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Seeding for state girls’ swimming championships
Newburgh Free Academy freshman Brittany Friese is the third seed in the 200-yard freestyle and 500 freestyle for this weekend’s state championships in Rochester.
Monroe-Woodbury freshman Morgan Fairclough is the sixth seed in the 100 backstroke. Washingtonville junior Colleen Larkin is the seventh seed in the 100 butterfly. Washingtonville senior Morganne Klein is the eighth seed in the 100 breaststroke. Warwick diver Shannon McNamara is seeded ninth.
The top seeds and Section 9 seeds for the state swimming championships on Friday and Saturday in Rochester. The state-meet record is in parenthesis:
200-yard medley relay (1:46.14): 1. Brewster-1 1:49.30; 14. Washingtonville-9 1:52.03; 23. Monroe-Woodbury-9 1:53.17.
200 freestyle (1:48.47): 1. Sara Giberson (Tottenville-PSAL) 1:50.17; 3. Brittany Friese (Newburgh Free Academy-9, Fr.) 1:50.69; 32. Amanda York (Newburgh Free Academy-9, Jr.) 1:58.36; 36. Alex Cooney (Minisink Valley-9, Sr.) 1:58.55.
200 IM (1:58.29): 1. Sara Giberson (Tottenville-PSAL) 2:06.14; 15. Colleen Larkin (Washingtonville-9, Jr.) 2:10.33; 35. Samantha Granan (Roosevelt-9, Jr.) 2:14.14; 44. Morgan Fairclough (Monroe-Woodbury-9, Fr.) 2:14.63.
50 freestyle (23.26): 1. Jenna Bickel (Guilderland-Voorheesville-2) 24.28; 11. Caitlin Kelly (Warwick-9, Jr.) 24.73.
1-meter diving (538.35): 1. Ashley Broderick (Victor-5) 553.95 points; 9. Shannon McNamara (Warwick-9, Fr.) 423.50.
100 butterfly (54.35): 1. Ali Polhill (Brewster-1) 55.75; 7. Colleen Larkin (Washingtonville-9, Jr.) 58.01; 19. Amanda York (Newburgh Free Academy-9, Jr.) 59.34; 33. Jessica Piccoli (Kingston-9, Jr.) 1:00.68; 55. Nicole Short (Pine Bush-9, Soph.) 1:01.69; 61. Emily Henry (Valley Central-9, 1:01.85.
100 freestyle (50.53): 1. Marissa Dressel (Kenmore West-6) 52.08; 18. Morganne Kline (Washingtonville-9, Sr.) 54.36; 40. Caitlin Kelly (Warwick-9, Jr.) 54.90; 70. Andrea Tremper (Valley Central-9, Sr.) 55.45.
500 freestyle (4:46.97): 1. Kelly Johanson (Mamaroneck-1) 4:58.97; 3. Brittany Friese (Newburgh Free Academy-9, Fr.) 5:01.41; 40. Emily Hovey (Newburgh Free Academy-9, Fr.) 5:17.81; 41. Alex Cooney (Minisink Valley-9, Sr.) 5:17.98.
200 freestyle relay (1:36.19): 1. Connetquot-11 1:38.41; 14. Newburgh Free Academy-9 1:41.15; 18. Pine Bush-9 1:41.61.
100 backstroke (53.98): 1. Ali Polhill (Brewster-1) 56.94; 6. Morgan Fairclough (Monroe-Woodbury-9, Fr.) 58.28; 20. Emily Hovey (Newburgh Free Academy-9, Fr.) 1:00.49; 44. Taylor Stalnaker (Monroe-Woodbury, 7th) 1:01.71.
100 breaststroke (1:02.43): 1. Annie Zhu (Brooklyn Tech-PSAL) 1:04.99; 8. Morganne Klein (Washingtonville-9, Sr.) 1:06.63; 27. Lauren Daly (Pine Bush-9, Soph.) 1:08.62; 30. Samantha Granan (Roosevelt-9, Jr.) 1:08.87.
400 freestyle relay (3:29.99): 1. Brewster-1 3:36.00; 6. Newburgh Free Academy-9 3:39.40; 29. Washingtonville-9 3:45.40.