CHINQUAPIN WAHOOS DOMINATE– LaSida Breaks CSL League Backstroke Record

The  Chinquapin Wahoos hosted and defeated the Countryside Waves – Boys 154-68; Girls 160-62 – for a combined score of 314-130-for their second consecutive win (2-0). All times are yards.

6&Unders:         Logan Phillips, Tyler Turner and Jay Fox swept the free and the backstroke.  Michaela Zuniga and Niamh Brady were 1-2 in the free and the backstroke events.

8&Unders:         Eamonn Greiner improved 2 seconds and  was 1^st in the free (19.57); Alex Guevara  improved by over one second (21.84) was 1^st in back with Eamonn taking 3^rd (26.59); Alex (24.87), Eamonn (26.65), and Amir Smith (28.15) all improved and swept the breaststroke event; and Alex took 1^st  in the 25 fly (23.02) with Amir (35.45) taking 3^rd. The girls were dominant in sweeping the free (Madison Schang 17.89; Elle Robb 18.54; Linda Jimenez 18.58), the back – Elle (22.80) took 1^st, Linda (24.45) 2^nd and Tess Clarke (27.03) in 3^rd place; and the breast Madison (23,06), Linxa (24.18), and Chloe 27.74). In the butterfly,  Madison (20.78) was 2^nd and Elle (22.16) 3^rd..

In the relays, the team of Logan, Amir, Alex and Eamonn (1:37.96) and the girls team Elle, Linda, Madison and Chloe (1:27.94) both finished 1^st in the 100 yard medley relay event.

9-10 Age Group:             Jack Scheifele (34.56) and Dylan Lim (37.52) took 1-2 in the free;  Jack (41.25),  Dylan Lim (44.56) and Merrill Plotkin (46.62) swept the back; Yahia Omar (49.74) and Merrill (53.88)  took 1-2 the breast;  and Jack (17.25) and Dylan (19.46) were 1-3 the butterfly. Newcomer Kate Merrill (36.09) and Camila Zuniga (38.27) took 1^st and 2^nd in the free and  back -Kate (45.50) and Camila (46.46); Halle Thomas (50.18) was 1^st in the breast; and Camilla (19.53) took 1^st in the fly. The boys team Dylan, Yahia, Jack and Avery Altenburg (1:17.21) won the100-yard medley relay as did the girls team of Ella Weber, Halle, Camila and Maggie McCommons (1:24.60).

11-12 Age Group:           Juan Bello (34.64) and Seamus Greiner (35.37) were 2-3 in the free; Bodie Lauinger (35.88), Juan (43.78),Henry Mead (45.42) went 1-2-3 to dominate the backstroke; Bodie (39.03) and Seamus (45.12) were 1-2 in the breaststroke; and Bodie (39.05) and Juan (44.21) took 1^st and 2^nd in the fly. Bodie, Henry Mead, Juan Bello, and Seamus (2:38.03) easily won the 200 Medley Relay. For the girls,  Eve McLaury (30.46), Catherine Salomons (30.96), and Abby Altenburg (31.78) swept the free;  Eve (35.97), Abby (36.15)), Catherine Salomons (36.16) swept the back separated by only .19 seconds; Sally Cox (41.62)  and Lucy Thomas (44.16) were 2-3 in the breast; and Eve (32.40)  was 1^st in a very close race with Catherine (34.72) taking 3^rd in the fly. The girls team of Catherine, Sally, Abby and Cate Cox (2:25.21) captured 1^st in the 200-m Medley Relay.

13-14 Age Group:           CONGRATS TO EMIL on breaking his own league record!    Diego Flores-Acosta (28.54), and Jack McLaury (29.37) were 2-3 the free; Emil LaSida broke his own Colonial Swim League record in the 50-yard backstroke with a time of 26.03 with  Jack (33.91) touching 3^rd; Emil (33.46) won breast; and Emil (26.64), Jack McLaury (32.32), and Diego (33.42), swept the 50-m butterfly. Jack, Emil, Diego, and Mikal Helms won the relay with a time of 2:10.52.  For the girls, Maya Solis (28.28) was 1^st and  Stephanie Rosario (31.90) were 1^st and 3^rd in the free; Maya (31.20) took 1^st in the back; Stephanie (39.68) took 2^nd in the breast; and Maya (31.06)  took 1^st  in the fly. Haley Haukedahl, Stephanie Rosario, Maya Solis, and Isabella Babor (2:18.30) combined to with  the 200-m Medley Relay.

15-18 Year Olds:              For the boys Ian Do took 1^st in a close backstroke race; Jacob Rosario was was 3^rd (35.89)in the breast; and Ian Do (28.32) took2nd in another close butterfly race. Alex McElwee, Jacob, Ian, and Maderro Helms took 2^nd in the relay with a time of 2:22.58. For the girls, Bella Obioha (31.60) and Julia Guessford (34.18) were 2-3 in the free; Nicole Rosario (35.12) took 2^nd in the back Nicole(39.29); Bella Obioa (39.31) took 1-2 in the closest race of the meet; and Nicole (31.86) won the fly. Athena,

The Wahoos won both Mixed Age Free Relays. The boys team of Yahia Omar, Bodie Lauinger, Emil LaSida, and Ian Do had a time of 1:55.93 and the girls team of Camila Suniga, Catherine Salomons, Maya Solis, and Nicole Rosario finished with a time of 2:11.57.