Photos: Guilderville Cruises To A Win, One Qualifies For States

On Tuesday, Dec. 5, the Guilderland-Voorheesville swim team took on Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake at Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake. The team won 94 to 76 and Isak Brkanovic qualified for states in the 50-yard freestyle.

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Fully stretched out: Guilderville’s Brody Steele throws his arms out as he swims the butterfly portion in the 200-yard Medley relay. The relay team won with a time of 1:46.49.

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Cruising along: Guilderville’s Alex Zhang turns his head to catch a breath during the first lap in the 200-yard freestyle. Zhang finished second with a time of 1:59.09.

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Ready to go: Guilderville’s Eric Ryan looks to leap off the starting block in the 200-yard individual medley.

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Water beard: Guilderville’s Eric Ryan keeps his head low as he swims the butterfly portion of the 200-yard individual medley. Ryan won the event with a time of 2:06.19.

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Hard push: Guilderville’s Brodie Steele uses his forward momentum to leap off the starting block in the 50-yard freestyle. Steele finished in 3rd with a time of 24.85 seconds.

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Shoving water away: Guilderville’s Caleb Doney fully extends his arms as he sweeps the water in the 100-yard butterfly. Doney finished in fifth with a time of 1:10.94.

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Record breaker: Guilderville’s Isak Brkanovic turns his head as he takes a breath during the 100-yard freestyle. Brkanovic won the event with a time of 50.15 seconds but also broke the Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake’s pool record in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22 seconds and qualified for states.

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Swim at his pace: Guilderville’s Matt Kowalski takes a breath as he competes in the 500-yard freestyle. Kowalski finished in fourth with a time of 6:15.31.

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Back flop: Guilderville’s Bao Nguyen pushes off from the wall as he starts in the 100-yard backstroke. Nguyen won with a time of 57.53 seconds.

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Hydroplaning: Guilderville’s Bao Nguyen glides along the top of the water as he finishes in the 100-yard backstroke.

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Coming up: Guilderville’s Anthony Padula comes up for a breath of air as he competes in the 100-yard breaststroke. Padula finished in sixth with a time of 1:20.36.