2026 Senior Metropolitan Winter Championships
Hauppauge Finishes 7th Overall in Program's Best Senior Mets Performance
The Biggest Stage in Metro Swimming
The Senior Metropolitan Winter Championships is the premier championship meet in Metropolitan Swimming. It features the fastest swimmers across more than 70 teams in the region, with a single qualifying standard for each event. This is a four-day prelim and finals meet held at the Nassau County Aquatic Center, and it is open to any age. The field regularly includes Olympic-caliber athletes and world-class swimmers alongside the next generation of talent making their mark for the first time.
7th in the Metro
Hauppauge Swimming sent 29 athletes to this year's championship and came home with 357 points and a 7th place combined team finish, the highest in program history. On the men's side, Hauppauge finished 6th with 249 points. On the women's side, 7th with 108. Only 26 of Metro's 70+ teams scored a single point at this meet. To finish in the top 10 on both sides is a statement about where our program stands.
Three Team Records
The meet produced three new Hauppauge team records. Tyler Gallub broke the team record in the 200 Freestyle with a 1:42.83 in prelims. The men's 400 Freestyle Relay of E. Czeremcha, Sweeney, Er. Czeremcha, and Gallub went 3:06.09 to finish 4th overall. And the women's 400 Freestyle Relay of Wilcox, King, Esposito, and Chiofolo set a new mark of 3:33.61.
Team Records
Czeremcha, Sweeney, Czeremcha, Gallub
Men's 400 Freestyle Relay
3:06.09
Wilcox, King, Esposito, Chiofolo
Women's 400 Freestyle Relay
3:33.61
Gallub
Men's 200 Freestyle
1:42.83
Standout Performances
Tyler Gallub was a finalist in three events. Chris Sweeney scored in three as well. Olivia Chiofolo made finals in two events. Ellianna Esposito, just 14 years old, scored in the 100 Breaststroke and 50 Freestyle at her first Senior Mets. Jordan Nielsen placed 4th in the Men's 50 Freestyle.
Top Individual Finishes
Jordan Nielsen
Men's 50 Freestyle
20.78
Tyler Gallub
Men's 100 Butterfly
50.44
Tyler Gallub
Men's 50 Freestyle
20.84
Olivia Chiofolo
Women's 50 Freestyle
23.96
Chris Sweeney
Men's 100 Breaststroke
57.71
Chris Sweeney
Men's 50 Freestyle
21.17
Tyler Gallub
Men's 100 Freestyle
46.39
Chris Sweeney
Men's 100 Freestyle
46.48
Logan Decena
Men's 200 Breaststroke
2:09.59
Tyler Gallub
Men's 200 Freestyle
1:45.31
Ernest Czeremcha
Men's 50 Freestyle
21.62
Olivia Chiofolo
Women's 100 Freestyle
52.11
Katherine King
Women's 100 Butterfly
56.02
Ernest Czeremcha
Men's 100 Freestyle
46.67
Brennan Morelli
Men's 50 Freestyle
21.62
Matthew Steinberg
Men's 200 Backstroke
1:55.38
Relay Depth
Hauppauge entered 25 relays across the four days, scoring in multiple events on both the men's and women's side. The men's 200 Freestyle Relay A of Gallub, E. Czeremcha, Er. Czeremcha, and Sweeney finished 4th in 1:24.21. The women's 200 Medley Relay A of Barbero, Esposito, King, and Chiofolo placed 6th in 1:45.92. Filling A, B, and C relays in every relay event at a meet of this caliber shows the depth this program has built.
29 swimmers. 357 points. 3 team records. 25 relays. The highest team finish in Hauppauge Swimming history.
Team Scores (All 26)
Men's Team Scores (Top 10)
Women's Team Scores (Top 10)
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