Shoreline Co-Op Girls Swimming Wins at Waterford 103 – 65

Submitted by Alison Karam, Head Coach, Shoreline Co-Op Girls Swimming

(October 8, 2026) — Shoreline Co-Op Girls Swimming defeated Waterford 103-65 on September 28, 2026 to extend their record to 3-2. High school swimmers from Haddam-Killingworth, Valley Regional, Lyme-Old Lyme and Old Saybrook combined to take first and third in the opening 200-yard medley relay and held the lead for the remainder of the meet. “What we’re looking for at this stage is improvement in stroke technique, stamina and speed,” said Head Coach Alison Karam. “The girls are working hard and it’s paying off with 37 personal best times so far this swim season.”

Twenty-five swimmers competed for Shoreline Co-Op in the Waterford meet. Seniors: Olive Forristall (Capt. H-K), Sophia Langer (Capt. H-K), Elsa Shatraw (Co-Capt. H-K), Zi Abbott (H-K), Mathilde Lonneker (V); Juniors: Aria Cummings (H-K), Claire Johnson (V), Eliza Sturges (H-K), Lauren Thebeau (H-K), Lucy Dysinger (H-K), Phoebe Spallone (V); Sophomores: Brynn DiNapoli (H-K), Emma Scherber (V), Hazel Forristall (H-K), Liv Osinski (L-OL), Livy Roberts (H-K), Norah Reeps (H-K), Sofia Yumbla (V); Freshmen: Abby Beloin (H-K), Annalisa Archbald (L-OL), Ella Morse (OS), Izzy Olaniyi, Kayla Franklin (OS), Lillian Farrell (V), Renna Chamberlin (H-K).

Top 3 finishes for Shoreline:

200-meter Medley Relay: 1^st: (Spallone, Beloin, Johnson, Morse), 3^rd: (Shatraw, Franklin, Osinski, Sturges)

200-meter Freestyle 1^st: Scherber*, 2^nd: Yumbla*, 3^rd: Roberts

200-meter Individual Medley: 2^nd: Johnson, 3^rd: O. Forristall

50-meter Freestyle: 2^nd: Reeps, 3^rd: Morse

100-meter Butterfly: 2^nd: Johnson

100-meter Freestyle 1^st: Yumbla, 2^nd: Spallone, 3^rd: Morse

400-meter Freestyle: 1^st: Scherber*, 2^nd: Roberts

200-meter Freestyle Relay: 1^st: (Morse, DiNapoli, Reeps, Scherber), 2^nd: (O. Forristall, H. Forristall, Yumbla, Sturges)

100-meter Backstroke: 1^st: Spallone*, 3^rd: Thebeau

100-meter Breaststroke: 1^st: Beloin*, 3^rd: Franklin

400-meter Freestyle Relay: 1^st: (Scherber, Yumbla, Spallone, Johnson), 3^rd: (Roberts, Sturges, DiNapoli, Reeps)

* Time converted from meters to yards qualifies for State Championships

Photos by Robin Thebeau