Category: Kayla Swimming

Newton North beats Dedham 93-88

See Newton Tab Story:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/sports/x637605702/NEWTON-NORTH-Tigers-go-on-the-attack-in-volleyball

“Sophomore Kayla Prior had a great match for North, finishing first in the 50-yard free (28.01 seconds), taking third in the 100 free with a personal-best 1:03.50, and swimming in the 200 free relay team that won in 1:56.27 – about five seconds ahead of Dedham’s best effort.”

The 50 free win was her first individual win. Video shows a ~27.8 PR. 5 tenths to go to state sectional qualifying time. If you watch the video you’ll note she also had to beat a boy. Dedham doesn’t have a boys team so several fast boys swim on the girls team.

Kayla also anchored the “B” medley relay team to a 2nd place over Newton’s A team. Her 100fr time was a PR (~1:03.3 by video) and would hit the varsity letter standard for a 2nd event (only need 1 for letter). All together she contributed to 21 points (9 individual, 12 relay) of Newton’s 93 points.

There were 3 grandparents in attendance! Newton’s final two dual meets are this Friday and next Tuesday.

From 2009-10

Newton beats Brookline 100-81 in Girls Swimming

Brookline is to Newton as Ansonia is to Naugatuck….

Kayla anchored the B medley relay to 2nd place (beating A team from Brookline) with a  PR-tieing 27.5 and then followed up breaking 28 for first time in flat start 50 free for a flat-start PR 27.97 and grabbed 3rd place (missed 2nd by 0.01).  She then grabbed a 4th in the open 100 free in a flat-start PR 63.97 and then finished up by anchoring the 200 free relay to a 2nd place with a 27.93.    Her 50 free time meets the varsity letter qualification standard.

Kayla contributed 13 of the 93 points needed to put Newton over the top before they stopped scoring the last 2 events.

Newton Tab Article Link

From 2009-10

Don’t forget you can click on video and toggle to full screen. Viewing within FaceBook is in true HD vs. low resolution you see via embedded video.

Newton Swimming vs. Framingham

Kayla got a 3 PRs 28.1 in 50fr, 27.5 in 50 relay leg, and1:03.low in 100fr relay leg (previous best 1:05.5).   Video has her 1st two races (had to split for soccer).   My timing is probably a bit off so ignore my watch.  Framingham was strong team and beat them.

Newton Tab Article Link

The 200-yard free relay swam well, with senior Alyssa Wolyniec, freshman Nikki Lew, freshman Samantha Chan and sophomore Kayla Prior swimming a 1:55.96.