Page 10 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, February 23, 2024 Led by senior Sophia Nylin, Northeast Metro Tech swim teams perform well at State Vocational Championships S uperintendent David DiBarri was pleased to share that Northeast Metro Tech’s boys and girls swim teams fi nished fi fth and fourth, respectively, at the State Vocational Championships, with student athletes winning a gold medal, a silver medal and three bronze medals. The championships were held on Friday, Feb. 2, and were attended by student athletes from vocational schools across the Commonwealth. This was the last swim meet of the year for Northeast Metro Tech, which has a 2-7-1 record while swimming in the Commonwealth Athletic Conference. Senior Sophia Nylin, of Malden, tied for second place in overall points among girls after taking fi rst place in the 100-yard breaststroke while beating her personal best time by about fi ve seconds. Nylin also earned third place in the 200-yard individual Northeast Metro Tech senior Sophia Nylin, of Malden, swam to fi rst place in the 100-yard breaststroke at the State Vocational Championships swim meet on Feb. 2. (Courtesy Northeast Metro Tech) medley, and she swam on the 200-yard medley relay and the 200-yard freestyle relay teams, which earned second place and third place, respectively. “Sophia Nylin’s performance was exceptional,” said Coach Nicholas Lippman. “Sophia beat the second-place swimmer in the 100-yard breaststroke by about 10 seconds.” Nylin was proud of her perSophia Nylin, of Malden, after she swam to fi rst place in the 100-yard breaststroke at the State Vocational Championships swim meet on Feb. 2. (Courtesy Northeast Metro Tech) formance in both the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard individual medley, saying that the third-place finish in the medley motivated her to continue getting better, as she aspires to swim in college as well. “It was personally gratifying to me because the breast stroke is my best and favorite stroke,” said Nylin. “I was able to see how all my hard work paid off .” Other standout swimmers included senior Bodour Belayachi, of Saugus, who took third place in the 100-yard butterfly and fourth in the 200-yard individual medley. Belayachi beat her personal best in the 100-yard butterfl y by about fi ve seconds. She also swam on the second-place medley relay team and thirdplace freestyle medley team. Sophomore Philip McGann, of Woburn, fi nished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle and seventh in the 100-yard freestyle. Junior Dayanara Zelaya, of Revere, fi nished fi fth in the 100-yard backstroke. Senior Nicolas Bedoya Agudelo, of Revere, took fi fth in the 100-yard backstroke and seventh in the 500-yard freestyle. The boys 200-yard freestyle relay team fi nished fourth, and the boys 400-yard freestyle relay team fi nished fi fth. “We are very pleased with our teams’ performances,” said Coach Kelly Miller. “It is difficult to quantify where we stand with respect to other vocational schools, but this meet and this season showed us tremendous improvement in our swimmers. They have a lot to be proud of.” Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/ Advocate.news.ma
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