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Swimming Shows Well at City

February 10, 2008

TJ girls’ swimming takes third at the DPL championships.
by Marc Houghton

aswim.jpg    The Lady Spartan swimmers finished their season on a good note this weekend, taking third place at the City meet at Manual. Finishing behind the teams from Denver East and George Washington, the girls proved once again that they are among the top teams in Denver.
    The meet started out well at the preliminaries on Friday night as TJ had at least one swimmer finish in the top twelve (only swimmers who finish twelfth or better make it back to swim in the finals on Saturday) in almost every event. The top placer after Friday night was Andrea Shacklock, who took third in the 100 yard freestyle. The Spartan 400 freestyle relay team also finished in third, and the 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays were seated in fourth going into the finals on Saturday.
    With East and GW competing closely for the top two spots, TJ and the team from Denver South were in a tight race for third. After the final scores were tallied, it was obvious that TJ had both more depth and talent than the Rebels. The top performers from the Spartans in the finals were Shacklock, who dropped even more time in her 100 freestyle, Hall Hupperts, who finished fifth in the 100 freestyle and swam in both the 200 freestyle and 200 Medley relays, and Catherine Piccone, who placed 5th in the 100 backstroke and also swam on two relays.
    The 200 freestyle relay, consisting of Hupperts, Piccone, Shacklock and senior Ryanne Mollo wasn’t able to take off the time they needed to qualify for state, but all four swimmers played a big part in making the meet successful for the team.
    The TJ divers were also a big reason that the team was able to score so well. With four divers placing in the top twelve, they contributed greatly to TJ’s total of 177 points. Led by sophomore Morgan Bertram, the divers performed very well, as they have all season for the Spartans.
    With this meet, TJ finishes up another successful season. Although they will be losing some key seniors, the team has plenty of young talent and should be able to come back next season as strong as ever.
 

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