15-18 Relay Record Setters: G. Eisenhart, L. Wang, P. Kearney, and N. McGrath. Photo Contributed
On a hot, humid July morning, the Virginia Run Riptide traveled to Fairfax Station for their third NVSL Division 4 meet of the season. While the Crosspointe Cruisers had the home pool advantage and bested the Tide 230 to 190, the Superhero theme for the day was amply demonstrated by the Riptide who had 45 best times and five new team records: Anthony Arcomona (13-14 free and fly), Nick McGrath (15-18 free ), Chloe Hicks (15-18 free), and the 15-18 boys medley relay team of Geoffrey Eisenhart, Leo Wang, Patrick Kearney, and Nick McGrath.
Swimming to first places in freestyle were Charis Roundtree (8U G), Charles Beamon (9-10 B), Maddie Whitton (11-12 G), Anthony Arcomona (13-14 B), Nick McGrath (15-18 B), and Chloe Hicks (15-18G). Second place finished by Kevin O’Connor (8U B), Davis Collinsworth (9-10 B) and Jason Chaifetz (11-12 B) and third place points from Becca Mathews (13-14 G), Patrick Kearney (15-18 B) and Sarah Boyle (15-18 G) helped to keep the meet close.
Backstroke wins were few with William Whitton (9-10 B) and Chloe Hicks (15-18 G) taking firsts, Nicholas Harris (8U B), Charles Beamon (9-10 B), Owen Thomas (11-12 B), and Alana Turflinger (11-12 G), placing second and Caitlin Kelliher (11-12 G), William Beamon (13-14 B), and Sarah Boyle (15-18 G) swimming to third.
Kevin O’Connor (8U G), William Beamon (13-14 B), Leo Wang (15-18 B), and Mia Newkirk (15-18 G) won their breaststroke events. Jenna Van Buren (8U G), Griffin Osterhout (9-10 B), Owen Thomas (11-12 B), Alana Turflinger (11-12 G), Megan Gary (13-14 G), and Nick McGrath (15-18 B) swam for seconds, while Cooper Hutt (8U B), Logan Dahm (9-10 B), Angela Thompson (9-10 G), Jason Chaifetz (11-12 B), Gabriella Borsato (11-12 G), David Barron (13-14 B) and Abby Borsato (15-18 G) captured thirds.
The Riptide asserted themselves in butterfly with Nicholas Harris (8U B), Charis Roundtree (8U G), Davis Collinsworth (9-10B), Maddie Whitton (11-12 G), Anthony Arcomona (13-14 B), and Mia Newkirk (15-18 G) swimming to firsts. Griffin Osterhout (9-10 B) and Patrick Kearney (15-18 B) placed second and Tyler Dahm (8U B), Caroline Friess (8U G), Caty Gunn (13-14 G), Leo Wang (15-18 B), and Didi Pace (15-18 G) collected third place points.
The Relay portion of the meet was dramatic with the Riptide swimming strong and winning 7 races with the highlights being the undefeated 9-10 medley relay of William Whitton, Griffin Osterhout, Davis Collinsworth, and Charles Beamon, the undefeated boys 13-14 medley relay of William Beamon, David Barron, Anthony Arcomona, and Noah Schettini, and the new 15-18 medley record holders Geoffrey Eisenhart, Leo Wang, Patrick Kearney, and Nick McGrath.
A busy week awaits the Riptide as they prepare for a developmental meet vs Greenbriar, the Divisional Relay Carnival and Splashdown Water Park Field Trip.