Greenwich Gators Earn 2nd Place At Rainy All Pool

It turned out that everyone - winners and losers - ended up all wet at this year's All Pool meet. Saturday was lovely and dry but Sunday brought nothing but rain and more rain.

The Greenwich Club took second place with 1,909 points. Kendbrin Swim and Tennis Club came in first with 2,089 points. The Greenwich Club came in first last year.

"Let's just say that the rain made things a little more interesting," said head Gator coach Amanda Dyl. "It did not let up the entire day (7-3) but we still had lots of great swims and parents and swimmers alike were great sports. Hopefully that's the last rainy All Pool for a while!"

"I think we are still wet!" wrote Scott Moran in an email two days after the event. Moran's daughter Katie is on the team.

"At the beginning of this season her best stroke was backstroke," Moran wrote, "but she has learned so much from the coaches that she was able to take second place overall in the All Pool Meet in breast stroke just behind her friend and teammate Grace MacDonald."

Top swimmers include Chris Sgrignari (first place in 13-14 boys 50 yard back, first place in 13-14 boys 50 yard butterfly, first in 13-14 boys 200 yard relay), Grace MacDonald (first place in 8 & U girls 25 breast, first place in 8 & U girls 25 fly and first place in 8 & U girls 100 relay), and Max Miranda (first place in 11-12 boys 50 free, first place in 11-12 boys 50 fly, first place in 11-12 boys 200 relay).

Other swimmers who won events include Chris Murphy (first place in 13-14 boys 50 free and first place in 13-14 boys 200 relay), Maya Barnes (first place in 8 & U girls 25 back), Lauren Salvadore (first place in 11-12 girls 50 breast).

Additional results are available at lracswim.com.