Two KSDT team records broken in its first win of the season

The 14 and under boys broke two records, swept 2 individual events and went 1-2 in the others to propel KSDT to a victory over new-to-Division II Lakeside.

Brian Crane broke the team record for 50-meter butterfly with a time of 28.59 seconds, beating Kaz Sampson’s previous record time of 29.09. Zach Boies took more than a full second off the old 100-meter freestyle record with a blistering 58.00 seconds. In both of these record-breaking events, the KSDT boys finished 1-2-3.

  Under ominous-looking skies, the meet began with Gabriella DeCicco and Samantha Spieler taking first and second place in the girls 13 and under diving. Gabriella also dived for the girls 18 and under, taking second place with Luna Pagan securing a 4th for the team. Pat Kelly, the only boy diver for Katonah, earned first place in the 18 and under event.

The swimming began with Katonah grabbing 7 of the 10 first-place finishes in backstroke, the 18U girls Hailey Ivey, Lauren Wolter and Mary Helen Baudinet sweeping their event. Four heats went 1-2: Daniela Dziedzic and Katie O’Donnell for 8U, Jessica Crane and Johanna Ryder for 10U, Scott Esposito and Jay Kramer for 10U, and Jack Buckley and Kevin Crane for 14U. Thomas Brown and Sam Sweeney also finished first in their events. Adding backstroke points for Katonah were Walter Ryder, Michael O’Donnell, Brendan Willingham and Pat Kelly.

The potential storm a concern for all, the meet moved swiftly ahead to breast stroke without a score being announced. Katonah finished first and second in 9 of the 10 heats for an incredible showing. Daniele Dziedzic and Elizabeth Gaza 8U, Lucy Durkin and Caitlin Shepherd 10U, Jay Kramer and Rowan Pedraza 10U, Kate Buckley and Maya Luongo 12U, Kieran Brown and Brendan Willingham 12U, Lily Buckley and Linn Carbaugh 14U, Zach Boies and Jack Buckley 14U, Mary Helen Baudinet and Mackenzie Spieler 18U, and Kaz Sampson and Brian Crane 18U.

Butterfly featured Katonah winning 8 of the heats, with three of them being sweeps. 14U Lily Buckley, Erin Wolter and Linn Carbaugh swept for the girls with the 14U boys Brian Crane, Zach Boies and Jack Buckley going 1-2-3 in Brian’s record-breaking swim. The girls 18U also claimed the top 3 spots with Kerry Kelly, Mary Helen Baudinet and Lauren Wolter. Other first place finishers for Katonah were Katherine O’Donnell, Jessica Crane, Scott Esposito, Maya Luongo, and Kaz Sampson. Swimmers adding points for Katonah in fly were Thomas Brown, Lucy Durkin, Jay Kramer, Claire Gaza, Kieran Brown and Sam Sweeney.

Freestyle began with a chance for several Katonah swimmers to become triple winners. Jessica Crane, Scott Esposito, Lily Buckley and Kaz Sampson won their freestyle race, making it 3 individual wins for each swimmer for the meet! Zach Boies became a double winner in his record-breaking race in the 14 and under event, with brothers Brian and Kevin Crane completing the 1-2-3 sweep. Freestyle winner Katherine O’Donnell also claimed her second win of the meet. Katonah concluded the freestyle event taking 8 of the first-place finishes, Elizabeth Gaza and Lauren Wolter earning the other top spots. Katonah swimmers who also placed were Aoife Canning 2nd in 6 and under; Daniela Dziedzic 3rd, Fenton Lio 4th in 8U; Johannah Ryder 2nd, Lucy Durkin 4th and Michael O’Donnell 2nd for 10U; Maya Luongo 3rd and Kieran Brown 3rd in 12U; Linn Carbaugh 3rd and Erin Wolter 4th for 14U; Hailey Ivey 2nd, Mackenzie Spieler 4th and Sam Sweeney 2nd in 18U.

Katonah ended the meet winning 3 of the 4 relays. The 11U girls relay went 1-2, with Samantha Spieler, Claire Gaza, Jessica Crane and Kate Buckley taking first, with teammates Elizabeth Gaza, Johannah Ryder, Daniele Dziedzic and Lucy Durkin finishing second. Michael O’Donnell, Jay Kramer, Scott Esposito, Kieran Brown finished first for the 11 and under boys, with Brendan Willingham, Rowan Pedraza, Josh Tovar and Thomas Brown coming in third. The 15U boys of Kevin Crane, Brian Crane, Zach Boies, Sam Sweeney also took top honors, and Maya Luongo, Linn Carbaugh, Erin Wolter and Lily Wolter secured second in the 15U girls’ relay.

 The only – and final – score of the meet was then announced, Katonah 282, Lakeside 219.

Triple Winners

Lily Buckley – 14U breast, fly, free

Jessica Crane – 10U back, fly free

Scott Esposito – 10U back, fly, free

Kaz Sampson – 18U breast, fly, free

Double Winners

Zach Boies – 14U breast, free (team record)

Daniela Dziedzic – 8U back, breast

Katherine O’Donnell – 8U fly, 6U free

Single Winners

Mary Helen Baudinet – 18U breast

Kieran Brown – 12U breast

Thomas Brown – 8U back

Kate Buckley – 12U breast

Jack Buckley – 14U back

Brian Crane – 14U fly (team record)

Lucy Durkin – 10U breast

Elizabeth Gaza – 8U free

Hailey Ivey – 18U back

Kerry Kelly – 18U fly

Jay Kramer – 10U breast

Maya Luongo – 12U fly

Sam Sweeney – 18U back

Lauren Wolter – 18U free

Relay winners

11U girls – Samantha Spieler, Claire Gaza, Jessica Crane, Kate Buckley

11U boys – Michael O’Donnell, Jay Kramer, Scott Esposito, Kieran Brown

15U boys – Kevin Crane, Brian Crane, Zach Boies, Sam Sweeney

Photos courtesy of Kevin T. Brown