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Cape swimmers compete at states

Cape’s Gianna Vayda was part of the 200 medley relay team that finished 12th at the state championships. JOHN MYERS PHOTOS
February 27, 2018
Josh Toback swims the backstroke leg of the 200 individual medley. He advanced to the B final, where he placed 15th with a time of 2:07.67, a personal best and the best performance by a Cape swimmer in the 200 IM at the state meet.
The Cape 400 free relay set a new school record in the DIAA Swim Championship prelims with a time of 3:29.49, then came back in the B final and lowered it to 3:28.78. This breaks the record set by the 2014 team. Shown are (l-r) J.P. Heid, Ryan Bixler, Thomas Weeks and Josh Toback.

Cape swimmers from the boys’ and girls’ teams took their best shot at the DIAA State Swimming Championships Feb. 24-25. 

Aya Daisey had the top individual performances for the girls’ team, finishing eighth in the 50-yard freestyle in 25.36 and ninth in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:02.85. Madeyln McGreevy placed 14th in the 200 individual medley. The 200 freestyle relay team Amaya Daisey, McGreevy, Erin Morrissey and Aya Daisey finished sixth overall in 1:44.42, while the 200 medley relay of McGreevy, Gianna Vayda, Aya Daisey and Morrissey was 12th. The 400 free relay of Amaya Daisey, Lindsay Reynolds, Madison Buchwald and Morrissey was 15th in 4:01.36. Cape finished 12th with 63 points.

On the boys’ side, Josh Toback finished 15th in the 200 individual medley in 2:07.67, which was the fastest Cape time in the event ever at the state championship meet. The 200 free relay team of Ryan Bixler, Thomas Weeks, Dylan Kaplan and Toback earned 12th place in 1:34.17, while the 400 free relay of Bixler, Weeks, James Heid and Toback was 12th in 3:28.78. Cape finished 21st with 22 points. 

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