Swimming Tigers Begin 2018 Season with a Splash

In the varsity meet held Sept. 6 at UNO, Lane Coleman was the fastest man in the water winning the 50 Free and following in third place was junior Nick Somme.  Lane went on to win the 100 backstroke and Nick Somme went on to finish third in the 100 breaststroke. 

Antonio Rivera posted two wins, taking the 100 free in 52.58 seconds and 2:05.24 in the 200 IM.  Sophomore standouts Carson Doll (winner of the 500 Free, third in the 200 Fr), Max Caffery (winner of the 100 Fly and third in the 200 IM), and Jonah Munch (second in 200 Free and 500 Free) made their presence felt throughout the night finishing in the top three of each of their races.

Senior Andre Farnet took second in the 100 breaststroke and David Price took second in the 100 Fly.  The night was capped off by a first and second place finish in the 400 Freestyle relays. 

Final Scores:

Holy Cross 118 vs. Brother Martin 52

Holy Cross 108 vs. Destrehan 60

Holy Cross 139 vs. Ben Franklin 18   

Our Middle School Swimming Tigers also had a great kick-off swim meet this past weekend at UNO Aquatic Center. All of our swimmers swam individual best times. Special thanks to our Varsity Tigers for supporting and leading our Middle School team to victory.