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Article: ANDOVER GIRLS SWIM TEAM SHOWS STROKES OF GENIUS UNDER TOUGH CONDITIONS, TAKES FIFTH STRAIGHT TITLE
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- December 7, 2003
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ANDOVER The distractions were plentiful for the Andover High
School girls' swim team.
For starters, their home pool at Greater Lawrence Tech was
undergoing renovations and wasn't ready until the second week of
September. So, in the words of coach Marilyn Fitzgerald, they had to
"beg and borrow" pool time from Phillips Academy, Indian Ridge
Country Club, the Andover/North Andover YMCA, and Haverhill High. It
wasn't the best situation, Fitzgerald admitted, but it was "wet and
it was water."
Then, six weeks into the season, the Massachusetts Interscholastic
Athletic Association stripped them of their 2000 state championship.
Three separate courts ruled in Andover's favor; twice the MIAA ...