SLHS Swim and Dive Teams Split Victory

South Lakes High School’s Varsity Swim and Dive teams started off the season with a split victory when they faced Thomas Jefferson High School Friday, December 5, at the Herndon Community Center. The girls won with 195 points over Jefferson’s 119. The South Lakes boys scored 127.5 to Jefferson’s 184.5.

The South Lakes girls dominated the pool, winning all but three events. The 200yd medley relay team of Natalie Obando, Sabrina Groves, Emily Landeryou, and Madeleine Daum started the evening with a first place finish, followed by a sweep of the 200yd freestyle event by sophomores Landeryou (first), Megan Carney (second), and Paige Sogandares (third). Other highlights for the girls included:

• A one-two finish for Grace Obando (first) and Juhi Sharma in the 200yd individual medley.

• A one-two finish for Landeryou (first) and Emi Redican in the 100yd backstroke.

• First place finishes for Natalie Obando in the 500yd freestyle, Emma Bulger in diving, Groves in 100yd butterfly, Caitlyn King in 100yd freestyle, and Sogandares in 500yd freestyle.

While overall the boys team didn’t fare as well against the Colonials, there were some stand-out performances. Mac Sogandares finished first in the 200yd freestyle event; Tyler Ellis took first place in the 100yd butterfly; and Benjamin Gryski earned first in the 100yd breaststroke. The relay team of Sogandares, Dylan Hawley, Ellis, and Gianmichel D’Allesandro concluded the meet with a first place finish in the 400yd freestyle relay.

South Lakes will return to the pool at 6:00 pm Friday, December 12, against Fairfax High School at Audrey Moore RECenter.