Swimming and Diving GV at Easterns

Big Blue travels to Pennsylvania and Eastern Prep School Championships; brings home 4th and COMBINED CHAMPION TROPHY with the Boys team

Easterns Swim Meet

2020

The team traveled to Lancaster, PA and Franklin & Marshall College for the oldest Prep School Swimming and Diving Competition in the US.

Friday Events

200 Medley Relay

B. Hailey Wadell ’21, Emma Cheung ’23, Katie Swan ’23, Abby Ryan ’21 / 1:53.35 (seed 1:57.33)

A. Amy Jiang ’21, Graeleigh Jones ’21, Grace Hitchcock ’20, Mary Kate Turk ’22 / 1:49.10 (seed 1:54.22)

Finals: Jiang, Jones, Hitchcock, Turk / 1:48.19 (7^th)

200 Free (prelim, seed, finals, place)

Sofia Smirnov ’22 / 2:01.01 (seed 2:04.17)

Ashley Vensel ’22 / 1:58.82 (seed 2:02.95) 1:57.94 (20^th)

Jones / 1:56.88 (seed 1:59.98) 1:58.31 (15^th)

Veronika Kisova ’23 / 1:53.12 (seed 1:56.83) 1:52.36 (6^th)

200 IM

Wadell / 2:18.96 (seed 2:24.35)

Cheung / 2:18.64 (seed 2:17.76)

Grace Hwang ’22 / 2:15.95 (seed 2:20.97) 2:19.39 (23^rd)

Swan / 2:12.68 (seed 2:15.53) 2:11.26 (13^th)

50 Free

Hannah Ono ’22 / 26.09 (seed 27.16)

Ryan / 25.66 (seed 25.83)

Daphne Edwards ’23 / 26.10 (seed 26.38)

Turk / 25.36 (seed 25.59) 25.43 (21^st)

100 Fly

Gwen Empie ’21 / 1:02.06 (seed 1:03.68)

Hwang / 59.87 (seed 1:01.74) 1:01.38 (16^th)

Jiang / 1:00.77 (seed 1:02.61) 1:00.69 (19^th)

Hitchcock / 58.41 (seed 1:01.68) 59.11 (13^th)

Swan / 59.43 (seed 1:01.14) 58.68 (12^th)

200 Free Relay

B. Hwang, Jiang, Cheung Smirnov / 1:43.61 (seed 1:45.62)

A. Ryan, Vensel, Edwards, Kisova / 1:41.43 (seed 1:44.12)

Final: Ryan, Vensel, Smirnov, Kisova / 1:40.98 (7^th)

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The second half of the Easterns Meet was held today, Saturday, February 15. Once again, Andover’s preparation for this meet paid off; morning swims catapulted many into the evening, scoring events. Girls diving was held today too. Sophia Blaine came in 12^th, Presley Kmeta-Suarez came in 15^th and Ingrid Appen came in 19^th. SO STRONG

In the end, Andover Girls placed 4^ththis year with a team total of 418 points. By combining those 418 points with the boys’ first place total of 641 points, the teams earned FIRST PLACE in COMBINED scoring! Amazing!

Big thanks to parents who came, supported, supplied food or supplied funds. Thanks as well to the Athletic Department and the team at Paresky Commons. This is truly a special meet that is well worth the time and energy to attend. Germantown Academy does a phenomenal job hosting each year.

Saturday Events

100 Free

Daphne Edwards ’23 / 56.51 (seed 57.53)

Abby Ryan ‘21 / 55.82 (seed 58.58) 56.33 (24^th)

Sofia Smirnov ’22 / 55.67 (seed 57.49) 56.17 (15^th)

Mary Kate Turk ’22 / 54.70 (seed 56.99) 54.78 (10^th)

500 Free

Grace Hitchcock ’20 / 5:19.69 (seed 5:33.71) 5:20.72 (21^st)

Veronika Kisova ’23 / 5:03.72 (seed 5:08.14) 4:57.89 (3^rd)

Ashley Vensel ’22 / 5:09.69 (seed 5:21.59) 5:12.33 (15^th)

100 Back

Gwen Empie ’21 / 1:05.50 (seed 1:08.53)

Hannah Ono ’22 / 1:05.39 (seed 1:06.88)

Hailey Wadell ’21 / 1:03.26 (1:05.36) 1:01.85 (18^th)

Amy Jiang ’21 / 58.04 (1:00.78) 57.35 (5^th)

100 Breast

Emma Cheung ’23 / 1:10.12 (1:10.84) 1:10.35 (21^st)

Graeleigh Jones ’21 / 1:05.48 * School Record (1:08.96) 1:05.37 *School Record (3^rd)

400 Free Relay

B. Grace Hwang ’22, Edwards, Smirnov, Vensel / 3:43.12

A. Katie Swan ’23, Turk, Jones, Kisova / 3:37.26

Finals

Swan, Turk, Jones, Kisova / 3:34.62 (5^th)