Lynn swimmers celebrate their success

LYNN – Although you probably won’t see the Classical, English and Tech football teams breaking bread together anytime soon, when it comes to swimming, it’s a different story.The three swim teams share the Tech pool during the season, they share a diving coach (Don McKenney), and after battling each other out every February for the Lynn City Championship, they all make nice and go out for pizza. The camaraderie extends to the postseason as well, when the teams combine for their end-of-the-season banquet.Please click here for a photo gallery.At this year’s dinner, held Wednesday night at the Prince restaurant in Saugus, Tech was the toast of the town. The Tigers, under veteran coach Brad Tilley, had plenty to celebrate, having won the Commonwealth Athletic Conference Small title and the city swim meet (the latter for the first time since 1976).Although there were plenty of accolades to go around, Classical’s Katelyn Kidney and Tech’s Marcos Castellano took home top honors. Kidney was named Lynn Female Swimmer of the Year and Castellano was named Lynn Male Swimmer of the Year.Both needed a U-Haul to bring all their hardware home. Castellano was also named his team’s Most Valuable Swimmer. He received a four-year senior plaque, was recognized as a CAC All-Star, and was honored as a team captain. He was also cited for setting a pool record, serving as a captain and doing well in the sectionals, states and city meet.Kidney was named Classical Most Valuable Swimmer (female), with Peter Rondeau taking the honor for the boys. She received a plaque, along with Rondeau and Abby Field, for being a captain, and she was recognized for breaking her own Classical girls records in the 100 fly and the 100 free. Kidney, Rondeau and Field were named captains for next year.Coaches of the three teams also selected Andrew Guy of Tech for the John Cahill Award (outstanding underclassman); Jeremy Dorson, Classical, the Michael Conlon Award (upperclassman with outstanding character); Thomas Schumann, Classical, Don McKenney Diving Award, and Mark D’Entremont, English, Scarpello Scholarship Award.Tech coach Tilley also gave out awards to Wilfredo Garcia, Student-Athlete; Andrew Guy, Most Improved; Mike Rockwood, Coaches Award; Alex Cintron and Yulia Shebalina, Peter A. Sawin Unsung Hero Award; Bopha Choung, Spirit Award; and Fabricio Lopez and Mat Connolly, Tiger Award.Connolly and Mike Leone received four-year senior plaques; Shebalina, Rockwood, Mario Cruz and Laleurn Prak also received senior plaques. Shebalina, Leone and Mat Connolly joined Castellano in receiving plaques for serving as captains and John Hines, Alex Quinn, Nat Noon and Choung were named captains-elect.Additionally, Tilley announced that the Tech pool will be named after Sawin, the late coach whose tenure included all three of the schools represented last night.Classical coach Denise Silva and assistant Christina Collella presented a host of awards to their swimmers. Kevin Mazige received Student-Athlete honors; Marissa Maillet and Chris Hyde, Most Improved; Rachel Tomerlin and Haley Ferragamo, Coaches Award; Joleen Satterwhite, Diving Coaches Award; Dorson, Peter A. Sawin Unsung Hero; Alison Steward, Spirit Award; Alicia Worthylake, Boosters Award; Louis Diaz, Ram Award; and Daveth Cheth and Abby Field, Monogram Club Award.Cheth, Jessie Carrendano, Mazige and Dorson received senior plaques; Tomerlin received a point jacket; Dean Alberg, Connor Donovan, Ferragamo, Vladimir Genao, Hyde, Amanda Luongo, Maillet, Mazige, Erinne McCarthy, Cassie Murkison, Mary Orlando, Satterwhite, Tomerlin, Kylie Trainor and Worthylake received varsity letters; and Field, Kidney, Rondeau, Carrendano, Cheth, Dorson, Jenny Garrity, Krista Hogan and Thomas Schumann earned point bars. Lindsey Gallagher and Mary Orlando received Fun Day awards. The Classical swim team has also received the MIAA Academic Excellence Award, Gold Bordered, for having a team grade-point average of 3.789.English High coach Marianne