BOARDMAN SPARTAN SWIMMING & DIVING

Girl’s Tri Meet: Boardman 145, Canfield 92, Massilon 50

On Friday night, the Lady Spartan Swimmers traveled to Massillon for a tri meet vs the Tigers and the Canfield Cardinals. “Massillon traditionally has a very strong program and anytime we swim Canfield that motivates us to race,” mentioned Coach Carlo Cordon. The Spartan girls won all 12 events.

Double event winners include: Jennah Markovitch (Sr) in the 200 free (2:08.33) and the 500 free (5:4528), Mikel Flatley (Sr) in the 50 free (26.15) and the 100 fly (1:03.95)....   Read Full Post

Girl’s Quad Meet: Wooster 190, Boardman 179, Canfield 92, Warren Harding 75

Saturday afternoon, the Spartan Swimmers and Divers opened their season with a Quadrangular Meet competing against Wooster, Canfield, and Warren Harding at Youngstown State’s Beeghly Natatorium. “Our kids were ready to race. They have been training in the water since late October and have been conditioning in the mornings before school since September. We are stronger andfaster at this time than last year, but the Wooster girls swam a solid meet. This gives us additional motivation for the NEAC Championships in January,” stated Coach Carlo Cordon....   Read Full Post

Alumni Meet Results:

GIRL’s Score: (Varsity 115, Alumni 98)

The Boardman Swim and Dive Team recently hosted an alumni meet on Black Friday. Close to 40 alumni returned to compete against the current Varsity Team. “We usually host this meet every two years. It’s our way of having fun, staying connected to our past athletes, and showing our current varsity team what our tradition is all about,” stated Coach Cordon.

The Girl’s Alumni relay team of Gaby DeAscentis, Colleen Manning, Jordyn Markovitch, and Emily Bodamer opened up the meet by touching out the Varsity team of Mikel Flatley, Jennah Markovitch, MacKenzie Widrig, and Alison Kuras in the 100yd Medley Relay. Mikel Flatley was a triple winner forthe Varsity, setting two meet records in the 100 free, 50 free, and winning the 25 yd butterfly. Sarah Gonda led the Alumni Girls in winning two individual events in the 100 IM and the 50 backstroke. Gonda, who swims for Mount Union, set the new record in the 50 back by hitting a :29.30 in thatevent. Other event winners include Hayley Ho (Varsity) 50 breaststroke, Jennah Markovitch (Varsity) 25 yd freestyle, the relay team of Flatley, Alyssa DiNapoli, Markovitch, and Ali Kuras (Varsity) 100 yd Free Relay, and relay team of Kelsey Calpin, Mia Bruno, Ella Hare, and Sarah Murray (Alumni) winning the 200 free relay....   Read Full Post