CHARGERS SWIM & DIVE CONTINUE WINNING WAYS

 

The Shorecrest Chargers Swim and Dive team has had a very busy couple of weeks, beginning with the double dual meet against Canterbury and Out of Door Academy. For the boys team, the relays led the way with the 200 Medley (Misha Muskepo ‘20, David Sartania ‘20, Caleb Kravitz ’20 and Joseph Brockman ‘20) and 400 Free (Caleb K. ‘20, Spencer Mendelsohn ‘21, Misha M. ’20 and Joseph B. ‘20) taking first place. Winning two individual events each were Caleb K. ’20 (200 and 500 Free) and Joseph B. ’20 (50 and 100 Free). Taking first in one individual event were: Kieran Herlihy ’22 (Diving) and Misha M. ’20 (100 Back).

 

The girls won all three relays with the 200 Medley (Kate R. ‘24, Mariyah Skinner ‘23, Stella Pagano ’22 and Shannon Ross ‘21), 200 Free (Emery Camp ‘20, Ainsley Burke ‘23, Devyn Kropf ’22 and Sarah Lankford ‘22), 400 Free (Emery C. ‘20, Devyn K. ‘22, Ainsley B. ‘23 and Sarah L. ‘22) besting both teams. Winning two events each were Sarah L. ’22 (200 and 500 Free) and Emery C. ’20 (50 and 100 Free). Taking first in one individual event each were: Emerson Schreiner ‘23 (Diving), Ellie Lewis ‘22 (100 Fly), Shannon Ross ‘21 (100 Back) and Ainsley Burke ‘23 (100 Breast). Congratulations to all on a job well done.

 

The next double dual was against Indian Rocks Christian and Clearwater Central Catholic. Leading the boys team with one relay win in the 200 Free were Caleb Kravitz ‘20, Evan Hoefer ‘21, Michael Longino ‘20, and Joseph Brockman ’20. Diving was definitely a factor in the boys win with Kieran Herlihy ’22, Michael Canizares ‘22 and Nicholas Canizares ‘26 going 1-2-3 respectively. Joseph Brockman ‘20 (200 IM) and Caleb Kravitz ‘20 (50 Free) were the two first place finishers.

 

The girls team won the 200 Free Relay (Mariyah Skinner ‘23, Stella Pagano ‘22, Shannon Ross ‘21 and Devyn Kropf ’22) and the 400 Free Relay (Emery Camp ‘20, Ainsley Burke ‘23, Devyn Kropf ‘22 and Sarah Lankford ‘22). Winning two individual events was Emery Camp ‘20 (50 and 100 Free) and taking one first place each were Sarah Lankford ‘22 (200 Free) and Emerson Schreiner ‘23 (Diving). Another great job by all!

 

Two relay meets added to the fun! The Middle School team competed at Berkeley Prep and did very well and the varsity team participated in the Total Team Wares Relay Challenge meet - with the boys finishing 2^nd overall and the girls as 3^rd. Dressing up as pirates and some loud cheering helped the team win the 1A Spirit Award too!

 

Finally, the Middle School team competed in a 4-team meet at Berkeley Prep. The boys finished in 2^nd place and the girls in 3^rd. Winning individual events were Maddox M. (100 Free & 200 Free), Nicolas H. ’24 (100 IM & 50 Back) and Kate R. ’24 (50 Back). The boys 200 Medley Relay (Ethan S. '26, Nicolas H. ‘24, Maddox M. '26 and Anton H. '26) was also a first place winner.

 

The Chargers are back in action on Friday (diving) and Saturday (swimming) for the Tampa Bay Classic Invitational Meet.