East swim and dive defeats Coatesville; boys remain undefeated

The girls (5-1) and boys (6-0) swim and dive squads easily defeated Coatesville this afternoon. The girls won with a score of 116-67 and the boys won handily by a score of 81-34.

Senior Victoria Maki led the charge for East with two individual wins (50 and 100 free) and two relay wins, while fellow senior Alexa Fulton won the 200 IM (setting a new pool record) and anchored all three winning relays. The 400 free relay of Maki, Cady Kiebort, Ellie Reese, and Fulton earned a district consideration cut. Abby O'Donnell picked up the win in the 500 free and Rachel Laraio broke her own school record, winning the diving competition. The East girls picked up several runner-up and third-place finishes including Reese (2nd 200 free, 3rd 100 free), Kiebort (2nd 100 fly), Emma Springer (2nd 500 free), Aubrie Wilson (2nd 100 back), Finley Mulhern (2nd 100 breast), Lucille Obenski (3rd 200 free), Kate Gersback (3rd 100 Fly), Elizabeth Kabatt (3rd 100 breast). Courtney Jefferis and Gabby Aceto finished 2-3 to lead a sweep of diving.

The boy's squad won all by one event at the meet and was led by double winner, Gabe Carroll (50 free and 100 breast). Carroll was also a member of the winning 200 medley relay with Jack Thompson, Matt DiAddezio, and George Liu and the winning 200 free relay with Liu, DiAddezio, and Connor Kiebort. Sam Sperling led a 1-2-3 sweep of the 200 free followed by teammates Lucas Respicio and Joseph Zeng. Liu, Leon Dang, and Andrew Detwiler placed first through third in the 200 IM, while DiAddezio and Luke Sperling went 2-3 in the 50 free. Luke also won the 100 fly, followed by Kiebort and Andrew Fulton. In the 100 free, Thompson touched first with Liu in second, and in the 500 free, DiAddezio and Detwiler placed 1-2. Niall Richards was the lone male diver for East, taking the win. He also placed 3rd in the 100 breast.

East will celebrate their graduating seniors next Friday at their home meet vs. West Chester Henderson (3:30 PM at Lionville YMCA). Come out and cheer on the team and bid farewell to our seniors!

Go East!