Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships

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By David Rieder

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 3. THE Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships, hosted by Germantown Academy, took place February 25-26 at the Kirk Natatorium and was broadcast live and on-demand by SwimmingWorld.TV.

Girls Results
Germantown's Rachel Zilinskas won two individual races and led her team to a dominating victory. Zilinskas won the 200 IM in 2:03.37, and she returned the next day to take the 500 free in 4:46.28. Teammate Meagan Dollard took the 200 free in 1:51.06, while Taylor Sneed won the 100 back (54.73) and Madeline Maher the 100 breast (1:04.28). Germantown's Sneed, Maher, Bridget Casey, and Sarah Aemisegger won the 200 medley relay in 1:43.74, and Dollard, Angie Sawick, Casey, and Zilinskas combined to post a winning time of 3:26.42 in the 400 free relay.

Peddie's Carolyn Fittin also doubled, winning both the 100 fly (56.30) and 100 free (51.23), ans she led off Peddie's winning 200 free relay. Fittin, Molly Mucciarone, Jillian Liwacz, and Kendese Nangle clocked 1:34.16 for the win. Episcopal's Emily Baturka claimed first in the 50 free (23.69), while Lewis' Natalie Kalibat won one meter diving with 445.35 points.

Germantown won the meet with a 140 point cushion, defeating Peddie, 602 to 462. The Episcopal Academy took third with 357 points.

Boys Results
Germantown's Arthur Frayler doubled with wins in the 200 and 500 freestyles. He used a superb final length to win the 200, posting a 1:39.67, and he took the 500 in 4:24.91 in dominating fashion. Teammate Jimmy McEldrew won the 200 IM in 1:53.14. Meanwhile, Peddie's Jeremy Wong won the 100 free (45.47), while teammate Brendan Walsh took the 100 back (50.76) and Ronald Tsui the 100 breast (55.83). Wong, Max Wilde, Cal Rohde, and Ryan Signorin combined to win the 400 free relay in 3:06.48.

Mercersburg's Tareq Kaaki swept to victory in the 50 free, clocking 20.88, while teammate Conor Monaghan took the 100 fly in 50.38. Mercersburg's Kevin Carroll, Tom Zhang, Monaghan, and Linc Kupke took the 200 medley relay in 1:33.06, while Kaaki, Kevin Shivers, Monaghan, and Kupke posted a 1:23.34 to win the 200 free relay.

Peddie earned the overall meet win with 473 points, while Germantown took second with 407 points and Mercersburg third with 392.

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