School: Phoenixville Area High School
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Athlete: Erini Pappas
Sport: Swimming
School: Phoenixville
The week that was: Erini made a significant splash in the long-awaited season opener last Thursday for the Phantoms in their 103-82 PAC victory over Methacton at the Phoenixville YMCA.
Pappas, a Division I commit to Fairfield (CT) University, debuted with individual wins in the 200 IM (2:14.30) and 100 backstroke (1:00.78) while also swimming the opening leg in the victorious 200 medley and 200 free relays. Erini teamed up with Sarah McCarthy, Kenzie Padilla and sister Penelope Pappas to take the gold in the opening event – the medley relay (1:53.30) – and later joined sister Penelope, Sarah Ritter and Padilla to earn the top spot in the 200 free relay (1:46.91).
“Erini has had an incredible high school career and is the team record holder in 100 back and 100 fly,” said Phoenixville coach Dan Weinstein. “She has qualified for state competition every year in three different individual events - 200 IM, 100 fly, and 100 back - and has earned a medal each year at states.”
A major force since her freshman year at Phoenixville, Pappas has captured nine gold medals in three years of PAC Championship meet competition in the 200 IM, 100 fly, 100 back and medley relay.
