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Syosset Boys Swimming Defeats Port Washington, 94-86
Swim team gets first win in their new conference Wednesday night.
The brought some heat to the pool on a chilly winter afternoon Wednesday night, beating the Port Washington team 94-86 in a dominant performance.
Syosset swimmer Edan Zitelny placed first in the 200-meter IM as well as the 100-meter backstroke. He finished the backstroke event in just 1:01.06.
In addition, Aaron Askenazy's 1:03.89 time took first place in the 100-meter Butterfly for Syosset, and Matt Kimura and Ashwin Kelkar also came in first for Syosset in the 50 and 100-meter Freestyle events, respectively.
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Overall, Syosset took first place in the 200-meter medley relay, the 200-meter IM, 50-meter freestyle, diving, 100-meter butterfly, 100-meter freestyle, the 200-meter free relay and the 100-meter backstroke events, claiming a decisive victory and taking eight of the 11 events of the meet. Port Washington took first place points in only two events - the 200 and 500 meter freestyle.
Syosset's divers Brandon Anberger and Kevin Sheehan also performed well in the diving competition, taking first and second place respectively by pulling off some very acrobatic jumps and somersaults.
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Despite a few setbacks, most notably two disqualifications (in the 200-meter IM and the 50-meter freestyle) as well as a failed dive, Syosset mostly dominated this particular meet and maintained a constant lead over the Port Washington team from the first race on.
The final two events of the meet (100-meter breast stroke and 400-meter freestyle relay) were held as "exhibition" races because Syosset had already achieved an insurmountable lead of 94-61.
Syosset coach Schleider said he was satisfied after the victory.
"We had to overcome some adversity, disqualifications," he said. "but overall the team came through. It was a good win."
The win is Syosset's first of the season, as well as the first in their new conference, having moved from conference-I to conference-II this year. The move will allow Syosset to be considerably more competitive than last year, and hopes are high that they will compete for a conference championship.
Overall, the Syosset swimmers looked very strong and stayed competitive throughout the meet. And with a team roster of 50 swimmers, the team definitely shows lots of depth and a wealth of talent that will most certainly propel them to considerable future success in the water.
