Girls Swimming Loses to Wilton

By Scotty Tuck

Junior Cassie Maroney in the 200 Individual Medley.

On Wednesday, October 18th the Darien High School Girls Swim and Dive team suffered a disappointing loss against Wilton. The previously 5-1 team lead by captains Isabel Blaze, Carly Rutledge, and Katie Martin went into the meet confidently, having only lost to the powerhouse Greenwich High School team. The meet started off strongly, as Darien scored major points in the 200 Medley Relay and 200 Freestyle, winning the relay and scoring first and fourth in the 200 Freestyle. Following the 200 Freestyle however, Wilton began to gain momentum, scoring first, second, and fifth in the 200 Individual Medley, and sweeping the 50 Freestyle. Following the diving, Wilton had a significant lead over Darien, and although they scored some first place finishes in the second half of the meet, Wilton ultimately came out on top. Regarding the meet, junior Kelsey Vrooman said, “It was a tough loss and everyone gave it their all. I think it gives us a good idea of what we need to work on for the rest of the season.”

Some standout performances during the meet were senior Carly Rutledge, who took both the 200 and 500 Freestyles, as well as senior Isabel Blaze and junior Lauren Picard, who won the 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke. The team has one more regular season meet at New Canaan YMCA on Wednesday, October 25th at 3 p.m, so be sure to go out and show some support.