Sleepy Hollow Swim Team Coach Mark Anderson talks to his swimmers before the start of Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
Nate Greenberg of the Sleepy Hollow Sea Lions warms up before competing in the Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
Mackenzie Hartquist of the Novato Riptide is composed as she competes in a girls eight and under 25 yard backstroke race at Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
Stephan Moiseyenko of the Swimarin Sharks celebrates after winning his race in the Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
Strawberry Seals Coach Mehrad Zarrehparvar rallies his swimmers before the start of Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
A swimmer waits her turn to compete in the Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
Noah Nicholas of the Novato Riptide flies off the block during Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. He swims for Novato. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
Sasha Bursten of the Strawberry Seals wears match info on her hand at Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
Announcer Jake Moskowitz checks his mic as a swimmer enters the water during Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
Zoa London, 7 and Ellie Winship listen as their coach Mark Anderson talks before the start of Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. They swim for the Sleepy Hollow swim team. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
Swimmers push off in a backstroke lap in the Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
Reed Lang, 5 tests the water on the chilly morning of the Marin Swim League championships at the Miwok Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
The lawn of the Miwok Aquatic Center is full of parents, supporters and swimmers at 7:05 am before the start of Marin Swim League championships on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Novato. Calif. (Frankie Frost/Special to the Marin Independent Journal)
The Sleepy Hollow Sea Lions, led by three of the meet’s five triple-winners, cruised to the Marin Swim League championship at Miwok Aquatic Center in Novato on Saturday.
Sleepy Hollow, which entered the meet with an unblemished 7-0 record in dual meets this season, picked up 2,339.5 points, easily outdistancing the second-place Strawberry Seals with 1,601.5 points.
The Terra Linda Orcas (1,204.5), the Tidalwaves (1,056.5) and the Scott Valley Sea Serpents (869.5) rounded out the top five positions for the 10-team event.
The Sea Lions received the maximum of 60 points apiece from triple winners Elsa Kastner, Holly Hovey and Nate Greenberg.
Kastner (Girls 11-12) picked up victories in the 50-yard freestyle, the 50 butterfly and the 100 individual medley. Hovey (Girls 13-14) was victorious in the 50 free, 50 breaststroke and the 100 IM. Greenberg (Boys 13-14) touched the wall first in the 50 free, 50 fly, and 100 IM.
Other standouts for the Sea Lions included Julia Hyer (Girls 8-and-under, 50 points), Soren Scozzaro (Boys 8-and-under, 56), Hailey Bennett (Girls 9-10, 57), Magdalene Arenas (Girls 9-10, 54), Kathryn Fahy (Girls 11-12, 57), Zoe Singleton (Girls 11-12, 49), Hannah Reichley (Girls 13-14, 50) and Nolan Andrews (Boys 13-14, 53).
The Sea Lions were particularly dominant in the Girls 11-12 division, accounting for the top three scorers in that age group (Kastner, Fahy, Singleton).
The two other triple-winners on the day were Ariana Newman (Novato Riptide, Girls 8-and-under) and Jackson Stewart (Strawberry Seals, Boys 15-18). Newman won the 25 breast, 25 fly and 100 IM while Stewart was victorious in the 100 free, 50 backstroke and 50 fly.
The Strawberry Seals, who amassed a 6-1 record during the dual-meet season, rode a number of big performances in the top age group en route to their second-place finish. Strawberry swept the top three spots in the Girls 15-18 division with Annika Hayes (55.5), Isabella Uhlhorn-Thornton (53), plus Maeve McAuley (47.5).
The Seals also had the top two scorers in the Boys 15-18 group with Stewart (60) and Ewan Smith (54). Strawberry’s Jack Redemann was the top scorer in the Boys 9-10 group with 57 points.
Third-place Terra Linda saw almost 60 percent of its swimmers produce best times. The Tidalwaves in fourth were led by Adrian Atherton (Boys 11-12, 57) and Ava Pellumbi (Girls 13-14, 53).
Gavin Schwartz (57 points) was the top scorer in the Boys 8-and-under group, helping guide Scott Valley to a fifth-place finish.
The Marinwood Waterdevils (855 points), Lucas Valley Lightning (743.5), Novato Riptide (676), Rolling Hills Stingrays (385), and Swimarin Sharks (375) finished in sixth through 10th, respectively.
