VYPE Frassati Catholic August 2022

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\\ By J o s h u a Ko c h G I R L S G O L D E N FRASSATI CATHOLIC RELAY TEAM DROPS MAJOR TIME , WINS GOLD

DROPPING A SEASON-BEST TIME AT THE RIGHT TIME IS SOMETIMES WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STANDING JUST ON THE PODIUM AND RESIDING ON TOP OF IT. The Frassati Catholic women’s 200-meter free relay team did just that in February. The team that consisted of sophomore Kathryn Vieceli , freshmen Jimena de la Maza and Alison Voisin, and senior Anna Lackner made noise in the pool at the TAPPS State Swim Meet . The quar tet swam a mark of 1:51.88 to win the gold medal and beat out the nex t best team by 0.12 seconds. Lackner, who won gold in the 200 free relay as a sophomore in 2020 is the one who dove in the water first . After Lackner, it was the freshman dynamic duo of de la Maza and Voisin that provided “staying power ” in the second and third leg. Finally, Vieceli , who just last year brought home three State medals as a freshman, brought it home for the Falcons to touch the wall first and win gold. Three of the four members of the 200-meter free relay are set to return in the pool in 2023, so you can pencil in Frassati Catholic as a heavy favorite in this event again.

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