Highland Park Blue Wave Swimming & Diving
The Highland Park Blue Wave boys and girls’ swimming and diving teams cruised to dominating victories over Lucas Lovejoy in the first home dual meet of the season last Tuesday night at Highland Park natatorium. The boys’ team won each of the 11 swimming events in taking their 111-61 win. The girls’ team won 10 events in scoring their 128-54 victory.
Christopher Alkire and Mitchell Boyer lead the boys’ team with two event wins each. Alkire won both the 200 individual medley and the 100 butterfly while Boyer claimed the 50 free and 100 backstroke.
Single event winners for the boys were Karim De Vol (100 free), Pablo Lara (500 free), Leon Tjahjono (200 free), and Daniel Withers (100 breaststroke).
The girls’ team was lead by Tanner Harris and Lauren Murski who also won two events each. Harris took the 100 free and 100 backstroke while Murski claimed the 200 and 500 free events.
Single event winners for the girls were Emma Gruber (200 individual medley), Meredith Kelly (100 breaststroke), and Lindsey Streepey (1 meter diving).
The Scots won each of the six meet relays. The boys 200 medley relay included Tjahjono, Alberto Bambach, Lara, and Boyer. The boys 200 free relay consisted of Withers, De Vol, Alkire, and Boyer. The 400 free relay included Lara, Bambach, David Costas, and Chris Collins.
The girls’ winning 200 medley relay consisted of Harris, Kelly, Miyo Malouf, and Murski. The 200 free relay included Gruber, Jaclyn Zhou, Malouf, and Lauren Arey. The girls’ 400 free relay consisted of Murski, Harris, Gruber, and Kelly.
The Scots swim next at home on October 26 against regional foe Richardson Pearce.
