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Sallies and Tower Hill are DIAA swim champs

Cape boys and girls each finish 11th
Cape senior L.B. Harrington leaves the blocks in the 200 free relay. He and his teammates Josh Reinhold, Aaron Senturk and Marcus Gromofsky placed eighth with a time of 1:33.81 and broke their former best time in the event. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
March 1, 2021

Salesianum boys and Tower Hill girls took the top spots on the podium as the 2021 DIAA state champions Feb. 27-28 at the Sussex Academy Aquatic Center in Georgetown.

Finishing behind Sallies in the boys’ meet were Charter School of Wilmington, Tower Hill, Appoquinimink and Sussex Tech. Cape finished 11th overall, just ahead of Indian River and Sussex Academy. 

Following Tower Hill in the girls’ meet were Ursuline, Charter School of Wilmington, Newark Charter and Padua. Caesar Rodney was the first Henlopen Conference school, in ninth place, followed by Cape in 11th and Sussex Academy in 12th. 

“We were very pleased with the two weeks of practice between conferences and states,” said Cape coach Bill Geppert. “The team swam well, with several personal bests. It's always hard this time of year with spring sports getting ready to start. Our highlights include the third-place medal finish for the girls in the 200 free relay and the boys breaking their 200 medley relay time. It's always bittersweet at states for our seniors since they work so hard to get there, and for most, this will be their last swims.”  

For full results, go to sslswim.org.

 

Cape senior Julie Heffernan leaves the blocks in the medley relay. She and her teammates Aya Daisey, Amaya Daisey and Erin Morrissey placed 12th with a time of 1:59.11.
Sussex Central’s Breyden Wright takes off from the blocks in the 100 backstroke. He took second place on the podium with a time of 53.32.
Amaya Daisey swims the breaststroke leg of the medley relay.
Milford sophomore Carley Mackert swims the butterfly leg of the medley relay.
Sussex Academy freshman Gracie Maughan swims the fly leg of the individual medley. She placed eighth with a time of 2:16.80.
Cape junior Marcus Gromofsky swims the 100 backstroke. He finished eighth with a time of 57.88.
Josh Turek swims the back leg of the medley relay.
Thomas Weeks swims the 500 freestyle. He finished ninth with a time of 5:06.47.
Cape junior Josh Reinhold takes off from the blocks in the 50 freestyle. He swam a time of 23.59.
Cape’s Brian Fleming swims the 100 fly. He finished with a time of 58.71.
Sussex Academy’s Jackson Basile leaves the blocks in the 200 free relay.
Ndango Dinga swims the 100 backstroke and finishes with a time of 1:02.17.
Delmarva Christian’s Coleman Woodard swims the 100 breaststroke. He finished with a time of 1:08.07.
Cape junior Dylan Steinwedel swims the individual medley.
Thomas Weeks swims the 500 freestyle. He finished ninth with a time of 5:06.47.
Milford’s Mason Sauers leaves the blocks in the medley relay.
Sussex Academy’s Emily Trout swims the fly leg of the medley relay.
Cape junior Heidi Simmons swims the 200 freestyle.
Cape’s 200 free relay team finished third. Shown in back are (l-r) Anna Sullivan and Amaya Daisey; in front are Erin Morrissey and Aya Daisey. PHOTO COURTESY OF BUD KEEGAN

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