When Jackson Hughes pushed off the wall for the final leg of the 14-and-under freestyle relay, he had no idea of the importance of those 25 yards. But after he outraced the Haven Beach Club swimmer in the next lane, the St. Francis Community Center anchorman touched the wall in first place and secured the Sharks’ third championship in a row.
“It looked like HBC was going to win that race, but I just tried my hardest to keep us close,” said Hughes, after he helped coach Emily Cherry’s St.
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