FAST Shines at 2024 Western Zone Open Water Champs

Last Saturday 18 FAST swimmers raced in the 2024 Western Zone Open Water Championships in Coronado, CA. They did an outstanding job facing currents, wind, and waves. This is a tough group!

 

It was the first Open Water Zones for most of the group: Elizabeth Barnhart, Kevin Ho, Autumn Johnston, Gregory Kim, Stephanie Kim, Yejun Lee, Yves Pan, Rhett Parker, Rohan Parker, and Toby Swanson. Abby Guevara, Tyler Huey, Ratana Miller, and James Sy had raced before, but stepped up to challenge themselves in their first 5K.

 

Luke Leon Guerrero & Kevin Yum earned entry into the 2025 Open Water Junior Nationals with Top 10 finishes in the men's 5K. Kevin placed 5th and Luke placed 8th. They swam a tough race in a tight pack to earn those finishes.

 

Elizabeth Barnhart, Rhett Parker, and Rohan Parker also earned Top 10 finishes. Elizabeth took 7th in the women's 1.25K, Rhett took 8th in the men's 1.25K, and Rohan took 4th in the men's 2.5K!

 

Congratulations to everyone! Complete results here. Complete FAST results below (overall and by age group).

 

Men's 5K

Kevin Yum, 5th (5th for 17+ men)

Luke Leon Guerrero, 8th (8th for 17+ men)

Tyler Huey, 45th (18th for 17+ men)

James Sy, 61st (22nd for 17+ men)

Yejun Lee, 71st (33rd for 15-16 men)

Yves Pan, 78th (36th for 15-16 men)

Toby Swanson, 80th (37th for 15-16 men)

 

Women's 5K

Ratana Miller, 40th (21st for 15-16 women)

Abby Guevara, 57th (30th for 15-16 women)

 

Men's 2.5K

Rohan Parker, 4th (4th for 15-16 men)

 

Women's 2.5K

Isabella Zia, 33rd (15th for 15-16 women)

Stephanie Kim, 49th (21st for 15-16 women)

 

Men's 1.25K

Rhett Parker, 8th (5th for 13-14 men)

Kevin Ho, 17th (9th for 13-14 men)

Gregory Kim, 26th (12th for 11-12 men)

 

Women's 1.25K

Elizabeth Barnhart, 7th (3rd for 13-14 women)

Emma Adams, 23rd (13th for 11-12 women)

Autumn Johnston, 37th (23rd for 11-12 women)