HS Girls, Boys Swimming: Waterville & MCI Season Overview

Waterville, Maine - The following is a overview of the upcoming Waterville, MCI Boys and Girls Swimming season.. Their first regular season match is December 8th, 2015 against Mt. Ararat.

Waterville Boys Swimming

Coaches:  Bob Johnston (21st year) Ruth Jones (assistant - 19th year) Sam Lyons (assistant – 2nd year)

Last season: 5th in Class B KVAC, 12th at Class B States.

Top returners:  Alan Baez (Sr., sprint freestyle, butterfly);  Spencer Jones (Jr., I.M., freestyle);  John Reisert (So., free and IM);  Matt Redman (So., backstroke); Braden Noonan (So., free and breaststroke).

Key newcomers:  Carter Jones (Fr., fly and IM); Isaiah Bernier (Fr., back and free)

Outlook:   Upperclassmen Alan Baez, Spencer Jones and John Reisert bring experience and talent to the team.  Matt Redman and Braden Noonan look to improve on their freshman seasons.  Two fast freshman, Carter Jones and Isaiah Bernier, will help fill some holes.  At last year’s State meet the Waterville boys won the Class B Swimming MPA Sportsmanship award

Coach’s comment:   “It is a small but talented group.  The experienced swimmers will help us win a number of meets.  We are sharing pool time with the Winslow team this season.  Competition in practice will only help swimmers from both teams get faster.”

Waterville Girls Swimming

Coaches:  Bob Johnston (21st year) Ruth Jones (assistant - 19th year) Sam Lyons (2nd year)

Last season:  4th in Class B KVAC, 16th in Class B States

Top returners:   Isabelle Labbe (Sr., breaststroke, I.M.); Kathryn Bernier (Sr. freestyle); Machaela Laramee (Sr., freestyle); Hanna Bouchard (Jr., breaststroke, I.M.); Olivia Jones (Jr., I.M. and butterfly);  Clio Bazakas (So., IM & breaststroke); Natalia Fuentes (So., free); Alissah Paquette (So, free); Kristina Plante (So., breaststroke & free); and Sofie Weston (So., free & backstroke).

Key newcomers:   Sarah Barre (Fr., free & breaststroke); Leah Shoulta (Fr., IM & backstroke); Molly Wasilewski (Fr., free & fly); Randi Gurski (Fr., free); Kailene Isbell (Fr., free), and Julia Fortin (Fr., free).

Outlook:  Team looks much improved over last season with a healthy increase in the number of experienced swimmers.  Seniors Bernier, Labbe and Laramie will pace the team after their solid season last year.  Junior Hanna Bouchard and Sophomore Clio Bazakas should be competitive in the breaststroke and IM again this year.  Freshman Leah Shoulta (backstroke), Molly Wasilewski (fly) and Sarah Barre (breaststroke) show a lot of promise.

At the Class B State swim meet last February the Waterville girls earned the MPA Sportsmanship award.

Coach’s comment:  “It should be an exciting year for Waterville swimming with a nice boost in numbers.  A few of the swimmers coming up from Coach Hoffman’s junior high program should really help us.”

Maine Central Institute Boys Swimming
Two boys from MCI have joined the small group of kids coming down every day to swim with Waterville and Winslow.  Alex Krechko and Billy Wu are first-year swimmers but show some real promise.

Maine Central Institute Girls Swimming
Mikalya Carr (Sr., backstroke & freestyle) from Maine Central Institute will be swimming with Waterville again this year.  She was a state meet qualifier last season.  Joining Mikayla will be Chelsea Degenhardt, Megan Simeone, Anna Simeone and Micaela Simeone.