The Clarkston Girls Varsity Swimming team won their league in the OAA Finals on Friday.
They won with 352 points, competing against Stoney Creek and Lake Orion for the league win in the OAA finals. The last event of the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay determined the winner. Clarkston took first place in the relay and received 40 points.
The swim team set three records in OAA. The team of Christine Seiple, Molli Simpson, Megan Zelinsky and Julia Vela set a record in the 200 Yard Medley Relay with the time of 1:52.83. Alyssa Vela set the record in the 50 Yard Freestyle with a time of 23.27. Also, Alyssa Vela set the record in the 100 Yard Freestyle with a time of 52.92.
The swim team set five pool records in the 200 Yard Medley Relay, 50 Yard Freestyle, and 100 Yard Freestyle.
The pool record for the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay was set with the time of 1:43.02 with the team of Simpson, Kaitlyn Hassett, and the Vela sisters. The fifth pool record was for the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay in which the team of Hassett, Seiple, Zelinsky and Alyssa Vela set the record with the time of 3:42.59.
?(We are) looking forward to states,? said coach Kenwyn Chock.
The swim team is looking to place in the top 10 at states for first time ever for Clarkston.
The swim team will be going to the state finals Nov. 16-17 at Eastern Michigan University. Some of the qualifiers competing are the Vela sisters, Seiple, Simpson, and Amber Fullmer.