Alligator swimmers swept by Westside
By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada Alligator swim team lost a boys and girls dual meet to visiting West Ohio Aquatic League rival Westside Wednesday evening.
The Alligator boys fell by a relatively close 222-194 count. Meanwhile, the Ada girls lost 306-119. Westside won the combined meet team score, 528-313.
The Ada boys dropped to 2-3 in dual meets this summer with the defeat, while the Gator girls fell to 1-4. In combined team meets, Ada is 2-3 this season.
Several Alligator swimmers won more than one race. Lily Baumgartner (11-12 girls age group), Max Baumgartner (7-8), Joey Spyker (11-12) and Carlie Oldfield (13-14) each won five individual races in their age divisions.
J.J. Spyker (9-10) and Charlie Spyker (15-18) won four events apiece. Kaden Truman (13-14) finished first in three races.
Tommy Spyker (13-14) and Zach Beaschler (15-18) both won two events.
The Alligators host Sherwood on Thursday, June 28 in the Ada pool at 6 p.m. in their final regular season home meet of the summer.
The Westside meet Wednesday night was a makeup from a June 21 rainout.
Ada first-place finishes vs. Westside:
(Event, Place, Team or Individual, Age, Time)
Girls 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1st ADA A 3:10.78
1) Baumgartner, Lily 11 2) Griffith, Tess 11
3) Rausch, Vicky 11 4) Bassitt, Jenna 11
Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Baumgartner, Max 8 ADA 20.18
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, JJ 10 ADA 36.77
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Baumgartner, Lily 11 ADA 34.15
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, Joey 12 ADA 33.99
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Oldfield, Carlie 13 ADA 30.53
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Truman, Kaden 14 ADA 32.95
Boys 15-18 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Beaschler, Zachary 18 ADA 26.69
Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter IM
1st Spyker, JJ 10 ADA 1:38.81
Girls 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
1st Baumgartner, Lily 11 ADA 1:25.25
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
1st Spyker, Joey 12 ADA 1:32.81
Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter IM
1st Spyker, Tommy 14 ADA
Boys 15-18 100 SC Meter IM
1st Spyker, Charlie 16 ADA 1:13.95
Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Baumgartner, Max 8 ADA 24.78
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Baumgartner, Lily 11 ADA 36.33
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Spyker, Tommy 14 ADA 31.51
Boys 15-18 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Spar, Isaac 16 ADA 31.06
Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke
1st Baumgartner, Max 8 ADA 24.26
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1st Oldfield, Carlie 13 ADA 36.37
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1st Truman, Daxton 13 ADA 52.10
Boys 15-18 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1st Spyker, Charlie 16 ADA 31.29
Boys 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Baumgartner, Max 8 ADA 44.28
Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, JJ 10 ADA 1:25.09
Girls 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Baumgartner, Lily 11 ADA 1:17.44
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, Joey 12 ADA 1:18.11
Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Oldfield, Carlie 13 ADA 1:10.33
Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Truman, Kaden 14 ADA 1:15.26
Boys 15-18 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, Charlie 16 ADA 59.24
Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Griffith, Tea 7 ADA 30.69
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Griffith, Tess 11 ADA 52.65
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Spyker, Joey 12 ADA 44.50
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Oldfield, Carlie 13 ADA 44.06
Girls 15-18 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Reichelderfer, Rachel 17 ADA 41.86
Boys 15-18 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Beaschler, Zachary 18 ADA 36.34
Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1st ADA A 2:54.19
1) Oldfield, Gavin 10 2) Baumgartner, Max 8
3) Callahan, Declan 10 4) Spyker, JJ 10
Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1st ADA A 2:36.49
1) Truman, Daxton 13 2) Truman, Kaden 14
3) Hartman, Dylan 13 4) Spyker, Tommy 14








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