The Walton girls 2013-14 swimming and diving season got off to a strong start as the Raiders prevailed at the Cobb Relays last Saturday at Mountain View Aquatic Center. Walton edged runner-up Lassiter by eight points, 128-120, while Kennesaw Mountain finished third with 90 points. Senior
Kira de Bruyn, a Georgia Tech signee, anchored three victorious relay teams for the Raiders (200-yard backstroke, 400 medley and 200 butterfly).
Walton’s boys made it a clean sweep of the proceedings, amassing an impressive 288 points. Lassiter came in second with 236 points and Kennesaw Mountain was third with 208. The Raiders won seven of eight events, in part thanks to Nick Froemming. The sophomore paced Walton to four of its relay wins-in the 200 medley, the 400 medley, the 200 backstroke and the 200 freestyle.
The Wesleyan boys, who won state championships in 2010-11 and 2011-12, hosted Dunwoody in a dual meet last Friday and scored a 170-144 victory. Junior Luke Hedrick won the 100 butterfly for the Wolves and teamed up with Ben Buckley, Leo Mateu and Nathan Settlage to win the 400 freestyle relay. Buckley, a sophomore, also finished second in both the 200 individual medley and the 500 freestyle.
Freshman Abby Gardner continued a fast start to her career on the diving board for Wesleyan. Gardner took home top individual honors from the Marist Diving Invitational earlier this month and last Friday she won the one-meter diving competition against Dunwoody. She earned 249.95 points, while fellow freshman Emily Christensen of the Wildcats was second with 230.40 points and Wesleyan junior Maggie Dryden came in third with 224.30 points. Overall, the Lady Wolves edged Dunwoody 162-149. Senior Carrie Ciccotello of Wesleyan triumphed in the 100 backstroke, the 100 freestyle, the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay.
The Parkview boys, who have won two consecutive state championships (Class AAAAA in 2012 and Class AAAAAA in 2013) are off to a 2-0 start for their 2013-14 campaign. Following a 191-114 win over Mill Creek on Nov. 9, the Panthers beat North Gwinnett 163-142 last Saturday. Freshman Bradley Downs starred with individual victories in the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly while also taking part in Parkview’s 200 freestyle relay win. The North Gwinnett girls trumped Parkview 174-138. Morgan Fleming anchored victorious relay teams in the 200 freestyle and the 400 freestyle and she also won the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle to lead the Bulldogs.
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