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SWIMMING: Land O' Lakes Dives Into Victory

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By RICK HARMON

Tribune correspondent

Published: September 30, 2008

LAND O' LAKES – The meet was determined by one event, but it wasn't the final event. Land O' Lakes girls swimming and diving team remained undefeated with a 98-85 win against Wiregrass Ranch on Monday at the Land O' Lakes Recreation Complex.

It was the three Gators divers – Meredith Diamond, Kelsey Whitaker and Lauren Lynch – earned 13 uncontested points as Wiregrass Ranch doesn't have any divers. The 13 points was the difference in the meet. The two teams tied at 85 in swimming events.

"We always stress to our divers to do the best they can," Land O' Lakes coach Robin Hilgenberg said. "Diving is an event and it counts as an individual event and that's why we practice it."

Diamond took first place with a 152.70 score with Whitaker second and Lynch third. In last year's district meet, the Gators scored 32 points which was the difference between second and third place.

As for the swimming portion, each team won six events. Kaylin Sylvester led Wiregrass (5-2) with four first-place finishes (200 free, 100 free, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay). Nikki Clark (200 IM, 500 free and 200 medley relay) and Rebecca Pindral (100 fly, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay) each won three.

Freshman Alex Pierovich led the Gators (5-0) with two wins (200 free, 100 breast). The closest race of the evening was the 100 breaststroke when Pierovich reached the wall in 1:13.77 – only .07 seconds ahead of Pindral.

In the boys meet, Land O' Lakes won every event to down the Bulls 131-44. Curt Hilgenberg (200 IM, 100 breast, 200 free relay) and Patrick Gray (500 free, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay) led the Gators with three wins.

The meet was moved to Monday because this is Homecoming Week at Land O' Lakes.

BOYS

LAND 0' LAKES 131, WIREGRASS RANCH 44
200 medley relay – Land O' Lakes (P. Gray, Singer, Clark, Busot) 1:57.19; 200 freestyle – Lawson (L) 2:02.03; 200 IM – Hilgenberg (L) 2:19.17; 50 freestyle – Singer (L) 24.46; Diving – Kuhl (L), 196.40; 100 butterfly – Mysels (L) 1:02.98; 100 freestyle – Lawson (L) 57.03; 500 freestyle – P. Gray (L) 5:46.49; 200 freestyle relay – Land O' Lakes (Hilgenberg, Kuhl, Muley, Sequeira) 1:45.72; 100 backstroke – Mysels (L) 1:06.41; 100 breaststroke – Hilgenberg (L) 1:10.85; 400 freestyle relay – Land O' Lakes (Clark, P. Gray, Passioura) 3:56.71. Records – L 5-0, W 2-5.

GIRLS

LAND O' LAKES 98, WIREGRASS RANCH 85
200 medley relay – Wiregrass Ranch (Sylvester, Pindral, Clark, Strickland) 2:05.51; 200 freestyle – Pierovich (L) 2:06.90; 200 IM – Clark (WR) 2:27.35; 50 freestyle – Ritchie (L) 29.98; Diving – Diamond (L) 152.70; 100 butterfly – Pindral (W) 1:01.23; 100 freestyle – Sylvester (W) 1:01.09; 500 freestyle – Clark (W) 5:44.79; 200 freestyle relay – Land O' Lakes (Nelson, Oliver, McCullough, Pierovich) 1:57.46; 100 backstroke – Nelson (L) 1:12.53; 100 breaststroke – Pierovich (L) 1:13.77; 400 freestyle relay – Wiregrass Ranch (Sylvester, Strickland, Powell, Pindral) 4:20.01. Records – L 5-0, W 5-2.

Correspondent Rick Harmon can be reached at tampabaystringer@gmail.com

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