By Trey Kohlhausen, Westwood Aquatics Director
The Westwood Waves definitely attacked the competition this season. They finished their summer league season UNDEFEATED in 2024. They were 7 and 0, the Waves got 1,282 best times, had 85 undefeated swimmers, achieved 152 BRONZE, 81 SILVER and 100 GOLD motivational time standards. All Waves enjoyed an exciting celebration of the season at our awards banquet on June 14.
After the award presentation and slideshow/video in Westwood’s dining room, the party moved to the pool area, where there was a water slide that the swimmers really enjoyed, the fun “bouncy house” was out for the swimmers to jump, then the swimmers did a raft race, a greased watermelon race and a relay where the swimmers put on heavy clothes and had to swim to the other side and pass off the clothes. The finale was a Westwood popular, as always, Soda Scramble. What a fantastic celebration highlighting a successful season. At the Waves Banquet, Adelaide Cronin received the coveted Price Malone Award for outstanding sportsmanship and leadership. The award is given to an 11 & up swimmer who is a team leader on the Waves. Adelaide is an excellent athlete/student and all the swimmers on the team look up to her for advice, swimming help and “fun”.
New this year, Westwood Waves hosted a GRAND PRIX swim meet. This was our new swim league’s CHAMPIONSHIP swim meet. The league was divided into the Blue Team and the Gold Team. Westwood was part of the blue team along with Austin Country Club. The gold team was Westlake CC, Barton Creek CC and the Hills of Lakeway CC. 8 & under swimmers competed and the BLUE team trailed the GOLD team all night and at the last minute, we pulled off a WIN 314 to 311. 9 & over swimmers competed on a different night and the BLUE team BEAT the GOLD team easily. Way to go BLUE!
High Point awards were given out at the GRAND PRIX event in all age groups. 😊 McAlpine Kirkland (age 15-17), William Fowler (age 9-10), Wyatt Stein (age 6 & under) & Max Bisang (age 15-17) won the High Point Award in their age groups. Margot Stephens (age 6 & under), Will Opalka (age 6 & under), Madeline Pierson (age 7-8), Luke Opalka (age 7-8), Adelaide Cronin (age 13-14), Ava Calandruccio (age 13-14), Julia Van Houten, Sarah Kester & Jessica Ream (age 15-17), Winn Fowler (age 9-10), Clay Schlicher (age 11-12), Trep Thomas & Andy Stahlman (age 15-17), Miggs Thomas & Hayes Newberry (age 13-14) finished in the high points runner up. Way to go Waves!! The Coaches were so proud of the team.
In our regular season, we swam Austin Country Club, Barton Creek Country Club, Westlake Country Club and the Hills of Lakeway Country Club. Waves coaches are Trey Kohlhausen, Sean Murray, Dakota Friel, Alec Rakoff, Cassandra Gilliam, and Saylor McWhorter.
Team camaraderie was at an all time high this season as it always is….the strength of the Waves, as many of our families say, is the cohesive spirit and loving atmosphere that we all have, swimmers, parents and coaches. The swimmers are easily motivated to swim FAST! CONGRATS on a great season!!
Thanks to all our parent volunteers who help us have swim meets! Waves parent volunteers worked extra special hard. We appreciate you all. Our Waves President, Kelley Newberry is INCREDIBLE! Thanks to her for an amazing year leading our team. Kelley helped us organize and run our Waves with over 300 swimmers and their parents. The coaches Love you, Kelley, more than you know.
Most Outstanding Swimmers
Age 5 Girl – Hayes Georgoff
Age 5 Boy – William Sawyer
Age 6 Girl – Charlotte Mazzarella
Age 6 Boy – Wyatt Stein
Age 7 Girl – Virginia Fowler
Age 7 Boy – Sawyer Zandan
Age 8 Girl – Madeline Pierson
Age 8 Boy – Luke Opalka
Age 9 Girl – Caroline Fox
Age 9 Boy – Winn Fowler
Age 10 Girl – Anna Quy
Age 10 Boy – William Fowler
Age 11 Girl – Lilly Embrey
Age 11 Boy – Collier Dipasquale
Age 12 Girl – Maible Epp
Age 12 Boy – Clay Schlicher
Age 13 Girl – Parker Laguarta
Age 13 Boy – Hayes Newberry
Age 14 Girl – Finley Perez
Age 14 Boy – Miggs Thomas
Age 15 Girl – Izzy Thomas
Age 16 Girl – Litty Dasch
Age 17 Girl – McAlpine Kirkland
Age 17 Boy – Max Bisang
Most Improved Swimmers
Age 5 Girl –Blake Laguarta
Age 5 Boy – Charles Fowler
Age 6 Girl – Vivian Hale
Age 6 Boy – Lochlan Caskey
Age 7 Girl – Eleanor Fox
Age 7 Boy – Hayward Taylor
Age 8 Girl – Merrill Quy
Age 8 Boy – Charlie Swift
Age 9 Girl – Julia Carlson
Age 9 Boy – Andres Mery
Age 10 Girl – Rebecca Pierson
Age 10 Boy – James Donoghue
Age 11 Girl – Leighton Laguarta
Age 11 Boy – Forrest Johnston
Age 12 Girl – Ivy Curry
Age 12 Boy – Taylor Berra
Age 13 Girl – Lainy Shennum
Age 13 Boy – James Fox
Age 14 Girl – Ava Calandruccio
Age 15 Girls – Julia Van Houten
Age 17 Girls – Jessica Ream
Coaches Choice Award
Age 5 Girl – Etta Pieratt
Age 5 Boy – Sam Swift
Age 6 Girl – Margot Stephens
Age 6 Boy – Ryan Chamberlin
Age 7 Girl – Marie Kay
Age 7 Boy – Drew Bohrer
Age 8 Girl – Eve Caskey
Age 8 Boy – Gray Georgoff
Age 9 Girl – Georgie Epp
Age 9 Boy – Archer Hopping
Age 10 Girl – Avery Chamberlin
Age 10 Boy – Yates Cowan
Age 11 Girl – Kendall Newberry
Age 11 Boy – Tomas Romano
Age 12 Girl – Eliza Miller
Age 13 Girl – Mamie Bowles
Age 13 Boy – Judah Schwartz
Age 14 Girl – Greta Wolfe
Age 15 Girl – Carson Dipasquale
Age 17 Girl – Hannah Van Houten
Age 17 Boy – Trep Thomas
Undefeated Swimmers
Lochlan Caskey, Georgia Matson, Parker Sayers, Luke Opalka, Hailey Decareau, Daphne Turner, Charlie Clauer, David Coover, Yates Cowan, Hunt Deshields, James Donoghue, William Fowler, Winn Fowler, William Herman, Preston Johnston, Ross Matetich, Grady McIntosh, Andres Mery, Beau Opalka, Hap Polan, Charlie Schonert, Kenneth Uglietta, Vivienne Carlson, Audrey Hartmann, Genevieve Miller, Gemma Polidore, Clara Schonert, Hadley Matson, Taylor Berra, Rocco Calandruccio, Michael Collier, Collier Dipasquale, Sam Fox, Forrest Johnston, Walker Lloyd, Clay Schlicher, August Seats, Ellie Berra, Ava Calandruccio, Adelaide Cronin, Parker Laguarta, Landis Middleton, Finley Perez, Mia Piatkowski, Caroline Terry, James Fox, Hayes Newberry, Judah Schwartz, Miggs Thomas, Max Bisang, Trep Thomas, Litty Dasch, McAlpine Kirkland, Lucy Middleton, Jessica Ream, Izzy Thomas, Hannah Van Houten, Julia Van Houten
Tough As Nails
Age 5 Girl – Caleesi Murray
Age 5 Boy – William Duncan
Age 6 Girl – Margot Hill
Age 6 Boy – Anthony Craig
Age 7 Girl – Romilly Young
Age 7 Boy – Luke Stewart
Age 8 Girl – Madeline DeMeuse
Age 8 Boy – Jack St. George
Age 9 Girl – Addie Craig
Age 9 Boy – Trip Webster
Age 10 Girl – Farrah Uglietta
Age 10 Boy – Preston Johnston
Age 11 Girl – Tatum St. George
Age 11 Boy – Sam Fox
Age 12 Girl – Nora Hale
Wackiest Wave
Age 5 Girl – Julia Turner
Age 5 Boy – Peter Raden
Age 6 Girl – Sloan Schlueter
Age 6 Boy – Will Opalka
Age 7 Girl – Wren Hopping
Age 7 Boy – John Henry Sinacori
Age 8 Girl – Charlotte Sawyer
Age 8 Boy - Colin Decareau
Age 9 Girl – Bennett Stinson
Age 9 Boy – Miller Lloyd
Age 10 Girl – Mary Elizabeth Jones
Age 10 Boy – Oliver Emerson
Age 11 Girl – Wynne Stephens
Age 11 Boy – Rocco Calandruccio
Age 12 Girl – Maddie Bohrer
