Swimmers Extend Unbeaten Streak
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October 11, 2001 - The Fairport High School varsity She-Sharks competed in both local and regional swim meets last week, extending their unbeaten streak in Section 5 and getting a closer look at statewide competition. In their Section 5 meet, the Fairport team faced off against Greece, winning the meet 92-78. First and second place finishes in three events anchored the She-Shark attack. Erin Legg (26.48) and Megan McGraw (28.48) took the 50 free, Jamie Adams (1:05.16) and Becky Potvin (1:05.25) contributed the 100 butterfly while Christy Breen (59.31) and Katie Barbato (1:05.03) added the 100 free. Laurissa Prystaj scored a 231.20 in the 1-meter diving competition, winning for Fairport. Legg and Potvin teamed with Jessica Blaha and Marlys Fuqua to win the 200 free relay. In their regional competition, junior varsity swimmers Suzanne Flynn, Amy Gillen, Kim Kenny and Laura Kolb bolstered the varsity ranks for the Empire Invitational Meet at Erie Community College in Buffalo. The team finished fourth overall with a score of 1,368, missing a third place finish by 11 points. Diver Laurissa Prystaj was the sole winner for Fairport, capturing the 1-meter diving title at the meet with a score of 291.90. While no other first place finishes were recorded for the team, three swimmers ranked in the top 10 individual scorers of the meet: Marlys Fuqua (sixth overall) led the charge with second place finishes in both the 500 free (5:23.06) and the 100 fly (1:03.09). Becky Potvin (seventh overall) captured second in the 100 free (55.56) and third in the 50 free (25.75) while Christy Breen (eighth overall) placed third in both the 200 free (2:02.54) and the 100 fly (1:03:32). Jamie Adams added to the Fairport total with top 10 finishes in both the 200 I.M. (fourth, 2:19.20) and the 100 breast (sixth, 1:14.36). Jessica Blaha finished fourth in the 100 free (57.23) and eighth in the 100 back (1:05.75), while Erin Legg finished seventh in the 100 back (1:05.50) and was 10th in the 200 free (2:06.26). Rounding out swimmers placing in the top 10 was Nicole DiBello in the 200 I.M. (10th, 2:23.52). Fairport's relay teams also fared well. The 200 free relay team of Blaha, Potvin, Adams and DiBello finished second overall with a time of 1:44.68. Potvin, Legg, Fuqua and Breen combined for a third-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:48.24), while the 200 medley relay team of Legg, Adams, Fuqua and Blaha started the meet for the She-Sharks with an eighth place finish (2:00.29). Overall, Coach Mike Kennedy was pleased with the performance of the team. "All of the swimmers swam well, and we are on track with our plans for the season", he said. "While we like to do well in this meet, our goal for the season is always the Section 5 title, and sending as many swimmers as possible to the state competition.
Originally published in the Perinton-Fairport Post
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