National and Zone Championships were held this past August for senior and age group athletes around the country including some of Connecticut's top athletes. Joseph Shepley, Justine Ress, Christian Higgins and Dana Grndall finished in record-breaking time breaking a total of six records. Below is a list of finalists and record-breakers for the Eastern Zone Age Group Championship Meet, Junior National Championship and the US Open.

Congratulations athletes and coaches!

 Record-Breakers

Joseph Shepley, CT, 11/12 boys 100L fly @ Eastern Zones in MD 1:05.41 

Justine Ress, SNCO, 15/16 and SR girls 200L Back @ Junior National Championship in MN  - 2:17.55

Christian Higgins, NCY, 15/16 boys 100L breast @ Junior National Championship in MN - 1:04.86

Christian Higgins, NCY, 15/16 boys 200L breast @ Junior National Championship in MN - 2:19.59
 
Dana Grindall, SNCO, 13/14 girls 200L Fly @ Junior National Championship in MN - 2:21.46

All records were CSI Resident Records

Eastern Zone Finalists
August 6-9, 2008- Rockville, MD
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First-place finishers in bold.

Ahlberg, Joey: 100 Fly
Berger, Jordan: 100 Free, 50 Back, 200 IM
Blackwell, Lauren: 50 & 100 Free
Byrne, Mark: 50 Free
Conway, Jessica: 100 & 200 Free, 50 & 100 Fly, 200 IM
Delise, Sam: 200 Breast
Ennals, Ethan: 50 Breast
Magnavita, Elizabeth: 100 & 200 Breast
McDonald, Elizabeth: 100 & 200 Free
Moriarty, Stephanie: 50, 100 & 200 Back
Shepley, Joseph: 50, 100 Free; 50 Back; 50, 100 Fly
Steinfeld, Brittany: 50 Breast
Takabayashi, Kaz: 100 Fly
Zhao, Amy: 50 Free

Junior National Championship Finalists
August 4-8, 2008- Minneapolis, MN 

First-place finishers in bold.

A FINALS

Mathieu, Alicia, SNCO
800M Free 8:46.19

 Higgins, Christian, NCY
100M and 200M Breast 

Eric Ress, SNCO
200M Back 

B FINAL 

Eric Ress, SNCO
100M Back 

C FINAL 

Andrew Grinalds, WRAT
200M IM 

Justine Ress, SNCO
200M Back

US Open Finalists
July 29 - August 2, 2008

First-place finishers in bold.

A FINAL
Mathieu, Alicia, SNCO
1500M Free