July 31, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 17 Swim team at Ridgewood’s Graydon Pool enjoys success Summer is in full swing and Ridge- wood’s Graydon Swim Team is in the midst of an exciting season. The competitive team has won its first two meets with comfort- able leads and swimmers are improving their skills with each weekday practice. So far the team has a 2-0 record with two dual meets and a league championship meet still to go. Highlights from the recent meet against Fair Lawn included 10-year-old Luke Wong’s impressive 18.97 second time in the 25-yard freestyle; 11-year-old Harry Linden’s second place finish in the 50- yard butterfly, despite swimming against 13- and 14-year-olds; and 17-year-old Tyler Wittlinger’s first place finish in the 50-yard freestyle with his ever improving time of 26.09 seconds. Graydon Pool’s aquatics program also runs a swim team readiness program aimed at getting seven- and eight-year-olds pre- pared for the competitive swim team. The readiness program holds weekday practices and mini-meets that teach youngsters the finer points of swimming as they have fun. Left: Billy Barbi finishes his leg of the relay race and Liam Rooney dives in for his part. Center: Rohan Jha prepares for his backstroke start. Right:Gianna Sheehy awaits teammate Jonnathan Oriente as he swims into the dock during their relay race.