Tyrone Swimming split a meet against Huntingdon and Somerset on Wednesday, December 13th, 2023.
Overall Tyrone had a great performance against both schools. The boy’s team continued their win streak, keeping their record perfect at 3-0.
The girl’s team lost against both teams, but there were some good individual performances by Tyrone swimmers.
The meet was held at Juniata College, so the athletes were racing in a collegiate-length meter pool. As a result, times were slower than usual.
Bishop Guilfoyle junior Isaac Yeskey swam a 28.12 in his 50-meter freestyle which placed him first overall, and a 1:12.74 in his 100-meter back which also placed him first overall.
Yeskey was also part of the 400-meter relay team (Gallagher, Lucas Bonsell, Yeskey, Dunklebarger) which placed first overall with 4:20.56.
Bellwood’s senior Spencer Dunklebarger took first in the 100-meter freestyle with a time of 59.00 and in the 100-meter breaststroke swimming a 1:19.95.
Tyrone’s 200-meter freestyle relay team (Goodman, Smearman, Romani, Miller) placed second with a time of 2:08.08
Tyrone sophomore Dylan Eckenrode placed 2nd against Somerset and 3rd against Huntingdon in the 200-meter IM with a time of 3:00.03. Lucas Bonsell, another sophomore, took 2nd overall in the 100-meter back with a time of 1:17.02. Bellwood junior, Cameron Gallagher also placed 2nd in the 200 freestyle (2:37.91)
The girls had two first-place finishers. Bellwood’s senior, Evalyna Aiken, placed 1st against Huntington and 2nd against Somerset in the girls 100-meter backstroke with a time of 1:27.19. Extending her second place spot, she placed 2nd overall in the girl’s 400 freestyle with a time of 5:51.92.
Aiken shared the spotlight with Tyrone sophomore Sophia Cowher who placed 1st against Huntingdon and 2nd against Somerset in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:42.76
Another standout is Tyrone sophomore, Grace Corl, who placed 2nd overall in the girl’s 50-meter freestyle with a time of 34.81—Corl’s time of 1:20.42 also placed her 2nd against Somerset and 3rd against Huntington in the girls 100-meter freestyle.
The girls 200 freestyle relay team also took 2nd place against both teams with a time of 2:22.90.
