Photos: Swimming To States, Helderberg Valley Sends One
This past weekend, Thursday Nov. 3 to Nov. 5, the Guilderville and Helderberg Valley girls swim teams took to the pool in hopes to qualify for Nov. 17-18 NYSPHSAA championships at Webster High School, just outside Rochester. Helderberg Valley’s Maura O’Donnell will compete in two events.
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Backward flier: Guilderville’s Kate McCallum performs a reverse dive as she flies through the air towards the water last Thursday. McCallum finished ninth in division 1 with a score of 365.90.
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Getting air: Guilderville’s Vivienne Nejaz flips in the air while performing her dive in the first round. Nejaz finished 15th in division 1 with a score of 321.80.
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All out: Guilderville’s Gabby Coluccio holds onto her legs as she flips through the air during her second round dive. Coluccio finished in 11th in division 1 with a score of 352.45.
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Off we go: Helderberg Valley’s Maris Mitchell pushes off from the wall as she leads off in the 200-yard Medley Relay. The relay team finished third in their heat with a time of 1:59.91 and then finished fourth in the section on Saturday with a time of 1:58.67.
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Looking through the water: Helderberg Valley’s Alexandria Bard flaps the water away with her hands as she swims the butterfly portion of the 200-yard Medley Relay.
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Tidal wave: Helderberg Valley’s Bridget O’Donnell looks up and takes a breath as she swims a lap during her 200-yard freestyle prelim. O’Donnell finished 5th in her heat with a time of 2:22.22, then on Saturday finished 14th in the section with a time of 2:22.73.
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Off on the right foot: Helderberg Valley’s Maura O’Donnell pushes off with her right foot on the starting block on Friday morning in the 200-yard individual medley.
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Helderberg Valley’s Maura O’Donnell swims the breaststroke portion of the 200-yard individual medley. O’Donnell won her heat with a time of 2:13.04 on Friday, then came back on Saturday to be the Sectional champion and qualify for states with a time of 2:12.19. She’ll also be swimming in the 100-yard breaststroke.
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Arms wide open: Helderberg Valley’s Caroline Ash fully extends her arms as she swims in the 100-yard butterfly on Friday. Ash came in sixth in her heat with a time of 1:16.65, then on Saturday finished 11th overall with a tie of 1:15.30.
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Hydroplaning: Helderberg Valley’s Abigail Nelson takes a breath as she swims a lap in the 100-yard freestyle. Nelson finished third in her heat with a time of 59.47, then on Saturday finished 7th overall with a time of 58.67.
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Ripples: Helderberg Valley’s Alexandria Bard makes the water look calm as she swims in the 100-yard freestyle. Bard finished second in her heat with a time of 57.53, then on Saturday finished 5th with a time of 57.61.
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Casual swim: Helderberg Valley’s Maris Mitchell comes up from the turn in the 100-yard backstroke. Mitchell finished third in her heat with a time of 1:06.50, then on Saturday finished 8th overall with a time of 1:06.58.
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Leaping off: Helderberg Valley’s Caroline Ash, left, and Maura O’Donnell get ready to hit the pool in their preliminary race in the 100-yard breaststroke. O’Donnell finished first with a time of 1:08.91 and Ash third with a time of 1:18.46, then on Saturday O’Donnell won the sectional championship with a time of 1:08.38 and Ash finished 8th with a time of 1:20.20.
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Kissing the water: Guilderville’s Kelly Keaney comes up from under the water as she makes the turn in the 200-yard medley relay in the backstroke. The relay team finished fourth in their heat with a time of 1:58.06, then on Saturday finished 7th overall with a time of 1:56.99.
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Sleep swimming: Guilderville’s Kelly Keaney has her head on the water as she takes a breath in the 200-yard freestyle. Keaney finished 6th in her heat with a time of 2:05.63, then on Saturday finished 15th overall with a time of 2:06.66.
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Flapping away: Guilderville’s Emma Shao glides over the water as she swims the butterfly portion of the 200-yard individual medley. Shao finished in 4th with a time of 2:17.80, then on Saturday finished in 9th with a time of 2:15.00.
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Strong feet: Guilderville’s Gianna Carsillo pushes off her right toe as she leaps off to start her 100-yards freestyle. Carsillo finished 6th in her heat with a time of 58.84 and was 19th overall in the section.
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Hi there: Guilderville’s Gianna Carsillo turns her head to the right to take a breath in the 100-yard freestyle.
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Raising from below: Guilderville’s Emily Salisbury comes from under the water to start the return lap in the 100-yard backstroke. Salisbury finished 8th in her heat with a time of 1:12.27 and finished 34th overall.
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Water clap: Guilderville’s Rebecca Hurst bobs up from the water in the 100-yard breaststroke. Hurst finished 4th in her heat with a time of 1:10.41, then on Saturday finished 10th with a time of 1:10.19.