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LYC wins Division II Delmarva Swim Association League championship
Long day of swimming at Sussex Academy pool pays off for Lewes swimmers
Sussex Academy grad and rising Villanova sophomore Julia Mortimer swims the butterfly leg of the 200-yard medley relay for the Lewes Yacht Club. DAN COOK PHOTOS
July 30, 2018
Lewes Yacht Club swimmer Jenna Reinhold loses her goggles during the butterfly leg of the medley relay. Despite the handicap, she turned in her personal best time.
Lewes Yacht Club swimmer Josh Reinhold cuts through the water after a turn in the backstroke.
Swimmers leave the blocks during the medley relay.
Lewes Yacht Club swim team sisters Sydney, left, and Eve Mundok swam in lanes five and six in the 50 butterfly and finished with the exact same time of 34.17. They compete with the Sussex Academy swim team during the school year.
Lewes Yacht Club swimmer Samantha Connors swims the backstroke leg of the medley relay.
Chet Mariner swims the butterfly leg of the medley relay for LYC.
Liz Bodio swims the butterfly leg of the medley relay for the Lewes Yacht Club.
Tess Mariner swims the backstroke for LYC.
Trey Mitchell swims the breaststroke leg of the medley relay for the Sussex Family YMCA.
Cape Henlopen High School swimmer Madelyn McGreevy takes off from the blocks in the 50-yard backstroke. She swam for the Barracuda Swim Team from Seaford.
The Delmarva Swim Association presented Harvey Velott with the 2018 Gordon Maynes Award, which shows appreciation for many years of volunteer service. Shown with Velott are his wife Linda, right, and his daughter Erin.
A large crowd was on hand for the 2018 Delmarva Swim Championships at the Sussex Academy Aquatics Center.
Sussex Family YMCA swimmer Joe Marino leaves the blocks in the freestyle relay.
Thomas Weeks powers through the pool for the Sussex Family YMCA in the freestyle relay.
Sussex Family YMCA swimmer Parker Edge swims the freestyle relay.
The Delmarva Swim Association presented six $1,000 scholarships at the event. Receiving the scholarships are (l-r) Parker Shawver, Jordan Friedman, Anna Engel and Cooper Shawver. Not pictured are Lilly Rakow and Erin Velott.
Levi Manlove, swimming for LYC’s 8 and under boys, competes in the sixth of six heats in the backstroke. Manlove qualified for several events in the championships.
LYC coach Strohm Edwards was busy keeping an eye on his team during the championship meet.
Sidney Caldwell, LYC 9-10 girls, takes part in the third heat of the backstroke.
Jude Damouni, LYC 9-10- boys, swims the butterfly leg of the medley relay.
With one of the largest teams in contention, the Lewes Yacht Club won the Division II title at the Delmarva Swim Association League Championship meet. Twenty-four teams from the tri-state area competed in the meet at Sussex Academy Aquatics Center July 28. For final results, go to delmarvaswim.org.
