Meet Greater Fall River's High School Swimming & Diving All-Scholastic Team
FALL RIVER — The Herald News kicks off Winter All-Scholastics with co-ed swim and dive all-stars.
These athletes had what it took to compete each day in the pool whether it was long distance race or perfecting the dive. Somerset Berkley's Nicholas Cavic and Durfee diver Rachael Silva shattered records this winter for their respective teams, which was why they were named Herald News Swim/Dive Co-Swimmers of the Year.
The Herald News is pleased to announce the 2023-24 Winter All-Scholastics co-ed swimming all-stars from Greater Fall River:
Swimmers of the Year
Nicholas Cavic, Somerset Berkley
No matter what race Cavic participated in, you can always count on a first-place finish for the Raider swimmer this past winter. The junior athlete set six different program records for the Seekonk co-op team, including two of them twice. Cavic was also strong in the Division 2 Sectional and State Championships — 100, 200 and 500 events.
In the 100 freestyle, Cavic beat a 33-year old program record (47.55) by 0.71 seconds. He also set another program record in the 200 freestyle (1:44.04), beating a 43-year mark. In two weeks, Cavic set three new school records for the 200, 200 IM and 500. He is one of six swimmers from Somerset Berkley in the co-op program with Seekonk
Rachael Silva, Durfee
The Hilltopper junior had another all-star season this past winter. She was named a Southeast Conference dive champion and league all-star. Silva, who was named team Most Valuable Player, placed first in every dual meet event she participated in this season.
Silva placed third in MIAA Division 1 State championship in Diving and took fifth in diving during the MIAA South Sectional championships. She broke her own 11 dive records from last season, including a scoring total of 431.55 in the Hilltopper Open.
First Team
Casey Carvalho, Durfee
Madison Ferreira, Durfee
Jack Fitzgerald, Durfee
Michael Harrington, Durfee
Seth Vandenberg, Durfee
Savana Viera, Somerset Berkley/Seekonk
Second team
Avery Antunes, Durfee
Michael Cabral, Somerset Berkley/Seekonk
Aaron Guilmette, Somerset Berkley/Seekonk
McKenna Machado, Somerset Berkley/Seekonk
Abigail Saunders, Durfee
Alana Sousa, Somerset Berkley/Seekonk
Next up: Boys indoor Track
Herald News and Taunton Daily Gazette sports editor Steven Sanchez can be reached at ssanchez@heraldnews.com. You can follow him on Twitter @Chezsports
This article originally appeared on The Herald News: Fall River area high school swim and dive all-scholastic team
