Swimming Championships: `One of the Best Meets Ever`

The women`s swimming team soared to its 10th consecutive state championship this weekend in Canton, swimming, according to Plain Dealer reporter Carl Matzelle, \"sharp as diamonds.\" \"I said I wasn`t going to cry, but here I am, blubbering,\" senior Brittany Strumbel said to Matzelle after the meet. \"All I could think about today was that it`s the last time I`ll swim for Hawken.\" Here`s a look at the breakdown of the team`s placements in the top 16. 50 Freestyle Alana Arnold, 8th 100 Freestyle Jennifer Aronoff, 3rd Courtney Tumbush, 12th 200 Freestyle Brittany Strumbel, 1st Courtney Tumbush, 11th 500 Freestyle Brittany Strumbel, 1st Katlin Dagg, 3rd Louise Gliga, 7th Taylor Pearl, 10th 100 Backstroke Erica Gliga, 14th 100 Breaststroke Brittany Rospierski, 1st Laura Tramer, 12th 100 Butterfly Alana Arnold, 1st Katlin Dagg, 4th Louise Gliga, 5th Erica Gliga, 10th 200 Individual Medley Brittany Rospierski, 2nd Jennifer Aronoff, 4th Laura Tramer, 9th 200 Freestyle Relay Hawken (Rospierski, E. Gliga, Aronoff, Strumbel), 1st 400 Freestyle Relay Hawken (Arnold, Tramer, Tumbush, Strumbel), 1st 200 Medley Relay Hawken (Dagg, Rospierski, Arnold, Aronoff), 1st Click here for more of this story of champions. Click here to read a News-Herald article about Strumbel, one of only two highlighted local athletes, who have records that are \"nothing short of remarkable.\"