By Cort Reynolds

WAPAKONETA __The Ada Gators boys finished a solid fifth at the annual eight-team Western Ohio Aquatics League summer swim championships hosted at the Wapakoneta village pool July 11-12.

The Gators girls took eighth place, and Ada finished sixth in the combined team standings.

The WOAL meet is for swimmers aged 5-18 who are members of one of the league’s eight teams. Over 500 swimmers competed in the hot two-day championship event.

The Bluffton Sardines won the boys/girls team title. The Sardine boys captured first, while the Bluffton girls came in third.

The Gators were led by Landry Harriger, who won five individual events in the boys 11-12 age division. Lincoln Harriger touched first in a pair of races of the boys 13-14 age bracket.

Adaite Jacob Szippl (boys 15-and-over division) took third in two events. Gator girl Lydia Demascio capped a strong summer with four top-10 finishes, topped by a fifth-place in the female 15-and-over class.

Ada’s Derek Dennis (boys 13-14) fashioned four top-nine showings, capped by one sixth-place finish.

Gator Lushen Stevens (boys 11-12) took fourth in two events.

Findlay finished second overall in the team standings. The Frogs won the girls team crown narrowly over Wapakoneta, and took third in the boys standings.

Top scoring Gator finishers

Place Team Name Finals Time 

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke 

1 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Landry 36.55 
4 ADA-OH 12 Stevens, Lushen 43.01

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke 

1 ADA-OH 14 Harriger, Lincoln 34.01

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke 

1 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Landry 35.69 
7 ADA-OH 11 Wile, Charlie 46.19

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke 

1 ADA-OH 14 Harriger, Lincoln 31.59

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle 

1 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Landry 30.66  

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle 

1 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Landry 1:09.15

Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM 

1 ADA-OH 12 Harriger, Landry 1:15.62

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly 

2 ADA-OH 14 Harriger, Lincoln 
6 ADA-OH 13 Dennis, Derek 37.61

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke 

2 ADA-OH 9 Harriger, Luke 41.15 
7 ADA-OH 10 Donley, Myles 53.76

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter IM 

2 ADA-OH 14 Harriger, Lincoln 1:09.27 
8 ADA-OH 13 Dennis, Derek 1:24.74

Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle 

2 ADA-OH 14 Harriger, Lincoln 28.22
9 ADA Dennis, Derek 13 31.43

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle 

2 ADA-OH 9 Harriger, Luke 34.78

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly 

2 Harriger, Luke 39.37

Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke 

2 ADA-OH 9 Harriger, Luke 45.49

Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter IM 

2 ADA-OH 9 Harriger, Luke 1:28.02

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle 

3 ADA-OH 16 Szippl, Jacob 26.89

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke 

3 ADA-OH 16 Szippl, Jacob 30.53

Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly 

4 ADA-OH 12 Stevens, Lushen 38.88

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly 

5 ADA-OH 17 Demascio, Lydia 33.08

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

5 A ADA-OH J2:55.56 
1) Wile, Charlie 11 2) Perry, Jamie 11 3) Clemons, Waylon 12 4) Stevens, Lushen 12

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke 

6 ADA-OH 17 Demascio, Lydia 34.17 
10 ADA-OH 15 Montgomery, Alivia 37.35

Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay 

6 ADA-OH  J4:00.64 
Perry, Jamie 11 2) Wile, Charlie 11 3) Wile, Max 9 4) Clemons, Waylon 12

Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

6 A ADA-OH J3:38.85 
1) VanAtta, Nilsson 10 2) Wile, Max 9 3) Raines, Cooper 8 4) Donley, Myles 10  

Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle 

7 ADA-OH 16 Szippl, Jacob 1:00.74

Girls 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay 

7 ADA-OH  J3:42.86 
1) Clemons, Amelia 11 2) Craft, Khloe 12 3) Francis, Amelia 12 4) Porter, Claire 11

Girls 15 & Over 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay 

7 A ADA-OH J2:18.87 
1) Montgomery, Alivia 15 2) Emerick, Lily 14 3) Francis, Penny 15 4) Demascio, Lydia 17

Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle 

8 ADA-OH 13 Dennis, Derek 1:10.36

Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke 

8 ADA-OH 8 Perry, Allison 32.90

Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle 

9 ADA-OH 17 Demascio, Lydia 31.32

Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly 

9 ADA-OH 16 Emerick, Jameson 30.85

Girls 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM 

10 ADA-OH 17 Demascio, Lydia 1:20.38

Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke 

10 ADA-OH 8 Perry, Allison 28.01

Combined team scores:

1. Bluffton Swim Team 2570 points
2. Findlay YMCA Frogs 2349 
3. Westside Wave Swim Team 2152 
4. Wapakoneta Waves 2077 
5. Shawnee Country Club 1382.5 
6. Ada Summer Swim Team 844 
7. Kenton Area Swim Team 810.5 
8. Van Wert YMCA Marlins 779 

Girls team scores:

1. Findlay YMCA Frogs 1243.5 points
2. Wapakoneta Waves 1205 
3. Bluffton Swim Team 1127 
4. Westside Wave Swim Team 991.5 
5. Shawnee Country Club 909 
6. Kenton Area Swim Team 604 
7. Van Wert YMCA Marlins 412 
8. Ada Summer Swim Team 223 

Boys team scores:

1. Bluffton Swim Team 1443 points
2. Westside Wave Swim Team 1160.5 
3. Findlay YMCA Frogs 1105.5 
4. Wapakoneta Waves 872 
5. Ada Summer Swim Team 621 
6. Shawnee Country Club 473.5 
7. Van Wert YMCA Marlins 367 
8. Kenton Area Swim Team 206