The varsity girls swimming team from Richards High School won the South Suburban Conference Red Division championship on Friday. The photo featured here is a composite of all the individual pictures.
Following their 4-2 regular season, Richards competed at the conference meet on Friday. "We've been very fortunate this season with staying healthy and working hard in the pool, and Friday's conference win is a testament to the dedication and drive of the entire varsity team," said coach Ariel Palacios.
Richards won five of the eight events at the SSC Red meet:.
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200 IM- Kelly Gordon
50 Freestyle- Kate Gillespie
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100 Butterfly- Kelly Gordon
100 Freestyle - Kate Gillespie,
100 Backstroke- Kate Gillespie
Richards also took second place in a pair of events:
200 Freestyle- Maddie Lichter
600 Freestyle- Kelly Gordon
"And we had several strong finishes in the top 12 spots by Jackie Ballesteros, Sara Dobrzynski, and Maggie Gillespie. We're looking forward to Sectionals this Saturday, where hopefully Kate Gillespie will be able to break the old (1982) school record for the 50 Freestyle, which she's only about 1.24 seconds off of," coach added.