(Shorthanded) Swimming Tigers Battle at Ensworth
On Saturday, the USN HS swimming team traveled to Ensworth to compete against Ensworth, Father Ryan, Pope John Paul II, Christ Presbyterian Academy, and St. Cecilia. This meet is scored as a round robin, “double dual” format. We were missing several key swimmers, and our limited depth cost us a chance at some close meets. The boys team defeated CPA and JP2 but fell to Father Ryan and Ensworth, while the girls’ and combined teams lost all our matchups. The losses to CPA and JP2 were both by 12 points or less -- ouch!
Nevertheless, there were some bright spots in terms of individual performances, giving us reason to be excited about the championship season.
Trudy Zou waded into the 200 freestyle, a new event, and she threw down a new State qualifying time, just a second off the USN-all-time Top 10 list. Jack Reed and Josh Twillie both posted strong in-season swims in the 50, with both earning State qualifying times. Puja Jagasia posted a lifetime best in the 100 freestyle, as did Foster Cook and Elliott Clark, who both earned new Region qualifying times in the event. Natalie TeSelle and Graham Shockley were a both a little tentative in the 500 but finished very well, which is a testament to their training and fitness. Graham’s swim was an 8-second improvement over his best time. Katie Watke dropped two seconds off her season best in the 100 backstroke and continues to inch towards the state qualifying time. On the girls’ side, Trudy’s 100 breast was perhaps the swim of the meet; she swam her second fastest performance ever. Elliott Clark had a great 100 breast as well, cutting another 1.2 seconds on the strength of his final 25.
This meet marked the end of the season for a handful of our swimmers. Nineteen swimmers will continue on to the MTHSSA Region Championship on January 29, with hopes of adding to our State team roster.
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