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Double Victory for SHS Swim/Dive - 2026 Winter Independent Tournament Meet

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The Seekonk swim and dive team had a double victory at the 2026 Winter Independent Tournament Meet - both the boys and girls team came in first place!

Girls Event Champions & Top Three Finishers:
Relay Champions: The 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay teams of Lydia Craft, Emily Tonino, Bonnie Arrigo, and Avery Abreu both earned first place finishes.

• Avery Abreu (8th grade): first place in the 200 Free and added a third-place finish in the 100 Fly.
• Emily Tonino: first place in both the 200 IM and the 100 Free.
• Lydia Craft: first place in the 50 Free and 500 Free, setting new meet records in both events.
• Bonnie Arrigo (DR): first place finishes in the 100 Fly and 100 Breast, breaking the meet record in the 100 Fly.
• Maeve Keenaghan: third in the 50 Free and captured first place in 1-Meter Diving.
• Sydney Ramos placed second and Lillian Silvia placed third in 1-Meter Diving.
• Amelia Tawa: third place in the 200 Free.
• Madison Manion (8th grade): third in the 500 Free.

Boys Highlights:

The 200 Medley Relay team of Michael Cabral, Logan Pinheiro, Lucas Zonfrillo, and Lukas Garcia finished third.

The 200 Free Relay team of Logan Pinheiro, Aaron Guilmette, Lukas Garcia, and Lucas Zonfrillo earned third place.

The 400 Free Relay team of Ross Lopez, Jackson Baldassi, Aaron Guilmette, and Michael Cabral also placed third.

• Lucas Zonfrillo: first place in the 200 Free and third-place in the 100 Breast.
• Logan Pinheiro: first place in the 100 Breast and second place in the 200 IM
• Jake Eddy (7th grade): first place in 1-Meter Diving
• Nehemiah Reich (8th grade): second-place 1-Meter Diving

Breakthrough Performances & Major Improvements
Several Seekonk swimmers delivered breakthrough swims, dropping five seconds or more from their previous times.

• Jenna Girouard - 200 Free: 19.41-second drop
• Avery Clarke - 500 Free: 23.53-second drop
• Maeve Keenaghan - 100 Back: 12.37-second drop
• Grace Baldassi - 100 Breast: 11.97-second improvement
• Justin Lindstrom - 500 Free: 51.16-second drop, the largest improvement of the meet
• Matthew Duhancik - 200 Free: 10.77-second drop
• Jackson Baldassi - 200 IM: 5.98-second improvement
• Thomas Wall (7th grade) - 100 Breast: 21.16-second drop
• Collin McCabe - 100 Back: 20.66-second improvement

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