Sunday brought Team Champ to the Natatorium at Wittenberg in the Health, Wellness & Athletics Complex for the first ever Team Champ Invitational. 14 teams competed in this first ever meet. During the break after the 50-yard Freestyle, the 11 Team Champ seniors were celebrated. The competition continued, more records fell, and personal bests were accomplished. The results of the meet are as follows:
Graham Aqua Falcons:
^Braden Bost
- *200 Individual Medley - 02:41.68 - 2nd Place (17pts)
- *500 Freestyle - 06:17.26 - 2nd Place (17pts)
^Caleb Owens
- 50 Freestyle - 25.02 - 2nd Place (17pts)
- 100 Freestyle - 55.56 - 1st Place (20pts)
^Joshua Ryman
- *50 Freestyle - 25.78 - 5th Place (14pts)
- 100 Breaststroke - 01:18.02 - 4th Place (15pts)
Sully Uhl
- 50 Freestyle - 26.47 - 8th Place (11pts)
- *100 Freestyle - 58.24 - 5th Place (14pts)
Gabe Woomer
- 100 Butterfly - 01:04.60 - 3rd Place (16pts)
- 100 Breaststroke - 01:12.28 - 2nd Place (17pts)
Those boys of Graham did it again. EVERY time they get in the pool, the 200 Medley Relay record continues to fall. To add to it, the 200 Freestyle Relay
***SCHOOL RECORD ALERT***
200 Medley Relay - Owens, J. Ryman, Woomer, Uhl - 01:57.24 (1st Place - 40 pts)
***SCHOOL RECORD ALERT***
200 Freestyle Relay - Woomer, Uhl, Ryman, Owens - 01:40.51 (2nd Place - 34 pts)
The Falcons of Graham swam a great meet and finished with 232 points to bring home a 3rd Place overall finish.
Graham Lady Aqua Falcons:
^Ella Parke
- 50 Freestyle - 32.68 - 10th Place (7pts)
- 100 Freestyle - 01:13.91 - 11th Place (6pts)
Grace Smith
- *100 Freestyle - 01:09.51 - 6th Place (13pts)
- 100 Breaststroke - 01:21.91 - 1st Place (20pts)
Hannah Volp
- 50 Freestyle - 30.87 - 7th Place (12pts)
- 100 Backstroke - 01:18.75 - 4th Place (15pts)
The Lady Falcons swam to 73 points to finish 7th overall.
Team Champ Seniors during Senior Day at the Team Champ Invitational held at Wittenberg University: Back Row L-R: Braden Bost (Graham), Joshua Ryman (Graham), Owen MacKendrick (Urbana), Luke Thompson (London), Caleb Owens (Graham), Aidan Cooney (London). Front Row L-R: Corynn Ryan (Urbana), Ella Parke (Graham), Paris Grim (Urbana), Natalie Turner (Urbana) not pictured Isaiah Capell (London)
We want to thank our wonderful seniors and their ever so supportive families.
Now, the Team Champ swimmers prepare for the upcoming conference championships. The Central Buckeye Conference swim Saturday, January 25th at Wright State University. The Ohio Heritage Conference swimmers will swim next on February 1st at Wright State University.
^ denotes senior swimmers
* denotes personal bests
** denotes Team Champ record
*** denotes School record
photo by Lacey Turner
Article by Ashlee Anaya