Both the Yorktown boys and girls swim and dive teams improved their dual meet records for the 2008-09 season to 3-0 by defeating the Stuart Raiders in a meet held Friday, Dec. 19, at the Providence Rec Center. The boys won by a 178-136 score and the girls cruised to a 225-74 victory.
The boys swam to first place finishes in five individual events and two relays. Event winners included Matthew Essig (200 free and 500 free), Andrew Leach (100 fly and 100 back), and Jack Wilson (100 breast).
The girls won 11 of the 12 events and swept (took the top four places) in six individual events. Event winners included Abigail Ortmayer (200 IM and 100 breast), Hilary Stetekluh (50 free and 100 free), Carla Vazquez-Ramos (200 free), Molly Merkel (100 fly), Kerry Sutherland (500 free), and Angela Slevin (100 back).
Yorktown returns to the pool Jan. 9 for a meet against Wakefield.