The awards–even during the summer–continue to pour in for the state championship boys' swim team at Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Five Bridgewater-Raritan High School boys' swimmers received honors when the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association announced its All-American team in late July.
The Bridgewater-Raritan All-American swimmers are:
Jaden Lee — Three-time All-American
200 Individual Medley
200 Medley Relay
400 Freestyle Relay
Aaron Roy — Two-time All-American
200 Medley Relay
400 Freestyle Relay
Greg Rydberg
400 Freestyle Relay
Marvellous Suciayahdi
200 Medley Relay
Chris Wasko — Four-time All-American
50 Freestyle
100 Freestyle
200 Medley Relay
400 Freestyle Relay
These five highly skilled swimmers delivered a dominant performance during the state Meet of Champions races on March 1 at Gloucester County Institute of Technology in Sewell.
Bridgewater-Raritan, which won the Group A state team championship and finished ranked No 1 in the state, captured gold medals in five of the 11 events at the Meet of Champions.
Chris Wasko won two individual events and was part of two winning relay teams, while his Bridgewater-Raritan teammate, Jaden Lee, claimed gold in one individual race and was on two winning relay teams.
Wasko set a school record when he won the 50 freestyle in 20.59, and he also finished first in the 100 free in 45.04. Lee won the 200 individual medley in 1:15.24.
Wasko, Lee, Marvelous Suciayahdi and Aaron Roy teamed up to set a state Meet of Champions record, swimming to a 1:32.14 to win the 200 medley relay.
Lee, Wasko, Roy and Greg Rydberg were members of the 400 freestyle relay team that won the state championship in 3:06.79.
Bridgewater-Raritan ended 12-0 in meets this past winter under coach Evan Seavey, winning the program’s fifth state championship and first since 2018.
Here are the other honors that Bridgewater-Raritan boys' swimmers achieved this past season.
NJ.com All-State Team
New Jersey Boys Swimmer of the Year
Jaden Lee
First Team All-State
Jaden Lee — 200 Individual Medley, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay
Aaron Roy — 200 Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay
Greg Rydberg — 400 Freestyle Relay
Marvellous Suciayahdi — 200 Medley Relay
Chris Wasko — 100 Freestyle, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay
Third Team All-State
Aaron Roy — 50 Freestyle
NJ.com Skyland Conference Honors
Swimmer of the Year: Jaden Lee
Team of the Year: Bridgewater-Raritan
Coach of the Year: Evan Seavey
All-Conference Team:
Jaden Lee
Aaron Roy
Chris Wasko