CPSD Season Recap and BOD Interest
Greetings Cary Park Sea Dragon (CPSD) Families!
Congratulations to all the Sea Dragon swimmers and coaches for an amazing swim season!
Thank you for joining us tonight to celebrate our swimmers’ and coaches' hard work! Please see below the summary of swimmers recognized at the End-of-Season Awards Ceremony.
Many thanks to our Sea Dragon parents, without your volunteer efforts, our team could not be successful!
***If you need to pick up your family folder (certificate, medals, etc.) after the Awards Ceremony***:
- All items are now available in a rubbermaid container for porch pick at Suzanne Francart’s house: 2012 Mill Gate Lane, Cary, NC 27519 through the end of August. You do not need to notify Suzanne before stopping by. After August, folders will be stored at the clubhouse until next season.
If you are interested in learning more about joining the Board of Directors (BOD), please email [email protected] or any of the Board Members you know. More details to follow in a separate email.
There are multiple opportunities to become involved and we know our Sea Dragon parents have great organizational, technical, and creative skills to contribute to the BOD.
- President - Suzanne has reached her term limit and we NEED a new President
- VP Fundraising and Concessions - Ross also needs a break and we need someone to Fundraise, buy food, and other items
We have an energetic and fun group of parents who would love to show you the ropes of our volunteer leadership roles. Many hands make light work - your help makes summer swimming possible for our kids!
Our BOD will resume monthly off-season meetings in October, so please don’t hesitate if you are interested in joining!
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2025 Cary Park Sea Dragons Awards
2025 Awards Ceremony Program: Click Here
2025 CPSD Slide Show:Click Here
2025 CPSD Final Team Standings:
2rd Place - Southern League Division 1
5rd Place - Cary City Invitational Meet
14th Place - Tarheel Swimming Association Championships
Top 3 High Point Winners for Team:
Top three swimmers that scored the highest number of points in the 6 dual meets.
- Ethan Zhou
- Elle VanderWall
- Evan Zhang
Most Valuable Player/Swimmer by Age Group:
Swimmers that scored the greatest number of points in the 6 dual meets (excluding above high point winners).
6& Under: Alyssa LI Theodore Reynolds
7&8: Lila Martin Asher Sadik
9&10: Quinn Germond Rishaan Gupta
11&12: Caroline Zhao Jack Reynolds
13&14: Leena Mehta Ravi Long
15-18: Marissa Locklear Devin Locklear
Most Improved Swimmer by Age Group:
6& Under: Zoya Francis Jonas Noah Sadik
7&8: Edie Wolf Harper Hottle
9&10: Sophia Martin Harrison Clark
11&12: Aadya Kumar Jamie Li
13&14: Grey Sexton Frankie Shorter
15-18: Anna Kranz Vihaan Rakhecha
Dragon’s Fire Coaches Award by Age Group:
Coach's choice for a swimmer who embodies the Sea Dragon spirit.
6& Under: Brie Compton Archer Hicks
7&8: Emily Ruggiero Carson Wimpey
9&10: Eleni Karakos Duncan Nickerson
11&12: Mira Long Harrison East
13&14: Leila Abraham Praful Nemani
15-18: Rayna Bhatnagar Junlong Sun
Sea Dragon of the Year Award:
Myra Gupta
Iron Dragon Award:
Iron Dragon Awardees swam all 4 years of high school.
Christopher Bondo
Sydney Asermely
Ryan McGrath
CPSD Senior Scholarship Recipients:
Christopher Bondo
Sydney Asermely
Ryan McGrath
5-Year Anniversary Recognition:
Acharya, Radha
Acharya, Riya
Ananth, Sakshi
Bendz, Clara
Bernard, Isabelle
Bordes, Luke
Detmar, Kenneth
Gupta, Rishaan
Hahn, Annabelle
Hahn, Ryan
Iyer, Kavya
Kranz, Alexander
McLeod, Maddox
Nemani, Praful
Nieman, Cassie
Pharris, Christian
Schacher, Jordan
Villegas, Isha
Villegas, Keshav
Zhang, Evan
Zuo, Janey
10-Year Anniversary Recognition:
Bhatnagar, Rayna
Bhatnagar, Riya
Bhatnagar, Trisha
Bondo, Henry
Garver, Asa
Moore, Joshua
Coaches Recognition:
Head Coach: Pranav Nemani
Assistant Coaches: Sydney Asermely, Riya Bhatnagar, Chris Bondo, Lily Hillenbach, Arjun Kumar, Pradyun Nemani
Junior Coaches: Silas Abraham, Radha Acharya, Elyse Belyew, Emmy Belyew, Laura Bendz, Mila Bettendorf, Rayna Bhatnager, Trisha Bhatnager, Meghna Chaudhuri, Maddie Cornwell, Soren Cornwell, Asa Garver, Anushka Giri, Myra Gupta, Ryan Hahn, Sarah Hall, Addie Hill, Kavya Iyer, Anna Kranz, Kate Kranz, Ravi Long, Ryan McGrath, Leena Mehta, Leif Nelson, Naisha Saxena, Jordan Schacher, Andrea Stouder, Ali Vaccaro
Top 10 Sea Dragon Finishes at Cary City Invitational Meet:
Alyssa Li – 7th Place 6 & Under Girls
Lila Martin – 4th Place 7-8 Girls
Melissa Wan – 5th Place 7-8 Girls
Ethan Zhou – 4th Place 9-10 Boys
Rishaan Gupta – 6th Place 9-10 Boys
Caroline Zhao – 3rd Place 11-12 Girls
Evan Zhang – 4th Place11-12 Boys
Jack Reynolds – 9th Place 11-12 Boys
2025 Cary Park Team Records:
Girls 15-18 Medley Relay: R. Bhatnagar, M. Locklear, L. Hillenbach, S. Asermely 1:57.22 7/01/2025
Girls 13-14 50 Free: Elle VanderWall 25.15 6/24/2025
Girls 15-18 50 Free: Marissa Locklear 25.14 6/17/2025
Girls 13-14 50 Back: Elle VanderWall 27.94 7/01/2025
Girls 15-18 50 Breast: Marissa Locklear 30.78 6/17/2025
Girls 13-14 50 Fly: Elle VanderWall 26.46 7/01/2025
Girls 15-18 50 Fly: Marissa Locklear 27.42 6/17/2025
Girls 15-18 Free Relay: R. Bhatnagar, L. Hillenbach, S. Asermely, M. Locklear 1:47.31 6/24/2025
2025 Cary Park Pool Records (CPSD Swimmers only):
Girls 13-14 50 Free: Elle VanderWall 25.34 7/08/2025
Girls 15-18 50 Free: Marissa Locklear 25.14 6/17/2025
Boys 9-10 25 Breast: James Weant 17.16 7/15/2025
Girls 15-18 50 Breast: Marissa Locklear 30.78 6/17/2025
Girls 13-14 50 Fly: Elle VanderWall 27.24 7/08/2025
Girls 15-18 50 Fly: Marissa Locklear 27.24 6/17/2025
For a complete list of all Team and Pool Records: Click here
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