Maggie Walker Swim are the 2022 VHSL Class 3 State Champions!

Warmest congratulations to both the girls and boys dragon swim teams as both achieved success at the 2022 VHSL Class 3 State Swimming Championship taking 1st Place.

The teams are coached by Heather Kemmerly & Deanna Gulick.

Team Members:

Colleen Blakeney

Madelyn Campbell, Captain

Christine Datovech

Sarah Douglewicz

Susanna Kast

Ala Killen

Anna Newell

Elizabeth O’Shea

Audrey Paulson

Delaney Prescott

Charlotte Ratliff

 

Crash Ackerly

Benjamin Li

Ryan McAtee

Bryce Mortimer, Co-Captain

Devin Naoroz

James Puzon, Co-Captain

Abhishek Satpathy

Alex Seabury

Enjoy the success you have worked so hard to achieve. Great job!

Athletic training services are provided by @vcuhealth.

 

Update: additional details about personal results at State was provided by a parent, Margaret Hoehl O’Shea.

It was so amazing to watch – they were all fabulous!! So many individual point scorers, including individual double gold medal winners Devin Naoroz (100 fly, 100 back) and Bryce Mortimer (200 IM and 100 breast), along with notable top 3 finishes by Christine Datovech (2nd in the 100 fly and 2nd in the 100 back) and Crash Ackerly (2nd in 100 back to his teammate, along with a 4th in the 200 free). Our swimmers also posted 3 gold medal relays – the boys 200 medley relay (C. Ackerly, B. Mortimer, D. Naoroz, and J. Puzon), the boys 400 free relay (C. Ackerly, A. Satpathy, R. McAtee, and D. Naoroz), and a thrilling win for the girls 400 free relay, coming from behind to win this last event by 0.05 and clinch the state title (Ala Killen, Delaney Prescott, Elizabeth O’Shea, and Christine Datovech). So many other personal bests and fabulous swims throughout this meet!! Congrats to our swimmers – you are all champions!!!!

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