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Swimmer sweeps championship

Longmeadow's Sarah Li sweeps championship

LONGMEADOW Twelve year old Sarah Li of Longmeadow recently earned the High Point Award at the New England Swimming Long Course 12 and Under Championship.

The championship event, sanctioned by New England Swimming, Inc. was held in the 50 meter competition pool at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Zesiger Center in Cambridge during the weekend of July 21-24th.

Li competed in nine events (the maximum allowed) and finished first in each of them. Li, who swims for Mei 's Typhoons Swim Club of Springfield, is among the top swimmers in the nation for her age group. She attends Glenbrook Middle School in Longmeadow and maintains a straight A average while swimming 10 or more hours per week.

Having swept the New England championship Li will go on to represent New England Swimming at the Eastern Zone Championship in Buffalo NY, Aug. 10 - 13.