Garfield vs Roosevelt Recap
Anders Pearson
The Bullfrogs started off their season with a victory in their first meet against Roosevelt, with a final score of 98-82.
There were many great performances in this first meet across all events. Freshman Kyle Cobden secured 1st place in the 200y IM, and 2nd in the 100y freestyle.. With only a few weeks of Garfield swimming under his belt, Cobden shows a lot of promise. Sophomore Ien Tran also shows promise, winning the 100y backstroke. Seniors Yatin Kukreja and Max Mahoney-Schaefer won the 100y butterfly and 500y freestyle, respectively. Max was joined by Ben Mefford and Thaddeus Shea as the three captains of the swim team this year. Garfield swept both the 200y freestyle relay and 400y freestyle relay, and secured 1st and 3rd in the 200y medley relay.
Despite swimming at 6:00 in the morning last Thursday and Friday, the Bullfrogs put fast swims on display and showed their dominance as a team in the relays to beat Roosevelt. The teams next meet is May 24-29 vs O'Dea.
There were many great performances in this first meet across all events. Freshman Kyle Cobden secured 1st place in the 200y IM, and 2nd in the 100y freestyle.. With only a few weeks of Garfield swimming under his belt, Cobden shows a lot of promise. Sophomore Ien Tran also shows promise, winning the 100y backstroke. Seniors Yatin Kukreja and Max Mahoney-Schaefer won the 100y butterfly and 500y freestyle, respectively. Max was joined by Ben Mefford and Thaddeus Shea as the three captains of the swim team this year. Garfield swept both the 200y freestyle relay and 400y freestyle relay, and secured 1st and 3rd in the 200y medley relay.
Despite swimming at 6:00 in the morning last Thursday and Friday, the Bullfrogs put fast swims on display and showed their dominance as a team in the relays to beat Roosevelt. The teams next meet is May 24-29 vs O'Dea.