THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, July 21, 2023 Page 11 GBL Champ Malden High Swim Team shined in MIAA North Sectional Meet at season’s end Tornado Girls fi nished 16th overall in North and Boys were 19th; Relay Teams excelled in their events By Steve Freker I t was a season to remember for the Malden High School coed swim team, including another undefeated Greater Boston League Championship and a successful run at the MIAA North Sectional regional meet. Malden High Head Coach Jessica Bisson and Assistant Coach Christine Terranova were very pleased with the fi nishes and the season overall with all of the team and individual success. The Golden Tornado Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay Team qualified for the MIAA Division 1 States at the fi nal meet of the season with a time of 2:04.44. The relay team included sophomores Joslyn Nguyen and Hailey Tran, junior Tiff any Pham and 7th-grader Sophie Tran. At the fi nal meet, Hailey Tran made the States with a 57.96 seconds time in the 100-freestyle and the Sectionals with a 50-freestyle time of 26.83 seconds. Two Boys Relay Teams qualified for Sectionals: in the 200-medley relay and the 200-freestyle relay. The medley relay team included senior captains Nathan Nguyen and Liam Bloom along with senior Nimon Jusufi and sophomore David Xu. The 200-freestyle relay team was Nathan Nguyen, Jusufi , senior Kyle Lee and Xu. At the MIAA Division 1 North Sectional, the Malden High girls fi nished 12th overall in the meet in the 200 yard Freestyle Relay with a best of the year time of 1:51.01, missing the States by 0.78 of one second. The 200 Medley Team, consisting of the same girls’ quartet, maintained their state qualifying time. “They did phenomenal!” Coach Terranova said of the improvement in the 200-freestyle relay time. “With abrupt time improvements from Joslyn (dropping 2.25 seconds), Hailey (dropping 1.19 seconds), Tiff any (dropping 1.08 seconds) and Sophie (dropping 0.70 seconds), they fi nished with a season best of 1:51.01!” In the individual events, Hailey Tran fi nished 5th at the Sectional Meet in the 50 Freestyle (25.75) and 21st in the 100 Freestyle (58.23). Sophie Tran’s personal best time of 1:05.36 was 19th in the 100 butterfl y. Hailey Tran used Coach BisFINAL MEET QUALIFIER: Shown with Malden High School swim Head Coach Jessica Bisson (at far right) are the Malden High swimmers who qualifi ed for the MIAA North Sectional Meet, pictured from left to right: Tiff any Pham, Joslyn Nguyen, Liam Bloom, Hailey Tran, Sophie Tran, Nimon Jusufi , Kyle Lee, David Xu and Nathan Nguyen. UNDEFEATED GBL CHAMPS: Malden High School coed swim fi nished as undefeated Greater Boston League Champions for the third consecutive season. TEAMMATE SUPPORT: A big group of teammates went to the MIAA States at MIT to support their teammates. son's “tailor made” strategy to post her best time, after qualifying for the Sectionals at the season’s fi nal meet. Coach Bisson said Sophie Tran, Malden’s youngest competitor as a rising 8th-grader, improved her times considerably. “It was also great to see a large group of teammates on hand to support the swimmers competing in the Sectionals.” Hailey Tran’s improvement was remarkable and earned her a spot on the podium with the Top Eight fi nishers. **** Malden High Boys compete in MIAA North Sectional Meet Coach Bisson and Coach Terranova brought five Malden High School swimmers to the MIAA North Sectional Boys Meet at Beverly High School after the regular season. Some 58 schools were represented at the meet and Malden High competed in two relay events. The first race was the 200yard Medley Relay that had Nathan Nguyen in backstroke, Nimon Jusufi in breaststroke, Liam Bloom, butterfly, and David Xu, freestyle. Malden fi nished GOLDEN TORNADOS GIRLS RELAY TEAM: Pictured from left to right: Tiffany Pham, Hailey Tran, Sophie Tran and Joslyn Nguyen qualified for the North Sectional Meet in 200 Freestyle and 200 Medley Relays and in the 200 Medley Relays for the MIAA Division 1 State Championship Meet. (Courtesy Photos/MHS Swim Team/Wing Yin-Lam) with its best time of the season, 1:51.71, which was good enough for second in its heat and a few seconds better than they had done before. The second relay event was the 200-yard Freestyle Relay with Nguyen, Jusufi, Kyle Lee GOLDEN TORNADOS BOYS NORTH SECTIONAL: Pictured from left to right: The Malden High Boys who qualified and competed in the MIAA North Sectional were Nathan Nguyen, Liam Bloom, Nimon Jusufi , Kyle Lee and David Xu. and Xu. 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