The swim team competed in a dual meet with Newark, Licking Heights, Licking Valley, and Lakewood on Wednesday, January 24. The Boys team beat Lakewood and Licking Valley. The Girls team beat Lakewood and Licking Heights and lost by only 1 point to Newark.
The Girls 200 Medley and 400 Free Relay team of Lily Bates, Emily Burke, Megan McMahon, and Avery Long won both of their events. Megan McMahon also won the 100 Yard Freestyle by almost 7 seconds.
The team had some more significant time drops throughout the meet. Mason Yerian dropped 17.69 seconds off his 200 Yard Freestyle, Katie McMahon dropped 29.41 seconds off her 200 Yard Individual Medley and 19.77 seconds off her 100 Yard Breaststroke, and AJ Ray dropped 12.20 seconds off his 100 Yard Freestyle. Korah Duemmel and Abbie Pike both dropped more than 6 seconds off their 100 Yard Freestyle, Keira Renick dropped almost 9 seconds off her 100 Yard Backstroke, and Luke Sattler dropped 7.45 seconds off his 100 Yard Backstroke.
The swim team will be competing in the MSL Championship meet this Saturday, January 27, at the Pickaway County YMCA. The meet starts at 12:00. Good luck Falcons!!