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Langley Wildthings Defeat Previously Unbeaten Dunn Loring Dolphins

July 12, 2014 – The Langley Wildthings and the Dunn Loring Dolphins took today’s meet down to the wire, placing the outcome on Event 52: the Girls Mixed-Age Freestyle Relay. With a time of 2:04.56, the team of Ellie Ryan (12), Liliana Schone (10), Maggie Bellaschi (13) and Katie Robinson (17) bested the Dolphins, bringing the Wildthings’ record to 2-2, and handing Dunn Loring its first defeat of the season. The final score was 214-206.

The Wildthings were in top form, with a commanding six sweeps.

This week’s Double Blue Ribbon Wildthings are:

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Brady Quinn, Boys 8&Under, for 25 M Freestyle and 25 M Backstroke

Liliana Schone, Girls 9-10, for 50 M Freestyle and 50 M Breaststroke

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Ellie Ryan, Girls 11-12, for 50 M Freestyle and 50 M Breaststroke

Kate Walter, Girls 9-10, for 50 M Backstroke and 25 M Butterfly

 

Single Blue Ribbon Winning Wildthings are:

 

Muriel Wallach, Girls 8&Under, for 25 M Freestyle

Claire Mullery, Girls 13-14, for 50 M Backstroke

Nathan Johnson, Boys 15-18, for 50 M Backstroke

Carlos Carrion, Boys 8&Under, for 25 M Breaststroke

Gabriella Sanchez, Girls 8&Under, for 25 M Breaststroke

Anya McKee, Girls 13-14, for 50 M Breaststroke

Beckett Collins, Boys 8&Under, for 25 M Butterfly

Audrey Wallach, Girls 11-12, for 50 M Butterfly

Maggie Bellaschi, Girls 13-14, for 50 M Butterfly

 

In addition to the Girls Mixed-Age Freestyle Relay, these four relay teams also won:

 

Brady Quinn, Beckett Collins, Carlos Carrion, Colin Walter: Boys 8&U 100 M Freestyle Relay

Kate Walter, Helena Swaak, Nathalie Schmanske, Liliana Schone: Girls 9-10 100 M Medley Relay

Adair Sand, Ellie Ryan, Audrey Wallach, Karissa Smith: Girls 11-12 100 M Medley Relay

Claire Mullery, Anya McKee, Maggie Bellaschi, Katie Slade: Girls 13-14 M Medley Relay

 

The Wildthings also took fourth place in this week’s Division 4 Relay Carnival. Langley won six blue ribbons and placed fourth overall. Three of those six wins were also new club records: Kate Walter, Liliana Schone, Nathalie Schmanske and Helena Swaak swam the Girls 9-10 100 M Medley relay in 1:13.41, beating a 2010 record of 1:14.19 by Elena Shklyar, Emily Wallach, Maggie Bellaschi and Claire Mullery.

The team of Audrey Wallach, Izzy Schone, Adair Sand and Ellie Ryan edged out a new Girls 11-12 100 M Freestyle relay, with a time of 1:00.59, over  the 2012 record of 1:00.71 set  by Maggie Bellaschi, Elena Shklyar, Claire Mullery and Emily Wallach.

The same team of Sand, Ryan, Wallach and Schone set a second record on Wednesday evening, in the Girls 11-12 100 M Medley relay, with a time of 1:06.25 over the 2012 record of 1:07.73, set by Shklyar, Wallach, Bellaschi and Mullery.


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