Long Beach High School Swim Team member, Elias, recently was able to swim in the championship meet despite his shoulder tendinitis. For the weeks leading up to the championship, Elias was a patient in our Island Park Office and fully recovered from his shoulder injury. Pictured below:
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The following story was originally published on Patch:
From Long Beach Public Schools: Congratulations to the Long Beach Schools Boys Swim team, who recently won the Nassau County Swimming and Diving Championships at Nassau Aquatic Center.Highlights included a county title for the 200 Free Relay, consisting of Ryan Aroesty, Aidan Kennedy, Griffen Schimmel and Troy Morris, who qualified for the State Championships in this event. Aroesty broke three school records in the 200 Individual Medley, 100 Fly and 50 Free, qualifying for State Championships in each event. In addition to qualifying in the Relay, Morris qualified in the 50 and 100 Free and Medley Relay, and Schimmel qualified in the 500 Free.Other State qualifiers include Elias Richter (100 Breaststroke, Medley Relay), Dylan Harrington (Medley Relay) and Ethan Bonney (500 Free).Photo courtesy of Long Beach Public Schools
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