Swimmers Take a Dive Into the New Season
December 16, 2022
The Manchester Swimming team is back and better than ever!
The swimming team isn’t only diving into new waters, but now has two Coach O’Connors: Casey O’Connor sand mom Cheryl O’Connor.
Returning swimmers are Addison Both, Neva Child, Alexis Cervenak, Mia Marsango, Cassandra Villanueva, Samantha Villanueva, Lexi Villanueva, Todd Popek, Jacob DeLucca, and Paul Ferriola. Coach O’Connor said current leaders are Todd Popek, Addison Both, and Alexis Cervenak.
Records that may be broken this season are the Girls 100 Fly, 200 Medley Relay, and the 200 Free Relay.
The coaches admire the swimmers’ commitment and how hard everyone is working. What motivates them are seeing athletes reach their full potential and become better every day.
The swim rosters are:
| Girls Swim | Boys Swim |
| Both, Addison | DeLucca, Jacob |
| Cervenak, Alexis | Ferriola, Paul |
| Child, Neva | Merizalde, William |
| Cloonan, Samantha | Perez, Matthew |
| Cugliari, Olivia | Popek, Todd |
| Franolich, Emily | Ramos, Azhra |
| Grace, Alaina | Schultz, Aiden |
| Marsango, Mia | Smith, Lincoln |
| Villanueva, Alexandra | Varpiotas, Markas |
| Villanueva, Cassandra | Zakar, Andrejs |
| Villanueva, Samantha | Dale Wenert |
| Waite, Emma | Ian Spicer |
| Hayes, Riley | |
| MANAGERS: Jake Perrone and Mike Chirico | |
Coach Casey O’Connor said “she admired everyone’s commitment,” and “ how hard everyone is working.” What motivates her as a coach is to “see the athletes reach their full potential and become better everyday.” She adds, “I love to push them and see them become successful and to reach their goals.”
