Courtney Connolly, a 7th grader in Notre Dame's middle division, earned six out of six first-place finishes last weekend in the 2014 12 & Under Short Course Championships sponsored by Michigan Swimming Inc., and was crowned state champion. The meet was held at Oakland University's Aquatic Center in Rochester Hills.
Notre Dame 7th grader Courtney Connolly is on the podium after a first-place finish at the Michigan Swimming championships, held March 7-9 in Rochester Hills. Top photo shows Connolly in the 50 fly event.
Rhianna Hensler, a Notre Dame 6th grader, also participated in the championships and swam to three top 16 finishes in her six events. Hensler also helped her team finish in third in the 200 medley and 200 free relays. Hensler and Connolly's team finished second overall in the meet, the highest finish ever for the team.
Michigan Swimming is a member of USA Swimming, the governing body for the USA Olympic swim team.
Follow Notre Dame at @NDPMA.
Rhianna Hensler, left, a 6th grader at Notre Dame, and Courtney Connolly, a 7th grader.
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.