The United States Virgin Islands were well represented at the 2025 Puerto Rico Short Course Championships held on Dec. 4 – 7, at the San Juan Natatorium, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The St. Thomas Swimming Association Stingrays and the St Croix Dolphins collected 24 total medals, with each club tallying 12 total medals.
Reagan Uszenski, of the Stingrays, continues her domination in the pool at Caribbean competitions, capturing a mind-blowing nine gold medals. Uszenski was golden in the 50M Free, 100 m Free, 200 m Free, 400 Free, 800 M Free, 100 IM, 50M Butterfly, 100 m Butterfly, and 50M Backstroke. She set multiple age group records along the way.
Dolphin Daryan Maynard also had a fantastic weekend, garnering gold medals in the 400 m IM, 100 m Backstroke, and 200 m Backstroke. He also finished second in the 400 m Free and 200 m Butterfly, and was part of the Dolphins’ silver medal-winning 400 m Medley Relay Team. Maynard was also a member of the Boys 15-16 400 m Relay team that captured the bronze medal. Maynard made the final spot-on the podium in the 50M Butterfly and 800 m Free. Maynard earned a total of nine medals.
The Stingrays, Sasha Poe, outswam all other competitors in the 50M Backstroke. She also finished second in the 100 m Backstroke and 50M Free. Poe took home one gold medal and two silver.
The Stingrays also had podium-worthy performances from their younger swimmers. Edward Uszenski, Reagan’s younger brother, and teammate Bennett Auchincloss both touched the wall at 1:11.65 in the 9/10 Boys 100 m Freestyle, good for third place. Mason Bellini and Luke Owens joined the duo to win gold in the Boys 200 m Free Relay Race for the Stingrays. Natalia Rivera, Olivia Stephens, and twins Lani and Finley Owens took home the gold medal in the Girls 8 & Under 200 m Free Relay in 2:51.31.
The Dolphins also did well in the relays. Cameron Cullinan, Sawyer Holley, Nick Crikelair, and Maynard finished second in the Boys 15-17 400 m Medley Relay in a time of 4:07.62. This group joined up one more time to take the bronze in the 15-17 Boys 400 m Freestyle Relay in 3:49.32.
The St. Thomas Swimming Association Stingrays swam away with a combined 12 gold medals, two silver, and two bronze. The St. Croix Dolphins finished with three gold medals, three silver, and six bronze.
