Beating Demarest is something that Tenafly takes a ton of pride in.

Especially after what transpired last year.

A one-second victory in the 400 freestyle proved to be the difference in Demarest’s 86-84 win over Tenafly last year.

The Tigers haven’t forgotten that, and they came into this meet with a chip on their shoulders.

Thanks to a pair of 1-2-3 sweeps and 10 overall race wins, Tenafly moved to 2-0 on the season with a dominant 126-43 win over a contending Demarest team that was missing a few key swimmers on Tuesday.

“(Demarest) is our rival down the street for every single sport,” senior Matthew Collado said. “It’s a lot of fun, a lot of familiar faces, and it just feels great to pull off a win because bragging rights are great. We have a lot of friends (at Demarest).”

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