Sequoia Farms Swim Team Continues String of Close Meets

During this young season, the Sequoia Farms swim team has continued its run of tight meets, dating back to the middle of last season. However, this season the Stingrays have been on the winning side of the meet sheet. In the first week of the new season, after trailing at Countryside by 41 points, Sequoia managed to win the final six relays and edge the Waves by just one point.

This past Saturday the Stingray swimmers thrilled the home crowd again, winning over Hayden Village by only four points. Needless to say, because the meets have come down to the wire, the relay events have been thrilling participate in and to watch. The Stingrays next face undefeated Franklin Glen in a battle of the undefeateds.  

Coaches Mark Loper and Lara Chapman have prepared the team well in the two weeks leading up to the first meet.  Many personal bests have been achieved during these contests, for veterans and newcomers alike. Special congratulations go out to those who broke team records during these meets:

Kate Croxton: Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly and IM.  She is also the league leader in her age group for each of these strokes.

Brook Feichtl: IM

Kate Croxton, Brooke Feichtl, Kelsey Hamer, Jesse Heise: Girls Freestyle Relay Team.

The showdown with undefeated Franklin Glen turned out to be another meet which came down to the last two relay events. With the Gators ahead by one point, the Sequoia Farms boy’s team was unsuccessful in gaining the points needed to put the Stingrays in the lead. Despite the Sequoia girl’s win in the final relay event, Sequoia ended up on the losing end of yet another close (six point) meet.

Congratulations to the Sequoia Farms first place finishers in the Franklin Glen meet:

Julia Barrett: Girls Free 25M 8&U

Avery Harris: Boys Free 50M 9-10

Kate Croxton: Girls Free 50M 9-10

Kelsey Hamer: Girls Free 50M 11-12

Sydney Fish: Girls Back 25M 8&U

Sydney Loper: Girls Back 50M 9-10

Kelsey Hamer: Girls Back 50M 11-12

Brooke Feichtl: Girls Back 50M 15-18

Julia Barrett: Girls Breast 25M 8&U

Kate Croxton: Girls Breast 50M 9-10

Russell Steinhilber: Boys Breast 50M 11-12 

Georgia Cerisano: Girls Breast 50M 13-14 

Will Steinhilber: Boys Breast 50M 15-18  

Connor Croxton: Boys Fly 25M 8&U

Sydney Fish: Girls Fly 25M 8&U

Avery Harris: Boys Fly 25M 9-10

Kate Croxton: Girls Fly 25M 9-10

Kelsey Hamer: Girls Fly 50M 11-12

Brooke Feichtl: Girls Fly 50M 15-18

Kristen Blee, Julia Barrett, Sydney Fish, Lucy Blazquez: Girls Medley 100M Relay 8&U

Sydney Loper, Caroline Santilli, Kate Croxton, Molly Hamer: Girls Medley 100M Relay 9-10

Nicholas Saied, Russell Steinhilber, Brice Harris, Matthew Bentley: Boys Medley 200M Relay 11-12

Jessie Heise, Lauren Chin, Katie O'Brien, Georgia Cerisano: Girls Medley 200M Relay 13-14

Jessie Heise, Kate Croxton, Kelsey Hamer, Brooke Feichtl: Girls Free 200M Relay Mixed Age

-By Gary Chapman