On Friday and Saturday, January 10th and 11th, Stratford Varsity Swimming & Diving attended the 2025 Polar Plunge Invitational, a prelims/finals meet at the Cy Fair ISD Natatorium. This was a huge, very fast meet with 21 schools in attendance. Stratford finished 3rd overall with a score of 431 for the combined girls’ and boys’ scores. The top 16 places in finals scored points at the meet.
Senior diver, Korbin Irvine, had another impressive finish. He placed 3rd with a score of 351.05 and added 16 points to our team’s score. Way to go, Korbin!
The following is a summary of Stratford’s top 16 swims at finals. For complete meet results, click HERE.
RELAYS
200 Medley Relays:
- The boys’ A team finished 7th (1:39.38) with Jack Robertson (back), Koki Yamamoto (breast), Nathan Moss (fly), and Marin Pavlin (free).
- The girls’ A team finished 15th (2:06.40) with Maria Luisa Becerra Arreola (back), Emmie Hanvey (breast), Charlotte Moore (fly), and Lilli Oteiza (free).
200 Freestyle Relays:
- The girls’ A team finished 4th (1:41.71) with Izzy Glover, Molly Kate Minyard, Sarah Beth Roady, and Elle Burke.
- The boys’ A team finished 4th (1:27.56) with Julian Hemmer, Ricky Conticello, James Hackney, and Brock Hunter.
- The boys’ B team finished 12th (1:32.51) with Wade Hicks, Devon Beals, Matthew Huntsman, and Pavlin.
400 Freestyle Relays:
- The girls’ A team finished 2nd (3:45.96) with Roady, Minyard, Glover, and Burke.
- The boys’ A team finished 2nd (3:10.59) with Hunter, Moss, Hackney, and Hemmer.
- The girls’ B team finished 12th (4:05.65) with Hana Riley, Oteiza, Moore, and Becerra Arreola.
- The boys’ B team finished 16th (3:29.32) with Charlie Goodman, Conticello, Huntsman, and Gabriel Fernandez.
INDIVIDUAL EVENTS
Girls:
- Burke: 2nd in 100 free (53.97), 3rd in 100 back (1:00.10)
- Glover: 3rd in 50 free (25.43), 13th in 100 free (58.28)
- Minyard: 4th in 50 free (25.49), 5th in 100 free (55.97)
- Roady: 6th in 200 free (2:02.65), 11th in 100 fly (1:03.65)
- Riley: 13th in 500 free (5:57.22)
- Moore: 16th in 500 free (6:09.11)
Boys:
- Hunter: 2nd in 50 free (21.14), 3rd in 100 free (47.89)
- Hackney: 5th in 100 fly (52.38), 6th in 200 free (1:48.58)
- Robertson: 6th in 100 back (54.35)
- Hemmer: 7th in 100 fly (53.11), 8th in 200 free (1:52.88)
- Moss: 8th in 100 fly (54.08), 10th in 100 breast (1:03.28)
- Yamamoto: 8th in 100 breast (1:02.15), 13th in 200 IM (2:03.57)
- Pavlin: 15th in 100 back (58.26)
Up next:
- Senior Night and the Green vs. Gold Intrasquad Meet will take place at the SBISD Nat on Thursday, January 16th, with senior recognition starting at 5:30 pm followed by a 6:00 pm meet start.
- JV District 17-6A Swim Meet will take place on Friday, January 24th at the Cy Fair ISD Nat beginning at 9:00 am.
- Varsity District 17-6A Diving Meet will take place on Thursday, January 30th at the Cy Fair ISD Nat beginning at 9:00 am.
- Varsity District 17-6A Swim Meet will take place on Friday, January 31st at the Cy Fair ISD Nat, time TBA.
Come out to see some fast swimming and impressive diving!