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Bridget
Duffey,
a
senior
at
The
Pingree
School,
finished
off
her
senior
year
with
two
back-to-back
championship
diving
wins
in
the
biggest
contests
of
the
season.
On
Feb.
23,
she
won
the
Eastern
Interscholastic
Swimming
&
Diving
Championships
held
in
Philadephia,
Pa.
On
March
5,
she
won
her
second
consecutive
New
England
Prep
School
Diving
Championship,
held
at
Deerfield
Academy,
and
posted
a
new
league
record
with
a
score
of
444.
The
record
was
set
in
1996
and
the
record
holder
was
coaching
at
the
meet,
and
she
personally
congratulated
Duffey.
Following
the
preliminary
round
of
diving,
Duffey
succeeded
in
maintaining
a
consistent
lead
on
the
No.
2
diver,
Carlin
Dacey,
from
Choate
Rosemary
Hall,
and
in
her
final
dive
she
posted
her
highest
score
of
the
day
on
the
back
2.5
twister
with
a
score
of
52
points,
which
gave
her
a
strong
finish.
Her
scores
from
both
meets
qualify
her
for
the
“All
American”
application.
The
Pingree
Swimming
&
Diving
team
is
coached
by
John
Young
and
the
Diving
coach
is
Joe
Chirico.
Now
that
high
school
season
is
over
Duffey
will
continue
training
with
the
private
club
team,
Boston
Area
Diving,
which
practices
at
both
Brandeis
and
Wellesley
College.
Duffey
was
recruited
to
dive
at
Dartmouth
College
where
she
will
compete
on
the
Division
I
diving
team.
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