Swimming to gold
Razorbacks broke their tie with Dolphins in the butterfly to finally win champions.
For the first time in 34 years, the Razorbacks won gold at the Rockville Swimming Association Annual Championships on Thursday.
After the second-to-last event, the Razorbacks and the Dolphins were tied. Winner of the last event, who were the Razorbacks, would be the tiebreaker to win champions.
Boys’ fifteen-and-over one-hundred yard butterfly was the last race. Swimmers were Matt Gratton from the Razorbacks, Tony Grillo from the Dolphins, and Ernie Plingus from the Barracudas.
Before his race, swimmer Grillo said, “After I swim the fly, the Dolphins will be taking home gold again like every year.”
The butterfly swimmers walked through the pool gate and stood behind their starting blocks. The starter …show more content…
Gratton and Plingus had dove into the pool while Grillo leaped from the starting block and ran into the bathroom.
Swim team member of Razorbacks, Coop Bader said Grillo’s Speedo breached and he flashed his male sex organ. The audience found his situation funny and laughed.
Tony Grillo became disqualified. The other two competitors were still in the race and had to do fours laps of butterfly. Everyone who was watching cheered.
“I hope Matt Gratton can finish before the next eclipse,” said Agnes Luntz, the coach of the Razorbacks.
Gratton and Plingus were neck and neck. On the final lap, Gratton finished a few seconds earlier. He came in first place with a striking 3 minutes, 46 seconds.
“New record!” said Christy Sanders, the timer lady. “Nobody has ever came in first with a worse time.”
Gratton’s friends, family, and team members congratulated him.
Matt Gratton said he didn’t know if he was physically able to hang on during the final lap but he did. He said it was incredible that he finished.
Gratton’s success moved the Razorbacks to win the championships. They took their first team photo as gold
Razorbacks broke their tie with Dolphins in the butterfly to finally win champions.
For the first time in 34 years, the Razorbacks won gold at the Rockville Swimming Association Annual Championships on Thursday.
After the second-to-last event, the Razorbacks and the Dolphins were tied. Winner of the last event, who were the Razorbacks, would be the tiebreaker to win champions.
Boys’ fifteen-and-over one-hundred yard butterfly was the last race. Swimmers were Matt Gratton from the Razorbacks, Tony Grillo from the Dolphins, and Ernie Plingus from the Barracudas.
Before his race, swimmer Grillo said, “After I swim the fly, the Dolphins will be taking home gold again like every year.”
The butterfly swimmers walked through the pool gate and stood behind their starting blocks. The starter …show more content…
Gratton and Plingus had dove into the pool while Grillo leaped from the starting block and ran into the bathroom.
Swim team member of Razorbacks, Coop Bader said Grillo’s Speedo breached and he flashed his male sex organ. The audience found his situation funny and laughed.
Tony Grillo became disqualified. The other two competitors were still in the race and had to do fours laps of butterfly. Everyone who was watching cheered.
“I hope Matt Gratton can finish before the next eclipse,” said Agnes Luntz, the coach of the Razorbacks.
Gratton and Plingus were neck and neck. On the final lap, Gratton finished a few seconds earlier. He came in first place with a striking 3 minutes, 46 seconds.
“New record!” said Christy Sanders, the timer lady. “Nobody has ever came in first with a worse time.”
Gratton’s friends, family, and team members congratulated him.
Matt Gratton said he didn’t know if he was physically able to hang on during the final lap but he did. He said it was incredible that he finished.
Gratton’s success moved the Razorbacks to win the championships. They took their first team photo as gold