By Phil Foley
YONKERS — I recently was in touch with the Coach of the Yonkers High School Boys Swimming Team a nice lady named Julie. Schoenlank She told me that the team is off to a 4-0 start. They have won their first four meets! Here are the opponents and the scores:
Yonkers 81, Nyack 71
Yonkers 92, Poughkeepsie 67
Yonkers 91 Peekskill 69
Yonkers 88, Ossining 77
The boys have broken pool records at every meet so far. The latest was 3 records broken vs Ossining. Captain Kevin Kantar broke a 36 year old record in the 100 Breaststroke by nearly 2 seconds. His time was 1:08.78.
His brother David Kantar broke a record in the 100 Butterfly , which was set back in 2004! His time was 56.13.
A record in the 200 yard Free Relay was also set. The time was 1:38.10. The team consisted of Kevin, David, Michael Kantar of Yonkers HS and Ivan Romero of Lincoln HS.
On 12/18 Vs Peekskill Michael Kantar broke a record from 1999 in the 200 IM with a time of 2:10.22. The 3 Kantars and Romero broke their own record in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:50.78.
The team also had strong performances from Captain Juan Ruiz (YMA), Sr. Joel Mendoza (Saunders HS), SO Melvin Romero (Yonkers HS} and Fernando Lopez (Yonkers HS).
The team is looking to continue their success this January as the second half of the season begins! Good luck to the entire team!
