Tryzub captures team championship at USCAK swim meet
by Omelan Twardowsky
KERHONKSON, N. Y. - Beautiful weather and a record number of participants - more than 60 swimmers - assured the success of the 48th annual swimming championships of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada (USCAK), which took place here on September 4. The championship was dedicated to the 80th anniversary of both the Carpathian Ski Club and Chornomorska Sitch.
As in previous years, the championship was organized by USCAK's swimming director, Marika Bokalo, who carried out advance registration of the participants in all of the 52 competitions in four age groups. Unfortunately, on the eve of departure for the event, Ms. Bokalo became ill and was hospitalized. The direction of the swimming championship was taken over by her brother, Peter Prociuk, and his able staff of experienced referees: John Makar, chief referee; Taras Midzak, chief timing judge; Tom Danigyn, starter; Christine Tershakovec, Zirka Kovbasniuk, Taras Kozak, Nestor Maksymovych, George Lesiuk, Anna Fat, Roman Palylyk, Petrusia Paslawsky, Peter Teniuch, Zenon Cybriwsky, John Rusniak and Nick Prociuk, timing judges; Alexander Napora, Marusia Makar, Angelina Kozak and Myron Pryimak, scorers. Also assisting were Olenka Halkovych and Omelan Twardowsky.
This year's championship attracted a record number of swimmers, boys and girls of all ages - a good sign for the future of organized swimming in the Ukrainian diaspora. Organizers expressed hope that sports enthusiasts from USCAK-West and Canada in the future will be able to mobilize their sports clubs and youth organizations to participate in this meet as USCAK-East has done to some degree.
Simultaneously with the swimming championship, the courts of Soyuzivka hosted the USCAK tennis championship, which was run by tennis director George Sawczak and his assistants. The official opening of both tournaments took place toward the end of the swimming competition. This ceremony was emceed by George Popel, the president of KLK [as the Carpathian Ski Club is known]. Short addresses were delivered by Roman Rakoczy and Myron Stebelsky, the president of USCAK.
Mr. Stebelsky spoke about the history of the KLK, which was founded in western Ukraine in 1924, and that of Chornomorska Sitch, which was established in the same year in Newark, N.J., by veterans of the Ukrainian war of liberation, headed by Ivan Hrynyk, a former officer of the Ukrainian Galician Army. Both championships this year were dedicated to these two jubilees.
Roma Lisovich, the Ukrainian National Association's treasurer, welcomed the leadership and the contestants of both championships, thanking all for coming to Soyuzivka and inviting them to continue to organize such sports events here in the future. The solemn ceremonies were concluded with the hoisting of the American, Canadian and Ukrainian flags, while the respective national anthems were played.
The presentation of medals to victorious swimmers took place outside the Uzhhorod building. The ceremony was opened by Mr. Stebelsky, who congratulated the participants and especially the prize winners for their enthusiasm, and the referees and tournament staff for their exemplary direction of this USCAK championship. He thanked the Soyuzivka management for preparing the swimming pool and the Ukrainian National Association for funding the medals and the club trophy.
The medals were presented by Ms. Lisovich on behalf of the UNA. She was assisted by Mr. Prociuk, as well as representatives of Tryzub, SUM, Chornomorska Sitch and Plast.
Below are the names of the gold, silver and bronze medalists, their club affiliations and swimming times.
BOYS 10 AND UNDER
25 m freestyle
1. Dadich Rusyniak (SUM), 17.23
2. Matthew Betley (SUM), 20.81
3. Michael Tershakovec (Tryzub), 26.1050 m freestyle
1. David Rusnak (SUM), 42.78
2. Matthew Betley, 49.75
3. Paul Kozak (Plast), 1:27.9125 m backstroke
1. Michael Tershakovec, 31.55,
2. Stephan Maksymovych, 32.97
3. Stephan Olesnycky, 35.7625 m breaststroke
1. Michael Tershakovec, 26.17
2. Nick Paslawsky (Sitch), 32.59
3. Matthew Betley, 32.6525 m butterfly
1. David Rusyniak, 25.33
2. Stephan Palylyk, 40.22
GIRLS 10 AND UNDER
25 m freestyle
1. Natalie Hryhorowych (Sitch), 17.59
2. Lesia Olesnycky (Sitch), 18.13
3. Andrea Cybriwsky (Tryzub), 20.2750 m freestyle
1. Natalie Hryhorowych, 39.50
2. Nusia Kerda (SUM), 1:01.75
3. Roma Dumak (SUM), 1:24.2825 m backstroke
1. Emily Danigyn, 24.74
2. Lesia Olesnycky, 25.74
3. Andrea Cybriwsky, 28.8625 m breaststroke
1. Natalie Hryhorowych, 24.48
2. Lesia Olesnycky, 25.09
3. Emily Danigyn, 27.0025 m butterfly
1. Melissa Phillips, 28.89
BOYS 11-12
50 m freestyle
1. Andrew Pikharko (Sitch), 33.69
2. Andrew Olchowecky (Tryzub), 37.56
3. Paul Tershakovec (Tryzub), 40.0725 m freestyle
1. Andrew Olchowecky, 16.33
2. Stephan Lesiuk (Tryzub), 21.0225 m backstroke
1. Andrew Olchowecky, 20.40
2. Vasyl Stolar, 24.13
3. Danylo Maksymovych, 26.8325 m breaststroke
1. Andrew Pikharko, 20.31
2. Paul Tershakovec, 21.95
3. Vasyl Stolar, 25.3125 m butterfly
1. Paul Tershakovec, 18.57
2. Danylo Maksymovych, 25.81
GIRLS 11-12
25 m freestyle
1. Viktoria Mazuriak, 15.00
2. Larissa Shafran (SUM), 16.96
3. Catherine Bukalo (SUM), 19.9850 m freestyle
1. Christine Fat (Tryzub), 32.81
2. Viktoria Mazuriak (SUM), 33.15
3. Alexandra Danigyn (SUM), 35.0425 m breaststroke
1. Alexandra Danigyn, 19.51
2. Christine Fat, 19.93
3. Bohdana Stolar, 24.6925 m butterfly
1. Viktoria Mazuriak, 15.21
2. Alexandra Danigyn, 17.24
3. Larissa Shafran, 23.27
BOYS 13-14
100 m freestyle
1. Gregory Fat (Tryzub), 1:03.79
2. Michael Kybalo, (SUM), 1:07.7350 m freestyle
1. Michael Kybalo, 29.63
2. Roman Olchowecky (SUM), 35.90
3. Michael Palumbo (Sitch), 37.7250 m backstroke
1. Gregory Fat, 33.46
2. Roman Olchowecky, 43.57
3. Roman Kovbasniuk, (SUM), 54.4850 m breaststroke
1. Roman Kovbasniuk, 49.75
2. Roman Olchowecky, 50.93
3. Michael Pytlar (Sitch), 59.2250 m butterfly
1. Gregory Fat, 31.76
2. Michael Kybalo, 35.88
GIRLS 13-14
100 m freestyle
1. Tetiana Palylyk (SUM), 1:17.37
50 m butterfly
1. Christine Fat, (Tryzub), 37.11
2. Melanie Cybriwsky, (Tryzub), 42.9050 m freestyle
1. Tetiana Palylyk, 33.87
2. Melanie Cybriwsky (Tryzub), 35.30
3. Nadia Byrsta (SUM), 41.8350 m backstroke
1. Nadia Vyrsta (SUM), 51.92
50 m breaststroke
1. Tetiana Palylyk 49.19
2. Katrusia Midzak, 58.4650 m butterfly
1. Christine Fat, 37.11
2. Melanie Cybriwsky, 42.90
BOYS 15 AND OVER
100 m individual medley
1. William Makar (Sitch), 1:07.26
2. Anthony Tokarchyk (Tryzub), 1:08.00
3. Andrew Midzak (Tryzub), 1:17.86100 m freestyle
1. Andrew Midzak, 1:01.37
2. Mark Makar (Sitch), 1:01.49
3. Paul Midzak (Tryzub), 1:09.1150 m freestyle
1. Mark Makar, 27.28
2. Robert Tokarchyk (Tryzub), 27.57
3. Andrew Midzak, 28.0950 m backstroke
1. Anthony Tokarchyk, 31.57
2. William Makar, (Sitch), 31.95
3. Paul Midzak, (Tryzub), 36.5850 m breaststroke
1. Robert Tokarchyk, 35.47
2. Mark Makar, 37.10
3. Paul Midzak, 37.1250 m butterfly
1. William Makar, 29.87
2. Anthony Tokarchyk, 30.75
3. Robert Tokarchyk, 34.65
GIRLS 15 AND OVER
100 m individual medley
1. Tania Hryhorowych (Sitch), 1:16.71
2. Marusia Kalush (SUM), 1:31.60
3. Andrea Marushchak (Tryzub), 1:43.27100 m freestyle
1. Catherine Olchowecky, 1:14.73
2. Sonia Tokarchyk (Tryzub), 1:15.63
3. Marusia Kalush, 1:16.0950 m freestyle
1. Adriana Lesiuk (Tryzub), 29.35
2. Tania Hryhorowych, 30.13
3. Alexandra Pikharko (Sitch), 30.6950 m backstroke
1. Tania Hryhorowych, 36.12
2. Sonia Tokarchyk, 37.03
3. Catherine Olchowecky, 37.9150 m breaststroke
1. Andrea Lesiuk, 41.19
2. Marusia Kalush, 46.52
3. Catherine Olchowecky, 50.7450 m butterfly
1. Andrea Marushchak, (Tryzub), 34.82
2. Adriana Lesiuk, (Tryzub), 48.29
In the 4 x 25-meter freestyle relay for the girls 10 and under the winner was the Sitch team, posting a time of 1:24.30. The SUM team took second.
In the same relay the winners in the 11-12 age group for girls was the SUM team with a time of 1:12.20.
In the 13-14 age group for boys the 4 x 50-meter relay was won by the Tryzub team with a time of 2:27.84, while SUM finished second with 2:37.97.
In the boys age group of 15 and over, the relay results were: 1. Tryzub, 2:07.7; 2. Sitch, 2:11.96; 3. SUM, 2:36.80.
The club results in the 2004 USCAK swimming championship were as follows: 1. Tryzub Philadelphia, 164 points; 2. SUM 131 points; 3. Sitch, 99 points; 4. Plast 11 points.
Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, September 26, 2004, No. 39, Vol. LXXII
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