West Haven Wizards Head Coach Sean McCauley celebrating his 100th meet with swimmers. Photo courtesy of the West Haven Wizards.
The Wizards swim team won their final meet of the season against the New Milford Barracudas by a score of 361-311. With this win, the Wizards are now 4-1 and they are division champions.
This was also Coach Sean McCauley’s 100th meet as head coach of the Wizards. Over his 15 years as head coach, the Wizards have recorded 75 wins and 25 losses.
The 8 and Under Girls were particularly dominant against New Milford. They swept the opening medley relay, taking first, second and third place. They won each of their individual events and took second and third place in the freestyle relay. Ari Rose, Ella Sutton and Camilla Procino of Milford swept the 25-yard butterfly taking all three top spots. Sophia DeLauri, Procino and Vanessa Chen of Milford also swept the 25-yard backstroke, winning all three of the top spots in that event. Procino also earned third place in the 25-yard breaststroke.
At the end of the last home meet of each season, it is the Wizards’ tradition to honor their graduating swimmers with a “Last Lap” ceremony. Girls can swim with the Wizards through their senior year of high school, but boys graduate from the Wizards at the end of their eighth grade season because the high school boys season conflicts with the Wizards season. This year the Wizards have six graduating swimmers, including: Gavin Falcigno of Milford, who has been on the Wizards for three years; Jacob Collette of Milford, who has been with the team five years; and Carly Weber of Milford, who has been with the team for seven years.
The Wizards’ next meet will be Yankee League Trials on Feb. 15 and 16. For more information, visit westhavenwizards.org.