Boys
Bishop Ireton 131, The Heights 42
DeMatha 96, Landon 87
Girls
Holton-Arms 102, Holy Child 81
November 13, 2012
Girls Swim and Dive: Stone Ridge 90, St. John’s 82
200-Yard Medley Relay
- St. John’s “A” (Bogart, Luigard, Kirsch, Gregory) – 1:55.55 – 8 points
- Stone Ridge “B” (Garcia, Karey, Ledecky, Smith) – 1:59.00 – 4 points
- Stone Ridge “A” (Blockowicz, Kronfli, Haley, Gasaway) – 2:02.94 – 2 points
200-Yard Freestyle
- Natalie Kronfli, Stone Ridge – 2:07.54 – 6 points
- Kelleigh Haley, Stone Ridge – 2:13.36 – 4 points
- Audrey Strachan, St. John’s – 2:20.68 – 3 points
- Katherine Rurka, St. John’s – 2:25.10 – 2 points
- Gabby Rhoades, St. John’s – 2:25.92 – 1 point
200-Yard Individual Medley
- Katie Ledecky, Stone Ridge – 2:05.74 – 6 points
- Claire Luigard, St. John’s – 2:15.00 – 4 points
- Laura Garcia, Stone Ridge – 2:16.80 – 3 points
- Catherine Gregory, St. John’s – 2:20.09 – 2 points
- Mary Hippchen, St. John’s – 2:30.82 – 1 point
August 26, 2012
Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Sunday, August 26
Men’s 50-Meter Freestyle
Final:
- 1. Jack Conger (Good Counsel), United States – 22.69
- 2. Regan Leong, Australia – 23.02
- 3. Erik Risolvato, United States – 23.17
- 4. Andrew Digby, Australia – 23.29
- 5. Takeshi Kawamoto, Japan – 23.62
- 6. Toru Maruyama, Japan – 23.67
- 7. Chen Ho Jeremy Wong, Hong Kong – 23.92
- 8. Omar Arafa, Canada – 24.11
Men’s 4×100 Meter Medley Relay
Final:
- 1. Japan – 3:37.67
- 2. United States (Jack Conger, Will Licon, Maclin Davis, Matt Ellis) – 3:39.37
- 3. Australia – 3:44.03
- 4. Canada – 3:44.37
- 5. New Zealand – 3:58.53
August 25, 2012
Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Saturday, August 25
Men’s 200-Meter Backstroke
Final:
- 1. Jack Conger (Good Counsel), United States – 1:57.20
- 2. Keita Sunama, Japan – 1:59.57
- 3. Corey Main, New Zealand – 1:59.67
- 4. Takeshi Kawamoto, Japan – 2:01.06
- 5. Alex Katz, United States – 2:01.12
- 6. Jordan Harrison, Australia – 2:03.06
- 7. Jared Gilliland, Australia – 2:03.83
- 8. Dimitar Ivanov, Canada – 2:05.46
Men’s 4×100-Meter Freestyle Relay
Final:
- 1. United States (Matt Ellis, Jack Conger, Kyle Darmody, Pete Brumm) – 3:18.67
- 2. Australia – 3:20.82
- 3. Japan – 3:21.34
- 4. Canada – 3:23.69
- 5. Hong Kong – 3:30.32
- 6. New Zealand – 3:37.06
August 24, 2012
Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Friday, August 24
Men’s 100-Meter Freestyle
Final:
- 1. Matt Ellis, United States – 49.24
- 2. Alexander Graham, Australia – 49.71
- 3. Jack Conger (Good Counsel), United States – 49.84
- 4. Andrew Digby, Australia – 49.90
- 5. Kenta Hirai, Japan – 50.31
- 6. Omar Arafa, Canada – 50.49
- 7. Toru Maruyama, Japan – 51.13
- 8. Robert Gilchrist, Canada – 51.33
Women’s 100-Meter Breaststroke
Final:
- 1. Kierra Smith, Canada – 1:08.54
- Mariya Chekanovych, Canada – 1:08.55
- 3. Miku Kanasashi, Japan – 1:08.63
- 4. Annie Zhu, United States – 1:08.84
- 5. Sarah Haase (Good Counsel), United States – 1:10.03
- 5. Taylor McKeown, Australia – 1:10.03
- 7. Georgia Bohl, Australia – 1:10.15
- 8. Satori Hosokoshi, Japan – 1:10.40
August 23, 2012
Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Thursday, August 23
Our Lady of Good Counsel senior Jack Conger swam his personal best time and set a new meet record in winning the final of the men’s 100-meter backstroke during the first day of the 2012 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Honolulu on Thursday. Conger, a member of the Rockville-Montgomery Swim Club, was seeded first in the event entering the meet and swam the fastest time in the morning preliminary heats.
Men’s 100-Meter Backstroke
Final:
- 1. Jack Conger (Good Counsel), United States – 54.07
- 2. Corey Main, New Zealand – 54.96
- 3. Takeshi Kawamoto, Japan – 55.32
- 4. Keita Sunama, Japan – 55.66
- 5. Omar Arafa, Canada – 56.20
- 6. Ty Stewart, United States – 56.31
- 7. Regan Leong, Australia – 56.88
- 8. Dimitar Ivanov, Canada – 59.35
August 3, 2012
Olympic Swimming: Friday, August 3
Women’s 800-Meter Freestyle
Results:
- 1. Katie Ledecky (Stone Ridge) – 8:14.63
Final:
- Lane 1 – Andreina Pinto Perez, Venezuela – 8:29.28
- Lane 2 – Lauren Boyle, New Zealand – 8:22.72
- Lane 3 – Katie Ledecky, United States – 8:14.63
- Lane 4 – Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain – 8:20.32
- Lane 5 – Lotte Friis, Denmark – 8:23.86
- Lane 6 – Mireia Belmonte Garcia, Spain – 8:18.76
- Lane 7 – Boglarka Kapas, Hungary – 8:23.89
- Lane 8 – Coralie Balmy, France 8:29.26
August 2, 2012
Olympic Swimming: Thursday, August 2
Women’s 800-Meter Freestyle
15-year-old Katie Ledecky, the youngest member of the United States Olympic Team, won her preliminary heat Thursday and qualified for the finals of the women’s 800-meter freestyle at the Olympic Park Aquatics Centre in London.
The Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart rising sophomore posted the third-fastest preliminary time, finishing in 8:23.84.
The medal race is scheduled for Friday at 2:45 p.m. Eastern time.
Preliminaries:
Heat 3 (of 5)
- Lane 1 – Alexa Komarnycky, Canada – 8:28.11
- Lane 2 – Eva Risztov, Hungary – 8:29.06
- Lane 3 – Wendy Trott, South Africa – 8:28.98
- Lane 4 – Katie Ledecky, United States – 8:23.84
- Lane 5 – Mireia Belmonte Garcia, Spain – 8:25.26
- Lane 6 – Ellie Faulkner, Great Britain – 8:38.00
- Lane 7 – Grainne Murphy, Ireland – DNS
- Lane 8 – Elena Sokolova, Russian Federation – 8:42.73
July 5, 2012
Olympic Swim Trials Recap
- 15-year-old Katie Ledecky, a rising sophomore at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda, won the women’s 800-meter freestyle with a time of 8:19.78 and will represent the United States at the Olympic Games in London later this summer. Ledecky also finished third in the women’s 400-meter freestyle and ninth in the women’s 200-meter freestyle. Preliminary heats in the women’s Olympic 800-meter freestyle are scheduled to be held August 2nd, with the final set for the following day. [Washington Post/Fox Sports]
- Jack Conger, a rising senior at Our Lady of Good Counsel, reached the finals of two events at the trials, finishing fifth in the men’s 200-meter backstroke and eighth in the men’s 100-meter backstroke. [Reach For The Wall]
- 2008 All-Met Swimmer of the Year Eric Friedland, a Walter Johnson alum, missed making the finals of the men’s 200-meter breaststroke by .15 seconds and finished in ninth place. Friedland also finished 16th in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke. [TexasSports.com]
- Stanford-bound Good Counsel graduate Sarah Haase made the semifinals of the women’s 100-meter breaststroke, finishing 13th with a time of 1:08.91. She also placed 31st in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke and 83rd in the women’s 200-meter individual medley. [Washington Post]
July 1, 2012
Olympic Swim Trials: Sunday, July 1
Women’s 800-Meter Freestyle
Results:
- 1. Katie Ledecky (Stone Ridge) – 8:27.91; 8:19.78
Finals:
- Lane 1 – Stephanie Peacock – 8:30.97
- Lane 2 – Becca Mann – 8:28.54
- Lane 3 – Gillian Ryan – 8:33.17
- Lane 4 – Kate Ziegler – 8:21.87
- Lane 5 – Katie Ledecky – 8:19.78
- Lane 6 – Chloe Sutton – 8:28.12
- Lane 7 – Haley Anderson – 8:26.60
- Lane 8 – Danielle Valley – 8:38.90
Women’s 50-Meter Freestyle
Results:
- 53. Megan Waters (Princeton/Good Counsel) – 26.14
- 101. Caroline McTaggart (Holton-Arms) – 26.56
Preliminaries:
Heat 5 (of 16)
- Lane 0 – Lauren Rhodes
- Lane 1 – Harper Bruens
- Lane 2 – Caroline McTaggart
- Lane 3 – Claire Brandt
- Lane 4 – Macle McNichols
- Lane 5 – Lauren Gustafson
- Lane 6 – Catherine Meili
- Lane 7 – Ariel Martin
- Lane 8 – Paige Whitmire
- Lane 9 – Erika Braun
Heat 12 (of 16)
- Lane 0 – Grace Finnegan
- Lane 1 – Lauren Weaver
- Lane 2 – Tiffany Oliver
- Lane 3 – Brittney Kuras
- Lane 4 – Andrea Georoff
- Lane 5 – Megan Waters
- Lane 6 – Andrea Murez
- Lane 7 – Cierra Runge
- Lane 8 – Haley Simms
- Lane 9 – Rachael Acker
Men’s 1500-Meter Freestyle
Results:
- 31. James Powell (University of Georgia/Walter Johnson) – 15:41.35
Preliminaries:
Heat 7 (of 10)
- Lane 0 – Eegan Groome – 16:22.04
- Lane 1 – J. K. Koehler – 16:07.72
- Lane 2 – James Clausen – 15:51.54
- Lane 3 – Michael Gaudiani – 16:04.72
- Lane 4 – Logan Redondo – 15:42.77
- Lane 5 – Derek Pridemore – 15:39.52
- Lane 6 – Nicholas Ankosko – 16:02.82
- Lane 7 – Jameson Lyon – 15:49.25
- Lane 8 – James Powell – 15:41.35
- Lane 9 – Jacob Ores – 15:55.22
