A Strong Season Finish For VRHS Girls' Swim Team

ESSEX, CHESTER, DEEP RIVER, CT — On Saturday, November 13, the Valley, Old Saybrook and Old Lyme Swim team sent seven girls to state swim trial at East Hartford, HS. Valley sent Zoe Cika (Sr), Loretta Cecchini (Sr), Katie Roberts (Sr), Elly Rothrock (Jr) . Old Saybrook sent Laura Day (Jr), Maddie Beaudoin (Jr) and Lauren Lee (Jr).

Medley relay placed 11th with a 2.01.91 (Lee, Rothrock, Cecchini, Day)200 IM Rothrock placed 11th with a 2.24.4150 free Cecchini placed 6th with a 25.96 Cika placed 8th with a 26.47100 fly Rothrock placed 5th with a 1.04.17100 free Cecchini place 3rd with a 55.94 and Cika placed 13 with a 59.03400 free relay placed 4th with a 3.54.97 (Day, Cika, Cecchini, Rothrock)Roberts placed 34 in the 500 with a 6.43.29. Day placed 15th in the 200 free with a 2.09.45200im Beaudoin placed 26 with 2.32.29 Lee placed 14 with 2.26.28500 Day placed 11with a 5.50.33 Lee placed 12 with a 1.07.14. Beaudoin place 23 with a 1.18.256 girls will proceed to state finals at Cornerstone Pool in West Hartford on Tuesday. Cika, Cecchini, Rothrock, Day, Beaudoin and Lee.
The team finished 9th overall at the 2021 CIAC Fall Championship, which was held on Tuesday, November 16th.
The results were as follows:
4X100 Free Relay- 5th (Day, Cika, Rothrock, Cecchini)
100 Free- Cecchini 2nd (55.73) Cika 15th (58.87)
50 Free- Cecchini 6th (25.95) Cika 8th (26.5)
100 Fly- Rothrock 7th (1:04.01)
200 IM- Rothrock 12th (2:24.18); Lee 13th (2.26.13)
200 Free- Day 13th (2:07.94)
200 Medley Relay- 10th (Lee, Rothrock, Day, Cecchini) (2:00.92)
100 Back- Lee placed 11th with a time of 1:05.75
100 Breast- Beaudoin 23rd 1.17.07
500 Free- Day 11th 5:48.72
Cecchini was named to All States!
Congratulations Girls!