Monumental Swims at Marblehead

The Sharks had a great afternoon on November 16^th when they swam a dual meet at the Marblehead YMCA.

The 13 and over swimmers brought home an amazing number of 1^st and 2^nd place finishes. Isabel Bates was 2^nd in the 200 free, Holly Cohan won the 100 free, Cleverina Cong was 2^nd in the 100 breast, and Olivia Lloyd took 2^nd in the 100 free. The boys were equally impressive: Brian Nelson won the 50 free and 100 breast and was 2^nd in the 100 free, Ben Fiesel won the 100 free (in a very impressive time of 53.98 seconds) and was 2^nd in the 100 back and 200 IM, Jack Steinberg was 2^nd in the 100 breast and Kyle Vanderhorst was 2^nd in the 200 free. Coach Laura was impressed that Hudson Rubbins broke a minute in the 100 free, as she was with the performance of Fiesel and Alva Ronn in the grueling 500 free.

Lily Wright of the 11-12’s came in 1^st and 2^nd in their 50 free races, each beating their best times and coming in at under 28 seconds. Tringale won the boys’ 100 free and 50 back, and Wright came in 2^nd in the 100 free and 50 breast. Other top-2 finishes for the girls included Izzy Achab who won the 200 free and came in 2^nd in the 50 free, Natasha Brown who came in 2^nd in the 200 free and 50 back, and Ellie Walsh who won the 50 back. Sean Kay won the boys’ 200 IM and came in 2^nd in the 50 fly. Both Walsh and Kay swam the 500 free, Walsh for the first time, with remarkable times of 6:10 and 6:06 respectively.

Gwneth Kirby of the 9-10’s won the 50 back and took 2^nd in the 200 IM; Kieran Dunn won the 50 breast and was 2^nd in the 50 free, and Jim Sweeney took 2^nd in the 50 breast.

Adam and Julia Ho of the 8 and unders had an outrageous meet, with the two of them winning all three of their individual races (Adam swam the 25 back, 25 fly and 25 free, and Julia swam the 25 free, 25 fly and 50 free). Daniel Ferris won the 50 free, and Cameron Dunn took 2^nd in the 25 free, 50 free and 25 back. Despite the fact that nobody told 8-year-old Emily Giovanardi that it was her turn to swim in the 50 free, she jumped up on the block just in time, won her heat and finished with a personal best time of 54.84 seconds!

Coach Vicky said, “One thing you can definitely see during our dual meets is the camaraderie between the older swimmers and the younger ones. Both benefit—the younger ones have mentors, and the older ones learn leadership and responsibility. They look forward to working together.”