Photos: Guilderville Sends One To States, BKW-Duanesburg Wins First Sectional Title
The Section 2 girls swimming sectionals took place at the Aquatic Center at Shenendehowa High School for a three-day event. Guilderland-Voorheesville finished seventh with 105 points in Division 1 and Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Duanesburg won its first ever sectional title with 343 points.
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Flying back: Guilderville’s Kate McCallum performs her first dive in the Section 2, diving championships last Thursday at Shenendehowa Aquatic Center. McCallum finished in 14th with a score of 345.20.
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Tight tuck: Guilderville’s Gabby Coluccio performs her dive in the first round of dives on Nov. 4. Coluccio finished in 10th with 379.00 points.
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Staring at the water: Guilderville’s Julia Cole twists in the air during her second round of dives. Cole finished in 23rd with 235.55 points.
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Flipping over water: Guilderville’s Emma Oretel bends her body like a comma while performing a dive on Nov. 4. Oretel finished in 28th with 134.90 points.
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All smiles: BKW-Duanesburg girls swim team show off their first-ever sectional plaque after winning it in the Section 2, Division 2 championship on Saturday afternoon at Shenendehowa Aquatic Center.
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Off and going: BKW-Duanesburg’s Abigail Nelson flips backwards in the start of the backstroke portion of the 200-yard Medley Relay Championship final on Nov. 6. The relay team finished fourth with a time of 1:59.43.
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Gliding over the water: BKW-Duanesburg’s Alexandria Bard takes a breath of air as she swims fast in the championship final in the 200-yard freestyle. Bard finished fourth with a time of 2:06.70.
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Coming at you: BKW-Duanesburg’s Emma Lindecke swims the butterfly portion in the 200-yard individual medley championship final on Nov. 4. Lindecke finished in second with a time of 2:17.83 and helped BKW-Duanesburg to their first sectional championship.
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Water flying: BKW-Duanesburg’s Paige Kropp comes up for a breath and to fling water backwards as she swims in the 100-yard butterfly championship final. Kropp finished in seventh with a time of 1:09.38.
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Out for a swim: BKW-Duanesburg’s Erin Johnson, left, comes towards her teammate Becca Wright to see how many more laps are left in the consolation championship in the 500-yard freestyle. Johnson finished 14th overall with a time of 6:41.52.
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High-fives: BKW-Duanesburg’s Alexandria Bard and a teammate slaps hands after coming back from at least two seconds behind to win the 200-yard freestyle relay in the championship final with a time of 1:47.92.
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Emerging from underneath: BKW-Duanesburg’s Abigail Nelson after making a turn in the 100-yard backstroke championship final. Nelson finished in fourth with a time of 1:04.29.
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Torpedo: BKW-Duanesburg’s Caroline Ash bobs up from underneath the water in the championship final in the 100-yard breaststroke. Ash finished in seventh with a time of 1:16.91.
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In awe: BKW-Duanesburg’s Emma Lindecke and Maura O’Donnell scream for joy as they dominate in the championship final in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The relay team had a time of 3:49.41.
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Showing off the patch: BKW-Duanesburg’s 400-yard freestyle relay team — Becca Wright, Maris Mitchell, Emma Lindecke, and Maura O’Donnell — wear their Hawaiian shirts after winning the relay race.
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Get in there: BKW-Duanesburg’s Emma Lindecke, right, along with her teammates push in their head coach Walter Armstrong into the pool after being announced sectional champions with a total of 343 points. The first sectional championship in the four-year merger of the schools.
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Going fast: Guilderville’s Rachel Lai, with a bed of water behind her, swims the backstroke portion of the championship 200-yard medley relay final on Saturday afternoon. The relay team finished in seventh with a time of 1:56.15.
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Water beard: Guilderville’s Becca Hurst swims in the breaststroke portion in the 200-yard medley relay but also competed in the consolation finals in the 100-yard breaststroke. Hurst finished 13th overall with a time of 1:12.87.
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May I help you? Guilderville’s Gianna Carsillo swims in the 200-yard medley relay but also swam in the 100-yard freestyle consolation finals on Saturday afternoon. Carsillo finished in 16th overall with a time of 58.11.
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Off to states: Guilderville’s Brooke Sommo hydroplanes across the pool as she competes in the 100-yard butterfly championship final. Sommo finished in second with a time of 59.27 and moves onto the state competition at Ithaca College.