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Northern Region Results - Girls 8th and Boys 19th

The Yorktown Swim & Dive Teams participated in the Northern Region Meet from 1/31/12 through 2/4/12 at Oak Marr.  The girls team finished in 8th place and the boys finished in 19th place.

The girls were led by Stephanie Romano who won the 200 Free and finished second in the 500 Free.  This qualifies her to swim both events at the AAA State Meet.  Other qualifiers for the State Meet are Elena Bavolack who finished 6th in diving and Abigail Young who finished 13th in the 100 Back with a State qualifying time.  In addition, all three relay teams qualified for the State Meet.

The boys were led by Max Fish and Hunter Simmons who both put up State Meet qualifying times or scores while finishing 7th in the 100 Breaststroke and Diving, respectively.

PVS Website - Full Results
Washington Post - ReachForTheWall coverage of Region Meet
Sun Gazette - Yorktown Senior Wins Region Race
Sun Gazette - Dive Coverage

 

Girls Win National District, Boys Finish Second

The Yorktown Girls Swim & Dive team won the National District Meet to keep their streak of winning every National District title alive.  The Girls claimed 673.5 points with W-L in second with 374 points.  The Boys finished a very close second to W-L (five points behind, 404 to 399) and continued their streak of finishing first or second for the past eleven years.  More stories and results linked below.

Washington Post - ReachForTheWall Coverage of District Meet
PVS Website - Full Results
Sun Gazette - Yorktown, W-L Finish First
Arlington Connection