School of fish S to ry b y H ecto r F lo res and M arc P ap p alardo
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he Prep Swimming team has garnered many accolades over the past ist three
fourth consecutive North Jersey State SectionaK3iampionship Jam pionship tide. “Finishing my
decades, including over twenty County Championships. Maintaining
career on top as County, City, and Sectional Champions is exactly how I wanted it
a long standing tradition o f success, the Swimming and Diving team
to be. I am proud of my team and hope they keep the winning tradition alive for
managed to clinch that title yet again.
years to come,” beamed seniorJones. Several teammates complemented die numerous accolades with recordsetting
Led by standout seniors John Cannizzaro, Patrick Dufiy, Hector
races led by an undefeated 200-yard medley relay team consisting of seniors Patrick
lores, andJustin Kraivanger, in addition to captain seniors BrianJones,James LiVolsi,
Dufiy, Hector Flores,Justin Kraivanger, andJames LiVolsi and also led by the 400yard
ndpeophytos Zambas, the Swimming team possessed both impressive talent as
medley relay team consisting o f seniors Hector Flores,Justin Kraivanger,James LiVolsi
sell a s strong leadership. In fact, these gifted seniors were considered by many to be
and sophomore Peter Jimenez, all whom set new county records. The Diving team
lie best recruiting class in Prep swimming history. In conjunction with the swim
also achieved success by becoming the first ever County Champion with sophomore
iierSf’ motivation, the culmination o f the extensive effort put forth by Coaches Mr. rankThomson and Mr. Matthew Knittd enabled the team to capture their seventh
John O’Brien garnering the Diving County Champion tide The Swimming and Diving team found themselves ranked 11th in the StarLedjg?s
hrjsecutive County Championship tide; the team also dominated local oppongg|i|top 20 swim teams in NewJersey, which proved to be the highest ranking received to Despite losing many integral seniors, the team maintained bright prospects as ""■■received top honors in the Jersey City Championships. Going in to ndate e State with an undefeated record, the team managed
junior captainsAndrew Eagan and Nicholas Cannizzaro, as wellas sophomores Daniel
with an 11-3 record, losing only to perennial powerhouses Bergen Catholic,
LiVolsi and PeterJiminez, prepared to lead the way into another promising season
Dseph’s of Metuchen, and Seton Hall Prep, but stiE managing to capture their
T racin g vigorously
XV//7 the J100-yard breaststroke event, junior P hilip Ttilly pushes through the p ain o f an aerobic exercise and onto a victory in his best event. Tully contributed to the team 's success in both the county an d state-section al championships. HcyZeus
He Said IT he m ost m em orable m om ent w as w hen both o u r Sw im m ing a n d D iv in g team w on the C ounty C ham pionship. E veryo ne’s h a rd w ork w as exem plified at this m eet; the dedication o f o u r sw im m ers p a id off.”
Junior Andrew Eagan HeyZeus
He Said
‘T h e most memorable experience fo r m yself was the H .C .IA A . Championship in Bayonne w hen I placed 3rd in the county fo r the 100y a rd fly with my best time ever. Teamwise, we broke many records and it was the last meet fo r many great senior swimmers.”
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2 v T Brian J i n e s n e n r s t h e e t u i o f h i s Z Q G - y a r d r e l a y a s t h e e n t i l e S team watches and cheers for him. Jones helped motivate his team | to a state-sectional championship for a fourth straight year.
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