The Toll Gate girls swim team topped rival Pilgrim 53-39 last week and is eyeing a strong finish to this season. Toll Gate’s relay team of Katelyn Watson, Sam Lin, Sam Barr and Tania Cruz-Urban …
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The Toll Gate girls swim team topped rival Pilgrim 53-39 last week and is eyeing a strong finish to this season.
Toll Gate’s relay team of Katelyn Watson, Sam Lin, Sam Barr and Tania Cruz-Urban won the 200 medley, while Watson won the 200 freestyle. Lin took first in the 200 IM, while Cruz-Urban placed first in the 50 free.
Barr won the butterfly event and then the 100 free. Tate Payne went on to win the 500 free for the Titans. Lin won the breaststroke, and Cruz-Urban, Payne, Watson and Lin combined to win the 400 free relay.
Pilgrim’s relay team of Hannah Fitzpatrick, Amelia Holmes, Abby Killilea and Taylor Mooney won the 200 free relay. Pilgrim’s Juliana Kavanagh took first in the backstroke.
The Titans improved to 3-3 with the win and have high hopes for the upcoming division championships and state championships. Leading the way this winter have been seniors Watson and Barr, while Lin has been enjoying a breakout season as a junior.
“The girls have done excellent. It’s a small team with only 10 girls, but we’ve been competitive in every meet. Even if they haven’t won all the events, we’ve been in every meet and have come away with some great swims and they have won their fair share of races,” said Toll Gate coach Regina Hand. “They are training hard every day. They show up, work hard and have gotten progressively stronger in their specific events. I’m feeling very confident heading into divisions.”
The Titans were moved up after the Rhode Island Interscholastic League eliminated the Division IV group in its latest realignment. Although the Titans are facing tougher competition this winter with a small group, the results have been promising as they approach the end of the regular season.
The team will be in full force for the division championships and is expected to be sending its relay teams to states, along with Lin, who is on track to compete in several individual events.
Hand hopes to see the Titans swim their best in the postseason, with beating their personal records being the goal.
“A successful end would be the girls swimming their personal bests. Their times have dropped throughout the season, but there’s another level,” said Hand. “When you go to championship meets, you want your best, you want to push yourself and see how far you can go.”
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