The Mansion House Piranhas recently opened its 2012 season. Photograph submitted
The Mansion House Piranhas started their season with a Neon Pep Rally and whipped cream eating contest on Saturday, June 23, in Alexandria against the Langley Wildthings under the leadership of returning coach Mark Faherty and assistant coach Katie Brado.
Mansion House had 17 individual winners and five relay wins, but Langley won the meet, 223-196.
Single winners included Winnie Mikulski, Will McCarthy, Jackie Meyers, Susannah Anderson, Morgan Frueh, Michael Hood, Rose Meyers, Ian Thompson, Maddie Zeigler and Connor Gray.
Double winners included Annie Hood competing in 9-10 girls’ 50-meter back (42.97) and 25 fly (18.71), Andrew Revers competing in the 11-12 boys’ 50 free (31.29) and 50 breast (45.67), and Hellen Moffitt, setting two team records in the 15-18 girls 50 back (30.43) and 50 fly (29.33).
Winners for the boys’ 100 medley relay were Johnny Dollard, Thomas Lee, Mike Hooper and Harrison Mikulski. For the 13-14 boys’ 100 medley relay, winners were Will Revers, Ian Thompson, Joseph Hood and Riley Holt. For the 13-14 girls’ 100 medley relay, winners were Paige Russell, Rose Meyers, Madeleine Sanasack and Meredith Lian. The 15-18 girls’ 200 medley relay winners were Hellen Moffitt, Mary Hood, Addie Zeigler and Bridget Thompson. The 15-18 boys’ medley relay winners were John Shlesinger, Evan Draim, Luke Kraynak and Kyle Draim and the girls’ 200 free mixed age relay winners are Susannah Anderson, Annie Hood, Paige Russell and Hellen Moffitt.
With Hellen Moffitt’s outstanding performances, she qualified to compete in the 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke at the 2012 Olympic trials taking place in Omaha, Neb., on June 26-30. West Potomac High School rising senior Moffitt has earned many accomplishments in recent years, including 2010-11 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American honors, five-time High School All-American accolades and receiving the Potomac Valley Swimming Outstanding Athlete Award three times. She is also the Potomac Valley Swimming Record Holder and won the Potomac Valley Swimming Scholar Athlete Award.
"The Mansion House swim team is proud and delighted to have her as apart of their team and wishes her all the best," said swim team representative Terri Hood.
The Mansion House Piranhas’ hope to improve their 2-3 record from 2011 by motivating others with strong senior swimmers like Molly Graves, Maddie Zeigler, and Abby Kitchen for this upcoming season.