Submitted by Alison Karam (November 11, 2026)—
Shoreline Co-Op Girls Swimming Sends 15 to State Championships, Finishes Season with 7-4 Record
Submitted by Alison Karam, Head Coach, Shoreline Co-Op Girls Swimming
Shoreline Co-Op Girls Swimming is sending 15 swimmers to compete in State Championships after
winning their final three dual meets of the 2026 season to finish with a 7-4 record. High school
swimmers from Haddam-Killingworth, Valley Regional, Lyme-Old Lyme and Old Saybrook posted the
wins against Waterford (94-67), Rocky Hill (89-73), and Suffield Co-Op Wildcats (123-38).
Note from Coach Karam: “Some of these girls swam out of their minds to make States. We have two to
four swimmers qualified in every event for State Championships. That’s a first for this team. Their hard
work has paid off, they’ve had fun getting here, and they have become a close-knit swim family.”
The team celebrated Senior Night on October 23 after its win against Waterford, honoring Haddam-
Killingworth captains Olive Forristall and Sophia Langer, co-captain Elsa Shatraw, teammate Zi Abott,
and Mathilde Lonneker from Valley Regional.
Shoreline swimmers competing in State Championships are: Abby Beloin (H-K, FR) 100-yard breaststroke;
Brynn DiNapoli (H-K, SO) 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke; Claire Johnson (Valley, JR) 200-yard
individual medley, 100-yard butterfly; Eliza Sturges (H-K, JR) 50-yard freestyle; Ella Morse (OS, FR) 50 and
100-yard freestyle events; Elsa Shatraw (Co-Captain, H-K, SR) 200-yard freestyle; Emma Scherber (Valley,
SO) 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke; Kayla Franklin (OS, FR) 100-yard breaststroke; Lauren
Thebeau (H-K, JR) 500-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke; Liv Osinski (L-OL, SO) 200-yard individual
medley, 100-yard butterfly; Norah Reeps (H-K, SO), 50 and 100-yard freestyle events; Olive Forristall,
(Captain, H-K, SR) 200-yard individual medley, 100-yard breaststroke; Olivia Roberts (H-K, SO) 200 and
500-yard freestyle events; Phoebe Spallone (Valley, JR) 200-yard individual medley, 100-yard backstroke;
Sofia Yumbla (Valley, SO) 200 and 500-yard freestyle events.
Additional Shoreline swimmers who added depth and strength to the team this season are Seniors:
Sophia Langer (Captain, H-K), Zi Abbott (H-K) and Mathilde Lonneker (V). Juniors: Aria Cummings (H-K),
Lucy Dysinger (H-K). Sophomore: Hazel Forristall (H-K). Freshmen: Isabel Olaniyi (H-K), Renna Chamberlin
(H-K), Ella Nesdale (V), Lillian Farrell (V), Annalisa Archbald (L-OL), Olivia Rozanski (L-OL).
Top 3 finishes for Shoreline against Waterford:
200-yard Medley Relay: 1 st : Shoreline (Thebeau, Franklin, Osinski, Reeps), 3 rd : Shoreline (Langer, H.
Forristall, Sturges, Olaniyi). 200-yard Freestyle: 1 st : Yumbla, 2 nd : Roberts, 3 rd : Shatraw. 200-yard
Individual Medley: 2 nd : Johnson*, 3 rd : O. Forristall*. 50-yard Freestyle: 1 st : Reeps. 100-yard Butterfly: 2 nd :
Yumbla. 100-yard Freestyle: 1 st : Reeps*, 2 nd : Morse, 3 rd : Beloin. 500-yard Freestyle: 1 st : Johnson*, 2 nd :
Roberts. 200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1 st : Shoreline (Scherber, Yumbla, Morse, Reeps) 2 nd : Shoreline (O.
Forristall, Sturges, Franklin, Osinski). 100-yard Backstroke: 1 st : Scherber*, 2 nd : Thebeau. 100-yard
Breaststroke: 1 st : Beloin*, 2 nd : O. Forristall*, 3 rd : Franklin*. 400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1 st : Shoreline
(Scherber, Morse, Yumbla, Johnson), 3 rd : (Sturges, Roberts, Shatraw, Thebeau).
Top 3 finishes for Shoreline against Rocky Hill:
200-yard Medley Relay: 1 st : Shoreline (Scherber, Beloin, Johnson, Reeps), 3 rd Shoreline (Shatraw,
Franklin, Olaniyi, Sturges). 200-yard Freestyle: 1 st : Yumbla*, 2 nd Roberts, 3 rd : Thebeau. 200-yard
Individual Medley: 1 st : Scherber*, 2 nd : O. Forristall. 50-yard Freestyle: 2 nd : Reeps, 3 rd : Morse. 100-yard
Butterfly: 1 st : Johnson, 2 nd : Osinski. 100-yard Freestyle: 2 nd : Morse*, 3 rd : Reeps*. 500-yard Freestyle:
2 nd : Yumbla*. 200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1 st : Shoreline (Morse, Johnson, Yumbla, Reeps), 2 nd :
Shoreline (O. Forristall, Sturges, H. Forristall, Osinski). 100-yard Backstroke: 2 nd : Thebeau*, 3 rd :
Shatraw. 100-yard Breaststroke: 1 st : Beloin*, 2 nd : O. Forristall*, 3 rd : Franklin*. 400-yard Freestyle
Relay: 1 st Shoreline (Morse, Roberts, Yumbla, Johnson), 2 nd : Shoreline (DiNapoli, Sturges, Shatraw,
Thebeau), 3 rd : (H. Forristall, Farrell, Nesdale, Osinski).
Top 3 finishes for Shoreline against Suffield Co-Op Wildcats:
200-yard Medley Relay: 1 st : Shoreline (Scherber, Beloin, Johnson, Reeps), 2 nd Shoreline (DiNapoli,
Franklin, Sturges, Farrell), 3 rd : Shoreline (Chamberlin, H. Forristall, Olaniyi, Dysinger). 200-yard
Freestyle: 1 st : Yumbla*, 2 nd Roberts*. 200-yard Individual Medley: 1 st : Thebeau, 2 nd : Spallone, 3 rd :
Osinski. 50-yard Freestyle: 2 nd : Reeps, 3 rd : DiNapoli. 100-yard Butterfly: 1 st : Johnson*, 3 rd : Osinski. 100-
yard Freestyle: 2 nd : Reeps, 3 rd : Morse. 500-yard Freestyle: 1 st : Yumbla*, 2 nd : Roberts, 3 rd : Thebeau.
200-yard Freestyle Relay: 1 st : Shoreline (Johnson, Morse, Yumbla, Reeps), 3 rd : Shoreline (Sturges,
Olaniyi, Lonneker, Osinski). 100-yard Backstroke: 1 st : Spallone*, 2 nd : DiNapoli*, 3 rd : Shatraw. 100-yard
Breaststroke: 1 st : Beloin*, 2 nd : O. Forristall*, 3 rd : Franklin*. 400-yard Freestyle Relay: 1 st Shoreline
(Scherber, Morse, Yumbla, Johnson), 3 rd : Shoreline (Thebeau, Roberts, DiNapoli, Spallone).
* Time qualifies for State Championships
Photo credit: Robin Thebeau
Caption: Shoreline Co-Op swimmers warm up before the team’s 94-67 win over Waterford on October 23.
Photo credit: Coach Alison Karam
Caption: Shoreline Co-Op teammates honored their senior swimmers after its 94-67 win over Waterford on
October 23. The grand entrance was led by Haddam-Killingworth seniors Zi Abbott, Olive Forristall, Sophia
Langer, Elsa Shatraw and Valley Regional swimmer Mathilde Lonneker.
Photo credit: Robin Thebeau
Caption: Shoreline Co-Op honored its senior swimmers on October 23 after the team’s 94-67 win over
Waterford. Pictured from l-r: Olive Forristall (Captain, H-K), Sophia Langer (Captain, H-K), Mathilde Lonneker
(Valley), Elsa Shatraw (Co-Captain, H-K), and Elena “Zi” Abbott (H-K).
Photo credit: Robin Thebeau
Caption: Claire Johnson swims to a first-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly in Shoreline Co-Op’s 89-73 win
over Rocky Hill on October 30. Johnson is one of 15 Shoreline swimmers to qualify for CIAC’s 2026 State
Swimming Championships.
Photo credit: Robin Thebeau
Caption: Shoreline Co-Op swimmers on deck before the 200 Medley Relay kicks off the team’s 123-38 win
over Suffield Co-Op Wildcats on November 5. On deck are six of the 15 Shoreline swimmers who qualified for
CIAC’s 2026 State Swimming Championships. From l-r: Emma Scherber (Valley, SO), Abby Beloin (H-K, FR),
Norah Reeps (H-K, SO), Claire Johnson (Valley, JR), Lauren Thebeau (H-K, JR), Liv Osinski (L-OL, SO).
