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Swim Team Beats New Fairfield And Loses Close One To Panthers

By Andy Hutchison

Published: Oct 08, 2015 12:00 am

Newtown High School’s girls’ swimming and diving team defeated host New Fairfield 101-80, on October 2, and the Nighthawks fell 92-89 to the visiting Pomperaug Panthers of Southbury on October 6.

Newtown’s top results from each event in the New Fairfield meet are as follows:

200 yard medley relay: 1. Meg Olszewski, Maddie Carter, Casey Klein, and Mary Hufziger 2:02.32.

200 freestyle: 2. Bridget Duero, 2:01.48. 3. Kristina Goeree 2:20.94.

200 individual medley: 1. Emma Brantl 2:30.19. 3. Cecelia Schoeni 2:39.10.

50 freestyle: 1. Hufziger 26.17. 3. Gianna Terracino 28.40.

Diving: 1. Kari Djonne 264.05. 2. Emma Wolfman 192.90. 3. Kiera Sughrue 168.45.

100 butterfly: 1. Klein 1:06.16. Schoeni 1:16.74.

100 freestyle: 1. Hufziger 58.07. 2. Terracino 1:02.55.

500 freestyle: 2. Carter 5:42.83. 3. Duero 5:53.95.

200 free relay: 1. Schoeni, Terracino, Brantl, and Hufziger 1:53.57. 3. Amanda Berry, Elsie Johnson, Emma Riebe, and Alex Ferris 2:01.79.

100 backstroke: 1. Klein 1:06.91. 3. Olszewski 1:17.07.

With the win locked up, the Nighthawks exhibitioned the final two events, the 100 breaststroke and 400 free relay.

The team’s top finishes from the Pomperaug meet are as follows:

200 medley relay: 2. Olszewski, Brantl, Klein, Hufziger 2:00.93.

200 free: 2. Duero 2:09.23.

200 IM: 3. Brantl 2:28.81.

50 free: 1. Hufziger 26.10.

Diving: 1. Djonne 265.10 points. 2. Sarah MacMullan 161.20 points.

100 fly: 2. Klein 1:06.09.

100 free: 1. Hufziger 56.64.

500 free: 2. Duero 5:41.64.

200 free relay: 2. Carter, Terracino, Brantl, Hufziger 1:50.71.

100 backstroke: 1. Klein 1:06.51.

100 breaststroke: 2. Brantl 1:17.95.

400 free relay: 3. Duero, Terracino, Olszewski, Klein 4:08.92.

Despite coming up a bit short against Pomperaug, the Nighthawks impressed their coach, Zach Gauvin.

“I thought the girls swam really well against one of the best teams in the state in Pomperaug. We’ve been training really hard lately and I thought the girls might be swimming tired, but they stepped up to the plate and swam tough,” he said.

Casey Klein swims the butterfly event during a meet.

Emma Riebe competes during a meet at Newtown High. Riebe and the Nighthawks defeated New Fairfield on October 2 and lost to Pomperaug on October 6.

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