By Chris Paul
The Londonderry High School Boys and Girls Swim teams had another successful home meet against multiple opponents.
The teams took to the pool for the first time in 2022 after having their previous meet, one week earlier, postponed.
On Friday night, Jan. 14, Londonderry hosted four other teams and had significant success against each of them.
The Lancer boys’ team beat Gilford High School 62-17; Derryfield School 62-31; and Winnicunnet 60-18.
The LHS girls had four wins, beating Derryfield 71-57; Gilford 80-27; Laconia 83-15 and Winnicunnet 91-23.
GIRLS
In the 200-Yard Medley Relay the Londonderry team of Ali Von Pichl, Maggie Edwards, Lexi Apholz and Kyra Courtemanche, had a second place finish with a time of 2:12.04.
In the 200-Yard Freestyle, Lancer Maggie Edwards finished in second place with a time of 2:11.34.
In the 200-Yard Individual Medley, Kyra Courtemanche finished in second place at 2:40.06 and Ali Von Pichl placed third with her time of 2:53.49.
The 50-Yard Freestyle had Lexi Apholz finishing in second place with a time of 27.36. Avery Crimmins finished in tenth with a time of 34.29.
The 100-Yard Butterfly race had Apholz finishing in third at 1:13.25.
The 100-Yard Freestyle race had Maggie Edwards finishing in first place at 1:02.35.
Courtemanche took second (1:03.05) and Daden Thomas placed third with her time of 1:11.23.
In the 500-Yard Freestyle, Von Pichl finished in third with a time of 6:47.94.
In the 200-Yard Freestyle relay, the team of Von Pichl, Thomas, Avery Crimmins and Courtemanche finished in second with a time of 2:03.42.
The 100-Yard Breaststroke had Crimmins taking third place with her time of 1:39.53.
Londonderry took first in the 400-Yard Freestyle Relay with the team of Crimmins, Thomas, Apholz and Edwards finishing with their time of 4:39.71.
BOYS
First place in the 200-Yard Medley Relay race went to the LHS team of Kevin Moscat, Sean Bailey, Slate Branson and Reed Erdtmann with a time of 1:53.21.
In the 200-Yard Freestyle, LHS’s Reed Erdtmann took first with a time of 2:01.91.
The 200-Yard Individual Medley race had Kevin Moscat finishing first at 2:25.02.
In the 50-Yard Freestyle, Caleb Howard had a time of 28.97 for fourth.
The 100-Yard Butterfly first place went to Slate Branson with his time of 1:05.60.
Moscat took second in the 100-Yard Freestyle race with a time of 57:31.
The 500-Yard Freestyle had Erdtmann taking first at 5:40.07.
In the 200-Yard Freestyle relay, the team of Branson, Howard, Erdtmann and Moscat finished in first with a time of 1:50.18.
The 100-Yard Backstroke had Sean Bailey finish in first at 58.38.
The 100-Yard Breaststroke had Howard take first with a time of 1:23.62.