Tallulah Falls hosted a total of 14 teams in the ‘Light in the Mountains’ Invitational on Saturday, with both the girls and boys coming in first place in a stellar showing. This marked an undefeated season for the Lady Indians, who set two school records in the 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay.
Several individuals won their events, led by Isabella Berzal Toledo, Madison Dampier, and Mattie Patterson. The event consisted of Alumni Night for former TFS swimmers, and Senior Night for the following: Addison Albury, Josie Chesser, Madison Dampier, Clay Kafsky, Grayson Penland, David Plaisted, Hanna Rudnicka, Victoria VerBerkmoes, and William Xu. Alumni were recognized during the first break of finals session, while the seniors were honored during the second break.
Tallulah Falls also recognized opposing senior swimmers with a senior walk and flowers. The TFS seniors polished off their session with the annual ‘Senior Swim’ in which they all jumped in the pool together for a fun swim with teammates and spectators cheering them on.
Varsity Men: (1st place)
200 Medley Relay A- 1st (Grayson Penland, Caden Polley, Jeremy Hassell, Clay Kafsky)
200 Medley Relay B- 4th (Martin Raybon, David Plaisted, Charlie Harris, William Xu)
200 Free Relay A- 2nd (Clay Kafksy, Jeremy Hassell, David Plaisted, Caden Polley)
400 Free Relay A- 1st (Grayson Penland, Martin Raybon, William Xu, Oier Linera Mallea)
Top 10 finishes:
Charlie Harris- 100 Breast (9th)
Jeremy Hassell- 200 Free (2nd), 100 Fly (2nd)
Clay Kafsky- 50 Free (3rd)
Oier Linera Mallea- 50 Free (8th), 100 Free (7th)
Grayson Penland- 200 IM (2nd), 100 Back (3rd)
David Plaisted- 500 Free (1st), 50 Free (6th)
Caden Polley-100 Fly (1st), 100 Breast (2nd)
Martin Raybon-200 Free (3rd), 100 Fly (5th)
William Xu-50 Free (4th), 100 Free (3rd)
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Varsity Women: (1st place)
200 Medley Relay A- 1st (Carsyn Griffis, Isabella Berzal Toledo, Dampier, Selah Wiltshire)
School Record: 1:50.17
200 Medley Relay B- 3rd (Valentina Arias, Mattie Patterson, Lucia Roser de Hoyos, Ida Patterson)
200 Free Relay A- 1st (Mattie Patterson, Valentina Arias, Lucia Roser de Hoyos, Madison Dampier)
School Record: 1:42.88
200 Free Relay B- 2nd (Carsyn Griffis, Ida Patterson, Isabella Berzal Toledo, Selah Wiltshire)
200 Free Relay C- 4th (Vernoica VerBerkmoes, Jovana Petrovic, Addison Albury, Molly Rickman)
Top 10 finishes:
Addison Albury- 100 Breast (8th)
Valentina Arias- 200 Free (4th), 100 Free (3rd)
Isabella Berzal Toledo- 200 IM (4th), 100 Breast (1st)
Madison Dampier- 50 Free (2nd), 100 Fly (1st)
Carsyn Griffis- 200 Free (3rd), 100 Back (5th)
Catherine Harris- 200 Free (9th)
Derartu Kohler- 200 IM (6th), 100 Fly (10th)
Ida Patterson- 100 Back (8th)
Mattie Patterson- 200 IM (1st), 100 Fly (3rd)
Molly Rickman- 100 Breast (7th)
Lucia Roser de Hoyos- 50 Free (4th), 100 Fly (6th)
Elizabeth Stafford- 100 Free (7th)
Veronica VerBerkmoes- 200 Free (6th), 100 Back (9th)
Selah Wiltshire- 50 Free (3rd), 100 Breast (4th)
