Swim: Loudoun Showed Its Depth at AA State Swim Meet

(Feb. 25, 2010) - Loudoun swimmers certainly made a big splash with the strong finish of the Broad Run High School boys and Briar Woods girls at the AA state meet over the weekend, but the depth of Loudoun swimming showed all the way through the finals which were swam in two sections.

While they may have not scored in the top eight, those in the first finals had fast times, advanced after beating a deep field in the prelims and scored points for their teams. (See article here on swimmers that place in top eight from the meet)

The only local individual swimmer to touch first in the B finals was Broad Run's Alan Horback who swam a 22.79 to take ninth overall in the 50 free. The Briar Woods boys 400 free relay team of Chris Farley, Eric Guessford, Phillip Mardock and Nick Mason also finished first in their B final with a 3:26.47.

Taking 10th place overall included: Briar Woods' Kristin Haufler in the 50 free (25.38), Briar Woods' Caleigh Hensley in the 100 free (54.18), Freedom's Nick Campbell in the 100 back (56.89) and the Potomac Falls' Ariana Staffen in the 100 breast (1:11.49).

Staffen had a busy meet as she was also 14th in the 200 IM (2:16.94) and she swam with the Panther girls medley relay was was 13th (1:56.98) and included Carla Harvey, Carson Newton and Bridget Werner. And the Panther girls took 13th in the 200 free relay with Harvey, Newton and Werner joined by Elisa Kim (1:46.90).

In addition to the 100 back, Campbell took 14th in the free with a 1:50.95 and he was part of Freedom's boys 400 relay which took 13th, along with Ozan Duran, Michael Harmon and  Chris Crampton (3:26.47).

More Loudoun swimmers in the Top 16
Boys medley relay - Broad Run 16th (Cameron Lucas, Mike Poltash, Will Metzfield, Rex Larabee) 1:50.08
Girls 200 free - Sophie Newton (LC) 14th, 2:02.07
Boys 500 free - Aidan O'Hara (Dom) 13th, 5:03.84
Boys 200 relay - Potomac Falls 12th (Alex Ternovski, Grant Decker, Gavin Saunders, Eoghan Foley) 1:34.65
Girls 100 back - Carla Harvey (PF) 12th, 1:02.53
Girls 100 back - Caleigh Hensley (BW) 13th, 1:02.65
Girls 100 back - Sophie Newton (LC) 16th, 1:03.26
Girls 100 breast - Sydney Collins (BW) 13th, 1:12.24
Girls 100 breast - Jalyn Marks (Dom) 14th, 1:12.29
Boys 400 relay - Potomac Falls 15th (Sean Hurrell, Riley Jamison, Alex Ternovski, Eoghan Foley) 3:34.27.

In the AAA meet there were also some strong finishes in the B finals with Heritage Damon Rosenburg taking ninth in the 100 breast with a 1:08.92. His sister, Kaleigh Rosenburg was 12th in the 200 IM with a 2:26.29.

Teammate Geoffrey Wright was 16th in the 50 free with a 25.34.

Loudoun Valley's Kelsey Ryan was 15th in the 100 fly (1:06.75) and 13th in the 100 back (1:07.79). The Valley boys 400 free relay of Capwell Taylor, Chris Rabung, Jack Parker and Christian Reinertson were 16th with a 1:44.00.