Photos: Guilderville Makes Big Splashes At States
On March 3 and 4, the Guilderville boys’ swim team took on 433 state-wide swimmers at Ithaca College for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association swimming championships.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Making waves: Guilderville’s Bao Nguyen heads towards the blocks while swimming the backstroke portion in the 200-yard medley relay. The relay team finished 33rd in the state with a time of 1:46.91.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
On the bed of water: Guilderville’s Vicent Coppola heads down his lane while getting a breath in the preliminary heat in the 200-yard freestyle. On Friday, Coppola finished 16th overall (1:44.39) then came back Saturday to finish 20th in the state with a time of 1:46.28.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Off and flying: Guilderville’s Eric Ryan swats the water away in the 100-yard butterfly. Ryan finished 13th overall (51.50 seconds) on Friday then came back Saturday to finish 15th in the state with a time of 51.74 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Battle in the pool: Guilderville’s Vincent Coppola swats the water as he competes right near Ethan Miao of Levittown-Meadow in Friday's preliminary heat. Coppola finished 27th overall (48.12 seconds) then came back on Saturday to finish 26th in the state with a 48.04 seconds.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Flying to a top ten: Guilderville’s Isak Brkanovic leaps far from the starting board in the 200-yard freestyle relay. On Friday the relay team finished 10th overall (1:28.01) then on Saturday finished 10th in the state with a time of 1:27.94.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Working hard: Guilderville’s Eric Ryan bobs up from under the water in his preliminary heat in the 100-yard breaststroke. Ryan finished 26th overall (1:00.39) then on Saturday finished 25th in the state with a time of 1:00.16.