The Kona Dolphins made a splash at the Junior Age Group Championships last weekend on Oahu.
The swim club finished seventh among the field of 17 — an incredible accomplishment with just 10 swimmers.
The Dolphin squad was made up of, Angel Rose, Raka Barrett, Diana Garcia, Race Moxley, Elijah Ng, Clayton Oblero-Laboy, Jonah Ng, Giselle Minez-Cruz, Kaylin Wehrsig, Ethan Ng and Genna Conrey (team timer, coach helper). Joyce Follis is the head coach of the Dolphins.
The team’s efforts were led by 9-year-old Minez-Cruz. Not only did she capture the overall high-point award in her 10-and-under age group, she also broke a eight-year old record in the 100-meter freestyle. Her time of 1:19.93 just beat the old record of 1:20.75.
The team nearly had another young high-point scorer in Ethan Ng, but the young swimmer missed out on the honor by a single point in the boys 10-and-under division.
Other Big Island squads in the competition included Academy Swim Club, Hawaii Island Swim Club and Hilo Aquatic Club.