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MARTINEZ, Calif. – On Saturday, June 25, the Martinez Community Swim Team (MCST) Otters took on the Hercules Piranhas at Rankin Aquatic Center. The Otters demonstrated their competitive spirit, with both the boys and girls beating the Piranhas and achieving almost 200 “pop times” (a personal best time in a race).
Twenty-five girls swam personal bests in every one of their individual races: Kiara Cheney (9), Casey Concepcion (12), Miranda D’Angelo (9), Aspen Dexter (11), Kara Dobrzensky (7), Brielle Duarte (11), Liliana Escorcio (9), Lilliana Harbaugh (9), Kenzie Kirshen (11), Emma Kitchen (5), Isabella Klapperich (15), Emma Kolb (10), Grace Leach (9), Leila Leonard (9), Lillian Padilla (7), Elizabeth Robinson (7), Frances Schulze (10), Daphne Smyth (6), Rachel Snyder (15), Krystiana Solano (10), Sterry Kaitlyn (10), Shasta Thompson (5), Allie Watkins (10), Emily Watkins (6), and Sasha Williams (9).
Twelve boys swam personal bests in every one of their individual races: Aidan Concepcion (17), Ryan Fowlar (18), James Frisbie (13), Zachary Frisbie (7), Noah Gutierrez (8), Benicio Montes (6), Ronin Osmond (6), Devin Purewal (11), Samuel Regan (9), Brandon Nolan Silveira (6), Grant Snyder (11), and Nicholas Wright (14).
The Otters took to the water once again on Wednesday, June 29, facing the Vista Diablo Dolphins in their fourth dual meet of the season. In a hard fought battle against a strong opponent, the Otters once again came away with a win, with a final score of MCST Otters 395, Vista Diablo 315.
Competition among the girls was particularly tough, with the Otter girls winning by only a 25 point margin over the Vista Diablo girls: 188 to 163. Top scorers for the Otter girls included Sydney Bower (13), Lizzy Atencio (17), Emily Watkins (6), Casey Concepcion (12), and Tatum Cue (11).
The Otter boys finished the meet with a comfortable lead of 206 to 152. Top scorers for the boys included Josh Deilke (18), Shawn Keifer (8), Aidan Concepcion (17), Nick Wright (14), Jackson Barnacal (11), Ryan Fowlar (18), Devin Purewal (11), Owen Bolstad (10), Noah Nevares (9), Stefano Costa (14), Hunter Burns (6) and MacKinnely Kirshen (8).
The Otters showed their strong team work, winning eight of 12 relay events. The young swimmers also continued to improve their individual times, proving that hard work, practice and first-rate coaching really do pay off.
The Otters also swam on Wednesday, July 6, against the Pleasant Hill Dolfins at Rankin Aquatic Center. They will next compete July 9 and 10 in the Devil Mountain Pentathlon at the Dana Hills Cabana Club in Clayton, where every swimmer from swim teams throughout Contra Costa County will compete in five different events. (See future editions of the Tribune for results from these meets.)
