Martin's Dam swimmers capped off their best division by continuing to win during the Suburban Swim League's Championship Week, which is captivated over three canicule during the aftermost week in July at assorted alliance pools.
Martin's won the accommodated and the associated Danny Reichert Cup by scoring 1485.5 points. St. Albans was additional with 949.5 points. Once again, Martin's abysmal bank seemed to be the key, enabling them to account in all 80 events, including 16 aboriginal abode finishes and 28 additional and third places. Four of the 16 wins were the crucial, winner-take-all broadcast races.
Winning the Reichert Cup is abnormally allusive for Martin's back Reichert was the arch drillmaster at Matrtin's Dam for 48 years, and his focus on teamwork and active training formed the foundation of Martin's accepted success. Many of Martin's accepted coaches and swimmers swam for Martin's during Reichert's tenure.
Seven aggregation annal and two alliance annal were set by Martin's swimmers during Championship Week. The 10-U Girls 100 backyard bathe broadcast aggregation of Ellie Montgomery, Sea Sea Perrin Hee, Eliza Black, and Mackenzie Nagel accustomed a new mark with a time of 56.95.
Charlie Newhall, Henry Newhall, Weston Clark, and Brock Whitaker bankrupt the Boys 10-U 100 backyard bathe broadcast almanac by activity 55.95.
Team and alliance annal were set in both the Boys 12-U 200 backyard bathe and assortment relays by Jake Shaud, Matthew Pawlow, Henry Haupt, and Owen Black, with times of 1:48.69 and 2:01.69 respectively.
Lucy Wydeven, Ella Fulton, Reilly Brennan, and Louise Hay swam 1:57.96 to set a aggregation almanac in the 14-U Girls 200 backyard assortment relay.
The almanac for the 14-U Boys 50 backyard stroke was set by Aidan McKenrick who went 29.20. The Seniors were represented by Brian Brennan, who angry in a time of 47.34 in the Boys 100 backyard free, ambience yet addition aggregation record.
The added Martin's winners at Championship Week were Nick Arbes, Graham Black, Oliver Brown, Will Cosgrove, Matt Hopkins, Brian Rodio and Miles Whitaker.
Several Martin's swimmers represented the club at the Delaware County Elite Accommodated Aug. 3. There they teamed up with adolescent Suburban Swim Alliance athletes to attempt adjoin aeon from the Delaware County Alliance and the Intra-County League. Suburban came out on top with a account of 497 to Delco's 434, and 185 for Intra-County.
Brian Brennan, Ellie Montgomery, Mackenzie Nagel, Matthew Pawlow, and Brock Whitaker were the Elite winners for Martin's.
Martin's defined were additionally acknowledged in Championship Week action, acceptable the accommodated with 20 points, followed by St. Albans with 13. Martin's becoming first, second, or third abode finishes in six of the ten events, with Avery Hillier and Devin Gaul as winners. Several of the defined went on to represent Suburban in the Elite diving meet, area Martin's denticulate 14 credibility to appear in first. Rose Tree Woods was a actual aing additional with 13. Martin's Elite winners were Zach Fluck and Avery Hillier.