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12/01/2022 10:21 AM

Nighthawks Represented by Two Swimmers in State Open


Senior Alice Scalmani capped off her career with the Nighthawks’ swim squad by competing in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke in the State Open. Photo by Wesley Bunnell/The Courier
Senior Mikayla Rapuano finished 11th in the 100 butterfly and also took 13th place in the 200 IM for the North Haven girls’ swimming and diving team at the State Open Championship. Photo by Wesley Bunnell/The Courier

The North Haven girls’ swimming and diving team sent two athletes to participate in the State Open Championship last week. Seniors Mikayla Rapuano and Alice Scalmani represented the Nighthawks when the State Open was hosted at Yale University on Nov. 20.

Rapuano posted an 11th-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly by swimming a time of 58.52 in the event for North Haven at the State Open. Rapuano also competed in the

200 individual medley and finished in 13th place with a time of 2:13.11.

Scalmani took 12th place in the 200 individual medley after finishing the event with a mark of 2:13.07 for the Nighthawks in the Open. Scalmani went on to finish in 15th place for the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:09.43.

The performances of Rapuano and Scalmani helped North Haven finish in 26th place with 57 points scored at the State Open.

—Chris Piccirillo