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Just the facts:

Coach: Jennifer Cullen

Schedule: Season is over!

State Championship Meet: 2/8 (diving) & 2/9 (swimming) @ UNH

Post-season Accolades:

At the winter sports awards night, the Bulldog Award (MVP) was awarded to Megan Leyden for the girls, and Colin Allen for the boys.  The Sportsmanship Awards went to Aubrey Patrick and Alex Tje.  Captains for next year will be Scott Anderson, Jack Buffet, Brooke Gould and Abi Tje.

State Championships:

The boys placed 3rd and the girls placed 2nd in the state meet. It’s a good end to a great season!

Boys 1st – 3rd finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 2nd Colin Allen (22.00); and 3rd Alex Tjie (22.98)
  • 100 Freestyle: 3rd Alex Tjie (51.04)
  • 100 Backstroke: 2nd Colin Allen (53.76)
  • 200 Freestyle Relay: 3rd place (1:37.68)
  • 400 Freestyle Relay: 3rd place (3:27.21)
  • 200 Medley Relay: 3rd place (1:42.87)
  • 1 Meter Dive: 1st Alex Beekman (height: 321.40)
Girls 1st – 3rd finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 2nd Sydney Leyden (25.67)
  • 100 Freestyle: 1st Megan Leyden (53.13), and 2nd Isabelle Tagliaferro (55.40)
  • 100 Butterfly: 3rd Aubrey Patrick (1:03.57)
  • 100 Breaststroke: 1st Sydney Leyden (1:09.22)
  • 200 Individual Medley: 1st Megan Leyden (2:08.22)
  • 200 Freestyle Relay: 1st place (1:43.71) — Isabella Tagliaferro, Sydney Richardson, Brooke Gould and Sydney Leyden
  • 400 Freestyle Relay: 2nd Place (3:45.81)
  • 200 Medley Relay: 2nd Place (1:59.20)

Season so far:

Meet 8: 1/28/2019 (v. Dover)

Bedford won 123 to 96. A good win on senior night. The boys took home four 1st places, and the girls came in 1st for every event. We’re very proud.

Boys 1st – 3rd finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 1st Colin Allen (23.33); 2nd Will Zimmerman (23.89); 3rd Jake Zwickau (24.76)
  • 100 Freestyle: 2nd Aodhan O’Leary (55.22); 3rd Jake Zwickau (58.81)
  • 200 Freestyle: 2nd Scott Anderson (2:00.23); 3rd Jack Buffett (2:04.86)
  • 500 Freestyle: 1st Jack Buffett (5:30.69)
  • 100 Butterfly: 1st Will Zimmerman (57.64); 2nd Alex Tjie (59.25); 3rd Scott Anderson (1:03.06)
  • 100 Backstroke: 1st Colin Allen (57.95); 3rd Alex Tjie (59.80) 
  • 100 Breaststroke: 2nd Nicholas Casale (1:19.02); 3rd Benjamin Kuo (1:23.65)
  • 200 Individual Medley: 2nd Aodhan O’Leary (2:21.65)
Girls 1st – 3rd finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 1st Sydney Leyden (26.33); 3rd Sydney Richardson (28.50)
  • 100 Freestyle: 1st Brooke Gould (59.38); 2nd Emma Jane Tagliaferro (1:01.21)
  • 200 Freestyle: 1st Isabelle Tagliaferro (2:07.15); 3rd Reagan Rick (2:13.13)
  • 500 Freestyle: 1st Megan Leyden (5:41.95); 3rd Isabelle Tagliaferro (5:53.85)
  • 100 Butterfly: 1st Megan Leyden (1:00.39); 3rd Kaitlyn Dinndorf (1:16.55)
  • 100 Backstroke: 1st Sierra Dinndorf (1:09.92); 2nd Brooke Gould (1:10.97); 3rd Reagan Rick (1:11.33)
  • 100 Breaststroke: 1st Sydney Leyden (1:12.07); 3rd Emily Richardson (1:18.63)
  • 200 Individual Medley: 1st Emma Jane Tagliaferro (2:27.26)

Meet 7: 1/27/2019 (v. Exeter, Hanover, and Windham)

This was a diving only meet, and BHS only has one diver (at least that we’re aware of). But who the heck needs a team of divers. Alex Beekman won second place in the one meter dive! So, there is an I in team.

Meet 6: 1/11/2019 (v. Londonderry and Pinkerton)

In the eight individual events, the boys took first in four of them. They also got two seconds and three thirds. The boys also won the two freestyle relays. While we think this means they won the meet, swim meet scoring bewilders us, so that’s just a guess. #math-is-hard

The girls also won both of their relays and took first in six of the eight individual events. They also picked up three seconds and three thirds. So they definitely won. Maybe.

Boys 1st – 3rd place finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 1st Will Zimmerman (24.60)
  • 100 Freestyle: 1st Jack Buffet (57.17); 2nd Jake Zwickau (58.99)
  • 200 Freestyle: 1st Brandon White of Londonderry (1:58.01); 2nd Jackson Neeb of Pinkerton (2:01.76); 3rd Jack Buffet (2:03.5)
  • 500 Freestyle: 1st Brandon White of Londonderry (5:22.92); 2nd Jackson Neeb of Pinkerton (5:29.27); 3rd Aodhan O’Leary (5:31.83)
  • 100 Butterfly: 1st Alex Tjie (59.89)
  • 100 Backstroke: 1st Luc Lafond of Londonderry (1:04.28); 2nd Scott Anderson (1:05.00) 
  • 100 Breaststroke: 1st Christopher Byrne of Londonderry (1:10.17); 2nd Minsoo Kim of Londonderry (1:13.44); 3rd Cam Piacentini (1:14.40)
  • 200 Individual Medley: 1st Alex Tjie (2:12.85)
Girls 1st – 3rd place finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 1st Sydney Leyden (26.73); 2nd Maya Hedstrom of Pinkerton (27.94); 3rd Sydney Richardson (28.48)
  • 100 Freestyle: 1st Sydney Leyden (58.91); 2nd Emma Jane Tagliaferro (1:01.88); 3rd Maya Hedstrom of Pinkerton (1:02.08)
  • 200 Freestyle: 1st Olivia Neville of Pinkerton (2:07.75); 2nd Isabelle Tagliaferro (2:12.76)
  • 100 Butterfly: 1st Aubrey Patrick (1:06.81); 2nd Isabelle Tagliaferro (1:07.33)
  • 100 Backstroke: 1st Megan Leyden (1:05.71)
  • 100 Breaststroke: 1st Emily Richardson (1:19.40); 2nd Amanda Roberge of Pinkerton (1:22.18); 3rd Jessie O’Leary (1:24.00)
  • 200 Individual Medley: 1st Megan Leyden (2:19.99); 2nd Cammelia Hannah of Pinkerton (2:34.87); 3rd Julia Strimling (2:41.23)

Meet 5: 1/5/2019 (v. Oyster River, Coe-Brown, Bow, Newmarket)

Boys 1st – 3rd place finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 1st Alex Tjie; 3rd Jack Buffett
  • 100 Freestyle: 1st Alex Tjie; 3rd Nicholas Casale
  • 200 Freestyle: 2nd Scott Anderson; 3rd Will Zimmerman
  • 500 Freestyle: 1st Colin Allen; 2nd Jack Buffett
  • 100 Butterfly: 1st Will Zimmerman; 2nd Scott Anderson; 3rd William Girard
  • 100 Backstroke: 1st Aodhan O’Leary
  • 100 Breaststroke: 2nd Cam Piacentini
  • 200 Individual Medley: 1st Colin Allen; 2nd Aodhan O’Leary
  • 1 Meter Dive: 2nd Alex Beekman
Girls 1st – 3rd place finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 3rd Brooke Gould
  • 100 Freestyle: 1st Megan Leyden; 3rd Isabelle Tagliaferro
  • 200 Freestyle: 1st Megan Leyden; 2nd Emma Jane Tagliaferro; 3rd Sydney Richardson
  • 500 Freestyle: 1st Emma Jane Tagliaferro; 2nd Sierra Dinndorf; 3rd Emily O’Brien
  • 100 Butterfly: 1st Sydney Richardson; 2nd Sydney Leyden; 3rd Sierra Dinndorf
  • 100 Breaststroke: 2nd Aubrey Patrick
  • 200 Individual Medley: 2nd Aubrey Patrick; 3rd Reagan Rick

Meet 4: 12/20/2018 (v. Exeter, Pinkerton, Dover)

Apparently we only competed in diving at this meet. Alex Beekman was the only BHS athlete present. He took a decisive first in the 1-meter dive.

Meet 3: 12/18/2018 (v. Goffstown)

Now this is more like it! Boys took firsts in six of the eight individual events while girls took firsts in five.

Boys 1st – 3rd place finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 1st Alex Tjie
  • 100 Freestyle: 1st Jack Buffet; 2nd Jake Zwickau
  • 200 Freestyle: 1st Will Zimmerman; 2nd Jack Buffet; 3rd Jake Zwickau
  • 500 Freestyle: 1st Colin Allen; 3rd Will Zimmerman
  • 100 Butterfly: 3rd Scott Anderson
  • 100 Backstroke: 3rd Scott Anderson
  • 100 Breaststroke: 1st Alex Tjie; 2nd Aodhan O’Leary
  • 200 Individual Medley: 1st Colin Allen; 2nd Aodhan O’Leary; 3rd William Girard
Girls 1st – 3rd place finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 1st Megan Leyden; 3rd Regan Rick
  • 100 Freestyle: 1st Emma Jane Tagliaferro; 2nd Jessie O’Leary; 3rd Ainsley Connors
  • 200 Freestyle: 3rd Sydney Richardson
  • 500 Freestyle: 2nd Sydney Leyden; 3rd Reagan Rick
  • 100 Butterfly: 1st Isabelle Tagliaferro; 2nd Sydney Richardson
  • 100 Backstroke: 3rd Aubrey Patrick
  • 100 Breaststroke: 1st Megan Leyden; 2nd Isabelle Tagliaferro
  • 200 Individual Medley: 1st Sydney Leyden; 2nd Emma Jane Tagliaferro; 3rd Kennedy Healy

Meet 2: 12/10/2018 (v. Exeter)

For the girls, this was a match between last year’s state champs (Exeter) and the runner up (Bedford). Unfortunately, results were again in that order, as Exeter triumphed 90 – 79. The boys also lost, putting up 63 points to Exeter’s 100.

Boys 1st – 3rd place finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 3rd Jake Zwickau
  • 100 Freestyle: 2nd Scott Anderson
  • 200 Freestyle: 1st Colin Allen
  • 500 Freestyle: 2nd Jack Buffet; 3rd Alex Tjie
  • 100 Backstroke: 2nd Colin Allen
  • 100 Breaststroke: 1st Will Zimmerman; 2nd Jake Zwickau
  • 200 Individual Medley: 3rd Will Zimmerman
Girls 1st – 3rd place finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 3rd Brooke Gould
  • 100 Freestyle: 1st Isabelle Tagliaferro; 2nd Sydney Leyden
  • 200 Freestyle: 2nd Isabelle Tagliaferro
  • 500 Freestyle: 2nd Emma Jane Tagliaferro; 3rd Ainsley Connors
  • 100 Butterfly: 1st Megan Leyden; 3rd Aubrey Patrick
  • 100 Backstroke: 3rd Brooke Gould
  • 100 Breaststroke: 2nd Sydney Leyden; 3rd Sydney Richardson
  • 200 Individual Medley: 1st Megan Leyden

Meet 1: 12/7/2018 (v. Keene)

Bulldogs had a strong opening meet against Keene, with boys picking up 15 out of 24 possible medals in the eight individual events and girls picking up 17.

Boys 1st – 3rd place finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 1st Colin Allen, 2nd Will Zimmerman
  • 100 Freestyle: 2nd Nicholas Casale
  • 200 Freestyle: 1st Aodhan O’Leary; 2nd Nicholas Casale
  • 500 Freestyle: 1st Aodhan O’Leary; 2nd Scott Anderson
  • 100 Butterfly: 2nd Will Zimmerman; 3rd Alex Tjie
  • 100 Backstroke: 1st Alex Tjie; 2nd Jack Buffet
  • 100 Breaststroke: 1st Colin Allen
  • 200 Individual Medley: 1st Jack Buffet; 2nd Scott Anderson; 3rd Jake Zwickau
Girls 1st – 3rd place finishes:
  • 50 Freestyle: 2nd Brooke Gould, 3rd Sydney Richardson
  • 100 Freestyle: 1st Brooke Gould; 2nd Reagan Rick; 3rd Abi Tjie
  • 200 Freestyle: 1st Emma Jane Tagliaferro
  • 500 Freestyle: 1st Isabelle Tagliaferro; 2nd Sydney Richardson; 3rd Kaitlyn Dinndorf
  • 100 Butterfly: 3rd Emma Jane Tagliaferro
  • 100 Backstroke: 2nd Emily Richardson; 3rd Sierra Dinndorf
  • 100 Breaststroke: 2nd Ainsley Connors; 3rd Aubrey Patrick
  • 200 Individual Medley: 1st Kaitlyn Dinndorf; 2nd Aubrey Patrick; 3rd Abi Tjie

Preview:

Swimming and diving is yet another sport expected to have a great season. The girls team finished second after Exeter last year (after winning the state championship in 2017), but should win this season. The boys, on the other hand, expect to place in the top five. And, very weirdly, Pinkerton and BG are the team’s biggest competition. It’s so unlike them! The top swimmers for the boys team include seniors Colin Allen, Alex Tjie, and Will Zimmerman. Also helping them not to place sixth will be sophomores Scott Anderson and Jack Buffett. Seniors Sydney Leyden and Emma Jane Tagliafero are expected to lead the girls team. Obviously, for swimming you want to be as fast a possible, which means swim caps and, to some, getting rid of all body hair. So, we were curious: do they get group waxing discounts? Believe it or not, they don’t. We were told, by our insider source, that they do something much more team-oriented: they wax each other－free of charge! All the hair is then put in a bucket to give to next year’s captains. This is what we were told. Do with that what you want. But, if you’re looking for school hours, we’re going to point you to Nordic.