The Langley Wildthings (2-2-1) celebrated this week, despite a 226-194 loss to the Dunn Loring Dolphins. The team set four new club records and honored their graduating swimmers, Kat Owczarski, Chris Paul and Jack Riley.
Wildthing double winners were:
Luke Watson for Boys 8 & Under 25 M Freestyle and Butterfly,
Vincent Watson for Boys 9-10 50 M Freestyle and Breaststroke,
Maggie Bellaschi for Girls 11-12 50 M Freestyle and Butterfly,
Jack Reilly for Boys 15-18 50 M Freestyle and Breaststroke,
Katie Robinson for Girls 15-18 50 M Backstroke and Breaststroke.
Jack Reilly closed out his years as a Wildthing by breaking The Langley Club record for Boys 15-18 Freestyle with a time of 25.25; he set the previous record last week, when he bested a record that had been on top for 42 years.
Individual race winners were:
Audrey Wallach for Girls 9-10 50 M Freestyle
Jack Hoeymans for Boys 11-12 50 M Freestyle
Brady Quinn for Boys 8 & Under 25 M Backstroke
Matthew Buchanan for Boys 9-10 50 M Backstroke
Nate Johnson for Boys 15-18 50 M Backstroke
Kelly Crittenberger for Boys 8 & Under 25 M Breaststroke
Maria Grazia Favro for Girls 8 & U 25 M Breaststroke
Ellie Ryan for Girls 11-12 50 M Breaststroke
Jinwon Bailar for for Boys 13-14 50 M Butterfly
Kat Owczarski for Girls 15-18 50 M Butterfly
Blue ribbon relay races were won by the teams of:
Boys 8 & U 100 M Freestyle: Luke Watson, Collin Troy, Peter Kaldes, Gardiner Tyler
Boys 9-10 100 M Medley: Matthew Buchanan, Benjamin Scott, Vincent Watson, Sean Mullery
Girls 11-12 100 M Medley: Adair Sand, Ellie Ryan, Maggie Bellaschi, Samantha Feldman
Boys 15-18 200 M Medley: Nathan Johnson, Nathan Robinson, Chris Paul, Jack Reilly
Boys 18&U 200 M Freestyle Mixed Age: Jack Hoeymans, Vincent Watson, Jinwon Bailar, Jack Reilly
Maggie Bellaschi beat her own Girls 11-12 50 M Butterfly record with a time of 34.14; she set the previous record of 34.34 earlier this summer.
Jinwon Bailar broke his own Boys 13-14 50 M Butterfly record, set five days earlier, with a time of 27.33.
Nathan Johnson bested the Boys 15-18 50 M Backstroke record, previously set by himself on July 1 with a new time of 29.34.