual Medley, and got 3rd place for 50 Yard Butterfly.

Sonya Pakin (11yr) from Mountain school, the daughter of Scott Pakin and Anna Matsekh, was awarded 11 Year Old Girls High Point 3rd Place. Sonya placed 2nd in 50 Yard Breaststroke and 100 Yard Individual Medley, 3rd in 100 Yard Freestyle, and 4th in 50 Yard Freestyle, 100 Yard Breaststroke and 50 Yard Backstroke. 

Magnus Leitner (10yr) from Aspen school, a son of Thomas and Laura Leitner, was awarded 10 & Under Boys High Point 3rd Place. Magnus finished 1st in 200 Yard Individual Medley, 2nd in 50 Yard Breaststroke,100 Yard Individual Medley, and 100 Yard Breaststroke, 4th in 50 Yard Freestyle, and 6th in 50 Yard Butterfly.

Justin Lei (9yr) from Mountain school, a son of Zhou Lei and Yaping Huang, was awarded 10 & Under Boys High Point 2nd Place. Justin swam 1st in 100 Yard Individual Medley and 100 Yard Breaststroke, 2nd in 50 Yard Freestyle, 3rd in 50 Yard Breaststroke, and 4th in 50 Yard Butterfly and 50 Yard Backstroke. 

Mountain Club member Justin Lei. Courtesy/Mountain Club

Mountain Club member Thomas Daligault. Courtesy/Mountain Club

A letter written by Mountain Club senior swimmer Anna Batista. Courtesy/Mountain Club