Saturday, June 12 marked the return of Reston Swim Team Association competition for the first time in nearly two years, and swimmers, coaches, and parents were thrilled to be back! Swimmers were more than ready to dive back into racing, despite the gray skies, drizzle, and chill in the air.
Two swimmers on the North Hills Hurricanes set new team records—Katie Cazenas in the Girls 15-18 50m Backstroke and Evan Zhang in the Boys 15-18 50m Butterfly. Cazenas beat the 10-year-old team record of 32.64 by 0.12 second, while Zhang topped his own team record of 27.62 (set in 2019) with a new record time of 26.80.
The RSTA Girls 15-18 200m Medley Relay league record of 2:11.41 was broken for the first time in fourteen years by the Glade Dolphins team of Megha Chava, Lauren Wagner, Clara Landeryou, and Sophia Landeryou, with a new record time of 2:10.91.
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In addition, Lauren Wagner of the Glade Dolphins also broke the Glade team record in the Girls 15-18 50m breaststroke by 1.79 seconds with a time of 36.50.
Meet scores for the first weekend of 2021 competition were as follows:
Lake Audubon Barracudas 524, Lake Newport Lightning 371
Ridge Heights Sharks 473, Hunters Woods Marlins 386
Lake Anne Stingrays 427, North Hills Hurricanes 393
Glade Dolphins 491, Autumnwood Piranhas 403
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Official meet results and the top times lists can be found here.