Haddonfield’s Derivaux reveals off in entrance of the world

Audrey Derivaux most likely could not match every little thing in her suitcase after amassing a lifetime’s price of souvenirs on the World Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania.

You can forgive the incoming Haddonfield junior could not make time for back-to-school buying after the Wedgewood Ducks’ Tri-County Swim League star took on the World and received not one however 4 gold medals on the World Juniors.

Derivaux added a silver medal and a fourth-place end within the 5 particular person and one relay occasion she entered. In 12 whole races, Derivaux received 4 gold medals, a silver, completed fourth in a closing, received 5 preliminary heats, received a semifinal warmth and swam 4 personal-best occasions.

After putting fourth within the 400-meter particular person medley on Tuesday, Derivaux strung collectively golds within the 200 butterfly, 200 backstroke and 200 IM on consecutive nights. Derivaux closed out the meet by successful silver in the100 butterfly, then swimming the butterfly leg of the gold-medal 4×100 medley relay group.

Derivaux completed second, by a single level, to 18-year-old Chinese freestyle specialist Yang Pieqi within the standings for feminine particular person swimmer of the meet.

A Golden South Jersey Summer

Derivaux was removed from the one South Jersey star to make waves this summer time.

Eastern senior Natalie Dumas received the 400 meters, 800 meters and 400 hurdles on the West Philly Scholastic Track Championships earlier than making her debut on the United States Track Championships.

Eastern graduate Ryleigh Heck helped lead USA discipline hockey to a silver medal within the Pan American Games and a assured berth in subsequent summer time’s Hockey World Cup.

Shawnee grad Mackenzie Borbi scored a aim on the successful aspect on the Girls Lacrosse All-America Game.

In swimming, Highland graduate Raekwon Noel shattered 4 nationwide information for Guyana within the World Aquatics Swim Championships, then lowered two of these marks on the Junior Pan American Games.

South Jersey had two nationwide champions within the throws as Delsea’s Josh Awotunde received the shot put and Curtis Thompson of Florence received his fifth javelin nationwide title on the USATF Championship meet.

Moorestown lacrosse nice Marie McCool has an particularly busy summer time serving to the US National Team to gold on the Pan American Games, then received most useful participant honors because the USA Sixes Team received gold on the World Games.

Field hockey helped shut out the out of doors summer time in Uruguay, as Haddonfield’s Charlie Webb starred for the Team USA males, whereas the duo of Ava Moore (Camden Catholic) and Isabella Bianco (Eastern) took house silver medals for the Team USA girls.

Where within the World hyperlinks

Tom Rimback grew up studying the Burlington County Times and Courier Post sports activities sections and started writing for the BCT in 1996. He has lined every little thing from Super Bowls and Final Fours to Tri-County Swimming however he’s happiest on a sideline interviewing South Jersey scholastic athletes. Follow him on twitter @Rimbacksports. Email him with story concepts at tomrimback@gmail.com and, most significantly, assist native journalism with a subscription to the Courier-Post.