Foran Swimmers Win Every Event in Victory Over Seymour

Led by twin wins from Andrew DeLuke and Rich Enders, the Foran boys swim team recorded its third consecutive win Monday night when it defeated Seymour 93-70.

DeLuke’s victories came in the 200-yard individual medley (2:20.21) and the 100 backstroke (1:07.12). Enders claimed wins in both the 100 butterfly (59.32) and the 50 free (24.17).

Dylan Swanepoel was first in the 500 free (5:54.40). Dan Gallup did the same thing in the 200 free (a personal best 2:02.59). Stan Olsson was tops in diving (154.70), as was Matt Haselkamp in the 100 free (54.87). Jia Wei Fan won the 100 breaststroke (1:17.59). Foran swam exhibition in the 100 backstroke, the 100 breaststroke, and the 400 free relay.

In addition to winning every individual event, the 3-4 Lions also swept the three relays. Enders, Fan, Swanepoel and DeLuke recorded a first place time in the 200 medley relay (1:52.48). The same held true in the 200 free relay in which Olsson, Josh Bartosiewicz, Haselkamp and Swanepoel rang up a 1:43.70. The meet came to an end with Bartosiewicz, Gallup and Swanepoel checking out with a first place time of 3:50.22.

According to Lion Coach Kristen Skuches, “Seymour graduated a lot of good swimmers last June and is now in a rebuilding mode. As a result, we went into the meet for times. We lost several days in the pool due to all the bad weather we’ve had lately. Because we had not been in the pool, I really didn’t know what to expect. As things worked out, we swam very well. Dan Gallup had a fabulous meet and Matt Haselkamp swam very well too.”

She added, “This meet served as a good barometer of what we should expect tomorrow against Shelton. That should be a very close meet.”

The Lions visit the Gaels today, Feb. 8, in a 3:30 p.m. meet at the Huntington Recreation Center in Shelton.