Swimmers can Finally Breathe After Tough Competitions

Alexis Drummond, AME Editor
February 14, 2020

A season of strong races is officially over after three long weeks of tough competitions. On January 31st into February 1st, they swam at Hinkley against Hinkley, Aurora Central, and Gateway in the 30th annual Aurora Public Schools Team Championships. They one first place for the 17th time in a row with a total of 529 points — winning by over 200 points.

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Freshmen Irma Garza going into her pike on her front dive. (Alexis Drummond)
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Junior Tristyn DiPentino finishes her last 25 yards on her 200 IM (Individual Medley). (Photo by Mercedes Capozzolo)

On Saturday, February 8th, the girls fought to hold on to their two-time 5A League Championship title at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center (VMAC).  With there being no preliminaries, they gave it their all and won first out of seven with a score of 563 — just 15 points more than Brighton.

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Captains Avery Hill, Alexandra Gardner, and Haley Zant pose with the League Championship trophy. (Alexis Drummond)

On Thursday, February 13th, six girls — Avery Hill, Jasmine Johnson, Haley Zant, Irene Kim, Julie Maldonaldo, and Tristyn DiPentino— went to the 5A State Preliminaries. Although they didn’t move onto Championships, they swam their hearts out to finish off the season strong.

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Junior Irene Kim starts to turn over to do her flip turn during her stretch of the 200 yard medley relay. (Alexis Drummond)