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Cape girls' swimming moves to 3-0; boys win first

December 19, 2014

The Cape girls' swimming team moved to 3-0 on the season with a 114-55 win over Indian River at the Ennis School pool in Georgetown. The Vikings boys also got into the win column with a 90-80 victory over the Indians.

The girls got off to a powerful start as the 200 medley relay team of Elena Campbell, Sarah Hyde, Amelia Nigh-Johnson and Grace Brokaw took top honors with a time of 1:58.25. They continued their meet dominance with Sarah Hyde winning the 200 individual medley in 2:24.16.

"Our relay team really swam well together today," said sophomore Sarah Hyde. "Our relay starts were really on."

Amelia Nigh-Johnson won the 50 freestyle in 26.20 while Sarah Hyde flew through the pool in the 100 butterfly with a 1:05.85. Sarah Rambo took the 100 freestyle sprint and the 100 backstroke with a 1:00.75 and 1:08.53, respectively.

Molly Weeks won the grueling 500 freestyle with a 5:59.68 and teamed with Sarah Rambo, Amelia Nigh-Johnson and Sarah Hyde to win the 200 free relay with a 1:51.55. Weeks, Rambo, Nigh-Johnson and Grace Brokaw won the 400 free relay with a 4:05.89.

"The 500 is a challenging event," said sophomore Weeks. "I'm just happy I helped the team by scoring in the race."

The boys' squad had a tougher time with the Indians, winning by just 10 points.

Jack Weeks, Mike Schrock, Rick Brokaw and Cole Conrad teamed to take the 200 medley relay with a 1:53.43. Brokaw followed up with a 2:10.17 victory in the 200 freestyle.

Jack Weeks won the 100 butterfly and the 100 backstroke with 55:30 and 56:50, respectively.  Tyler Mitchell took the 100 breaststroke with a 1:13.86 to finish out the Vikings' scoring.

"Both teams had solid performances today," said assistant coach Pete Olson.

Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.