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DHS Places 3 Divers In Top 10 At Class L Meet
The Class L CIAC Diving Championships were held last week.
DARIEN, CT - From Darien Blue Wave Divers: The Class L CIAC Diving Championships took place on November 8 at Middletown High School. The meet featured 37 divers from 19 schools and 2 coops. The twenty-four finalists made it through two cuts and completed a total of 11 dives.
Darien’s Blue Wave divers represented the only team to place three divers in the Top 10. Julia Servas captured 4th place with a total of 430.30 points. Lana Schmidt edged out her closest competitor by 0.55 points to secure 7th place (376.50) and Emma Hunter battled a Wilton diver to grab 10th place by a margin of 2 points (329.90). DHS junior Kerry McDermott also competed in the meet rounding out the team.
The divers’ competitive finish places the Blue Wave swimmers in a strong position heading into the Swim finals on November 13. The divers amassed 64 team points that will be added to the swimmers’ score to determine the Class L champion.
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Servas and Schmidt qualified for the Diving Opens Championship scheduled for November 15 (Middletown High School). The DHS juniors will compete in a field of 24 divers and have been seeded 10th and 20th place, respectively.
“I am really proud of these girls and how well they dove at States,” offered Head Coach Kyle O’Donnell. “I am excited to see Julia and Lana perform at Opens this week,” he added.
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Class L CIAC Diving Results:
1. Farrah Volpintesta, Immaculate-Bethel 521.85
2. Charlotte Frank, New Canaan 445.20
3. Sienna Breton, Cheshire 437.35
4. Julia Servas, Darien 430.30
5. Zoe Baker, Hall 392.25
6. Olivia Quinn, New Canaan 388.80
7. Lana Schmidt, Darien 376.50
8. Haley Jaquith, E.O. Smith 375.95
9. Natalie DeMatteo, Cheshire 344.20
10. Emma Hunter, Darien 329.90
11. Marra Woodring, Wilton 327.90
12. Ella Olafsson, New Canaan 326.20
13. Sydney Golas, Hall 321.60
14. Amy Malburg, Wilton 319.70
15. Sienna Brodeur, Wethersfield 319.00
16. Alyssa Cervero, Lyman Hall 314.45
17. Kendall Somma, New Canaan 309.70
18. Suzanne Malburg, Wilton 303.60
19. Julia Markward, Pomperaug 295.95
20. Rachel Kirby, New Milford 282.00
21. Adriana Mieses-Sanchez, Windsor 281.10
22. Rose Cunningham, Middletown 278.65
23. Kayla Paparzzo, Conard 271.70
24. Sadie Booth, Guilford 267.30
Photo courtesy of Louise Schmidt
