Scarsdale Swimmers Make Waves at The Counties

Scarsdale swimmers are making waves at "The Counties," the Westchester County Swimming Association 88th Annual Championship swim meet, at the Rye Playland Pool from July 29 to August 1. Scarsdale swimmers representing teams at Wykagyl Country Club and the Scarsdale Municipal Pool are excelling in the meet. Five Scarsdale families are swimming for Wykagyl Country Club and many of these swimmers are qualifying for finals each night – a great accomplishment for these young athletes.

The Scarsdale children who swim for Wykagyl are: Michael and Justin DiSanto; Emmeline and Scotty Berridge; Aidan, Megan, Brendan and Ryan Lee; Sophie and Mia Carroll; Claire, Joseph and Elizabeth Scarcella.

On Monday July 29, the first night of The Counties, the relay team of Ryan and Brendan Lee (Scarsdale) along with Austin Graham (Larchmont) and Steven Amato (Eastchester) won the boys 13u 200 medley relay breaking a record that had been set in 2002. Megan Lee placed 6th in the girls 10u 50 breast, Justin DiSanto placed 1st in the boys 10u 50 breast and Brendan Lee placed seventh in the boys 12u 50 backstroke.

On Tuesday, July 30 the relay team of Justin DiSanto and Aidan Lee (Scarsdale) along with Jason Amato (Eastchester) and Ian Steffensen (New Rochelle) placed first in the 10u boys 200 medley relay; Megan Lee placed sixth in the girls 10u 50 free, Justin DiSanto placed first in the 10u boys 50 free; Ryan Lee placed first in the boys 13u 200 IM and Brendan Lee placed seventh in the boys 12u 50 butterfly.

On Wednesday July 31, the Wykagyl 10u boys relay team of Justin DiSanto, Aidan Lee, Jason Amato and Ian Steffensen again took first place – this time in the 200 freestyle relay. Additionally, Justin DiSanto finished second in the 10u boys 50 back and Brendan Lee finished fifth in the boys 12u 50 breast. The 17u girls 200 medley relay team consisting of Scottie Berridge (Scarsdale), Madeline Simone (Larchmont), Dulcie DelPriore and Ellie Provenzano (New Rochelle) placed fourth. The meet continues Thursday at Playland Pool. All results can be found on www.wcsa.usswim.net.

Swimmers from the Scarsdale Municipal Pool also placed in many of the races this week. Here are their results:

• On Monday, Joy Jiang came in fourth in the girls 10u 50 breaststroke race. Daniel Needham came in eighth in the Boys 17u 100 fly.
• On Tuesday, the Scarsdale girls 10u relay team took fifth place in the 200 medley relay with Danielle Eforo, Joy Jiang, Arden Costello and Helena Leroy. The boys 10u relay team placed sixth with Rowan Haffner, Thomas Peckett, Ivan Sinyarin and Sam Denison. Also, Graham Novitch placed seventh in the boys 14u 50 back.
• On Wednesday, Joy Jiang took first in the girls 10u 50 back, breaking a record set in 1994. Graham Novitch took fifth in the boys 14u 100 fly and the 10u boys 200 freestyle relay team of Ivan Sinyavin, Dylan Jansky, Rowan Haffner and Thomas Peckett placed fifth.

Next week is the Westchester Conference Championship meet with prelims Monday through Wednesday at various pools and the finals on Thursday at Westchester Country Club.