Rock Ridge Swimmers Make A Splash

By ANDY HUTCHISON

Published: Jul 18, 2008 12:00 am

Rock Ridge Country Clubâs swim team participated in its first away meet of the summer at The Ridgefield Boys and Girls Club on July 8.Â

Rock Ridge won 243-122

The results are as follows:

Ages 8-and-under

First place:

Nicole Germak, Conor McNerney, Anna Harrison, Nicholas Cappelli - 200 Meter Mixed Medley Relay

Gianna Terracino - 25 freestyle (24.5)

Ryan Patrick - 25 freestyle ( 22.67), and 25 backstroke (29.90)

Nicole Germak - 25 backstroke (26.43)

Andrew Lally - 25 breaststroke (31.06)

Rebecca Gavel - 25 breaststroke (30.86)

Anna Harrison - 25 butterfly (24.78)

Reed Hammond - 25 butterfly (33.10)

Nicole Germak, Ryan Patrick, Nicholas Cappelli, Anna Harrison - 200 freestyle relay

Second and third place:

Brooke Varnum - third, 25 freestyle (27.70), second 25 breaststroke (35.47)

Anna Harrison - second, 25 backstroke (26.81)

Conor McNerney - second, 25 breaststroke (35.0)

Nicholas Cappelli - third, 25 breaststroke (39.16)

Andrew lally - third, 25 butterfly (39.03)

Nicole Germak - second, 25 butterfly (24.95)

Ages 9-10

First place:

Caitlin Linden, Michael Poulter, Caroline Beal, Patrick Conte - 200 meter mixed medley relay

Caitlin Linden, Emily Campbell, Haley Trudell, Mackenzie Macchiarulo - 200 meter freestyle relay

Emily Campbell - 25 freestyle (17.59)

Patrick Conte - 25 freestyle (19.58), 25 breaststroke (30.21)

Haley Trudell - 25 backstroke (24.79)

Michael Poulter - 25 backstroke (22.62)

Caitlin Linden - 25 breaststroke (31.34), 25 butterfly (21.38)

Second and third place:

Grant Varnum, David Usher, Kate Capelli, Emily Campbell - 200 mixed medley relay

Caroline Beal - second, 25 freestyle (17.85); third, 25 butterfly (24.49)

Grant Varnum - second, 25 freestyle (20.25); second, 25 backstroke (23.38)

Mackenzie Macchiarulo - second, 25 backstroke (29.50)

David Usher - second, 25 breaststroke (38.41)

Haley Trudell - third, 25 breaststroke (25.38)

Emily Campbell - second, 25 butterfly (23.45)

Ages 11-12

First place:

Adam Harrison, Elizabeth Helmig, Robert linden, Lucy Shea - 200 meter mixed medley relay

Michael Lally - 50 freestyle (37.81)

Lucy Shea - 50 freestyle (39.37)

Adam Harrison - 50 backstroke (41.78)

Elizabeth Helmig - 50 breaststroke (49.43)

Robert Linden - 50 breaststroke (47.80); 50 butterfly (40.95)

Mia Terracino, Leah Mais, Dale Shearin, Elizabeth HelmigÂ - Girls 200 freestyle relay

Michael Lally, Jack Beal, Adam Harrison, Robert Linden - Boys 200 freestyle relay

Second and third:

Jack Beal, Michael Lally, Dale Shearin, Mia Terracino - second, 200 freestyle relay

Caroline Poulter, Leah Mais, Lindsay Fuori, Marissa DiBella - third, 200 mixed medley relay

Mia Terracino - secondÂ 50 freestyle (39.90); third, 50 backstroke (52.11)

Leah Mais - third, 50 freestyle (43.64); second, 50 breaststroke (55.68)

Elizabeth Helmig - second, 50 backstroke (47.80)

Michael Lally - second, 50 breaststroke (49.06)

Dale Shearin - second, 50 butterfly (53.06)

Marissa DiBella - third, 50 butterfly (41.19)

Adam Harrison - second, 50 butterfly (41.19)

Jack beal - third, 50 butterfly (1:07.31)

Lindsay Fuori, Caroline Poulter, Jenny Morrissey, Lucy Shea - 200 meter free relay

Ages 13-14

First place:

Emily Spicci - 50 freestyle (34.30); 50 backstroke (44.32)

Second and third place:

Molly Elliott - third, 50 freestyle (37.49); second 50 backstroke (48.66)

Leah Wallace - third, 50 breaststroke (1:02.49)

Emily Spicci - second, 50 butterfly (43.13)

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