Baumgartner places 2nd in 200 IM

By Cort Reynolds

BOWLING GREEN – The Ada High School swim teams competed in the 40-team Northwest Ohio Classic Invitational meet at Bowling Green on December 21.

“The swimmers all dropped time, which is great after having to be up and on the bus by 5:45 a.m., and not getting done until almost 7 p.m.,” said Bulldog head coach Ashley Robey. 

“It was a long day,” she continued. “But everyone did very well given the circumstances. It gave them the experience of a highly-competitive meet prior to championships.”

Senior Lily Baumgartner finished second in the 100-yard backstroke preliminary heats early Saturday in 58.51. 

In the A finals Friday evening, she touched third in the 100 back with a time of 57.03. Bowling Green junior Mia Buff captured first in 55.42.

Baumgartner also came in second in the 200 individual medley prelims with a time of 2:12.56. In the 200 IM A finals race Friday night, she again swam to second place (2:10.29).

Junior Leah Nebraska of Delaware Olentangy won the 200 IM in 2:07.2.

Ada sophomore Tim Chrissobolis ended up 19th in the boys 200 individual medley preliminary heats (2:18.48) to post the highest individual Bulldog male finish.

He also finished 23rd out of 68 swimmers in the 100 breaststroke prelims with a time of 1:08.32, 4.39 seconds lower than his previous best time. He made it to the finals Friday night, where he finished 30th in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:11.31.

Sophomore Jacob Szippl came in 20th out of 63 swimmers in the 100 backstroke preliminary heats (62.71) to qualify to the finals Friday night as an alternate.

Szippl ultimately placed 31st in the 100 backstroke.

He also touched 45th in a big field of 134 boys in the 50 freestyle prelims (25:31). 

The Ada boys 200 freestyle relay quartet finished 16th in the prelims with a time of 1:48.13.

The Bulldog boys relay foursome touched 18th in the 200 medley relay in 2:04.14.

Junior Lydia Demascio tied for 42nd in the 50 freestyle (29.02) amid a field of 126 girls swimmers. She also ended up 30th out of 75 swimmers in the 100 backstroke prelims (1:11.23).

The Bulldog girls relay team finished 14th in the 200 free relay prelim heat in 2:02.44.

Ada swims in the annual, 31-team Bluffton Holiday Invitational Friday, Dec. 27 in the Lima YMCA. The meet starts at 10 a.m.