Mystic Valley swimmers set multiple school records

By Emily Brennan

The Mystic Valley Regional Charter School swim team delivered an outstanding season in the pool, highlighted by several record-breaking performances. Following the season, the program’s record board was officially updated to reflect the team’s newest school marks.

The girls 200-yard medley relay team of Isabella Cirame, Lucia Antonucci, Isabelle Pennachio and Britney Nayiga set a new school record with a time of 1:52.57. The quartet surpassed the previous mark of 1:53.01, which had been set at the 2025 state championship by Sydney Cao, Isabelle Pennachio, Lana Albuquerque and Britney Nayiga. Senior Britney Nayiga also broke her own school record in the girls 50 freestyle, touching the wall in 25.30 and lowering the mark she established in 2025.

In the girls 100 freestyle, Isabella Cirame recorded a time of 54.81 to break a 16-year-old Mystic Valley record. The previous mark of 55.13 was set by Alyssa Savarino in 2010.

On the boy’s side, the 200-medley relay team of Jaden Anthony, Christian Antonucci, Brandon Wamala and Dylan Phan set a new program record with a time of 1:35.93, eclipsing the previous mark of 1:38.72 set in 2016 by Christian Kinnon, Ryan Kinnon, Michael Leung and Damir Durakovic.

Senior Christian Antonucci set two individual school records during the season. In the boys 200 individual medley, Antonucci posted a time of 1:56.03, breaking Jake Williams’ long-standing 2018 record of 1:58.50. Antonucci also set a new school record in the boys 100 breaststroke with a time of 56.34, surpassing Mystic Valley alum Christian Kinnon’s 2016 record of 58.01. With the performance, Antonucci joined his twin sister, Lucia, who set the girls school record in the same event in 2025.

The record-setting performances capped an impressive season for Mystic Valley swimming, with the athletes’ achievements now permanently displayed on the program’s record board.