Concord-Carlisle goes the distance to clinch second straight MIAA Division 1 girls' swimming title
Key to victory: placing three swimmers in the top 11 of the meet's most grueling event, the 500 freestyle. Bea Turrettini finished second, and Sarah Nadzo and Hana Baldini finished sixth and 11th, respectively.
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'Twice a week, we split up our workout and have distance lanes running,' said Goldberg. 'We had four girls in our distance lane every Monday and Wednesday, all season long.'
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Led by Bucknell-bound senior Joslin Halsey, who won two individual events and and was a part of two winning relays, Lincoln-Sudbury finished second for the second consecutive year. It was a tough season for the Warriors, who lost access to their pool and had to travel 30 minutes to another for practices.
Halsey took the last lap in the meet's closing race, the 400 freestyle relay, clinching the win. It meant more because of what the team had been through.
'I touched the wall and saw 1, and I was so happy,' said Halsey.
In the night's first event, Attleboro took a lead on Zuri Ferguson's 25.31 lead lap and never let go. Teammates Ava Dougherty, Samantha Provost and Caroline Lunch-Bartek followed with strong swims of their own to see the Bombardiers defeat Lincoln-Sudbury and Concord-Carlisle to win with a time of 1:50.97. Ferguson would go on to win the 100 backstroke in a 54.62, earning All-American honors.
In the 200 individual medley, Sharon's Feining Huang had a convincing victory, bettering her seed time by nearly three seconds, winning the race with a 2:07.70. The 50 free was tightly contested, with the top four finishers within .4 seconds of each other. New Bedford sophomore Serenity Coleman came out the winner with a time of 24.32.
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Audrey Hannigan (Marshfield/Hanover) reacts as she celebrates her winning time of 53.62 in the 100 freestyle.
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200 medley relay — 1. Attleboro, 1:50.97; 2. Lincoln-Sudbury, 1:51.49; 3. Concord-Carlisle, 1:51.84.
200 freestyle — 1. Joslin Halsey, Lincoln-Sudbury, 1:51.54; 2. Makayla Ellis, Westfield, 1:53.06; 3. Zuri Ferguson, Attleboro, 1:53.68.
200 IM — 1. Feining Huang, Sharon, 2:07.7; 2. Frankie Dolby, Westfield, 2:14.42; 3. Caroline Blatchford, Bishop Fenwick, 2:16.22.
50 freestyle — 1. Serenity Coleman, New Bedford, 0:24.32; 2. Elisabeth Reiling, Concord-Carlisle, 0:24.33; 3. Samantha Lee, Norwood, 0:24.59.
Diving — 1. Maisey O'Donnell, Concord-Carlisle, 457.600 points; 2. Jazmine Green, Newton South, 412.050; 3. Rachael Silva, Durfee, 400.800.
100 butterfly — 1. Joslin Halsey, Lincoln-Sudbury, 0:55.53; 2. Feining Huang, Sharon, 0:56.07; 3. Serenity Coleman, New Bedford, 0:56.43.
100 freestyle — 1. Audrey Hannigan, Marshfield, 0:53.62; 2. Gabby Harding, Minnechaug, 0:53.76; 3. Samantha Lee, Norwood, 0:54.48.
500 freestyle — 1. Makayla Ellis, Westfield, 5:04.68; 2. Bea Turrettini, Concord-Carlisle, 5:09.56; 3. Amelia Gallant, Bishop Fenwick, 5:15.83.
200 freestyle relay — 1. Lincoln-Sudbury, 1:40.6; 2. Minnechaug, 1:41.45; 3. Concord-Carlisle, 1:42.31.
100 backstroke — 1. Zuri Ferguson, Attleboro, 0:54.62; 2. Olivia Erwin, Bishop Feehan, 0:59.09; 3. Harikalal Birali, Franklin, 0:59.39.
100 breaststroke — 1. Sarah Fortier, Concord-Carlisle, 1:08.87; 2. Lydia Mossi, Lincoln-Sudbury, 1:10.34; 3. Isabella Morillo, St. Mary's, 1:10.38.
400 freestyle relay — 1. Lincoln-Sudbury, 3:39.17; 2. Concord-Carlisle, 3:40.03; 3. Franklin, 3:42.31.
Team results — 1. Concord-Carlisle, 270; 2. Lincoln-Sudbury, 220; 3. Franklin, 181.5; 4. Minnechaug, 161; 5. Attleboro, 131; 6. Westford, 125; 7. Sharon, 122; 8. Westfield, 116; 9. Bishop Feehan, 89; 10. Bishop Fenwick, 86.
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