Eatonville Girls Swim Team Tops Clover Park in Emotional “Pink Out” Meet
- Skip Smith
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The Eatonville High School girls swim team kept its winning streak alive Thursday, cruising past Clover Park 110–46 in a 2A SPSL meet that was about far more than just the scoreboard.
Clover Park hosted the Cruisers for its annual “Pink Out” meet, an event dedicated to honoring cancer fighters and survivors. Eatonville head coach Andrea Stammen said the evening’s atmosphere was both emotional and inspiring.
“They did a wonderful job honoring not only their own cancer fighters, but ours as well,” Stammen said. “Each race was dedicated to specific individuals. It was touching as well as motivating.”
That motivation showed in the pool, where Eatonville swimmers recorded personal records in nearly every event. Senior Nicole Tomyn led the way with a standout performance, dropping an impressive 2.71 seconds in the 100-yard freestyle, earning a new district qualifying time.
Senior Annika Howard also turned in a big swim, cutting 1.79 seconds off her 100 butterfly to strengthen her district standing. Fellow senior Charlotte Stumph continued her season-long surge, taking 5.85 seconds off her 500 freestyle, bringing her total improvement in the event to nearly 27 seconds this year.
“Spirits were high, and the girls really fed off that energy,” Stammen said. “Seeing so many PRs across all events was exciting — it shows how hard they’ve been working.”
The Cruisers swept the relay events, starting with a win in the 200 medley relay (Tomyn, freshman Grace King, freshman Riley Frey, and freshman Clara Forsman) and ending with a victory in the 400 freestyle relay (Stumph, junior Lily Hays, Tomyn, and Howard).
Other event winners for Eatonville included:
200 freestyle: Charlotte Stumph (SR)
200 individual medley: Grace King (FR)
100 butterfly: Annika Howard (SR)
100 freestyle: Nicole Tomyn (SR)
500 freestyle: Charlotte Stumph (SR)
200 freestyle relay: Frey, Stumph, Forsman, Howard
100 backstroke: Nicole Tomyn (SR)
With the victory, Eatonville improved its momentum heading into the final stretch of the regular season. The Cruisers will wrap up their road schedule next Thursday at Steilacoom before returning home for their second annual “Queen of the Woods” meet on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 9:30 a.m.
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