The Staples Girls Swim & Dive Team excelled tonight at the highly competitive FCIAC championship meet held at Greenwich High School, taking five first places.
Staples took first place in the 200 Medley Relay (1:47.22) with a team of Esme Hunter (Jr), Annie Bowens (Jr), Marissa Healy (Sr) and Olivia Utter (Sr). Pictured (l-r): Healy, Hunter, Bowens, Utter. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Staples opened the meet capturing first place in the 200 Medley Relay (1:47.22) with a team of Esme Hunter (Jr), Annie Bowens (Jr), Marissa Healy (Sr) and Olivia Utter (Sr).
Healy won the 50 Freestyle, tying the FCIAC record in 23.39, and setting a Staples school record. She also won the next event, breaking the FCIAC record in the 100 Butterfly in 54.91.
The Staples team of Hunter, Bowens, Morgan Lenoce (Jr), and Healy won the 200 Freestyle Relay in a FCIAC record time 1:36.39.
The fifth victory of the night for Staples came as Hunter won the 100 Backstroke in 56.09, a school record, after taking second earlier in the evening in the 200 Individual Medley with a personal best time of 2:04.90.
Other top finishers for Staples include: Michelle Kennedy (Sr), fourth in the 500 Freestyle (5:13.92), and Bowens, fifth in the 50 Freestyle in 24.96.
Staples had five swimmers named All FCIAC (photo below – pictured left to right: Bowens, Healy, Utter, Hunter, Lenoce).
An additional honor was awarded Marissa Healy as she was named most valuable swimmer of the meet in a tie with Meghan Lynch of Greenwich. (Photo Below – pictured left to right: Healy, Lynch)
Staples divers completed their portion of the FCIAC competition on Monday in Greenwich, with three divers finishing in the top 16: Alexa Mysel (Sr) 11th, Megan Lynch (So) 12th, and Sonia Trinkle (So) 16th.
Staples’ next meet is the LL trials at East Hartford, on Saturday, Nov. 10.
