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SWIM ROCKS FINALS!
Varsity:
The Marymount High School Varsity swim team traveled to Pasadena on May 3rd to compete in the 2012 Sunshine League Championships and the performances were as bright and spectacular as the sun that warmed the water at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. The 200 Medley Relay team of Nichol Walloch, Sasha Mokhtari, Tarika Gadh, and Aja Bivens kicked things off with a 6th place finish and a season best time of 2:09.49. In the next event, the 200 Freestyle, Katie Ortiz (6th), Tatiana Ray (8th), and Molly Hunt (9th) all posted personal best times to help the Sailors establish themselves as a small but mighty force to be reckoned with. Walloch moved up a spot from preliminaries to finish 5th in the 200 IM in a season best time of 2:34.36. And then ...
The final of the 50 Freestyle is always one of the most exciting championship events of the day and this Varsity race proved no exception. Moments after Bivens finished 11th in the consolation heat before it, the final featured a four-way race between one swimmer representing four different schools: Immaculate Heart, Notre Dame, Marlborough, and Marymount. In a race that had the crowd on its feet and roaring, Mokhtari convincingly crushed the competition and broke the league and high school records in the process. Thirty minutes later she would do the same exact thing in the 100 Freestyle. Exceeding all expectations, Sasha has now established herself as one of the fastest swimmers in Division III and will look to build upon her success at the CIF Swimming and Diving Championships to be held on May 9th and 10th at Riverside community College.
The latter half of the meet proved to be equally rewarding for the Sailors. The 200 Freestyle Relay team of Ray, Hunt, Bivens, and Ortiz finished an impressive 5th and Walloch touched 2nd in the 100 Backstroke in a very respectable time of 1:06.67. Marymount closed out the competition with a bronze medal performance in the 400 Freestyle Relay (Hunt, Gadh, Ortiz, Mokhtari) and elevated the school above Notre Dame Academy to finish 3rd in the meet. Considering that the other teams in the league have either two to three times as many members, that is quite an accomplishment.
Junior Varsity swimmer Lauren Higgins was promoted to the Varsity level for the meet and made admirable improvements in her times in the 200 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle.
Congratulations to each and every one of the members on the Marymount High School Varsity swim team. You represented our school with class and courage and for that you should feel very proud of yourselves.
Junior Varsity:
The Marymount High School Junior Varsity swim team finished an impressive 2nd in the recent Sunshine League Championships held at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center in Pasadena. The 200 Medley Relay "A" team of Caitlin Garcia, Nina Regenstreif, Anna Whittell, and Kendal Currie kicked things off with a gold medal winning performance. The MHS "B" team of Helya Samimi, Lauren Vellonakis, Chloe Zarco, and Juliette Ulrich also took home a medal by finishing in third place. The Marymount momentum continued into the next event as Meghan McMcahon, Garcia, and Kara Duncan touched 5th, 6th, and 9th respectively in the 200 Freestyle. It should also be noted that sophomore Kristen Lee chopped ten seconds off her best time in the preliminaries and just missed placing in the Top 12.
Whittell (2nd), Katie Shields (10th), and Chloe Zarco (12th) all swam personal best times in the 100 IM as the Sailors established themselves as the team to beat going into the always entertaining 50 Freestyle. In a perfectly executed race, Tori Lowell led from start to finish to win gold while Currie (3rd), Chelsea Otto (6th), and Regenstreif (8th) all swam well to add valuable points to the team's total.
After four more swimmers scored in the 50 Butterfly (Whittel, Shields, Zarco and sophomore Hyun Shin), Lowell once again proved that she was the fastest JV swimmer at the meet by breaking the league and high school records in the 100 Freestyle. She was supported by Currie (4th), Otto (8th) and McMahon (9th) -- all in personal best times. After placing two teams in the finals of the 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd and 6th), Garcia broke the Marymount High School in the 50 Backstroke in a very fast 34.07. Samimi was right behind in third place with a personal best time of 35.23. Regenstreif and Vellonakis touched 6th and 8th, respectively, in the 50 Breaststroke while freshman Raquel Freeman finished just outside the points with a respectable 15th place.
In the final event of the Junior Varsity meet -- the 400 Free Relay -- another MHS was broken. The team of Otto, Garcia, Currie, and Lowell swam to silver in a time of 4:21.29, a time that would have placed them 4th at the Varsity level. The "B" team of Duncan, Ulrich, Samimi, and McMahon closed out the competition by finishing 5th.
Overall, it was a great day for the Sailors as 75 personal best times, 5 high school, and 3 league records were established at the two day competition. One other highlight should be mentioned: Marymount was the only school in the league that had no individual or relay disqualifications. The team displayed tremendous focus, sportsmanship, and pride throughout the meet. Coaches Tom Iannone and Abby Blank could not have asked for more. Congratulations!
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The Marymount High School Varsity swim team traveled to Pasadena on May 3rd to compete in the 2012 Sunshine League Championships and the performances were as bright and spectacular as the sun that warmed the water at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center. The 200 Medley Relay team of Nichol Walloch, Sasha Mokhtari, Tarika Gadh, and Aja Bivens kicked things off with a 6th place finish and a season best time of 2:09.49. In the next event, the 200 Freestyle, Katie Ortiz (6th), Tatiana Ray (8th), and Molly Hunt (9th) all posted personal best times to help the Sailors establish themselves as a small but mighty force to be reckoned with. Walloch moved up a spot from preliminaries to finish 5th in the 200 IM in a season best time of 2:34.36. And then ...
The final of the 50 Freestyle is always one of the most exciting championship events of the day and this Varsity race proved no exception. Moments after Bivens finished 11th in the consolation heat before it, the final featured a four-way race between one swimmer representing four different schools: Immaculate Heart, Notre Dame, Marlborough, and Marymount. In a race that had the crowd on its feet and roaring, Mokhtari convincingly crushed the competition and broke the league and high school records in the process. Thirty minutes later she would do the same exact thing in the 100 Freestyle. Exceeding all expectations, Sasha has now established herself as one of the fastest swimmers in Division III and will look to build upon her success at the CIF Swimming and Diving Championships to be held on May 9th and 10th at Riverside community College.
The latter half of the meet proved to be equally rewarding for the Sailors. The 200 Freestyle Relay team of Ray, Hunt, Bivens, and Ortiz finished an impressive 5th and Walloch touched 2nd in the 100 Backstroke in a very respectable time of 1:06.67. Marymount closed out the competition with a bronze medal performance in the 400 Freestyle Relay (Hunt, Gadh, Ortiz, Mokhtari) and elevated the school above Notre Dame Academy to finish 3rd in the meet. Considering that the other teams in the league have either two to three times as many members, that is quite an accomplishment.
Junior Varsity swimmer Lauren Higgins was promoted to the Varsity level for the meet and made admirable improvements in her times in the 200 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle.
Congratulations to each and every one of the members on the Marymount High School Varsity swim team. You represented our school with class and courage and for that you should feel very proud of yourselves.
Junior Varsity:
The Marymount High School Junior Varsity swim team finished an impressive 2nd in the recent Sunshine League Championships held at the Rose Bowl Aquatic Center in Pasadena. The 200 Medley Relay "A" team of Caitlin Garcia, Nina Regenstreif, Anna Whittell, and Kendal Currie kicked things off with a gold medal winning performance. The MHS "B" team of Helya Samimi, Lauren Vellonakis, Chloe Zarco, and Juliette Ulrich also took home a medal by finishing in third place. The Marymount momentum continued into the next event as Meghan McMcahon, Garcia, and Kara Duncan touched 5th, 6th, and 9th respectively in the 200 Freestyle. It should also be noted that sophomore Kristen Lee chopped ten seconds off her best time in the preliminaries and just missed placing in the Top 12.
Whittell (2nd), Katie Shields (10th), and Chloe Zarco (12th) all swam personal best times in the 100 IM as the Sailors established themselves as the team to beat going into the always entertaining 50 Freestyle. In a perfectly executed race, Tori Lowell led from start to finish to win gold while Currie (3rd), Chelsea Otto (6th), and Regenstreif (8th) all swam well to add valuable points to the team's total.
After four more swimmers scored in the 50 Butterfly (Whittel, Shields, Zarco and sophomore Hyun Shin), Lowell once again proved that she was the fastest JV swimmer at the meet by breaking the league and high school records in the 100 Freestyle. She was supported by Currie (4th), Otto (8th) and McMahon (9th) -- all in personal best times. After placing two teams in the finals of the 200 Freestyle Relay (2nd and 6th), Garcia broke the Marymount High School in the 50 Backstroke in a very fast 34.07. Samimi was right behind in third place with a personal best time of 35.23. Regenstreif and Vellonakis touched 6th and 8th, respectively, in the 50 Breaststroke while freshman Raquel Freeman finished just outside the points with a respectable 15th place.
In the final event of the Junior Varsity meet -- the 400 Free Relay -- another MHS was broken. The team of Otto, Garcia, Currie, and Lowell swam to silver in a time of 4:21.29, a time that would have placed them 4th at the Varsity level. The "B" team of Duncan, Ulrich, Samimi, and McMahon closed out the competition by finishing 5th.
Overall, it was a great day for the Sailors as 75 personal best times, 5 high school, and 3 league records were established at the two day competition. One other highlight should be mentioned: Marymount was the only school in the league that had no individual or relay disqualifications. The team displayed tremendous focus, sportsmanship, and pride throughout the meet. Coaches Tom Iannone and Abby Blank could not have asked for more. Congratulations!
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