Gators swim team downed by Westside
By Cort Reynolds
LIMA__The visiting Ada Gators summer swim team lost a West Ohio Aquatic League dual meet at the Westside Swim & Racquet Club on a hot Monday evening, June 23.
The Gator boys lost to Westside 284-124 to drop to 3-2 this summer. The Ada girls fell to the Waves 356-52 to lower their record to 1-4.
Westside thus won the boys-girls meet, 640-176. Ada is 1-4 this season in the combined meet category.
Adaite Lydia Demascio won two races in the girls 15-and-over age division to pace the Gator girls.
Ada’s Jacob Szippl also touched first in two events in the boys 15-and-over age group.
The Harriger brothers – Luke (9-10), Landry (11-12) and Lincoln (13-14) – combined to win 15 individual races. The trio won five events apiece.
The Gators host Shawnee in their final home meet Thursday evening, June 26.
1st-place Ada finishers:
Event, Place Team Age Swimmer Time
Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter
1 ADA-OH 17 Demascio, Lydia 34.91
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 ADA-OH 9 Harriger, Luke 37.18
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Landry 32.26
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 ADA-OH 14 Harriger, Lincoln 29.70
Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter IM
1 ADA-OH 9 Harriger, Luke 1:32.04
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
1 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Landry 1:21.29
Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter IM
1 ADA-OH 14 Harriger, Lincoln 1:15.12
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 ADA-OH 9 Harriger, Luke 41.95
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 ADA-OH 14 Harriger, Lincoln 33.17
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 ADA-OH 9 Harriger, Luke 44.70
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Landry 38.82
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 ADA-OH 14 Harriger, Lincoln 34.97
Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 ADA-OH 16 Szippl, Jacob 33.32
Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 ADA-OH 10 Donley, Myles 1:56.94
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Landry 1:14.41
Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 ADA-OH 13 Dennis, Derek 1:14.99
Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 ADA-OH 16 Szippl, Jacob 1:06.38
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 ADA-OH 9 Harriger, Luke 50.71
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Landry 39.14
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 ADA-OH 14 Harriger, Lincoln 36.94
Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 ADA-OH 17 Demascio, Lydia 43.35
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