On Saturday, October 30th, the swim team joined Denmark in a time trials meet to kick off the season! In a Pink Out! theme to support breast cancer awareness, Cambridge and Denmark, decked out in their pink, brought their best to the Cumming Aquatic Center.
Women's Team Scores
Cambridge - 518
Denmark - 444
Men's Team Scores
Denmark - 460
Cambridge - 359
Combined Team Scores
Denmark - 904
Cambridge - 877
Kicking off the meet, the men's 200-medley relay (Jack O'Connor, Oleg Kolesnikov, Gavin Schoeling, Ben Grottle) took second place with a state qualifying time of 1:46.50. The B-relay (Zach Andersen, Gavin Grann, Yan Berezitsky, Aaron Grann) took fourth.
The repeat state champion medley relay for the women's team (Jennifer Griner, Caroline Gaines, Claire Kerber, Kate Kerber) took first with a state qualifying time of 1:55.94. The B-relay (Jamie Walsh, Sydney Forbes, Camille Brown, Samantha Hamilton) took fourth.
In the men's 200-yard free, Ben Grottle sailed into first with a state qualifying time of 1:48.35. Jack O'Connor took third and Gavin Shoeling took fifth.
In the women's 200-yard free, Paige Jaeger took first with a time of 2:15.29, followed by Olivia Skinner in second, Phoenix Koontz in third, and Emma Solomon in 5th. Sophie Brison swam exhibition with a time of 1:56.97.
In the men's 200-yard individual medley, Zach Andersen took third with a time of 2:17.73. Aaron Grann took fourth.
In the women's individual medley, Cambridge did a three-way sweep with state qualifiers. Claire Kerber took third with a state qualifying time of 2:20.85, Jamie Walsh took fourth with a state qualifying time of 2:21.50, and freshman Caroline Gaines took fifth with a state qualifying time of 2:21.60.
In the men's 50-yard free, Gavin Grann took seventh with a time of 25.31, followed by Matthew Harper in eighth, Ryan Robertson in 14th, Elijah Edison in 17th and Samraj Malik in 20th.
In the women's 50-yard free, Samantha Hamilton took second with a time of 27.78, followed by Sydney Forbes in third, Eliana Grann in eighth, Taylor Minnich-Trapino in ninth, Molly Thompson in 10th, Abigail Marzullo in 19th, and Sela Guy in 20th.
In the men's 100-yard butterfly, Jack O'Connor took first with a time of 1:00.71, followed by Gavin Schoeling in third.
In the women's butterfly, Kate Kerber took second with a state qualifying time of 1:02.65, followed by Jennifer Griner in third who just missed the state qualifying time, Camille Brown in fourth and Amelia Duffner in fifth.
In the men's 100-yard free, Oleg Kolesnikov took first with a time of 53.60, followed by Zach ANdersen in third, Matthew Harper in fifth, Ryan Robertson in eighth, Elijah Edison in ninth, and Samraj Malik in 10th.
In the women's 100-yard free, Sydney FOrbes took first with a time of 1:01.10, followed by Samantha Hamilton in second, Paige Jaeger in third, Molly Thompson in sixth, Sela Guy in 10th, and Abigail Marzullo in 12th.
In the men's 500-yard free, Aaron Grann took third with a time of 5:58.81, followed by Yan Berezitsky in fourth.
Cambridge women sweep the 500-yard freestyle in state qualifying fashion. Sophie Brison easily sailed into first with a state qualifying time of 5:10.29, followed by Claire Kerber in second with a state qualifying time of 5:24.62, and then Camille Brown in third with a state qualifying time of 5:33.57. Phoenix Koontz took fourth and Emma Solomon took fifth.
In the men's 200-yard freestyle relay (Elijah Edison, Zach Andersen, Matthew Harper, Yan Berezitsky) took fourth.
In the women's 200-yard freestyle relay, the A-relay (Sydney Forbes, Paige Jaeger, Jamie Walsh, Olivia Skinner) took second with a state qualifying time of 1:52.11.
In the men's 100-yard backstroke, Ben Grottle easily sailed once again into first place with a state qualifying time of 53.97, just off the school record. Gavin Grann took second.
The women take another state qualifying sweep! Caroline Gaines wins the event with a state qualifying time of 1:03.49, followed by freshman Jennifer Griner in second with a state qualifying time of 1:03.95, and Jamie Walsh in third also with a state qualifying time of 1:04.21. Olivia Skinner took fifth, and Eliana Grann took eighth.
In the men's 100-yard breaststroke, Oleg Kolesnikov swam an excellent race to swim a new personal best state qualifying time of 1:02.32. Yan Berezitsky took seventh.
In the women's breaststroke, Sophie Brison wins another event with a state qualifying time of 1:11.45, followed by teammate Kate Kerber in second with a state qualifying time of 1:12.25. Amelia Duffner took seventh, and Taylor Minnich-Trapino took eighth.
In the last event of the night, the men's 400-yard freestyle relay took first (Ben Grottle, Jack O'Connor, Gavin Schoeling, Oleg Kolesnikov) took the win with a state qualifying time of 3:35.47. Grottle swam a state qualifying lead-off leg of the relay with an official time of 50.95. The B-relay (Aaron Grann, Gavin Grann, Matthew Harper, Zach Andersen) took second and the C-relay (Yan Berezitsky, Elijah Edison, Samraj Malik, Ryan Robertson) took third.
The women also sweep the event. The A-relay (Caroline Gaines, Jennifer Griner, Claire Kerber, Kate Kerber) take first with a state qualifying time of 3:51.34, and the B-relay (Sophie Brison, Samantha Hamitlon, Sydney Forbes, Camille Brown) take second.
The Bears kicked off the season with incredibly strong performances and show a very promising season ahead! Next weekend, it's the divers' turn to take on the competition! The eight Cambridge divers will travel to Marist next Saturday to compete in the Early Bird Invite. With a strong set of leaders in the dive program ushering in a new group of talented young divers, this also promises to be a solid season for diving! Competition will begin at 10 AM.
The swimmers and divers will travel to Cobb Central Aquatic Center on the 13th to face off against our state championship rivals, the Lassiter Trojans. Last year, the women's team fell short of Lassiter for the state championship and will take advantage of this meet early in the season to scope out the competition! This will certainly prove to be a battle through the last event! Meet will start at 5:30 PM.
