Lapapalooza Winners!!

Benicia Stingrays

85 Swimmers swam 6,713 laps at Lapapalooza!  Way to go Stingrays!

Thank you to all swimmers who participated in our 2026 Lapapalooza fund raiser!  Your efforts paid off!  The team raised  $11,967.75.  The Lapapalooza fundraiser will receive an additional $5,000.00 from PG&E, bringing the total raised to $15,967.75.  We want to thank our PG&E employees, in particular Mike Barnum, for organizing this matching grant.  

 
We appreciate the efforts of all swimmers.  Your commitment and dedication to the Stingray swim team is truly inspiring.  We are proud of all of you.  
 
The 2026 Lapapalooza Most Laps winners by age group and gender are: 
 
Age Five:
  1. Jadyn Harcum 55 laps
  2. Calvin Schaeffer 24 laps
Age Six
    1. Khloe Ochs 50 laps
    2.  Ezra Roldan 77 laps
 
Age Seven
   1. Vivi Bennigson 80 laps
   2. Roland Newton 66 laps
 
Age Eight
    1. Ava Wright 70 laps
    2. Maggie Petrouski 70 laps
    3. Ellis Todd 86 laps
 
Age Nine
   1. Gia Bennigson 92 laps
   2. Ellis Todd 86 laps
 
Age Ten 
   1.  Iris Patten 106 laps
   2. Alex Hedberg 102
 
Age Eleven
   1. Olivia Tacdol 90 laps 
   2. Elliotte Petrouski 90 laps
   3. Josh Yergovich 96 laps
 
Age Twelve
  1. Madelyn Matias 108 laps
  2. Sage Gelardin 118 laps
 
Age Thirteen
  1. No female swimmer
  2. Gavin Eklund 120 laps
 
Age Fourteen
  1. Eleanor Marshall 124 laps
  2. Logan Heredia 122 laps
 
Age Fifteen
  1. Grace Blankenship 112 laps
  2. No Male swimmer
 
Age Sixteen
  1.No Swimmers
 
Age 17
  1. Claire Smith 132 laps
  2. No Male swimmer.
 
The Most Laps award goes to Claire Smith with 132 laps!  Way to go Claire.
The Most Laps award for a male swimmer goes to Logan Heredia with 122 laps! Way to go Logan!.
 
All of these swimmers will receive a special gift card next week. 
 
Now for the 2026 Lapapalooza 100 Lap Club  members:
 
  1. Grace Blankenship                            
  2. Jack Clarke                                        
  3. Caden Clements                               
  4. Owen Coffin                                        
  5. Gavin Eklund                              
  6. Amelee Freytag                                  
  7. Sage Gelardin  
  8. Alex Hedberg                                                                  
  9. Logan Heredia                                      
  10. Reese Heredia                                    
  11. Makayla Jones                                
  12. Eleanor Marshall                              
  13. Madelyn Matias                                
  14. Josilyn Meaders                              
  15. Jonah Morris                                    
  16. Iris Patten                                          
  17. Naya Salindong                                
  18. Claire Smith                                      
  19. Kieran Smith                                    
  20. Nathan Tacdol                             
 
 
We want to thank Brieanne Marshall for once again volunteering to design our 100 lap T-shirt.  The 100 Lap Club Recipients will receive their t-shirt at the Benicia Stingray  awards banquet.  Congratulations to all of you!
 
We look forward to growing the Benicia Stingray 100 Lap Club with Lapapalooza 2027!!