L-S Boys Swimmers Too Much for Acton-Boxborough

The Lincoln-Sudbury boys swim and dive team went to Acton-Boxborough last week with their sights set on victory. The boys captured the victory over their longtime rivals with a score of 94-89.  

Ricky Billig, Taylor Brown, Tom Edwards and Andrei Rakitin started off the meet by placing in 2^nd place in their 200 medley relay.

After being out touched in the 200 medley relay by .06 seconds the L-S boys rallied back with Dylan Brown and Jake Hogan placing 1^st and 3^rd in the 200 freestyle.

Chris Wilkins, Taylor Brown, and Nate Thomas finished in 1^st, 3^rd, and 5^th place in the 200 intermediate relay to tie up the score with A-B.

The 50 freestyle was won by L-S with Tom Edwards, Andrei Rakitin, and Chris Knightly placing in 1^st, 3^rd, and 4^th.

Kevin Henderson pulled through big for L-S in the diving event and placed in 2^nd while doing so he qualified for sectionals.

In the 100 butterfly Tom Edwards and Ricky Billig placed in 2^nd and 3^rd.

Dylan Brown, Andrei Rakitn and Chris Knightly finished in 1^st, 4^th, and 5^th place in the 100 freestyle.

Going into the 500 freestyle L-S only held a 1-point lead. The win by Chris Wilkins and Jake Hogan, who finished in 1^st and 3^rd, helped extend the lead to 3 points.

The 200 freestyle relay was one of the most intense races of the meet with the  team of Andrei Rakitn, Chris Knightly, Dylan Brown, and Chris Wilkins out touching A-B for 1^st place by .01 seconds.

In the 100 backstroke Ricky Billig swam into 1^st place and Nick Genovese finished shortly behind in 4^th place.

Taylor Brown and Kevin Kennedy placed in 1^st and 5^th in the 100 breaststroke.

Going into the last event of the meet L-S clung onto a 3-point lead. Dylan Brown, Chris Wilkins, Ricky Billig, and Tom Edwards took 1^st place in the 400 freestyle relay. The race came down to the final few yards but L-S was able to come from behind and out touch A-B to win the meet.

(Chris Knightly submitted this report.)