After the Stuyvesant Penguins, the girls’ swim team, finished second in the city last season, the team took on 12 rookies. Though this led to a larger roster than those in years past, it was necessary for the team to fill the void left by many graduating seniors, including Vivian Healey (‘06), the holder of the most Stuyvesant swim records.
The team finished the regular season 7-1. Its only loss was against the Bronx High School of Science Wolverines in an annual contest between the two rivals. The two teams met again in the semifinals, and battled for a place in the final event. To make the finals, the Penguins needed to finish in the top two in the 400-yard freestyle relay. But it was the Wolverines who defeated the Penguins by 4.43 seconds and thus advanced to the finals. Overall, Bronx Science won 54-48.
The Penguins’ season ended on a high note with a second-place finish in the city at the 2006-2007 Girls’ Swimming and Diving Opens Championships. Senior and co-captain Liana Passantino said, “Even though we lost, we really couldn’t have asked for anything other than the girls’ best, so we were actually really happy with the meet.”
