Category: Competition Results

Come here to find out which competitions our team participate and our results

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What a fantastic wrap of the season for our Intermediate Team !!

Last Week, our Intermediate 10 & under and 13-15 team participated in East Zone Competition in New Canaan, CT. We are proud to see these swimmers grow their skills and wrap up the season with these achievements !! Go Optima Synchro !!

  • Intermediate 10 & Under
    • Routines
      • Solo – Peishan Chu – 2nd Place
      • Duet – Peishan Chu / Yana Patel – 2nd Place
    • Figures
      • Peishan Chu – 4th Place
      • Yana Patel – 10th Place
  • Intermediate 13-15
    • Routines
      • Solo – Shreya Soni – 3rd Place
      • Duet – Shreya Soni / Jiyai Han – 5th Place
    • Figures
      • Shreya Soni – 14th Place
      • Jiyai Han – 24th Place
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2022 U.S. National Championships

Optima Synchro recently competed in Irvine, California at the U.S. 13-15 Championships and 12 and Under Invitational, and in Cleveland, Ohio at the U.S. National and Junior Championships.

Optima Synchro, led by head coach Svetlana Malinovskaya, earned several medals and top spots. Optima Synchro was represented by Nishi Amin, Shefali Bawari, Sofia Benayoud, Peiwen Chu, Victoria Colantonio, Sasha Alexandra Kirianov, Nadia Lee, Kaya Mangani, Riya Patel, Julia Paradis, and Natalie Taylor. The swimmers competed for titles in figures, solo, duet, and team.

Here are the Optima results:

12U SOLO: 15th place: Sasha Alexandra Kirianov

12U DUET: 13th place: Sasha Alexandra Kirianov and Peiwen Chu

13-15 TEAM: 19th place: Nishi Amin, Sofia Benayoud, Nadia Lee, Kaya Mangani, Shefali Bawari, Victoria Colantonio, Riya Patel, and Natalie Taylor

13-15 COMBO: Top 10 Finish: Nishi Amin, Sofia Benayoud, Nadia Lee, Kaya Mangani, Shefali Bawari, Victoria Colantonio, Riya Patel, and Natalie Taylor

SENIOR FREE DUET: 7th place: Julia Paradis

Well done Optima!

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2022 East Zone Age Group and Intermediate Invitational

What a fantastic meet! Every one of our swimmers won gold or silver medals in their events at the 2022 East Zone Invitational meet held in New Canaan, CT. They gave their best performances and astonished the whole audience! It was a great reflection of their hard work and sportsmanship. Go Optima Synchro!

Optima Synchro Results:
12U Age Group Solo: Sasha Kirianov – 1st place
12U Age Group Duet: Sasha Kirianov & Peiwen Chu – 1st place
12U Age Group Figures: Sasha Kirianov – 2nd place, Peiwen Chu – 8th
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Intermediate Solo: Peishan Chu – 1st place, Shreya Soni – 1st place
Intermediate Duet: Peishan Chu & Yana Patel – 1st place, Shreya Soni & Jiayi Han – 2nd place
Intermediate Figures: Peishan Chu – 1st place, Yana Patel – 10th place, Shreya Soni – 4th place, Jiayi Han – 9th place

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2021 U.S. National Championships

Optima Synchro, a local artistic swimming team that represents the Merrimack Valley, recently competed in Mesa, Arizona at the U.S. 13-15 Championships and 12 and Under Invitational, and soon after at the U.S. National and Junior Championships. Taking necessary COVID-19 precautions, more than 350 swimmers from all over the country were able to come together and compete for the first time at a national competition in over a year. 

In fact, for many teams, this was the first in-person competition held since the start of the pandemic. Swimmers have been working hard for months amidst uncertainty to showcase their routines and skills at virtual competitions and at this past National Championship. After a year, teams competed over a span of one week, vying for national titles.

Optima Synchro, led by head coach Svetlana Malinovskaya, earned several medals and top spots. Optima Synchro was represented by Nishi Amin, Sofia Benayoud, Sasha Alexandra Kirianov, Nadia Lee, Abigail Zarayski, Kaya Mangani, Xavia Banigan, Natalie Taylor, Noelle Lee, Polina Malinovskaya, Katie MacDonald, and Julia Paradis. The swimmers competed for titles in figures, solo, duet, and team.

Here are the Optima results:

12U SOLO: 10th place: Sasha Alexandra Kirianov

12U DUET: 7th place: Sasha Alexandra Kirianov and Nadia Lee

12U TEAM: 3rd place: Nishi Amin, Sofia Benayoud, Sasha Alexandra Kirianov, Nadia Lee, Abigail Zarayski, and Kaya Mangani

JUNIOR TECH DUET: 13th place: Polina Malinovskaya and Julia Paradis

JUNIOR FREE DUET: 15th place: Polina Malinovskaya and Julia Paradis

Optima Synchro practices three hours a day, three to five days a week at local pools. For more information, contact head coach Svetlana Malinovskaya at optimasynchro@gmail.com or 978-809-7150.

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Novice Swimmers Won Gold in 2019 NESSA Novice Meet

On May 11th, our youngest and newest synchronized swimmers competed at the NESSA Novice Invitational in Nashua, NH. It was the first competition for the majority of these swimmers. Team, duet, trio and all solos received Gold!! What an outstanding accomplishment for our girls! This is a testament to the high quality coaching on Optima’s team that starts at the very beginning. Individualized attention and low coach-to-swimmer ratio, allows our athletes to consistently improve at a fast rate. Want to get into the pool and try synchro or see what our team is all about?! Join us on Saturday, June 1st from 4:30-5:30pm at Haverhill High School for our next Synchro Saturdays!  Register here. Continue reading “Novice Swimmers Won Gold in 2019 NESSA Novice Meet”