WEBSTER \u2014 Long Beach junior Vivienne Zangaro didn\u2019t just successfully defend her state titles in the girls swimming state\u00a0championships at the Webster Aquatic Center on Saturday \u2014\u00a0she elevated them.<\/p>\n
The University of Georgia commit won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:48.18, dropping more than a second from last year\u2019s time of one minute and 49.54 seconds, where she placed first in the state, but second in the Federation. Her time this year won for both\u00a0public schools and the Federation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels even better because technically I finished second last year because of the Catholic schools,\u201d Zangaro said. \u201cSo to officially get first out of everyone feels amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Friday\u2019s preliminaries, Zangaro broke the Nassau County record in the 500 freestyle in 4:46.76, surpassing Jessica Foschi, of Friends Academy, who swam\u00a04:46.97 in 1995, according to Long Beach coach Lynn Volosevich.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zangaro shattered it again in Saturday\u2019s final, winning in 4:44.60.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve struggled with trying to drop time in this event,\u201d Zangaro said. \u201cSo to drop six seconds already this season, I feel very happy and proud.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt never ceases to amaze me just how fast she is, and she has such a great head about it,\u201d Volosevich said. \u201cShe was .01 away from matching the NYPHSAA record, but she wasn\u2019t even trying to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her dominant weekend earned her recognition as the meet\u2019s Most Outstanding Swimmer.<\/p>\n
Long Beach\u2019s medal haul continued with sophomore Una Diaz winning\u00a0the 200 individual medley in 2:01.98. Syosset senior Madison Lin finished second in 2:04.65.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m really, really happy,\u201d Diaz said. \u201cI didn\u2019t expect this outcome at all, but all of my hard work has definitely paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Diaz later added a runner-up finish in the 100 backstroke (54.94).<\/p>\n
\u201cIt couldn\u2019t have happened to a nicer kid,\u201d Volosevich said. \u201cHumble, hardworking, never loses sight of her goals, and just has fun with it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Long Beach capped its day with a second-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay (3:30.12) with the team of Zangaro, Diaz, Finella Moriarty\u00a0and Jessica Bassett.<\/p>\n
Hauppauge\/Smithtown wasted no time making a statement, as its 200 medley relay of sophomore twins Julia and Sarah Lucca, Ellianna Esposito and Olivia Chiofolo powered the program’s fourth straight state title in the\u00a0opening event. The team won in\u00a01:43.43, cutting nearly two seconds off last year\u2019s mark.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe practice relays all year long, but the experience is huge,\u201d coach Sean Montalvo said. \u201cMost teams took a break yesterday, but we had a practice. In a meet like this, it really pays off.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah Lucca also earned her second consecutive state title in the 100 butterfly (54.72). Port Washington-Roslyn\u2019s Carina Dai finished third (55.06), and Herricks\u2019 Natalie Wu took fourth (56.17).<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really nervous going into it because it feel like everybody is so much faster this year,\u201d Sarah Lucca said. \u201cI wanted to just have fun with it, and it led to a really good race.\u201d<\/p>\n
Julia Lucca followed with a championship in the 100 backstroke, posting an All-American automatic time of 54.06.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a really great time, and honestly not what I was expecting,\u201d Julia Lucca said. \u201cSo to be able to finish first and see all my friends around me on the other side of the pool, it just made it extra special.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Lucca twins, Avery Wilcox and Olivia Chiofolo shattered the Webster pool record in the 200 freestyle relay, finishing in 1:34.72 to surpass the 2014 record of 1:35.38. They also broke\u00a0the county record that they had set last season (1:35.79).<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m just so proud of this team,\u201d Julia Lucca said. \u201cAll of the hard work we do, it\u2019s amazing to get recognized. We are always excited to come up here and compete.\u201d<\/p>\n
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