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Central Catholic Raiders Girls Swimming '19-'20

George and depth

North Andover won all but one event but Central Catholic had the depth to pull out an 88.5-81.5 swimming victory. Alexandra George was a double winner for the Raiders. Michigan recruit Malia Amuan won four events for NAHS.

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Girls Swimming, 09/13/21 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Hemp dominates, Central takes second

CAMBRIDGE — Eagle-Tribune All-Star Kerrigan Hemp capped her stellar high school career in record-setting fashion on Sunday.
 
Hemp delivered a pair of individual victories, including a record swim in the 100 backstroke, earning Swimmer of the Meet honors, and freshman Maddy Marcella added a record of her own as Central Catholic took second as a team at the MIAA Division 2 Swim Championships at MIT. 
 
The Raiders finished with 279 points, trailing just Wellesley (430). 
 
 “Overall, the team pulled together for a very good second place finish,” said Central coach Carlton Cronin. “Kerrigan swam great. I could speak about her for hours. She is the most successful swimmer I have ever worked with at Central Catholic.”
 
A two-time Eagle-Tribune MVP, Hemp first swam to victory in the 100 butterfly in 56.98. That was well ahead of the time of the Division 1 champ (58.50) from earlier in the day.
Hemp then shattered her own Division 2 meet record in the 100 backstroke in 55.94. She set the old mark (56.82) in 2017. That time on Sunday again beat the 2019 Division 1 champion (56.29).
“Kerrigan is an outstanding swimmer and an outstanding teammate,” said Cronin. “She demonstrated extreme maturity and sportsmanship. She was always the first to come to the pool and the first one in, getting ready for a championship. I will definitely be thinking of her next year.”
While Hemp — who will next swim for the University of Denver — was closing out her Raider career, a freshman made some history of her own.
Marcella won the 500 freestyle in 5:10.30, breaking Hemp’s Central Catholic school record. Marcella also took second in the 200 freestyle (1:55.47) and swam on a pair of relays.
“Maddy had a very strong swim in the 500,” said Cronin. “We are really looking forward to seeing what she can do in future years. The first person to inform me about Maddy breaking the record was Kerrigan. She was so happy for her teammate.”
Adding a second for the Raiders was the 200 freestyle relay of Maddison McAloon, Cailyn Scharneck, Julia Paradis and Madeline Freitas.
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Girls Swimming, 11/17/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Andover wins 11th straight North title

Behind a dominant performance by Emily Clements, Andover swimming made it 11 straight North titles Sunday night.

Clements won four goal medals, leading the Golden Warriors to the team title at the North Sectional Swim Meet at Boston University. A year after winning the North crown by just 11 points, Andover rolled to 463 points this fall, besting No. 2 Central Catholic (256 points).

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Girls Swimming, 11/11/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Andover wins 11th straight North title

Behind a dominant performance by Emily Clements, Andover swimming made it 11 straight North titles Sunday night.

Clements won four goal medals, leading the Golden Warriors to the team title at the North Sectional Swim Meet at Boston University. A year after winning the North crown by just 11 points, Andover rolled to 463 points this fall, besting No. 2 Central Catholic (256 points).

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Girls Swimming, 11/11/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Andover rolls to MVC Meet title

The head coach may be different, but the story was the same for the Andover High swim team on Sunday.

The Golden Warriors earned seven individual or relay victories, rolling to the Merrimack Valley Conference championship title at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.  

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Girls Swimming, 11/03/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Simard tops diving

 

Haverhill sophomore Cailey Simard scored an impressive 458.15 to romp to the 11-dive title at the MVC Dive Invitational. Improving teammate Sophia Lundgren was a distant second with a 371.80.

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Girls Swimming, 10/26/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars

Raiders reach for first

It was a neck-and-neck battle, but the Central Catholic swim and dive team eventually pulled out the 85-80 nailbitter over Lowell. Maddy Marcella certainly did her part for the Raiders, winning the 50 freestyle (26.27) while swimming a leg on the winning 200 medley relay team (2:10.13).

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Girls Swimming, 09/17/19 » 0 Comments & 0.0 Stars