Sea Rams sending four swimmers to Gold Championships

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The Amsterdam Sea Rams Swim Club will send four competitors to this weekends Adirondack Gold Short Course Championships at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy. From left, are Kayla Dzikowicz, Trevor Dzikowicz, Emily Miles, Thomas Knack and coach Mike Schanthal. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Dzikowicz)

AMSTERDAM — Four competitors from the Amsterdam Sea Rams Swim Club will compete in the Adirondack Gold Short Course Championships this week.

The meet, which will take place at Robison Pool on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, will run from Friday through Sunday.

Kayla Dzikowicz, Trevor Dzikowicz, Emily Miles and Thomas Knack all will be in competition for the Sea Rams.

It will be the final meet for Sea Rams coach Mike Schanthal, who is retiring after 30-plus years of coaching.

Knack, who qualified for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Boys Swimming Championships, will compete in the men’s open division. Knack qualified to compete in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 individual medley, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 200 butterfly.

Miles, who will compete for the College of Saint Rose next fall, will compete in the women’s open division. Miles earned a qualifying spot in seven different events, including the 200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 500 freestyle, 50 freestyle and 200 individual medley.

Trevor Dzikowicz qualified to compete in nine events this weekend in the boys age 13-and-14-year-old division. He posted qualifying times in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 individual medley, 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 50 freestyle, 200 backstroke and 200 individual medley.

Kayla Dzikowicz qualified to compete in the 100 freestyle and 50 freestyle in the women‘s open division.

By Paul Wager

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