Five swimmers from The Gleason Family YMCA’s youth swim team the Riptides proved they can compete with the best and are headed to a national swim meet.

The five swimmers qualified for the national meet at the Baystate Games, Saturday, June 28 and Sunday, June 29 at the Boston Sports Institute in Wellesley.

The Baystate Games are a statewide, olympic style competition where kids can compete in a variety of events.

To qualify for the meet, swimmers had to place in the top 20 in their events at one of two qualifying meets earlier in the month.

The top three swimmers in each event and age group qualify for the State Games of America, a national meet that will be held next summer at Pennsylvania State University.

The following swimmers from the Riptides placed in the top 3 in their age groups and will be headed to Nationals in 2026.

Charlie Hall, from Mattapoisett, placed first in 50 meter breaststroke, the 100 meter breaststroke and in the 100 meter individual medley for the 10-years-old and under division.

Cayley Fernandes, from Wareham, placed first in the 500 meter freestyle and 200 meter butterfly as well as third in the 200 meter freestyle race in the 11 to 12-year-old division.

Noella Michaud, from Rochester, placed second in the 200 meter butterfly for the 11 to 12-year-old division.

Billy Hall, from Mattapoisett, placed third in the 200 meter butterfly in the 11 to 12 -year-old division.

This will be Billy Hall’s third appearance at the State Games of America. He swam his first as an 8-year-old in 2022 in Des Moines, Iowa, and his second as a 10-year old in 2024 in San Diego, California. This will be Charlie Hall’s second appearance, competing at the 2024 Games in San Diego

Chris Glover, from Plymouth, placed second in the 100 meter butterfly and third in the 100 meter freestyle in the 13 to 14-year-old division.