Shawmut's Junior National Team Grows!

Shawmut 13 & Overs traveled to MIT and swam fast over a long weekend at Age Group Championships. Three more Shawmut swimmers qualified for Junior Nationals: Sammy Neumann (200 fly), Emily Metta (100 breaststroke), and Lauryn Brown (50 free). Way to go!
 
Over the course of the weekend, 9 Shawmut individual and relay team records fell. Meg Hutchinson set new records in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Ray McGorry broke his own records in the 100 & 200 breaststroke. While exhausted at the end of each finals session, the Shawmut relay swimmers stepped it up and swam tough. The boys relay team of Ray McGorry, Gabe Davis, Justin Tse, and Roy Sung set new team records in the 400 & 800 freestyle relays. The Shawmut 13-14 girls relay of Andrea Almandoz, Megan Pierce, Alicia Perry, and Saya Higano shattered the previous 800 freestyle relay record by 14 seconds! The 13-14 400 Medley Relays finished up strong on Sunday night. The girls relay of Halie Olson, Kayla Lilly, Kristina Barakov, and Andrea Almandoz broke the team record by 2 seconds, while the boys relay of Shawn Nee, Ilie Tomac, Brandon Hancock, and Kersten Rapp broke the team record by 4 seconds. Shawmut finished 4th in team standings. GO SHAWMUT!