The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

The Student News Site of Walt Whitman High School

The Black and White

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Swim and dive places well in Metro tournament

The swim team performed well Feb. 11 at the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships.

The girls fell by two points to rival Churchill, 382-380. Thanks to a great start, the Bulldogs were able to hold off the surging Vikings late in the meet and secure a victory.

In the 200-yard medley relay, the team of Victoria Kuhn, Lisa Deng, Katie Mahaffie and Sarah Kannan finished third with a time of 1:51.33, while Charlotte Meyer placed first in the individual medley, completing the race in a MCPS, METRO and pool record time of 1:58.19.

The team of Kannan, Reia Tong, Meyer and Audrey Gould placed first in the 200-yard freestyle relay finishing in 1:35.39. Tong also placed second in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle.

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The boys team placed seventh, with individual scores to be released at a later date.

The team looks to keep winning when it competes at the 4A Regional swim meet Feb. 18 at the MLK Jr. Indoor Swim Center.

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