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The Greater Middlesex Conference Boys Swimming Championship trophy is back where it belongs.
For the first time since 2020, the Saint Joseph Swimming team earned the GMC Tournament title with 668.50 points, outlasting No. 2 East Brunswick (540 points).
The Falcons took gold in four events, including the three relays, with five silver medals added to the scoresheet. The team had 18 finishes in the Top 4 and nine Meet of Champions qualifiers.
Reid Stellatella ‘26 shined for the Falcons, taking gold in the 200 freestyle and second in the 500 freestyle. Both of his medals qualified for the 2025 NJSIAA Meet of Champions.
In the shorter races, Anthony Vasilov ‘26 paced the Falcons with a second place finish in the 100 Yard Freestyle and a third place finish in the 50 Yard Freestyle, both came with invitations to the Meet of Champions.
Braden Michaels ‘27 also earned two Meet of Champions times in the 100 Yard Backstroke and 100 Yard Butterfly.
Neil Sethi ‘28 took second in his two races, the 100 Yard Breaststroke and the 200 Yard Individual Medley.
As a team, Saint Joe’s dominated the relays, taking first in all three races. Christopher Espiritu ‘25, Robert Noble ‘25, Stellatella and Vasilov dominated the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay. Vasilov, Stellatella, Dylan Mora ‘28 and Tim Kou ‘25 placed first in the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay, while Michaels, Joseph Guadagnino ‘27, Espiritu and Kou won the 200 Yard Medley Relay. All three relay teams qualified for the Meet of Champions.
Here are the full results for Saint Joseph High School at the 2025 Greater Middlesex Conference Championships:
50 Yard Freestyle:
3 - Anthony Vasilov ‘26 - 22.16 - Meet of Champions
4 - Tim Kou ‘25 - 22.36
22 - Charles Beczynski ‘25 - 24.72
25 - Daniel Lazarev ‘28 - 25.20
100 Yard Freestyle:
2 - Anthony Vasilov ‘26 - 48.42 - Meet of Champions
4 - Tim Kou ‘25 - 50.47
15 - Arjun Sudhakar ‘28 - 54.69
22 - Matthew Robertson ‘25 - 56.89
200 Yard Freestyle:
1 - Reid Stellatella ‘26 - 1:44.68 - Meet of Champions
7 - Robert Noble ‘26 - 1:50/90
12 - Justin Trivino ‘26 - 1:57.40
13 - Howard Askelson ‘26 - 1:58.02
500 Yard Freestyle:
2 - Reid Stellatella ‘26 - 4:45.75 - Meet of Champions
7 - Robert Noble ‘24 - 5:04.18
12 - Howard Askelson ‘26 - 5:21.88
13 - Brandon Trivino ‘25 - 5:26.98
100 Yard Backstroke:
2 - Brandon Michaels ‘27 - 52.19 - Meet of Champions
8 - Dylan Mora ‘28 - 57.92
18 - Brandon Trivino ‘25 - 1:03.54
22 - Ethan Azenha ‘26 - 1:04.87
100 Yard Breaststroke:
2 - Neil Sethi ‘28 - 1:01.13
3 - Joseph Guadagnino ‘27 - 1:02.48
18 - Gavin Rivera ‘25 - 1:09.70
19 - Arjun Sudhakar ‘28 - 1:10.90
100 Yard Butterfly:
3 - Braden Michaels ‘27 - 52.62 Meet of Champions
4 - Christopher Espiritu ‘25 - 55:33
10 - Justin Trivino ‘26 - 58.89
20 - Daniel Lazarev ‘28 - 1:03.62
200 Yard Individual Medley:
2 - Neil Sethi ‘28 - 2:02.72
4 - Christopher Espiritu ‘25 - 2:04.87
6 - Dylan Mora ‘28 - 2:05.96
7 - Joseph Guadagnino ‘26 - 2:07.03
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 - Espiritu, Noble, Stellatella and Vasilov - 1:31.03 Meet of Champions
6 - Rivera, Beczynski, Askelson, Sudhakar - 1:39.35
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1 - Vasilov, Stellatella, Mora, Kou - 3:18.00 Meet of Champions
3 - Noble, Sethi, J. Trivino, Michales - 3:23.85
200 Yard Medley Relay
1 - Michaels, Guadagnino, Espiritu, Kou - 1:39.48 Meet of Champions
4 - Mora, Sethi, Trivino, Lazarev - 1:46.16
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