WPS Inaugural Swim Meet Great Success

2/16/2023

Berlin, MD - Worcester Preparatory School’s (WPS) first swim team in history made its debut on Friday, February 10, at the Varsity Swimming Inaugural ESIAC Conference Meet, where the team displayed great talent from the jump.

The inaugural Mallards Swim Team consists of senior Meeta Agarwal, sophomore Will Wells, freshmen Jude Damouni and Lena Parker, and 8th graders Gabriella Damouni, Bella Fernley, Mia Jaoude, Jacob Lev and Jack Wells.

Kristina Watts, who is in her first-year teaching Middle School math at WPS, has signed on to be the Mallards swim coach. Watts swam for ten years on the Eagle Swim Team in Baltimore County and four years at Salisbury University. She has coached swimming for 14 years for four different teams, consisting of all ages from 6 up to collegiate level, including high school teams that were conference champions, and swimmers who have placed Top 8 in the State of Maryland throughout her career.

Results:

Girls 200 Medley Relay First Place: Mia Jaoude, Meeta Agarwal, Gabi Damouni and Lena Parker

Girls 200 Free First Place: Gabi Damouni

Girls 100 Free First Place: Gabi Damouni

Girls 100 Fly First Place: Mia Jaoude

Girls 100 Back First Place: Mia Jaoude

Boys 200 Free First Place: Jude Damouni

Boys 50 Free First Place: Jack Wells

Boys 200 Free First Place: Will Wells, Jack Wells, Jacob Lev and Jude Damouni

The WPS Girls' team finished 3rd out of 6 teams.

The WPS Boys' team finished 2nd out of 6 teams.

Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 School, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students attend from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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The first WPS swim team pictured at the Varsity Swimming Inaugural ESIAC Conference Meet. In the front from the left are Mia Jaoude (Lewes, DE), Jack Wells (Seaford, DE), Lena Parker (Berlin, MD), Gabriella Damouni (Lewes, DE), Meeta Agarwal (Salisbury, MD) and WPS Swim Coach Kristina Watts. In the back row from the left are WPS Athletics Director Matt McGinnis, Jude Damouni (Lewes, DE), Will Wells (Seaford, DE), Jacob Lev (Lewes, DE) and Bella Fernley (Berlin, MD).

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Worcester Preparatory School

508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811

Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586

Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.