Photos: Guilderville Swims Hard At Sectionals, Brkanovic States-Bound
From Thursday to Saturday, Feb. 13 to 15, the Guilderland-Voorheesville swim team competed against the other top Division 1 schools in the Section 2 championships at Shenendehowa High School. Isak Brkanovic qualified for multiple events at states on March 7.
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High flipper: Guilderville’s Kiernan Wendling takes to the air during his fourth dive during last Thursday’s diving championships. Wendling finished sixth with 316.20 points.
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Getting in: Guilderville’s Caleb Doney prepares to leap off the starting board as his teammate Isak Brkanovic finishes the breaststroke portion of the 200-yard medley relay. The relay team finished fifth with a time of 1:43.99 then finished fifth overall after Saturday’s final.
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Pushing the water away: Guilderville’s Alex Zhang turns his head to get a breath of air as he starts his second lap in the 200-yard freestyle. Zhang finished 14th overall on Friday with a time of 1:54.39 then on Saturday finished 16th overall.
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Hydroplaning: Guilderville’s Ryan Doorly comes up from under the water to sweep it away as he catches a breath of air in the 200-yard individual medley. Doorly finished 27th overall with a time of 2:27.33.
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Casual swim: Guilderville’s Anthony Padula brings his left arm backwards as he swims in the backstroke portion in the 200-yard individual medley. Padula finished 21st overall with a time of 2:21.42.
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Little splash: Guilderville’s Caleb Doney stays low along the water as he swims in the 100-yard butterfly. Doney finished 18th overall with a time of 1:02.33.
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Gaining time: Guilderville’s Juneau Wilford gets a breath of air as the water trickles off his arms as he swims in the 100-yard butterfly. Wilford finished 15th on Friday with a time of 1:00.93 then on Saturday finished 15th overall.
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Good pace: Guilderville’s Hayden Heckler gets a breath of air as he brings his right arm forward in the 500-yard freestyle. Heckler finished in 18th overall with a time of 5:24.25.
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Long reach: Guilderville’s Thomas Zeliph brings his right arm backwards as he pushes off from the wall during his first lap in the 100-yard backstroke. Zeliph finished 4th overall with a time of 56.38 on Friday then finished fifth overall on Saturday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Wave maker: Guilderville’s Isak Brkanovic pops up from under the water as he swims in the 100-yard breaststroke. Brkanovic had the top spot on Friday with a time of 58.94 seconds then on Saturday won the event.