By Cort Reynolds

OTTAWA__The Ada High School swim teams competed in a four-team meet at the Putnam County YMCA on Thursday, February 1 to conclude their regular season.

The Bulldog boys team defeated Elida and McComb, but lost to Bluffton.

The Bulldog girls defeated McComb head-to-head, but lost to the Pirates and Elida.

Lone Ada senior Jack Baumgartner touched first in the grueling 500-yard freestyle race. Freshman Jacob Szippl won the 100 backstroke to post the other Bulldog first-place showing.

Ada was 2-1 in the combined team dual scores, losing to Bluffton while edging Elida and beating McComb.

Bluffton won all three boys and girls dual meets, and the combined meets as well.

Ada swims next in the sectional meet at Lima on February 10.

Top Ada finishers

500 Yard Freestyle Yr Name School Finals Time 

1st Ada High School-OH SR Baumgartner, Jack 6:04.19 

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke Yr Name School Finals Time 

1st Ada High School-OH FR Szippl, Jacob 1:09.48 

3rd Ada High School-OH SO Crawford, Sam 1:31.16

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay Team Relay Finals Time 

2nd A Ada High School-OH 2:04.86 

1) Szippl, Jacob FR
2) Chrissobolis, Tim FR
3) Baumgartner, Jack SR
4) Clum, Kaden SO

Girls 200 Yard IM Yr Name School Finals Time 

2nd Ada High School-OH SO Demascio, Lydia 2:46.55

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle Yr Name School Finals Time 

2nd Ada High School-OH FR Szippl, Jacob 1:00.44

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay Team Relay Finals Time 

2nd Ada High School-OH 1:55.52 

1) Chrissobolis, Tim FR
2) Crawford, Sam SO
3) Clum, Kaden SO
4) Szippl, Jacob 

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Yr Name School Finals Time 

3rd Ada High School-OH FR Chrissobolis, Tim 2:12.83

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke Yr Name School Finals Time 

3rd Demascio, Lydia 1:17.17 

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke Yr Name School Finals Time 

3rd Ada High School-OH SO Nau, Alyssa 1:24.11

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke Yr Name School Finals Time 

3rd Ada High School-OH FR Chrissobolis, Tim 1:15.91

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle Yr Name School Finals Time 

5th Ada High School-OH SO Nau, Alyssa 32.61 

6th Ada High School-OH SO Smith, Jordyn 32.64

Boys team scores

Ada 56, Elida 16

Ada 51, McComb 18

Bluffton 69, Ada 37

Girls team scores

Bluffton 80, Ada 25

Ada 54, McComb 0

Elida 67, Ada 31

Combined team scores

Ada 105, McComb 18

Ada 87, Elida 83

Bluffton 149, Ada 62