The M Division Relay Carnival was at North Creek on a Sunday morning, the day after we had visited North Creek for our dual meet. Given that the relay meet was very early in the season, we really didn't know what to expect from the other teams, as we had only seen one week's worth of results for the division. However, we went out and took care of business, swimming very fast again at the Relay Carnival after a strong effort the day before. At the end of the meet, the Tigers stood alone in first place with 200 points, 28 points ahead of second place North Creek. We had swum so well that we had clinched the victory prior to the last relay even being swum.
We started off the relay carnival in grand style, with our boys 175m Graduated Free relay team taking the top spot. The relay of Tim Wasel, Bruce Barboza, Bryan Van Gieson, and Anthony Hill posted their best time of the season so far with a 2:06.87. Our girls followed up in their 175m Graduated Free relay with a solid effort as they swam to a sixth place finish. After the Graduated Relays, we moved into the Mixed Freestyle relays for each age group.
Our 15-18 Mixed Free relay posted a top finish, as Antonio Deshields, Paul Trigonoplos, Taylor Swift, and Annie Warner raced to victory by nearly 4 seconds. The team grabbed an early lead and never let the other teams get close. The 13-14 Mixed Free relay posted a solid 5th place finish, and featured tough swimming from Tricia Rowedder and Bryan Van Gison, each of whom had just finished swimming in the Graduated Free relay only a few minutes before. The mixed 8 & under free relay had an exciting finish, with Sarah Marcolin chasing down the swimmer from North Creek on the last 25 of the race but not quite able to catch them, so the Tigers settled for a strong second place finish. The 8 & under relay team of Anthony Hill, Kevin Ourand, and Emma Kuhnsman along with Sarah Marcolin all swam well and gave great effort.
Our 9-10 Mixed Free relay team of tim Wasel, Matthew Ourand, Annie Marcolin, and Mary Rowedder all posted solid splits on the way to a fourth place finish, while our 11-12 Mixed Free relay of Bruce Barboza, Mickey Van Gieson, Lena Bossler, and Chrissy Wasel matched that effort with a fourth place finish as well. Each of the relays swam well against strong competition in their respective age groups.
After the Mixed Free relays, we moved to the Open Medley relays. Our boys continued their dominance of the event with a big win by Paul Trigonoplos, Andre Claro, Paul Rowedder, and Antonio Deshields. The relay had a victory margin of almost 10 seconds over the second place team. Our girls team of Caroline Argyros, Monica Claro, Taylor Swift, and Annie Warner followed with a strong effort on the way to a second place finish.
Next up were the Graduated 100m Medley relays, where each one swimmer from the 8 & under, 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14 age groups swims a 25. Our boys team of Matthew Ourand swimming backstroke, Bruce Barboza swimming breaststroke, Bryan Van Gieson swimming fly, and Anthony Hill swimming free jumped out to an early lead and ran away to victory by nearly three seconds. The girls also posted strong swims, featuring Annie Marcolin in backstroke, Lena Bossler in breaststroke, Haley O'Brien in fly, and Sarah Marcolin in free. The girls placed fifth against strong competition, and this led us to the first break.
Of the 11 events swum before the first break, we had won four, and placed second twice. It was a very strong showing, and the trend would continue after the first break as we moved into the medley relays. Unlike the earlier mixed freestyle events, these relays would be swum in single age groups, with boys and girls competing separately.
The 8 & under boys 100m Medley relay was the first event after the break, and in the same manner that we started the meet, we kicked off the next part of the meet with a win. The relay team of Mathias Barish in backstroke, Kevin Ourand in breast, Anthony Hill in fly, and Avery Miller in free swam a strong race to capture the top spot. The 8 & under girls followed suit with a win of their own in the 100m Medley relay. Sarah Marcolin swam backstroke, Kaelyn Mashburn swam breaststroke, Julie Kilmer swam the Fly leg, and Emma Kuhnsman swam a strong freestyle anchor.
The 9-10s put forth strong efforts as the boys raced to a fourth place finish, while the girls would have placed fifth but unfortunately had our only DQ of the meet in their race. That hiccup was followed by another strong effort by the 15-18s, who raced to another victory in the Mixed Medley relay. Antonio Deshields led off in backstroke, followed by Paul Trigonolplos in breaststroke. Taylor Swift swam fly, and Annie Warner anchored in Freestyle. It was another big win of nearly 5 seconds for the same relay team that won the Mixed Free event.
The 11-12 Medley relays were next up, and the boys posted a strong finish to grab second overall. Johnny English led off in backstroke, James Hill swam the breaststroke leg, Bruce Barboza swam the fly leg, and Mickey Van Gieson raced the freestyle to secure our position. The girls, swimming against very strong competition, finished in third place after an excellent effort by the relay team of Mary Kate Wasel, Lena Bossler, Chrissy Wasel, and Gianna D'Avella. The 13-14 Boys matched that third place finish after a solid effort from the team of Matthew Hill, Cristian Beatley, Bryan Van Gieson, and Patricio Beatley, who swam up to fill out the relay and did an outstanding job. The last event before the second break was the Medley for the 13-14 girls, and they closed out this portion of the meet with a fifth place finish by the team of Alex Wasel, Tricia Rowedder, Haley O'Brien, and Katie English.
The final two events of the meet were the 250m Crescendo Freestyle relays. In the same way that we restarted after the first break, the boys swam to an impressive win. With a margin of nearly five seconds over second place, it was an impressive victory for the relay team of Anthony Hill, Bruce Barboza, Antonio Deshields, Bryan van Gieson, and Tim Wasel. This first-place finish also clinched the overall meet win for Wheaton Woods. The girls relay of Sarah Marcolin, Lena Bossler, Taylor Swift, Tricia Rowedder, and Annie Marcolin closed out the meet with a strong third place finish.
One thing that stood out the entire meet was that we did not beat ourselves with DQs. We swam legal strokes and had only a single DQ for the entire meet. Other teams had as many as four DQs, and we were able to field competitive relays in every event.
The final scores:
Wheaton Woods 200
North Creek 172
Montgomery Square 150
Twin Farms 142
Flower Hill 114
James Creek 112
It was a great performance, capping an outstanding weekend of swimming. Congratulations Tigers!
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