MCSL and Prince-Mont complete their dual meet seasons
By: Reach for the Wall Staff
July 14th marked the 5th week of dual meet competition in MCSL and Prince-Mont. It was a hard week for some of the older swimmers who were also participating in the PVS Junior and Senior champs (Thursday-Sunday). However, it was a fast Saturday of swimming, with approximately 32% of all the MCSL All Star nominating times and 29% of all the Prince-Mont top times being achieved! In the MCSL, 13 of the 15 divisions had a team go undefeated, whereas Prince-Mont had an undefeated team in 5 of the 6 divisions.
| MCSL Undefeated Teams | Prince-Mont Undefeated Teams |
| Rockville – A
Northwest Branch – C Woodley Gardens – D Daleview- F Old Farm – G Glenmont – H Kenmont – I Olney Mill – J Rockshire – K Plantations – L Washingtonian Woods – M Hillandale -N Upper County -O |
Kingfish – A
Whitehall Pool and Tennis – B Kings Landing – C Laurel City Swim Team – E Roger Carter Seals – F |
Records Set
The MCSL held its annual Coaches Long Course Invitational Tuesday July 10, and saw the following records go down:
Carly Sebring (Damascus) Girls 13-14 200 LCM Individual Medley 2:20.04
Erin Gemmell (Potomac Woods) Girls 13-14 100 LCM Freestyle 56.79
Audrey Lee (King Farm) Girls 8 & U 50 LCM Breaststroke 46.90
Joyce Wu (King Farm) Girls 13-14 Breaststroke 1:13.09
Catherine Belyakov (North Creek) Girls 15-18 200 LCM Breaststroke 2:34.10
Hailey Hammond (Little Falls) Girls 9-10 50 LCM Butterfly 31.82
Saturday, the MCSL had individual records broken by these swimmers:
Carly Sebring (Damascus) 13-14 Girls 50 SCM Freestyle 26.33
Joyce Wu (King Farm) 13-14 Girls 50 SCM Breaststroke 32.87
Phoebe Bacon (TallyHo) 15-18 Girls 100 SCM Backstroke 1:00.72
During the season in Prince-Mont, the Hayburn brothers took turns setting records each week, with Joseph swimming the fastest 50 meter backstroke time in the area on Saturday:
Joseph Hayburn (Whitehall Pool and Tennis) 13-14 50 Meter Butterfly 27.13, 50 Meter Freestyle 25.57, 100 Meter Individual Medley 1:02.41, 50 Meter Backstroke 27.32
Jimmy Hayburn (Whitehall Pool and Tennis) 15-18 50 Meter Butterfly 25.59
Young Hotshots!
It isn’t uncommon to see 6 year olds in the 8 and under events, it’s pretty awesome when they get the MCSL All-Star times! Special shout out goes to:
Riaan Ahuja, (boys butterfly) from Montgomery Square and Mai Lan Bui, (girls butterfly) from Bethesda for getting their All-Star times at the age of six!
In the Prince-Mont league, Sasha McDonough from Cheverly made the top 25 list in 2 events, the 50 freestyle (3rd) and 25 butterfly (4th)
This Saturday (7/21), each league is holding their division championship meets, which will determine for many who will capture the division title!