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| Bouke Edskes, Richard Montgomery swimming set their sights on a title | Bouke Edskes, Richard Montgomery swimming set their sights on a title |
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| Bouke Edskes rarely raises his voice. But when the Richard Montgomery swimming and diving team needs a cheer to get fired up before a meet, Edskes is often at the center of it. What begins with a soft hum turns into a loud chant, and eventually Edskes and his fellow captains go back and forth with the rest of the team in a “What time is it? Game time,” question and answer exchange. | |
| Otherwise, Edskes has never been much of a talker. He prefers to let his results in the pool speak for themselves. Last Saturday at the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships, those results were loud and clear as the senior helped lead the Rockets to a third-place finish in a loaded field of public and private schools. | Otherwise, Edskes has never been much of a talker. He prefers to let his results in the pool speak for themselves. Last Saturday at the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships, those results were loud and clear as the senior helped lead the Rockets to a third-place finish in a loaded field of public and private schools. |
| Saturday at the Maryland 4A/3A West region championships, Edskes will be aiming to make waves again as Richard Montgomery looks to improve upon last year’s runner-up finish to Walter Johnson. | Saturday at the Maryland 4A/3A West region championships, Edskes will be aiming to make waves again as Richard Montgomery looks to improve upon last year’s runner-up finish to Walter Johnson. |
| “We were hoping to beat either Georgetown Prep or Gonzaga [at Metros], but overall I’m happy with the third place because that was first out of all the public schools,” said Edskes, who has yet to make a decision on where he’ll swim in college. “I think we’ll win regionals and hopefully send a lot of kids to states.” | “We were hoping to beat either Georgetown Prep or Gonzaga [at Metros], but overall I’m happy with the third place because that was first out of all the public schools,” said Edskes, who has yet to make a decision on where he’ll swim in college. “I think we’ll win regionals and hopefully send a lot of kids to states.” |
| [Sherwood girls, Gonzaga boys claim Metros championships] | [Sherwood girls, Gonzaga boys claim Metros championships] |
| Edskes was a double-winner with a pair of all-American consideration times at Metros last weekend. He won the 200 individual medley in 1 minute 51.16 seconds and took second in the 100 fly (49.67). | |
| “He was one of the studs of the meet and swam out of his mind,” Rockets Coach Aryn Wheeler said. | “He was one of the studs of the meet and swam out of his mind,” Rockets Coach Aryn Wheeler said. |
| Edskes’ last two events of the weekend were his most memorable, however. The Rockets showcased superior depth in the relays, setting a new Montgomery County record in the 200 medley (1:34.34) behind Matt Nguyen (backstroke), Kenny Afolabi-Brown (breaststroke), Edskes (butterfly) and Greg Afolabi-Brown (freestyle). Then Edskes capped his night with a lead-off swim in the Rockets’ 200 free relay, which also netted a county record (1:26.26). | Edskes’ last two events of the weekend were his most memorable, however. The Rockets showcased superior depth in the relays, setting a new Montgomery County record in the 200 medley (1:34.34) behind Matt Nguyen (backstroke), Kenny Afolabi-Brown (breaststroke), Edskes (butterfly) and Greg Afolabi-Brown (freestyle). Then Edskes capped his night with a lead-off swim in the Rockets’ 200 free relay, which also netted a county record (1:26.26). |
| “High school swimming is very different from club,” Edskes said. “Everyone supports each other to try and win these meets; it’s not just me.” | “High school swimming is very different from club,” Edskes said. “Everyone supports each other to try and win these meets; it’s not just me.” |
| Junior Matt Nguyen aided that effort. He earned his team 27 points by placing in seventh in the 100 back and eleventh in the 50 free. Junior Kenny Afolabi-Brown (50 free) and sophomore Ian McBain (1-meter dive) chipped in with seventh-place finishes of their own. | Junior Matt Nguyen aided that effort. He earned his team 27 points by placing in seventh in the 100 back and eleventh in the 50 free. Junior Kenny Afolabi-Brown (50 free) and sophomore Ian McBain (1-meter dive) chipped in with seventh-place finishes of their own. |
| [Langley boys nab first Virginia 6A North region title] | [Langley boys nab first Virginia 6A North region title] |
| Now the Rockets are looking for more of the same as they set their sights on region and state hardware. | Now the Rockets are looking for more of the same as they set their sights on region and state hardware. |
| “Our goal this weekend is to continue that success and get as many people into states as possible,” Wheeler said. | “Our goal this weekend is to continue that success and get as many people into states as possible,” Wheeler said. |
| For that to happen, Richard Montgomery will have to battle it out with Churchill, Walter Johnson and Bethesda-Chevy Chase for the boys’ title. Churchill (5-0) finished in fourth at Metros and gave the Rockets (4-1) their only loss of the season back in December, when a club meet forced Richard Montgomery to compete without many of its top swimmers. Walter Johnson and B-CC, which placed fifth and sixth at Metros, respectively, will also be firmly in the mix. | For that to happen, Richard Montgomery will have to battle it out with Churchill, Walter Johnson and Bethesda-Chevy Chase for the boys’ title. Churchill (5-0) finished in fourth at Metros and gave the Rockets (4-1) their only loss of the season back in December, when a club meet forced Richard Montgomery to compete without many of its top swimmers. Walter Johnson and B-CC, which placed fifth and sixth at Metros, respectively, will also be firmly in the mix. |