Andrew Maksymowski, Sofia Szymanowski lead Novaquatics to swimming titles – Orange County Register

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Several of Orange County’s quickest highschool swimmers from the spring helped the Irvine Novaquatics seize males’s and mixed group titles on the Speedo Junior National Championships in Irvine on Friday.

Reigning Orange County boys swimmer of the 12 months Andrew Maksymowski scored 40 particular person factors over the five-day meet to contribute to the Novaquatics’ males’s group title on the Woollett Aquatics Center.

All-County swimmer Sofia Szymanowski of Corona del Mar tallied 50 factors because the Novaquatics’ claimed the mixed title for women and men.

“We’re pumped,” stated Nathan Wilcox, the Novaquatics’ coach primarily based at Los Cab in Fountain Valley.

Maksymowski, a current graduate of Northwood, highlighted his meet by ending third within the 200 (1 minute, 50.80 seconds) and 400-meter (3:56.21) freestyles.

The USC commit additionally raced on the Novaquatics’ successful 400 and 800 free relays.

The membership overcame a relay disqualification on Friday to tally 276 factors, which outdistanced runner-up NASA Wildcat Aquatics of Illinois at 269.5.

The Novaquatics additionally obtained factors from El Toro’s Inyoung Kim (6), Northwood’s Michael Wang (3) and Edward (12) and Eric Chen (15) of Hong Kong.

Szymanowski, a senior-to-be dedicated to Michigan, received the 100 breaststroke in a lifetime-best 1:09.28.

She and her sister Maddy, racing for Aquazot, positioned second and seventh, respectively, within the 200 breast.

Fountain Valley’s Alyssa Ton, The Register’s women swimmer of the 12 months in 2026, and Calvary Chapel’s Bianca Nwaizu scored 33 and 16 factors, respectively, for the Novaquatics.

The Novaquatics outdistanced NASA 413-392.5 for the mixed group title.