Seahawks move on to state championships
State competitors from left: Brenna Alley, Austin Crocker, Brad Tibbetts, Karl Alamo and Nicole LaBrecque. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Brad Tibbetts, 16, will be competing in the boys 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke. “I love swimming,” Tibbetts said. “I’m on the Long Reach Swim Club in Bath, and we’ve won 23 years in a row.”
Nicole LaBrecque, 16, will be competing in the girls 50- and 100-yard freestyle. “I’ve been swimming with the Dolphins since I was in fifth grade, and I’ve really happy we have a Boothbay team this year. I plan on joining again next year.”
Brenna Alley, 16, will be competing in the 200-yard freestyle. She has been swimming with the Dolphins since sixth grade. “I’m really happy I don’t have to drive to Wiscasset for practices and games. I’ll join again next year for sure.”
Austin Crocker, 18, is swimming his final year with the Seahawks. He will be competing in the 50- and 200-yard freestyle. He joined the team to improve his swimming ability. He will be attending college at Southern Maine Community College, where he will study electrical engineering technology.
Karl Alamo, 16, is competing in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke. He has been swimming since sixth grade with the Dolphins and plans to swim again next year.
State competitors from left: Brenna Alley, Austin Crocker, Brad Tibbetts, Karl Alamo and Nicole LaBrecque. KATRINA CLARK/Boothbay Register
Brad Tibbetts, 16, will be competing in the boys 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard breaststroke. “I love swimming,” Tibbetts said. “I’m on the Long Reach Swim Club in Bath, and we’ve won 23 years in a row.”
Nicole LaBrecque, 16, will be competing in the girls 50- and 100-yard freestyle. “I’ve been swimming with the Dolphins since I was in fifth grade, and I’ve really happy we have a Boothbay team this year. I plan on joining again next year.”
Brenna Alley, 16, will be competing in the 200-yard freestyle. She has been swimming with the Dolphins since sixth grade. “I’m really happy I don’t have to drive to Wiscasset for practices and games. I’ll join again next year for sure.”
Austin Crocker, 18, is swimming his final year with the Seahawks. He will be competing in the 50- and 200-yard freestyle. He joined the team to improve his swimming ability. He will be attending college at Southern Maine Community College, where he will study electrical engineering technology.
Karl Alamo, 16, is competing in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke. He has been swimming since sixth grade with the Dolphins and plans to swim again next year.
After the Boothbay Region High School Seahawks final meet of the season against the Erskine Academy Eagles on January 31, five swimmers have qualified to take place in the state championships.
Class B (Boothbay’s division) State championships will be held at Bowdoin, with the girls competing on February 17 and the boys on February 18 in the evening. However, before swimmers can even compete in the finals, they need to make it past the qualifying round held in the morning.
According to coach Linda Strout, between 25 and 30 different schools will have swimmers represented there.
“Only the top 16 swimmers (that’s individual kids, not teams) can move on to the championships,” Strout said. “It’s fierce competition and I don’t expect every swimmer to qualify.
“Just making it, and doing as well as all these kids have done, that’s something to be proud of.”
Besides the individual events, the Seahawks will be competing in several relays. To boost the team up to relay size, and for morale support, team members Chelsea Graves, Samantha Carter, Vincente Haro and Chris Groneng will be attending the meets as well.
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