The Marr-lin Swim Team hit the road last month to compete in the regional championship meet held in Union, NJ. The members of the team who met attendance and sportsmanship requirements helped lead the team to a 3rd place finish in the overall standings. Some of the highlights include the following swimmers in the 9 & under age group: Preston Amos (50 yd. Freestyle 43.25), Nayla Matos (50 yd. Freestyle 55.52), Adam Regan (50 yd. Freestyle 45.61), Cole Riley (50 yd. Backstroke 1:03.95), Curt Boyd (50 yd. Freestyle 52.60), Alison Cahill (50 yd. Backstroke 49.75), Anna Cahill (50 yd. Freestyle 1:02.98), Nia Cahill (50 yd. Freestyle 1:02.96), Jason Casey (50 yd. Freestyle 44.16), Thomas Flaherty (50 yd. Backstroke 58.89), Max Garside (50 yd. Freestyle 46.38), Aidan Geary (50 yd. Freestyle 58.73), Betzalee Matos (50 yd. Freestyle 48.01), Kate McGrath (50 yd. Freestyle 42.79), Eric Mischler (50 yd. Freestyle 42.22), Denise O’Donovan (50 yd. Freestyle 49.34), Julieanne Stones (50 yd. Freestyle 36.10) and Niamh Ward-Molloy (50 yd. Backstroke 59.90). Top times for the 11 & under age group include: Brendan Cadogan (50 yd. Freestyle 43.75), Kaleigh Cadogan (50 yd. Freestyle 41.32), Gavin Doherty (50 yd. Breaststroke 46.99), Audra Garvey (50 yd. Butterfly 52.41), Clare McCarthy (50 yd. Freestyle 33.21), Caitlyn O’Connor (50 yd. Breaststroke 52.26), Sarah O’Donovan (50 yd. Breaststroke 41.55), Jesus Rodriguez (50 yd. Freestyle 34.78), Kaeja Saucer (50 yd. Freestyle 52.90), Zuzanna Stepnowski (50 yd. Freestyle 40.83), Samantha Sullivan (50 yd. Freestyle 36.70) and Kevin Zarnoch (50 yd. Freestyle 34.02). Strong showings from the 13 & under age group include: Jackie Bertram (100 yd. I.M. 1:21.33), Christopher Cadogan (100 yd. Freestyle 1:59.30), Briana Carter (50 yd. Freestyle 52.83), Kyle Casey (50 yd. Breaststroke 46.10), Nicole Casey (100 yd. Freestyle 1:26.09), Olivia Fenton (50 yd. Freestyle 32.95), Teresa Flaherty (50 yd. Backstroke 45.39), Maeve Hally (50 yd. Freestyle 40.51), Lauren Hernandez (100 yd. I.M. 1:18.95), Brenna Kirby (50 yd. Freestyle 35.54), Emily Mischler (100 yd. I.M. 1:19.55), Grace Scuzzarella (100 yd. I.M. 1:15.67), Victoria Smith (50 yd. Freestyle 35.97), Stephen Spencer (50 yd. Freestyle 38.72), Mateusz Stepnowski (50 yd. Freestyle 40.75), Emily Suslowicz (100 yd. I.M. 1:27.28), Lauryn Thorpe (50 yd. Freestyle 38.11) and Morgan Williams-Casey (100 yd. Freestyle 1:23.55). Swimmers age 15 and under posting top times include: Shannon Casey (100 yd. Freestyle 1:17.44), Kristen Fields (100 yd. I.M. 1:14.84), Colleen Garside (100 yd. Breaststroke 1:36.16), Jessica Hernandez (100 yd. Freestyle 1:09.77), Shane Kelly (100 yd. Breaststroke 1:24.18), Robert Lawless (100 yd. Freestyle 1:27.83), Fiona McCarthy (100 yd. Freestyle 1:12.62), Maeve O’Brien (100 yd. Butterfly 1:24.49), Alyssa Ramsey (100 yd. Freestyle 1:10.62), Juan Rodriguez (100 yd. Freestyle 1:08.31), Evlyn Scuzzarella (100 yd. Breaststroke 1:33.78), Samantha Smith (100 yd. Breaststroke 1:25.84) and Monica Woods (100 yd. Freestyle 1:16.73). Lastly, outstanding performances from swimmers in the 18 & under category include: David Barry (100 yd. Freestyle 1:01), Emily Carvalho (100 yd. Breaststroke 1:34.59), Martin Chomicki (100 yd. I.M. 1:07.52), Sydney Denver (50 yd. Freestyle 56.43), Courtney Garside (100 yd. Freestyle 1:13.69), Aisling Kerr (100 yd. Freestyle 1:16.75), Samantha MacLean (100 yd. Freestyle 1:31.58), Maeve McCarthy (100 yd. Freestyle 1:19.64), Sydney McGrath (100 yd. I.M. 1:16.39), Caroline O’Brien (100 yd. Freestyle 1:20.64), Sean O’Donnell (100 yd. Freestyle 56.96) and Joseph Woods (100 yd. Breaststroke 1:26.63),. We would like to congratulate all of the members of the team on their strong showing. For information on the upcoming 6-team Intramural Swim League please contact Aquatic Director, Aquiles Gomes at ext. 2220.
Education Program Vacation Week Activities
The Education program will offer a number of special activities during the upcoming school vacation week including trips to the State House & Boston Common, the Adams Street Library Puppet Show, the Cambridge Science Festival & M.I.T. Museum and the 2-day Cyber Summit being held at the Blue Hill Boys and Girls Club. In addition, the Read To Ride incentive program begins this week with prizes awarded to the top readers during the coming weeks. In addition to these special events the Education program offers Homework Help (Monday to Thursdays), One-to-One Tutoring and small group programs such as Kids College (Mondays), Dough! Time & Money (Tuesdays), Mad Science (Wednesdays), Kids Lit (Thursdays) and T.G.I.F. Theme Days (Fridays). For more information on our Education programs please contact Emily Capurso at 617-288-7120, ext. 2320.
