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Sequoia Farms Stingrays Take on Chinquapin Wahoos

Busy week for the Sequoia Farms Stingrays.

Submitted by Gary Chapman

If you needed something to do this week and you were a member of the Sequoia Farms Swim Team, there was the "IM Tough" meet on Monday, the "Developmental Meet" on Wednesday, the "Dual Meet" on Saturday, then the "Relay Carnival on Sunday. 

The "IM Tough" meet gave swimmers the chance to test their times against some of the league's best, in an opportunity to swim the Individual Medley without having to first swim an entire dual meet. The Stingrays had some outstanding performances that night, in Chantilly. 

The next thing you know, it's a sultry evening in Burke Center. Here, Sequoia joined the Penguins as they began the Wednesday "Developmental Meet." Times were recorded and the swimmers made improvements before dangerous weather brought an early end to the meet. 

For its dual meet, the Stingrays traveled to Alexandria to meet the Chinquapin Wahoos swim team in a showdown of the undefeated teams. By the time the cloudy skies cleared, it was evident that Chinquapin would probably keep its divisional trophy at home as they defeated the visiting Sequoia team. It was a pivotal contest that is likely to determine the winner of the Colonial League gold division. 

Because the Stingrays were away, at an unusual yard venue, many meter-tuned Sequoia swimmers found some difficulty measuring and negotiating turns and finishes. However, several Stingrays turned this disadvantage into somewhat of an individual benefit as they swam to new, yard-measured, team records. 

New individual yard records for the boys set by: Brian Chapman, Diego Cromwell, Samuel Kirkpatrick. 

New girls' individual yard record holders: Lucy Blazquez, Lillianne Fish, Sydney Fish, Avery Gegg, Jessie Heise, Sydney Loper. 

New yard relay records set in medley relay events:
Lillianne Fish, Avery Gegg, Ella Santilli, Nadia Boggs in Girls 8 and Under
Kristen Blee, Julia Barrett, Sydney Fish, Lucy Blazquez in Girls 9 and 10. 

Individual boys' first place finishes: Brian Chapman (double winner), Brice Harris (triple winner), Russ Steinhilber. 

Individual girls' first place finishes: Lucy Blazquez, Lillianne Fish, Sydney Fish (triple winner), Avery Gegg, Jessie Heise (double winner),  Sydney Loper (triple winner), Caroline Santilli and Jennifer Steinhilber.  

In the relay events Sequoia brought its third win home with first-place swims in:

Boys 8 - Under, Medley Relay: Daniel Zakula, Ryan Bechtol, Samuel Kirkpatrick,  Pat Bartro.

Girls 9-10, Medley Relay: Kristen Blee, Julia Barrett, Sydney Fish and Lucy Blazquez.

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Girls 11-12, Medley Relay: Sydney Loper, Caroline Santilli, Hannah Clardy and Molly Hammer.

Boys 13-14, Medley Relay: Ryan Morris, Russ Steinhilber, Daniel Williams and  Nicholas Saied.

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Girls 15-18, Medley Relay: Jessie Heise, Lauren Chin, Jennifer Steinhilber and  Marissa Cassens.


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