Three Darien Girls Swim Towards FCIAC Championships

By Nina Rodriguez

On​ ​November​ ​1st,​ ​the​ ​Girl’s​ ​Swim​ ​and​ ​Dive​ ​Team​ ​competed​ ​at​ ​the​ ​FCIAC​ ​time​ ​trial​ ​at
Greenwich​ ​High​ ​School​ ​against​ ​all​ ​all​ ​Fairfield​ ​County​ ​teams.​ ​Three​ ​Darien​ ​girls​ ​qualified​ ​for​ ​the actual​ ​FCIAC​ ​tournament:​ ​juniors​ ​Cassie​ ​Maroney​ ​and​ ​Lauren​ ​Picard​ ​and​ ​senior​ ​Brielle Racanelli.
Maroney​ ​qualified​ ​for​ ​the​ ​50​ ​meter​ ​freestyle,​ ​100​ ​freestyle,​ ​200​ ​medley​ ​relay,​ ​and​ ​400​ ​free relay.​ ​Picard​ ​is​ ​competing​ ​in​ ​the​ ​100​ ​meter​ ​backstroke,​ ​and​ ​Racanelli​ ​is​ ​swimming​ ​the​ ​100 meter​ ​breaststroke.​ ​All​ ​of​ ​their​ ​goals​ ​are ​to​ ​maintain​ ​a​ ​steady​ ​pace,​ ​break​ ​times,​ ​move​ ​up​ ​a​ ​place or​ ​two,​ ​but​ ​more​ ​importantly​ ​to​ ​continue​ ​cheering​ ​on​ ​their​ ​teammates​ ​and​ ​have​ ​a​ ​great​ ​night. Other​ ​notable​ ​nominees​ ​from​ ​the​ ​time​ ​trial​ ​are​ ​freshman​ ​Kendall​ ​Luecke,​ ​who​ ​swam​ ​7​ ​seconds faster​ ​during​ ​the​ ​500​ ​meter​ ​freestyle,​ ​junior​ ​Kelsey​ ​Vrooman​ ​and​ ​freshman​ ​Emily​ ​Fischer​ ​who swam​ ​their​ ​best​ ​times​ ​for​ ​the​ ​100​ ​butterfly,​ ​but​ ​all​ ​girls​ ​worked​ ​their​ ​hardest​ ​and​ ​performed​ ​well.

(Courtesy of Darien Athletic Foundation)