Paly Varsity Boys and Girls begin the Season 3-0 with League Victory over Los Gatos

The Palo Alto girls and boys swimming and diving teams swam their first league meet on Friday and continued their winning ways. Both teams started off the league season with victories to begin the quest to defend their League Championships.

The girls had a great day on their way to a 129-54 victory. Jasmine Tosky and Sabrina Lee paced the victory with 2 wins each. Jasmine won the 200 Freestyle in a time of 1:54.45 and was also victorious in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 53.50. Sabrina added victories in the 20 Freestyle with a time of 25.04 and the 100 Back with a time of 101.44. Other winners for the Vikings were Molly Zebkder in the 200 IM with a time of 2:16.72, Margaret Wenzlau in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 58.25, Sarah Liang in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:07.63 and Gracie Greenwood in the diving competition with a score of 218.00. The girls also won all three relays. The Medley Relay of Paige Devine, Liang, Zebker and Wenzlau won with a time of 1:52.63. Lee, Wenzlau, Zebker and Tosky combined for a win in the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:40.83 and the 400 Freestyle Relay of Lee, Glaves, Tosky and Liang finished off the victory with a time of 3:40.57. The girls will look to continue their winning ways next Friday, March 26th at Palo Alto.

The boys put together a full team effort to pull off the victory against the Wildcats of Los Gatos. Rollin Lau, Charles Zhang and Cole Plambeck paced the win with solid victories. Lau won the 500 Freestyle in a time of 4:59.87, Zhang won the 100 Breast in a time of 1:05.68 and Cole Plambeck won the diving with a score of 195.00. The boys 200 Freestyle Relay of Bobby Abbott, Arseny Kotov, Rollin Lau and Youngkuk Lee also won with a time of 1:32.44. The boys used their solid swimming and depth to record strong swims and pick up important points is the 2nd, 3rd and 4th spots to help shore up the victory. The boy Vikings showed that swimming is a team sport with their effort. The boys will face another challenge next week hosting Monta Vista at Paly on March 26th at 3:30 pm.

See all the results here http://paloaltoswimming.org/Paly/Results.html

Come out and enjoy the sun and fun as these two great teams swim hard to continue their winning ways.

Paly Girls take 2nd at Yamamoto Invitational

The Paly girls took second place at the Steve Yamamoto Invitational at St. Francis on Saturday, March 13th. The girls finished second to St. Francis by 9 points but also beat defending CCS Champion Archbishop Mitty. Paly had some great swims including 2 Victories by Jasmine Tosky in the 400 IM and the 200 Fly. Other strong swims were turned in by Molly Zebker who finished right behind Jasmine in the 400 IM and the 200 Fly. Laura Cui helped the cause with a 2nd place finish in the 200 Breast and as well as Sabrina Lee who took a 2nd in the 200 Backstroke. The girls team did a great job and look forward to beginning the defense of their League Title this week at Palo Alto High School against Los Gatos. The meet will start at 3:30 pm. Come on out and root on your Vikings.

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Girls are Victorious in Spring Invite, Boys place 3rd

The Palo Alto girls team continued the strong start to their season with a victory in the Palo Alto Spring Invitational. The girls scored a total of 265 points to outpace 2nd place Los Gatos. It was another strong team effort. Sophie Jorasch was the lone individual winner in diving, but Laura Cui added to second place finishes in the 200 IM and the 100 Breaststroke. The girls also won the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay. The girls will swim next at the Yamamoto Invitational at St. Francis.

The boys finished 3rd behind Los Gatos and Monta Vista. The boys will begin the defense of their League title on Friday March 19th at 3:30 pm at Paly High.

All Paly squads start the season 2-0

The Palo Alto Vikings got off to a great start as they prepare to defend their League Championships as all 4 divisions beat both Los Altos and Menlo. It was a team effort for the girls as they posted either victories or 2,3,4 finishes in all of the events. This shows the balance the young girls team has as they enter the season. Margaret Wenzlau, Laura Cui, Molly Zebker, along with Rachelle Holmgren, Danielle Carlson and Kaitlyn Tracy paced the Vikings to the victory. The boys got solid swims from Byron Sanborn, Rollin Lau, Arsony Kotov and Bobby Abbott on the way to their 2-0 start. The season continues next weekend as Paly hosts the Section Challenge on Friday March 5th and Saturday March 6th.