A year removed from taking the national crown in their home pool, the Town of Tonawanda Aquettes took silver in this year’s E-Synchro National Age Group Synchronized Swimming Finals over the weekend in Seattle.

Julia Grizanti and Anita Alvarez highlighted the event, teaming up for the Aquettes’ first-ever gold medal in team history.

“They had a great swim,” Aquettes coach Karen Alvarez said of Grizanti and Anita Alvarez. “They were really synchronized, they were right on, super high and sharp. ... That was very exciting. We really weren’t expecting that, but they went up there and had the swim of the year.”