Windham High School’s swimming team opened the season against Yarmouth at Greely High School in Cumberland on Saturday, Dec. 20. Windham finished first in several events and when they didn’t place first, they weren’t far behind in a strong season opener.
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| Windham sophomore Beckett Bragdon showcases his speed in the prep swimming season opener against Yarmouth at Greely High School in Cumberland on Saturday, Dec. 20. PHOTO BY MATT PASCARELLA |
The Eagles hit the water ready to get this season going.
Sophomore Rocco DiDonato finished first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:13.88 minutes.
In the girls 50-freestyle, sophomore Stephanie Roghelia had a first-place finish with a time of 28.36 seconds.
Beckett Bragdon, a Windham sophomore, finished first in the boys 50-freestyle with a 26.82 time. He also finished first in the 100-breaststroke with a 1:18.39 time.
In the 100-freestyle freshman Lauren Nickel finished second with a 1:13.20 time.
In the 500-freestyle, junior Maya Fitts finished second with an 8:50.94 time.
DiDonato had another first-place finish in the 500-freestyle with a 5:53.91 time, almost a full minute ahead of his competitor.
“I think the relay carnival was good to see where we’re starting at,” said DiDonato. “Now that we’ll practice more, it’ll be good to see where everyone is going to be in a few weeks. I think we were very strong today. I think our sportsmanship was very good today, and many of the swimmers improved their times a lot. Our starts and our turns (need work) and those can always be better. I think it’s going to be a great season. Even though we have less people, we’re stronger this year as a team.”
In the 100-breaststroke, Roghelia finished almost a full five seconds ahead of her opponent in her first-place finish where she had a 1:20.38 time.
“I think it went pretty good, we’re at the beginning of the season and working on technique and building that endurance you need for swim,” said Roghelia. “I’m pretty happy with how the first few weeks have been going. Things I think went really well were everyone’s turns and dives – we’ve been working really hard on. Also, just everyone’s pushing themselves because for some people this is the first time they’ve swam (in a high school meet), and they did very well. I think some things that need work are bringing some more energy to the table, more technique and more endurance. I think this meet sets the tone of determination; this is some people’s first time swimming, and I think we can really just go from here and this is just a starting point.” <
Sophomore Rocco DiDonato finished first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:13.88 minutes.
In the girls 50-freestyle, sophomore Stephanie Roghelia had a first-place finish with a time of 28.36 seconds.
Beckett Bragdon, a Windham sophomore, finished first in the boys 50-freestyle with a 26.82 time. He also finished first in the 100-breaststroke with a 1:18.39 time.
In the 100-freestyle freshman Lauren Nickel finished second with a 1:13.20 time.
In the 500-freestyle, junior Maya Fitts finished second with an 8:50.94 time.
DiDonato had another first-place finish in the 500-freestyle with a 5:53.91 time, almost a full minute ahead of his competitor.
“I think the relay carnival was good to see where we’re starting at,” said DiDonato. “Now that we’ll practice more, it’ll be good to see where everyone is going to be in a few weeks. I think we were very strong today. I think our sportsmanship was very good today, and many of the swimmers improved their times a lot. Our starts and our turns (need work) and those can always be better. I think it’s going to be a great season. Even though we have less people, we’re stronger this year as a team.”
In the 100-breaststroke, Roghelia finished almost a full five seconds ahead of her opponent in her first-place finish where she had a 1:20.38 time.
“I think it went pretty good, we’re at the beginning of the season and working on technique and building that endurance you need for swim,” said Roghelia. “I’m pretty happy with how the first few weeks have been going. Things I think went really well were everyone’s turns and dives – we’ve been working really hard on. Also, just everyone’s pushing themselves because for some people this is the first time they’ve swam (in a high school meet), and they did very well. I think some things that need work are bringing some more energy to the table, more technique and more endurance. I think this meet sets the tone of determination; this is some people’s first time swimming, and I think we can really just go from here and this is just a starting point.” <
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