Page 14 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 7, 2025 FOUR-PEAT! Malden High Coed Swim captures 4th straight GBL Championship Tornados Rice and Tran lead the way in 79-61, title-linching victory over Revere on the road By Steve Freker I f there was a sense of déjà vu at the Garfield School in Revere on January 28 for the Malden High School Coed Swim Team, it was for good reason. Malden steers Senior Night to an 89-76 win over visiting Lynn Classical By Steve Freker M GBL CHAMPS... AGAIN! Excited to be Greater Boston League (GBL) Champions for the 4th straight season are– pictured from left to right – in front: seniors Kevin Lin, Captain Gordon Zeng, sophomore Weiqi Du, senior Ivan Zhu; back: Katie Rice and Ian Ian Ho. (Courtesy/ Malden Athletics) SPLASH TO SUCCESS! Malden High's top swimmer, senior Hailey Tran, splashed to win in two individual events and one relay in a 79-51 win that clinched Malden's 4th-straight Greater Boston League Championship. (Courtesy/ Malden Athletics) Just about one year ago to the very day, Malden once again was in the same position it found itself in in 2025. A victory on this day, on the road at Revere High’s home pool, for Malden would clinch the 2025 Greater Boston League Championship. Using contributions from up and down its roster, Malden did not disappoint. Jumping out to big leads early, Head Coach Jessica Bisson and assistant coach Julie Grillon’s Tornados rolled SWIM | SEE PAGE 16 Law Offices of JOSEPH D. CATALDO, P.C. “ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW” • ESTATE/MEDICAID PLANNING • WILLS/TRUSTS/ESTATES • INCOME TAX PREPARATION • WEALTH MANAGEMENT • RETIREMENT PLANNING • ELDER LAW 369 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 (617)381-9600 JOSEPH D. CATALDO, CPA, CFP, MST, ESQUIRE. AICPA Personal Financial Specialist Designee aybe it was the “wakeup call” they needed. All we know is that after the Malden High Coed Swim Team lost their season opener to Medford, they have had all eyes wide open. Using another solid, team-wide effort, the Tornado Pool Crew won its sixth straight meet, 8961, at the Malden High Barry Fitzpatrick Pool on January 23, topping Lynn Classical on Senior Night. Coupled with a later deadeven tie with Revere and Malden’s own regular season-concluding victory over Revere recently, the Tornados (7-1) won their 7th-straight meet and clinched their 4th Greater Boston League (GBL) Championship in a row. (See separate story.) Once again, senior Hailey Tran led the way for Malden, winning two individual events (200 freestyle, 100 freestyle) and swimming a fast leg on the meet-opening Malden win in the 200 Medley Relay. Tran, who will compete next weekend in the MIAA Division 1 North Sectional Meet with two of her teammates, swam a leg of the winning 200 Medley Relay along with Ian Ian Ho, Sophie Tran and senior co-captain Gordon Zeng with a time of 2:06.78. The Malden quartet of Yinjie Wang, Kevin Lin, James Zhou and Ivan Zhu was third at 2:27.00. Following are the rest of the Malden results • 200 Freestyle: 1st – Hailey Tran, 2:12.75; 3rd – Brian Pan, 2:36.16; 4th – Danielle Harrington, 2:53.12. • 200 Individual Medley: 1st – Sophie Tran, 2:32.88; 3rd – James Zhou, 2:55.77; 4th – Yingyan Xia, 3:02.65. • 50 Freestyle: 1st – Ian Ian Ho, 28.34 seconds; 3rd – Gordon Zeng, 29.69 seconds; 4th – Weiqi Du, 38.25 seconds. • 100 Butterfly: 1st – Alden Deronja, 1:56.03; 3rd – Yinjie Wang. • 100 Freestyle: 1st – Hailey Tran, 1:01.69; 3rd – Ivan Zhu 1:07.69; 4th – Weiqi Du, 1:09.67. • 500 Freestyle: 2nd – Yingyan Xia, 7:15.53; 3rd – Danielle Harrington, 7:17.86; 6th – Brian Pan, 7:26.88. • 200 Freestyle Relay: 2nd – Alden Deronja, Weiqi Du, Ivan Zhu, Gordon Zeng, 1:51.53; 3rd – James Zhou, Kevin Lin, Dante Federico, Brian Pan, 2:07.97. • 100 Backstroke: 1st – Alden Deronja, 1:08.22; 3rd – Ian Ian Ho, 1:15.83; 4th – Yinjie Wang, 1:20.31. • 100 Breaststroke: 2nd – Sophie Tran, 1:15.22; 5th – Kevin Lin, 1:33.13; 6th – Ivan Zhu, 1:33.46. • 400 Freestyle Relay: 2nd – Hailey Tran, Gordon Zeng, Ian Ian Ho, Sophie Tran, 4:25.38; 3rd – Alden Deronja, Weiqi Du, Brian Pan, Yinjie Wang, 4:29.98; 6th – Sophia Huynh, Sarahy Escobar Ayala, Sofia Evoras, Yingyan Xia, 5:49.91.
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