Making waves! Malden High’s Tony Giech Qualifies for National AAU Swim Championships

Tornado senior star won state 100 Breaststroke event Bay State Games, finished highly in four other events; Headed to Greensboro, NC for Nationals in July

  Tony Giech is well-known in local swim circles, for sure.

  Already established as a prime competitor at Malden High School, and on a regional and state level, Giech has taken it to a whole new level.

   At the recent statewide Bay State Games, the recently-graduated MHS senior won one event and finished highly in three others on his way to qualifying for the 2022 AAU National Swim Championships.

    It will be Giech’s second trip to the Nationals in as many years and he is looking forward to representing Malden and his club team, Mystic Valley Swim Club, in North Carolina.

   “It is exciting to be able to compete at the national level and I will be working hard in the next few weeks to make sure I am prepared,” said Giech, who won the 100 Breaststroke at last weekend’s Bay State Games with a time of 1:05.51.

    The Bay State Games Swim Competition event, with over 300 participants, was held this past weekend at the Boston Athletic Club in Wellesley.

  Giech said that while he was pleased with the win, he has confidence he can do even better. “It was a good time, but I will be looking to improve it at the Nationals,” the MHS senior said, who has achieved a lower time as a personal best in the past.

Giech competed in the Bay State Games in four events, the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard breaststroke, the 200-yard individual medley and the 200-yard breaststroke.
He finished 1st overall in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.51, 2nd in the 200-yard breaststroke at 2:26.16, 4th in the 200-yard Individual Medley with a personal best time of 2:12.32 and 9th in the 50-yard freestyle at 24.81.
As successful as he has been in the pool, he has been a star in the classroom as well, as Giech finished ranked #3 in the MHS Class of 2022 and delivered the Class Orator address at graduation. He was also a two-year Captain of the MHS Swim Team, leading Malden to four consecutive league championships, in 2019 in the Northeastern Conference (NEC) and then three Greater Boston League (GBL) titles.

  Giech was a four-year league All-Star selection and was also a member of the MHS Student Council and the Maldonian Yearbook staff.