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12/01/2016 11:00 PM

Spencer and Gambardella Presented with All-State Honors


Senior Lauren Spencer and freshman Angela Gambardella were recognized as All-State swimmers at the AquaTurf Club on Nov. 29. Pictured are Spencer, North Haven girls’ swimming and diving coach Martha Phelan, and Gambardella.Photo courtesy of Martha Phelan

North Haven swimmers Lauren Spencer and Angela Gambardella were both presented with All-State honors in a ceremony at the AquaTurf Club in Southington on Nov. 29.

Spencer and Gambardella earned All-State by virtue of their performances at the Class M State Championship on Nov. 15 at Wesleyan University. Gambardella, a freshman, made All-State behind second-place finishes in a pair of events. She took second in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:10.70 and was also second in the 100 breaststroke at 1:07.25. As a result, Gambardella was also named the Most Valuable Player of the Class M Championship. Earlier in the postseason, she had made All-SCC in both the 200 IM and the breaststroke.

Spencer, a senior, garnered All-State accolades in the 100 backstroke with her third-place performance and a time of 1:01.81 at the Class M meet. Spencer had previously gone All-SCC in the 500 freestyle.