Gunstock Swim Team's Anya Found claims second place finish at New England championship

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Gunstock Swim Team is celebrating its member, Anya Found, age 11 of Wolfeboro, who placed second in the 50 breaststroke, missing first place by a mere .08 second, at the 12 and Under New England Age Group Championships, held recently at the Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction, Vt.
Found was among 790 top swimmers from 26 teams from four New England states that competed in the event.
Found competed in five individual events, but breaststroke was where she excelled. Seeded 22nd in a field of 29 swimmers, no one except for her coaches Al Rozzi and Martha Kidder McIntire considered her a contender. "She is a performer", said McIntire. "If you dangle a challenge in front of her, she'll go after it every time."
Found finished 14th in the 50 freestyle, 14th in the 100 breaststroke, 30th in the 50 backstroke and 33rd in the 50 butterfly.