Steven Wright -January 30, 2024
Beavers swim teams perform well at GWOC
Both of the Beavercreek boys and girls swim teams finished as the runner-up at the Greater Western Ohio Conference Swim Championships held on Saturday.
Beavercreek had two teams and four individuals win races at the meet
The boys 200 yard medley relay team of Anthony Braun, Nathan Dunhac, Caleb Manning and Alex Drachuk brought home the win with a time of 1:38.54 to finish ahead of second by more than eight seconds. The same group teamed together to win the 400 yard freestyle relay. Drachuk out-touched the anchor swimmer from Centerville to win the race by .15 seconds, getting Beavercreek a final time of 3:13.64.
In individual competition, Beavercreek swept the 200 yard and 500 yard freestyle races. Chloe Otten won both girls races, swimming the 500 in 5:18.04 to finish ahead of teammate Ruth Conley while also doing the 200 in 1:57.44. Manning set a new meet record in the boys 500 with a time of 4:32.52 to break the previous league mark by 3.6 seconds, while Braun won the 200 in 1:45.33.
Manning also won the 200 yard individual medley race, swimming the four legs in 1:53.62. Drachuk won the 100 yard freestyle race by just under a one second with a time of 47.96, and Dunhac captured the 100 yard breaststroke title with a time of 59.90 as the only finisher under one minute.
The meet was held at the Dayton Raiders Aquatic Center.
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