65 State Qualifying time of 1:41:04. The 100 Backstroke followed with junior NY State Qualifier Victoria Carroll placing 6th and sophomore Katie Lew finishing in 8th place. Junior Laura Clarkson and sophomore Sophia Soberon also were finalists and helped add to GC’s point total. The afternoon’s excitement continued when NY State Qualifier sophomore Lauren Kuzma swam a new personal best time in the 100 Breaststroke and broke her own Garden City record! With a time of 1:05:57, Lauren finished 2nd in finals and was joined by sophomore Margo Kern, who finished 8th. Freshman Sophia Bernardo and junior Bridget O’Connor also looked strong and added to Garden City’s lead. The final event was the 400 Freestyle Relay, and the girls did not disappoint. The team of Elizabeth Fetherston, Victoria Carroll, Lauren Kuzma, and Mia Bonvissuto took 3rd place with a NY State Qualifying time of 3:40:04. Adding to the convincing team win was senior diver Elsie Schaubeck, who placed in the finals at the diving portion of the competition, rounding out Garden City’s impressive performance. Congratulations to Coach Anne Sullivan and all the girls on an amazing season and a 20th consecutive Nassau County Championship! Best wishes to the graduating seniors and good luck to the girls competing at NY State Championships in Ithaca on November 16th and 17th!
200 Yard Medley Relay Nassau County Champions: Olivia Ragusa, Sophia Boccio, Lauren Kuzma, and Katie Lew
Friday, November 9, 2018 The Garden City News
Fetherston both swam strong and finished in the top 10. The 200 Individual Medley was up next and Garden City had four swimmers in finals led by sophomore NY State Qualifier Lauren Kuzma who lead the way by grabbing 3rd place. Junior Victoria Carroll, junior Bridget O’Connor, and senior Abby Brita also all placed in finals getting GC some valuable points. The following event was the 50 Freestyle, and Garden City had 8th grader Ella Newmark and sophomore Sophia Boccio in the finals with solid performances. The second half of the meet began with the 100 Butterfly, and Garden City was led by sophomore NY State Qualifier Katie Lew, who finished 6th. Sophomore Margo Kern and senior Olivia Ragusa also finished strong and made finals. In the 100 Freestyle GC had four finalists led by junior NY State Qualifier Mia Bonvissuto (4th place ) and 8th grader Ella Newmark (9th place). Sophomore Sophia Boccio and senior Heather Fanning also added strong swims in that event. The 500 Freestyle followed and Garden City came through with two swimmers. Junior NY State Qualifier Alana Brown finished in 3rd place and senior Elizabeth Fetherston finished in 8th place. The 200 Free Relay team consisting of Sophia Boccio, Elizabeth Fetherston, Ella Newmark, and Mia Bonvissuto was up next and GC finished 4th with a NY
200 Yard Freestyle: Mia Bonvissuto (2nd Place)
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Elizabeth Fetherston, Mia Bonvissuto, Sophia Boccio, and Ella Newmark
100 Yard Breaststroke: Lauren Kuzma (2nd place and Garden City record holder)
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Mia Bonvissuto, Victoria Carroll, Elizabeth Fetherston and Lauren Kuzma
500 Yard Freestyle: Alana Brown (3rd Place)