written by David Pursley
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight
in the dog
The FISH's small senior team attending the PVS Senior Championships this past weekend, had a great impact. There are many highlights worth mentioning. Elena Marsilii started the meet off with an outstanding swim in the 1500. In her race, she managed to go a best time, dropping SEVENTEEN seconds. In the 400 free she dropped three seconds, in the 800 free, six seconds! Elena also achieved a best time in the 400 IM.
Stephen Fay was able to score a best time in the 200 meter I.M. However, the FISH team had the biggest impact in the distance freestyle events. Four of our swimmers made finals in both, the 800 and 1500 meter freestyle events. Matt Benecki dominated the longer freestyle events by winning the 400 and 800 meter races. The number of Fish swimmers at the top of the list was impressive to see, especially when comparing to the number of swimmers we entered.
More important than the times they swam, this meet was a valuable racing experience for the athletes who qualified. The pool at University of Maryland is a fast pool and the competition was strong this past weekend. Going into the final few weeks of the long course season, it was important for the swimmers to get a "warm up meet" in before their season finale.
Moving forward towards the final meets of the summer season the senior swimmers are showing great promise. We are headed in the right direction and look forward to the upcoming championship meets!
