2011 All-Long Island girls swimming
Credit: Joseph D. Sullivan
MOLLY ARCERI
Huntington, Sr.
Arceri became just the second person to win three straight Suffolk girls diving championships. Arceri finished with a score of 499.25, just four points shy of the county record of 503.75. She was also state runner-up in diving, finishing with an 11-dive total of 464.85. She will be diving for Towson University on scholarship next year.
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MELISSA BISCHOFF
St. Anthony's, Soph.
Bischoff set a new CHSAA record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.01. She was also part of another record-setting performance, this time in the 200 medley relay, which finished in 1:48.54. At the state championships, she swam the lead leg in the 200 medley relay and St. Anthony’s finished fifth (1:49.21).
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SWIMMER OF THE YEAR: OLIVIA CHAN
Sewanhaka, Jr.
Chan won state championships in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.76) and the 200 individual medley (2:03.57). Her time in the breaststroke broke her own Nassau record. Chan has amassed five state titles and three Nassau individual records during her high school career.
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NICOLE HETZER
Connetquot, Jr.
Hetzer swam in the finals of four events at the state championships. She was second to Chan in the 200 IM (2:07.28) and took fifth in the breaststroke (1:06.42). She also helped a pair of relays take third places in season-best times. The 200 medley relay finished in 1:48.81 while the 200 freestyle relay went 1:38.45. At the Suffolk County Championships, Hetzer led both relays to first-place finishes and took second in both individual events.
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LINDSAY SCHLICHTE
Garden City, Jr.
Schlichte tied for first in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.07) to win her first state title. She also helped lead Garden City to a 7-0 regular-season record and its 13th straight Nassau County Championship. At counties, she finished second in the 100 freestyle (54.00) and the 200 freestyle (1:52.81).
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COACH OF THE YEAR: DAN MCBRIDE
St. Anthony's
Credit: James Escher
ALL-LONG ISLAND GIRLS SWIMMING FIRST TEAM
From left: Coach Daniel McBride (St. Anthony's), Melissa Bischoff (St. Anthony's), Lindsay Schlichte (Garden City), Swimmer of the year Olivia Chan (Sewanhaka), Molly Arceri (Huntington) and Nicole Hetzer (Connetquot).
Credit: John Dunn
GIRLS SWIMMING SECOND TEAM
Selina Ng, Half Hollow Hills, Sr. (pictured)
Gabbie Toback, Bellmore-Merrick, Jr.
Molly Treble, Massapequa, Soph.
Nicole Papsco, Northport, Soph.
Trudiann Patrick, Jericho, Jr.
