BELLINGHAM – The Mariner girls swimming and diving team had an extremely strong showing in its first dual meet of the season on Tuesday by defeating Sedro Woolley 148-33 at the Arne Hanna Aquatic Center.
Sehome’s athletes are a strong mix of returners and newcomers, and there were many district qualifying times. A few of them were even close to state qualifying times.
Sophomore Ana Zurcher was outstanding, finishing first in two individual events, and she also finished first in two other events as a member of relay teams.
The Mariners (1-0) will be in action this Saturday at the Mukilteo Invitational, which is held at the King County Aquatic Center.
Event Winners:
200-Yard Medley Relay: Sehome – 2:07.29 (Kim Joyce, Linda Guo, Armelle Lee and Ana Zurcher). 200-Yard Freestyle: Linda Guo, Sehome – 2:16.90. 200-Yard Individual Medley: Sarah Leung, Sehome – 2:36.63. 50-Yard Freestyle: Ana Zurcher, Sehome – 26.80. 1-Meter Diving: Virginia Arthur, Sehome – 167.40. 100-Yard Butterfly: Joyce Kim, Sehome – 1:09.55. 100-Yard Freestyle: Emily Welsh, Sehome – 1:03.60. 500-Yard Freestyle: Mia Case, Sehome – 6:27.97. 200-Yard Freestyle Relay: Sehome – 1:54.10 (Ana Zurcher, Eliza Geist, Sarah Leung and Linda Guo). 100-Yard Backstroke: Joyce Kim, Sehome – 1:08.95. 100-Yard Breaststroke: Ana Zurcher, Sehome – 1:16.36. 400-Yard Freestyle Relay: Sehome – 4:17.82 (Mia Case, Emily Welsh, Sarah Leung and Kim Joyce).
