Last night the boys’ swim team took on the George Washington Patriots losing the competition with a score of 104-81.
photo by Rebecca Holt
The George Washington Patriots are a talented team that swims year round and has many swimmers ranked in the top ten in the 5a district. The Spartan boys still competed well against the Patriots with a great performances from Tim Mahoney, who won the 50M free style with a time of: 24.89, Demetrius Allen, who took second place in diving with a score of 132.2, and Jackson Epstein, who took second in the 100 back stroke with a time of 1:10.83.
Other top performances came from Daniel Smith, Frank Huppert, and Mike Mahoney. The two teams were caught on tape by Channel 9 news, which recorded the meet. “We competed to the best of our abilities, and they were a great team. We were a little bit intimidated because of their reputation of being a great team, and that bothered us a little. We aren’t used to being on camera either, so maybe that distracted us, as well. But once we were comfortable, we were fine,” said Thomas Currington.
“Considering the fact that GW swims year around, and some of our swimmers play three different sports, we competed very well. I think that during the beginning of the race we were a little nervous because of how good George is. But I am proud of how the boys competed, and we did very well,” stated Head Coach Cindy Allen.
The boys’ next and finial home meet will be next Wednesday on the 28th against the Montbello Warriors. This meet will be senior night for seniors Demetrius Allen, Daniel Smith, Thomas Currington, and Eldar Ayutov.
