Marin Academy Meet Recap

Written by Chelsea (soph)

Thursday March 27, 2008:

    Just miles from Telegraph Avenue, 17 hippies strolled onto the College Prep Campus. Armed only with their John Lennon spectacles, warm hearts, and a limited knowledge of Joan Bayez songs, these groovy swimmers appeared to be harmless. However, the team knew that at 4:00 the love would have to stop. When the hour struck, the hippies had seamlessly transformed into focused swimmers, who used all of their love to fuel their races.

    Marin Academy was the opponent. They won second in league last year and always promise an exciting meet. Because the team knew how important this meet would be, Emily and Alice put out a call for fans at assembly. As College Prep battled through their races, it became clear that the call had been answered. Thank you to the Soccer team and all of the students and faculty who came out. There must have been at least 20 fans showing their support and it made a huge difference to have you all cheering at the ends of our lanes.

    The Girls had a fantastic meet, which started off with the 200 Medley relays taking 2nd and 3rd (Michelle, Sterling, Sara, Alice; Micaela, Sophie, Julie, Emily). Emily went a 27.8 second split in this relay (earning her zealous praise from Alice's mom) and Sara returned to her Roseville split of 29.5! Next came the 200 Free, where Alice took 1st and Micaela won 2nd place because she refused to let her shoulder injuries stop her from racing hard. Julie swam a lifetime best in the 200 IM (2:30.2). The 50 free took 2nd,3rd, and 4th (Sterling, Emily, Chelsea). In the 100 fly Michelle and Sara took 2nd and 3rd. Next, the girls won 2nd, 3rd, and 4th in the 100 Free (Chelsea, Sara, Sophie). Callie swam the 500 free for the first time and cackled with glee during every breath, not a normal response to this 20 lap race. After this race the score was CPS: 49 , Marin: 44. Much too close for comfort.
    The 200 Free relays knew that they had to continue fighting, so they took 1st and 2nd (Callie, Julie, Emily, Sterling; Chelsea, Sara, Micaela, Sophie). Julie decided it was time for another incredible race and she swam another Lifetime Best in the 100 Back (1:09.2). Sterling followed Julie's example and swam a Lifetime Best 100 Breaststroke (1:12.77)! The meet finished for the girls with the 400 Free relay winning 2nd with a season best of 4:03.11. During this relay Michelle swam a fantastic relay split and Callie broke a minute! All of these hard swims gave the College Prep Girls a 96 to 72 victory, our closest meet of the season.

    The CPS boys came into this meet without numbers, but with just enough swimmers for a speedy relay. Grant swam a new Personal Best in the 200 free (2:14.56). Jonathon also swam a lifetime best in the event (2:06.9) as well as a best time in the 500 free (5:46.2). Brett swam a personal best in the 200 Individual Medley (2:35.7). All four of the boys swam a fantastic 400 Freestyle relay to end the meet. Their splits were amazing and earned them a season best time of 3:56.99! The boys ended up losing to a much larger Marin team 115 to 39, but the score does not reflect the amazing swims that went on in the CPS boys' races.

    If you have any doubt that swim meets are an exciting endeavor, ask one of the amazing people who came out today and they will set you straight. Thanks again. Peace and Love.