The Clarkston swim team trounced Berkley 119-67 on Thursday Sept. 23. The Wolves set school records in the 200 medley relay, 200 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and 100 backstroke.
‘We’re all pretty excited about the way we’re swimming,? Coach Kenwyn Chock said.
Clarkston finished first in 11 of the 12 events, falling short in only the breaststroke competition.
The team has been steadily improving this season and Chock feels that the Clarkston Sea Wolves swim club has created an influx of talent into the program.
‘We have 19 new swimmers on our team this year and those girls are from the Clarkston Sea Wolves,? Chock said.
Chock serves as the sponsor of the club which operates as a member of USA swimming and includes swimmers from K-12.
One of the larger question marks coming into the season was the diving team which features two girls who are completely new to the sport.
‘The divers did really well,? Chock said. She added Stephanie Kincaid tied for first on Thursday, improving her previous best score by 30 points posting a 130.7.
Kaitlyn Hassett set a school record in the 100 backstroke and joined with Kandice Keen, Lauren Dietz and Chelsea Hassett to set a school record in the 200 medley relay.
Chelsea Hassett teamed with Lauren Dietz again as well as Amanda Hassett and Erin Richards to set a school record in the 200 freestyle relay. Chelsea also set individual school records in 100 freestyle and the 50 freestyle.
Keen also set a school record on her own in the 200 individual medley.
Clarkston was still stinging from a loss to Farmington Hills Harrison on Thursday Sept. 16. Chock stated if the team had performed like they did against Berkley they would have beaten Harrison.
The only events Clarkston has not qualified at least one swimmer for the County meet are breaststroke and diving.