BATH
The Long Reach Swim Club from the Bath Area Family YMCA recently competed in the YMCA Nationals at Greensboro, North Carolina.
The squad finished 18th overall with 98.50 points.
LONG REACH SWIM CLUB swimmers, from left, Margie McLeod, Olivia Harper, Ella Martin and Haily Harper pose for a photo after competing at the YMCA Nationals at Greensboro, North Carolina, recently. (Submitted Photo)
The girls 200 medley relay team of Ella Martin, Haily Harper, Olivia Harper and Margie McLeod captured third, finishing just three-tenths of a second out of first. Their time of 1:41.88 set a Maine state record.
The same four athletes were 12th in the 200 free relay in 1:35.09, with Olivia Harper finishing in a tie for second in the 100 backstroke in a state record time of 53.53. In the 200 back, she finished fourth, and in the 200 individual medley, her time of 2:01.95 was good for ninth (state record).
Martin set a personal-best time in the 100 back, touching in 56.28 for 21st.
And, Cora Spelke competed in both the 100 and 200 backstroke.
The boys 200 medley squad of Nicco Bartone, Dom Marco, Brandon Johnson and Matt Yost were strong, taking 15th in the 200 medley relay in 1:34.50.
Johnson earned his first night swim and captured seventh in the 50 free in 20.56. Evan Willertz also competed in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke.
“It was another amazing swim meet for our swimmers and team,” said LRSC coach Jay Morissette. “It was the culmination of a long season and a lot of hard work paid off with the 18th-place finish. Most of the teams ahead of us come from cities of over 100,000 people, and it is fun knowing we can compete against them.”
On Saturday, a U.S. swimming sanctioned meet was held using a 50-meter pool. Former LRSC and Morse High School standout James Wells swam a 56.59 in the 100 back to qualify for the 2020 U.S. Olympic trials.
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