Swim Team Sends Eight to State Championship Meet
The Archmere Swim Team competed in the DIAA Swimming & Diving Championship Finals on Saturday, February 26, 2022. The State Preliminaries were held during the week, with finals taking place all day Saturday at the University of Delaware. The State Championship Meet is a qualifying meet, and this year four members of the boys' team and four members of the girls’ team earned a spot.
The boys swam Wednesday evening and Saturday morning, finishing 23rd overall. Nate Bustard ’23 placed 9th in the 50 Free and 13th in the 100 Free. The 200 Free Relay of Nate Bustard ‘23, Logan Bustard ‘25, Quinn McCormick ’25 and Andrew Matej ‘24 placed 12th.
The girls’ team finished 11th overall, led by sophomore Elizabeth Maher’s 9th place in the 50 Free and 7th place finish in the 100 Free. The 200 Medley Relay of Kendall Hanna ‘25, Annamaria DeCamp ‘23, Kathryn Pyne ‘25, and Elizabeth Maher ’24 swam to 10th place, while the same swimmers improved their time and placed 8th in the 200 Free Relay. Annamaria DeCamp ’23 placed 12th in the 500 Free with a significant drop in her time from 5:37 at prelims to 5:33 in finals. Kathryn Pyne ’25 made waves as a 9th grader, placing 14th in the 100 Breaststroke.
In addition, junior Annamaria DeCamp and sophomore Elizabeth Maher received the DIAA Academic Award for their superiority in the classroom for the girls' team, and junior Nate Bustard and sophomore Andrew Matej earned the award during the boys' meet.
In addition, junior Annamaria DeCamp and sophomore Elizabeth Maher received the DIAA Academic Award for their superiority in the classroom for the girls' team, and junior Nate Bustard and sophomore Andrew Matej earned the award during the boys' meet.
Congratulations to the swim team!
Archmere Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory co-educational academy,
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
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