NO BACKING DOWN: Nassau Swim Club’s Sophia Burton is poised to start a backstroke race in a meet this summer in Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association (PASDA) action. Last week, Burton won the girls’ 10-and-under 25-meter backstroke and took second in the 100 individual medley at the PASDA championship meet to help the Lemmings place second among Division 2 teams at the competition, which was held at West Windsor Community Park. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)

Buoyed by a number of superb efforts from its younger swimmers, the Nassau Swim Club Lemmings proved to be a force in Division 2 at the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Association (PASDA) championship meet last week.

The Lemmings scored 1,690 points to take second of five teams in the division, trailing only the Ben Franklin Swim Team, which piled up 2,987.50 to place first.

In the girls’ 6-and-under division, Juliet Wei and Lexi Hoffman came up big for the Lemmings. Wei placed first in the 25-meter freestyle and 25 backstroke while Hoffman placed second in the 25 free and third in the 25 back.

Maggie Hoffman placed third in the 25 free and Charlotte Scaturo took fourth in the 25 breaststroke in the girls’ 8-and-under division. Nassau picked up big points in the age group in the relays, taking first in the 100 free relay and third in the 100 medley relay.

The Lemmings boasted a slew of standouts in the girls’ 10-and-under group. Sophia Burton won the 25 back and took second in the 100 individual medley while Kimi Wei won the 100 IM and placed third in the 25 fly. Emma Hopkins was second in the 25 free, Helen Amon was fourth in the 25 breast, and Nina Urcioli finished fourth in both the 25 free and 25 fly. Not surprisingly, Nassau won both the 100 free and medley relays in the age division.

Margaret Hill was a one-woman show in the girls’ 12-and-under division, placing first in the 50 free, 50 fly, and 100 IM.

The Nassau boys also showed strength in the younger divisions. Sinjin Scozzaro was a standout in the boys’ 6-and-under division, taking second in both the 25 free and 25 back.

The trio of Pierre Soumeillant, Alex Burton, and Armaan Singhal came up big in the boys’ 8-and-under division. Soumeillant won the 25 free and took third in the 25 fly while Burton was second in the 100 IM and third in the 25 back, Singhal placed third in the 25 breast. Nassau finished second in both the 100 free and 100 medley relays.

Daniel Baytin starred in the 10-and-under boys’ group, winning both the 25 breast and the 100 IM. Simon Sheppard scored points in the 12-and-under division, taking second in the 50 back and fifth in the 50 free.

As for the team’s teenage competitors, the sister act of Rachel Adlai-Gail and Becca Adlai-Gail stood out. Rachel won the girls’ 14-and-under 100 IM and was the runner up in the 50 fly while older sister, Becca, took first in the girls’ 18-and-under 100 IM, second in the 50 fly, and fourth in the 50 free. Isabelle Monaghan won the girls’ 14-and-under 50 back. Will Kinney proved to be a force in the boys’ 18-and-under division, winning the 50 free and finishing second in both the 50 back and 50 breast.