Photos: Making a Splash
The Helderberg Valley girls’ swim team, made up of Duanesburg and Berne-Knox-Westerlo students, charged into the pool at Mohonasen High School on Thursday afternoon to battle the Warriors. The team, which had no divers while Mohonasen did, swam fast enough to still squeak out an 89-to-87 victory, under the leadership of a new head coach, Walter Armstrong.
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Bobbing up: Helderberg Valley's Emma Lindecke comes up from the water in the breaststroke portion of the 200-yard Individual Medley. Lindecke finished in second place with a time of 2:20.33.
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Stream of water: Helderberg Valley's Maris Mitchell took one stroke at a time on her way to winning the 500-yard freestyle event. Mitchell’s time was 5:54.94.
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Deep breath: Helderberg Valley's Abigael O’Donnell takes a deep breath as she competes on the last leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay. O’Donnell swam a leg of 26.22.
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Teammate Becca Wright swam the first leg of the 200-yard freestyle relay. Wright swam a 29.19 with the relay team, finishing second with a time of 1:52.42.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Ready to dive in: Helderberg Valley's Maura O’Donnell stands on the board in preparation to do the butterfly as Emma Lindecke swims the breaststroke in the 200-yard Medley Relay. The relay team won the event with a time of 2:03.98.