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By Emily Brennan
Mystic Valley Regional Charter School girls’ swimming defeated Weston, the 2024 MIAA D2 State Champions, 97-71, over winter break. With the win, Mystic Valley improved to 4-0 on the season.
“This was a phenomenal meet put together by the girls, they came out strong and held their own until the very end,” Head Coach Andrew DiGiacomo said. “They knew they had to show up and swim their best in order to beat a great team like Weston, and they did. This certainly is the biggest win ever for Mystic Valley Girls Swimming.”
Kicking off the meet, the Eagles clinched the top spot in the 200 Medley Relay. The team of Sydney Cao, Lucia Antonucci, Isabelle Pennachio and Britney Nayiga finished first with a time of 1:58.01. Brooke Burke, Crystal Tang, Khloe Co and Benitah Mwebaza finished third in 2:07.80.
Cao and Mwebaza finished second and third in the 200 Freestyle, finishing with times of 2:13.20 and 2:23.24, respectively. Isabella Cirame swam to a close second-place finish with a 2:18.69 in the 200 individual medley, swimming two lengths of each stroke – butterfly, back, breast and free. Lucia Antonucci was third at 2:23.87. Nayiga triumphed in the 50 free sprint, clocking a season best time of 26.21 for first place followed by Albuquerque in third at 26.40.
After the break Pennachio won the 100 butterfly at 1:04.41 followed by Klhoe Co in third at 1:08.98, a season best. Cirame followed with a first in the 100 Freestyle at 57.13 followed by Sydney Cao in 4th at 59.68. Mystic Valley took the top spot and earned a season best in the 200 Free Relay led by the team of Lana Albuquerque, Nayiga, Cao and Cirame at 1:44.73. Following in the 100 Backstroke, Pennachio won for the second time at 1:05.25 followed by Burke in third place at 1:10.47 and Co in fourth at 1:10.71. Britney Nayiga won the 100 Breaststroke, for her second victory of the day with a personal best and state cut time of 1:11.46 followed by Antonucci in second place at 1:12.04.
The Eagles return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 8 (after press deadline) when they host Northeast. After a meet at Shawsheen on Friday, Jan. 10, the Eagles return home to host Scituate on Saturday, Jan. 18.
