- December 26, 2024
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Madelyn Derringe set two individual school records and helped set two relay school records at the district meet. Photo by Jake Montgomery
Twelve Matanzas High School swimmers advanced to the regional championships after competing in the District 3-2A meet in Gainesville on Oct. 21.
Junior Madelyn Derringe set four school records at district to advance in all four events. Individually, she finished second in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 56.50 seconds and third in the 500-yard free with a time of 5:35.25.
The girls' 200 freestyle relay team of Karolina Jaronis, Isabella Tietje, Aryanna DiFatta and Derringe broke the school record for the second time this season.
On Oct. 2, they sliced a tenth of a second off the school record time with a 1:52.70. At district, they decreased their time by more than a second with a 1:51.30 to finish second and enter the Oct. 27 Region 1-2A meet with a sixth seed.
The girls' 400-yard freestyle relay of Jaronis, Erica Rimstidt, Tietje and Derringe finished third with a school-record time of 3:58.77.
Derringe had the top regional seed among Pirates' swimmers at No. 4 in the 100 free.
Other swimmers to qualify for region in two individual events were: Jaronis (200 freestyle and 100 back), DiFatta (200 individual medley and 100 butterfly), Rimstidt (100 free and 100 back), Tietje (50 free and 100 free), Teddy Vanderbilt (boys' 200 IM and 100 fly) and Casey Schagen (boys' 200 free, 500 free)
"The girls did exceptionally well and some of the boys dropped their times and snuck into regionals," coach Carrie Purdy said.
