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• Diving: Darien's Sam Scribano was the top scorer for the New Canaan-based Whirlwind diving team which competed in the USA Diving Junior National Championships Aug. 1-6 at the University of Tennessee.
In the 11-and-under three-meter event, Scribano placed fourth with a score of 221.35. The following day, he placed third in the one-meter springboard event with a score of 214.05, a personal best.
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“Going into the meet, I was hoping to make the top six,” Scribano said of his first national meet. “I never expected to do so well. When I placed fifth in the preliminaries on three-meter, I knew I could do better in the finals.
My coach Joe [Somma] told me to do my best and have fun. I ended up fourth and I’m really happy about that. I was really happy about both wins. It was a great experience and I made friends with divers from all over the country.”
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Eight members of the team qualified to compete in the prestigious event. To qualify, the divers had to place at the top of their age groups in the Summer Regional Championships held in Ewing, N.J., and the Summer Zone Championships held in Rockville, MD over the past two months.
Sean Burston, 15, of Stamford medaled in two events. He placed 11th in the 14-15 yr boys three-meter event. In the one-meter event, Burtson finished fifth with a score of 399.95.
Darien's Jackson McGoldrick, who has been dealing with a back injury for the past month, scooped up the 12th-place medal in the one-meter.
Katie Warburg of Wilton, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick and Timmy Luz of Darien, Kylie Towbin of New Canaan and Rachel Burston of Stamford also competed in the campionships with the Whirlwind team.
The previous week, Rachel Burston competed in Age Group Nationals and placed third in the three-meter event.
“We had a successful year building up to the national championships," Somma said. "I’m proud of all the divers. They put in a lot of hard work; some had personal bests. It was exciting to watch.”
• Swimming: Erik Ryan of the Darien Piranhas had two top-10 finishes in the Eastern zone championships taking place this week at Penn State University.
Swimming in the boys 11-12-division, Ryan placed fifth in the 100-meter butterfly (1:08.52) and sixth in the 100-meter freestyle (1:02.47).
If you see anything in our scores, standings, or schedules that requires updating, please email sports editor Bob Birge at bob.birge@hotmail.com
