Wrecker swimmers splash Wilton to raise record to 3-3

By Eliot Schickler

eschickler@bcnnew.com

The Staples boys swimming team evened its record to 3-3 with a 93-77 victory at Wilton Tuesday.

Senior captain Cory Bacon delivered two victories for Staples by winning the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.89 seconds and the 100-yard freestyle (49.88). Also scoring for the Wreckers in the 50-free were senior captain Scott Feder (23.99), and sophomore Mathew Wetmore (24.57), who were second and fourth, respectively. Junior Kyle Bacon (52.30) and freshman Justin Krakoff (55.30) were three-five in the 100-free.

Cory Bacon, Feder, Kyle Bacon and sophomore Nathaniel Boley won the 200-yard freestyle (1:32.65) and Cory Bacon, Kyle Bacon, freshman Jonathan Blansfield and Boley won the 400-yard freestyle (3:26.64).

"My teammates gave me a good lead, a full body length, in both, and I was able to hold on," Boley said.

Staples also took third in both relay. Sophomore Marcus Russi, Wetmore, junior David Katter and Krakoff took third in the 200-free relay (1:37.69) and Wetmore, Krakoff, juniors Mathew Wisher and Joss Abel led the 400-free B relay team (3:39.14) to third place.

Boley won the 500-yard freestyle (4:53.80) convincingly, taking the race by more than six seconds.

"I wanted to get out to a quick start because I knew my opponent would be strong at the beginning," Boley said. "It was a pretty good race. The whole team was excited because it's one of our biggest meets of the season."

Boley also took second in the 200-yard individual medley (2:04.18). Abel (2:11.98) was fourth in the 200-IM.

Depth also helped Staples. In a few events the Wreckers didn't win, they held their own and prevented the Warriors from making up points. For example, Staples won the 100-yard breaststroke, 9-7, even though it didn't win it because Abel (1:06.83), and freshmen Christopher Mombello (1:09.07) and Michael Deluca (109.63) placed second, third and fourth, respectively in the 100-breaststroke.

The Wreckers swam Wilton to an 8-8 tie in the 200-yard freestyle because Blansfield (1:53.56), Kyle Bacon (1:55.72) and senior captain Michael Goodgame (1:59.02) were two-three-five.

Wisher fought hard and grabbed second in the 100-yard butterfly (57.99) and 100-yard backstroke (57.81). Feder (1:00.59) and Russi (1:02.51) were three-five in the 100-fly and Goodgame was fourth in the 100-back (1:02.49). Wisher, Abel, Feder and junior David Katter led the 200-yard medley team (1:47.50) to second place.