Photos: Eagles Win Sectionals, Send 4 To States
The Guilderland-Voorheesville and Bethlehem swimming teams made a splash in the Section 2 swimming and diving sectional championships at Shenendehowa High School last week. The Eagles won their first sectional championship since 2001, Guilderville finished sixth.
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Contortainst: Eagles’ Tahir Hocalar flips and twists in the air as he performs his third dive on Thursday. Hocalar finished ninth with 274.55 points.
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Checking out the water: Eagles’ Max Connolly flips in the air, as water droplets fall from his hair, during his fourth dive. Connolly finished 8th with 289.80 points.
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Flipping good time: Guilderville’s Kiernan Wendling looks towards the pool as he spins during his fourth dive. Wendling finished 5th with 386.70 points.
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Big swim: Eagles’ Ezra McIlvain turns to get a breath of air as he starts another lap in the 500-yard freestyle. McIlvain finished 25th with a time of 6:02.04.
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Pushing water: Guilderville’s Jack Zeliph turns his head to the left as he takes a breath of air as he completes another lap in the 500-yard freestyle. Zeliph finished 21st with a time of 5:45.18.
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Hey there: Guilderville’s Hayden Heckler turns his head as he swims down his lane during his 500-yard heat. Heckler finished 8th on Friday then 7th on Saturday with a time of 5:13.42.
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Good pace: Guilderville’s Colin Doney turns his head to the left for some air as he completes one of many laps in the 500-yard freestyle. Doney finished 23rd with a time of 5:47.45.
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And go! Eagles’ Ian Savage leaps from the block as teammate Ewan Izzard touches the wall for the third leg in the 200-yard free relay. The relay team won on Friday then won on Saturday in the finals for a NYS qualifying time of 129.10.
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Water everywhere: Eagles’ Ewan Izzard comes from under the water as he swims down his lane in the 100-yard backstroke. Izzard finished 2nd on Friday with a time of 58.54 seconds then finished 2nd on Saturday with a NYS qualifying time of 53.51 seconds.
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Pushing it away: Eagles’ Levi German brings his left hand from under the water as he goes down the lane in the 100-yard backstroke. German finished 8th on Friday with a time of 58.54 seconds and 59.23 seconds on Saturday.
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Under the flags: Guilderville’s Alex Zhang swims down his lane passing the first set of flags with swimming in the 100-yard backstroke. Zhang finished 11th on Friday with a time of 1:00.69 and 10th on Saturday with a time of 1:00.45.
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Encased: Eagles’ Jacob Hershberg goes down the lane as water goes all around him in the 100-yard backstroke heat. Hershberg had the top time on Friday with a time of 53.13 seconds then won with a NYS qualifying time of 51.39 seconds and qualified for states.
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Peekaboo: Eagles’ Alexander Zhang comes up from under the water as he swims the second lap of the 100-yard breaststroke. Zhang finished 12th with a time of 1:06.37 on Friday then on Saturday finished 12th with a time of 1:06.90.
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Cutting the water: Guilderville’s Mark Shao starts to go back under the water after taking a breath of air in the 100-yard breaststroke. Shao finished 11th with a time of 1:05.31 on Friday then 1:03.37 on Saturday for a 9th place finish.
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Big movement: Eagles’ Mason Bergeron comes up for a big breath of air as he comes down his lane in the 100-yard breaststroke. Bergeon finished 22nd with a time of 1:13.24.
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Popping up to states: Eagles’ Simba Jenga comes up from under as he swims the second lap of the 100-yard breaststroke. Jenga finished 7th on Friday with a time of 1:01.81 then finished 6th with a NYS qualifying time of 1:01.18 and qualified for states.
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Face wash: Guilderville’s Anthony Padula starts to come out from under the water as he competes in the 100-yard breaststroke. Padula finished 10th with a time of 1:05.28 then finished 10th on Saturday with a time of 1:04.28.