Sunday, February 12, 2012 4:40 am
Montgomery Blair High School's Online Student Newspaper
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Tag: Swim and Dive
For UMD, cutting their sports can only lead to losses
Imagine: You are a freshman at the University of Maryland. Senior year of high school, you applied to a range of colleges, scouring state schools and private universities for a competitive, top-ranked swim team. You chose your state school, and, with a sizeable amount of scholarship money under your belt, you suit up for your first practice of the season.
Swim & Dive beats Barons
Blair’s swim and dive team (1-4) defeated Bethesda Chevy-Chase this Saturday by a combined score of 173-169. The meet served as a replacement for the meet that was cancelled last week due to snow.
Swim and dive falls to Wootton
The Wootton Patriots (1-0) defeated Blair 's swim and dive team (0-1) in the first meet of the season. The girls' team fell to the patriots by a score of 62-109 while the boys lost by a score of 137-201.
Blazers participate in Junior National Swim Meet
Two Blair students, senior Eric Ruggieri and junior Niklas Hammond, competed in the National Club Swimming Association (NCSA) Junior Nationals in Orlando, Florida last month.
Swim and Dive places 12th at Metro Championships
Blair Swim and Dive (7-0) came 12th place in the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships (Metros) last week with a combined score of 187.5. The boys' team took 11th place with 125.5 points and the girls' took 17th place with 62 points.
Swim and Dive places fifth in County Championships
Blair swim and dive (7-0) came in fifth overall in the County Championships this weekend, falling just behind the tough Division I teams.
Swim and Dive dominates divisionals
Blair swim and dive (7-0) took first place at the Division II Competition this Saturday with a combined score of 819, defeating the closest competition by more than 100 points.
Swim and Dive slinks past Jaguars
Blair's swim and dive team (5-0) defeated Northwest this Saturday, clinching the win with a combined score of 181-161.
Swim and Dive win divisional relay carnival
Blair swim and dive (3-0) placed first overall in the Division II relay carnival this Saturday with a combined score of 68, edging out the closest competition by 10 points.
Swim and dive swipes victory from Cougars
The Blair swim and dive team (3-0) secured a solid win over the Quince Orchard Cougars (1-1) on Saturday morning, making a clean sweep of almost every event.