Bulldog Baumgartner sets sectional swim record
By Cort Reynolds
The Ada swim teams competed well Saturday at the Div. II northwest sectional meet in the Lima YMCA.
Bulldog freshman Lily Baumgartner set a Lima sectional meet record by winning the 100 butterfly with a time of 59.50. She broke the old record of 59.58 set by Elizabeth Rudolph.
Baumgartner also won the 100 backstroke race to make it to the Bowling Green district in two individual events.
Ada junior Carlie Oldfield won the 50 freestyle and finished second in the 100 back to return to the district meet.
Junior Kaitlyn Bowden finished seventh in the 100 butterfly race.
Baumgartner, Oldfield and Bowden also swam for both Ada relay quartets (200 medley, 200 freestyle) that finished third.
Bulldog sophomore Jack Baumgartner touched fourth in the 500 freestyle to post the top Ada male showing.
A top four sectional finish typically qualifies a swimmer or relay team to districts.
Ada girls top finishers:
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke
1st Baumgartner, Lily FR ADA 1:01.32
2nd Oldfield, Carlie JR ADA 1:01.94
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle
1st Oldfield, Carlie 25.2
21st Wince, Kayla JR ADA 31.15
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly
1st Baumgartner, Lily FR ADA 59.50
7th Bowden, Kaitlyn JR Ada 1:11.15
Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay
3rd 2:00.77 ADA
1) Oldfield, Carlie JR 2) Wince, Kayla JR
3) Baumgartner, Lily FR 4) Bowden, Kaitlyn JR
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay
3rd 1:51.32 ADA
1) Oldfield, Carlie JR 2) Bowden, Kaitlyn JR
3) Andreasen, Autumn SO 4) Baumgartner, Lily FR
Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay
8th 5:38.52 ADA
1) Andreasen, Autumn SO 2) McClain, Natilyn FR
3) Jones, Kennedy FR 4) Bassitt, Jenna FR
Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke
13th 1:24.47 Wince, Kayla JR ADA
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle
16th 2:55.61 McClain, Natilyn FR ADA
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle
21st 1:14.63 Andreasen, Autumn SO ADA
Ada boys top finishers:
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle
4th 6:20.0 Baumgartner, Jack SO ADA
Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay
9th 2:16.22 ADA
1) Hartman, Dylan JR 2) Miller, Brayden JR
3) Baumgartner, Jack SO 4) Daugherty, Connor JR
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle
10th Baumgartner, Jack SO ADA 10 2:19.06
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke
17th 1:19.16 Miller, Brayden JR ADA
The Ada swimmers compete in the Bowling Green district meet Friday evening, February 18.
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