Swim and Dive News FEB 1

This week we went on the road to face division rival Troy Athens.

RO 116

Athens 70

First Place Finishers:

200 Medley Relay:  Mason Solecki, Tim Stanley, John Cook, Luke Catchpole

200 Free:  Tim Stanley

200 IM:  Matt Kaley

50 Free:  John Cook

Diving:  Ben O'Neill

100 Fly:  Mason Solecki

100 Free:  Luke Catchpole

500 Free: Colin Czarnik

100 Back:  Mason Solecki *

100 Breast:  Tim Stanley

400 Free Relay:  Mason Solecki, Tim Stanley, Peter Merten, Luke Catchpole

* Mason Solecki's 100 Fly was a New ROHS School Record and it also brokle a 38 year old pool record at Athens.

I would like to take a moment to thank Athens for being classy and recognizing Mason's accomplishment.

Man of the Meet (ATHENS) #1:  Sophomore Colin Czarnik.  Colin had a nice drop in his 200 Free (2.10) and he had an important first place finish in the 500 Free.

Man of the Meet (ATHENS) #2:  THE TEAM, THE TEAM, THE TEAM.  Win the pool.  Win the boards.  Win the deck.  Awesome performances from the whole squad.

Man of the Week #1:  Sophomore Noah Hewson.  He is starting to really hit his groove.  Nice drops in the 50 Back (.22) and the 100 Back (.86) on THUR.

Man of the Week #2:  Sophomore Kyle Strong.  Getting the job done in training.  Had a strong drop of 3.13 seconds in the 100 Free on THUR.

Next week will be busy.  On Tuesday we will host OAA Red Division team Stoney Creek for our annual PINK OUT THE POOL.  At this meet, the boys will wear pink caps with names to honor those that have battled cancer.

On Friday, Oakland County Diving Championships will start at 6pm at Waterford Mott.

On Saturday, Oakland County Swimming Championships will start at 12pm at Waterford Mott.