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TJ Swims Past Kennedy

December 19, 2007

TJ Girls' Swimming takes an easy victory over the Commanders.

by Marc Houghton

normal_hall_swimming2~0.jpg    The Lady Spartan swimmers finished their last meet before winter break with a dominating performance over the Commanders of Kennedy on Tuesday.  With this win, TJ moves to 2-1 in dual meets on the season after beating Montbello in their first meet and falling to George Washington in their second.    

     The girls started out the meet with an easy win in the 200 medley relay.  The winning team consisted of Sophmore Andrea Shacklock, and Seniors Catherine Piccone, Ryanne Mollo, and Alex Hurlbut.  The relay still has not met their goal of qualifying for the state meet, but with most of the season ahead of them they are hopeful that they can drop a couple of seconds to make the time. 

    One of the top performers of the meet was Catherine Piccone, who won the 500 freestyle as well as being a member of both of the winning relay teams.  Andrea Shacklock also had a good meet, winning the 100 freestyle, and coming very close to a state qualifying time in the 50 freestyle.

     With four meets under their belt, the girls are getting into the groove of the season, and their times are getting closer to where they need to be to compete with teams from all over the city.  With three more dual meets against Denver West, Denver East, and Denver South, the girls have a good chance to show that they are among the best in the Denver Prep League.  They will be training hard over winter break, and will come into the new year ready to get some early wins. 

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Written by Marc Houghton · Filed Under Headlines, Sports, Swimming-Girls'