Coach Angel Martino, poses with Niah Kalpak, 9.

The Reynolds Rapids swim team took on the Friendship Swim Team from Athens at the Reynolds Plantation Pool on June 24.  Back at their home pool, the Rapids were ready for their fifth meet of the season.

“We’re starting to fine tune for our District meet in July,” explained swim coach Angel Martino. Over her career, Martino won three relay Olympic gold medals and three Olympic bronze medals.  She was a captain of the 1996 U.S. Women’s Olympic Swimming team.

Individual first place finishes were awarded as follows:

– Boys 6&U

Tyler Urrutia:  25 Yd. Freestyle, 25 Yd. Backstroke

– Boys 7-8

Mark Martino:  50 Yd. Freestyle, 25 Yd. Freestyle, 25 Yd. Breaststroke

Bean Holloway:  25 Yd. Backstroke

Max Dupree:  25 Yd. Butterfly

– Girls 7-8

Matty Laney:  25 Yd. Breaststroke

Riley Laney – Girls 7-8:  25 Yd. Butterfly

– Boys 9-10

Conner Rostowsky:  50 Yd. Freestyle, 25 Yd. Backstroke

Will Schneider:  25 Yd. Freestyle, 100 Yd. IM, 25 Yd. Butterfly

Davis Klein – Boys 9-10:  25 Yd. Breaststroke

– Girls 9-10

Kate Cowles:  50 Yd. Freestyle, 25 Yd. Butterfly

Annabelle Odum:  25 Yd. Breaststroke

Emma Dent:  100 Yd. IM

Devyn Anthony:  25 Yd. Backstroke

– Boys 11-12

Palmer Clark:  50 Yd. Freestyle, 50 Yd. Breaststroke, 100 Yd. IM

Michael Klein:  50 Yd. Backstroke

– Girls 11-12

Emily Schneider:  100 Yd. Freestyle, 50 Yd. Breaststroke, 100 Yd. IM

Ciara Sadaka:  50 Yd. Freestyle, 50 Yd. Backstroke, 50 Yd. Butterfly

– Boys 13-14

Michael Martino:  100 Yd. Freestyle, 50 Yd. Freestyle, 100 Yd. IM

Mitchell Rostowsky:  50 Yd. Breaststroke

– Girls 13-14

Emma Lowring:  100 Yd. Freestyle, 50 Yd. Breaststroke, 100 Yd. IM

Lena Visser:  50 Yd. Freestyle, 50 Yd. Butterfly

– Boys 15-18

Greg Lancaster:  100 Yd. Freestyle, 100 Yd. IM, 50 Yd. Backstroke

– Girls 15-18

Blair Milo:  50 Yd. Freestyle, 50 Yd. Breaststroke, 50 Yd. Butterfly

Relay team first place finishes were awarded to the following Rapids members:

– Boys 7-8

100 Yd. Medley Relay:  Bean Holloway, Mark Martino, Bass Cowles, Joshua Garafalo

100 Yd. Free Relay:  Bass Cowles, Max Dupree, Joshua Garafalo, Mark Martino

– Girls 7-8

100 Yd. Free Relay:  Ella Darby, Madeline Marasco, Riley Laney, Katie Ciavola

– Boys 9-10

100 Yd. Medley Relay:  Davis Klein, Mark Martino, Will Schneider, Parker Rostowsky

100 Yd. Free Relay:  Conner Rostowsky, Davis Klein, Parker Rostowsky, William Hardin

– Girls 9-10

100 Yd. Medley Relay:  Devyn Anthony, Annabelle Odum, Niah Kalpak, Emma Dent

– Boys 11-12

200 Yd. Medley Relay:  Matthew Dent, Palmer Clark, Michael Klein, Conner Rostowsky

200 Yd. Free Relay:  Matthew Dent, Will Schneider, Michael Klein, Palmer Clark

– Girls 11-12

200 Yd. Medley Relay:  Camden Roper, Emily Schneider, Ciara Sadaka, Kate Cowles

200 Yd. Free Relay:  Emily Schneider, Devyn Anthony, Camden Roper, Ciara Sadaka

– Boys 15-18

200 Yd. Medley Relay:  Greg Lancaster, Mitchell Rostowsky, Michael Martino, Christopher Dysart

200 Yd. Free Relay:  Michael Martino, Mitchell Rostowsky, Christopher Dysart, Greg Lancaster

– Girls 15-18

200 Yd. Medley Relay:  Lena Visser, Emma Lowring, Blair Milo, Madison Odum

200 Yd. Free Relay:  Blair Milo, Lena Visser, Madison Odum, Emma Lowring