Malden High swimmers impress at Division 1 North Sectionals

Hailey Tran & Sophie Tran have impressive finishes; Tornados place 12th at event

  The following information was provided by the Malden Public Schools Athletic Department.

The Malden High School Coed Swim team conquered the Greater Boston League again this season with their fourth straight GBL Title.

With the exception of a brief stint in the Northeastern Conference (South Champs two years in row), MHS Swim has dominated the GBL for well over a decade.

The Swim Team this year was led by first-year Head Coach and MHS Science teacher Julie Grillon. Coach Grillon stepped up to take on the role of Head Coach while Head Coach Jessica Bisson is out on medical leave. Coach Grillon is no stranger to the pool nor coaching. Julie was Head Coach of the Malden High softball team for several years and led the swimming program at the Malden YMCA many more.

Recently, six student-athletes represented Malden High School at the Division 1 North Sectional Swim Meet and showed they haven’t skipped a beat. The girls put in some impressive performances both in individual events as well as relays, earning MHS Swim 12th place out of 23 schools.

The Tran sisters (Hailey and Sophie) made their presence known individually as well as a relay team –  placing 10th in the 200 Medley Relay and 16th in the 400 freestyle relay (Katie Rice, Hailey Tran, Sophie Tran and Ian Ian Ho).

Individually, Captain Hailey Tran placed 8th in the 50 Freestyle and 9th in the 100 Breaststroke. Hailey’s younger sister Sophie had impressive performances in the 100 Butterfly (4th place) and the 100 Backstroke (4th place).

Alternate student athlete swimmer Yingyan Xia did not compete in sectionals but competed last weekend at Boston University at the Division 1 MIAA State Championship Meet along with the other Malden swimmers.

Congratulations to Coach Grillon and the Malden High Coed Swim Team for an impressive and exciting regular season and postseason.