Photos: Eagles and Guilderville Dive Towards States
Last Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 6 through Nov. 8, Guilderland-Voorheesville and Bethlehem swim squads took to the pool at Shenendehowa to look to qualify for the state competition on Nov. 21 to 22 at Webster High School in Rochester.
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High tuck: Guilderville’s Stella Zobel flies up in the air and starts her dive during the first round. Zobel finished 10th with 380.20 points.
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Soaring over: Eagles’ Leah Bedrosian sticks her arms out as she flies in the air after leaping off the diving board. Bedrosian finished 12th with 341.20 points.
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Perpendicular: Eagles’ Natalie Hopper reaches up for her legs as she performs her second dive of the competition. Hopper finished second with 485.85 points and qualified for states.
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Head over heels: Eagles’ Charlotte Hruby flies in the air after leaping off the diving board and flips during her dive. Hruby finished 11th with 363.40 points.
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Cutting the air: Guilderville’s Emma Samson flips and twists while performing her second dive of the competition. Samson finished sixth with 403.45 points.
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Twist to states: Eagles’ Ellie Danz cuts through the air after leaping off the diving board during her third dive. Danz finished fourth with 472.30 points and qualified for states.
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Quick glide: Eagles’ Lily Hynes lays on top of the water as she swims the backstroke portion of the 200-yard medley relay. The relay team finished third on Friday with a time of 1:56.82 and on Saturday finished third overall with a time of 1:55.83.
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Face washing: Guilderville’s Emma Padula comes up from under the water to swim the breaststroke portion of the 200-yard medley relay. The relay team finished sixth on Friday with a time of 1:59.67 then on Saturday finished sixth with a time of 1:59.27.
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Surrounded by water: Guilderville’s Delia Antohe turns her head for a breath as she swims a lap in the 200-yard freestyle. Antohe finished 25th overall with a time of 2:21.66.
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Water pusher: Eagles’ Gabbi Perri turns her head to get a breath as she starts another lap in the 200-yard freestyle. Perri finished 9th on Friday with a time of 2:06.06 then Saturday finished 9th with a time of 2:05.68.
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Reaching back: Guilderville’s Kiera Van Woert takes in a breath as she swims the backstroke portion of the 200-yard individual medley. Van Woert finished 23rd overall with a time of 2:44.12.
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Coming up fast: Eagles’ Cade Relyea bobs up from under the water as she swims the breaststroke portion of the 200-yard individual medley. Relyea finished 12th on Friday with a time of 2:15.97 then on Saturday finished 15th with a time of 2:27.32
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Getting in quick: Guilderville’s Aliyah Haque puts her hands together as she leaps off the starting block in the 50-yard freestyle. Haque finished 31st overall with a time of 28.64 seconds.
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Everyone in: Eagles’ Elizabeth Sancilio, left, Roxana Yafayeva, and Lily Hynes all start to leap from the starting block in the 50-yard freestyle. Sancilio finished 19th overall with a time of 27.21 seconds, Yafayeva 15th overall with a time of 26.94 seconds, and Hynes fourth with a time of 25.43 seconds.
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Sailing along: Guilderville’s Leah Quackenbush skims along the water as she competes in the 100-yard butterfly. Quackenbush finished 21st overall with a time of 1:12.03.
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Pushing the water: Eagles’ Jane Allinson flies out of the water as she squats the water as she competes in the 100-yard butterfly. Allinson finished 10th on Friday with a time of 1:06.38 then on Saturday finished 12th overall with a time of 1:07.45.