Swimming v. Deerfield & Bement

Yesterday the Eaglebrook Swim Team swam an exciting meet against the Deerfield Academy JV team and the team from Bement School. Eaglebrook prevailed, but it was close because both visiting teams are strong this year, particularly Bement, which has a record high 24 swimmers. EBS earned 152 points vs. DA’s 141 points. EBS earned 132 points vs. Bement’s 129 points. DA earned 135 points vs. Bement’s 117 points. There was a large crowd at the meet, and while these were mostly parents of junior high school and high school athletes, we appreciate the visit from Mr. Pohlman and his EBS Varsity hockey team.

This meet was special mainly because Brandon Liao ’14, a four-year swimmer here, broke two pool records. In his first record-breaking event he went 57.65 in the 100 Yard IM. This broke Michael Louis-Fernand's nine-year-old record of 58.88. In Brandon's second race, the 100 Yard Freestyle he went 50.46, and this broke Nick Thomson's eight year old record of 51.21. It was nice to see the other captains congratulate Brandon. Jonah Perry and Matt Dulmaine cheered Brandon on through every turn and straightaway.

The swimmer who knocked the most time off of his events was Alex Wang, who is new to the team this year. Tony Tan and Koji Kubo also had a strong meet. Almost everyone got a best time at the Wednesday meet. The diving team showcased all of their hard work and it was interesting because our diving coach also works with the Deerfield Academy divers. EBS is lucky to have him as Tommy Litle picked up from where he left off last year, earning several sixes for scores.

The team is working out hard on Thursday as we prepare for our trip to the Westminster School on Saturday.