Olivia Edler, completing the breaststroke leg of her 100 individual medley, went on to win the event by six seconds.
Jersey Shore’s head coach, Patty Kennelley, and her assistant coaches were all wet after Thursday’s 8-2 win over Williamsport at the Jersey Shore Borough outdoor pool. The Shore swimmers pushed them into the racing lanes after another successful season. Although they did not win the regular season title (Wellsboro did this year), they finished the season 4-0-2. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Jersey Shore summer swim program has completed the summer season without a loss in the Bald Eagle Swim League.
As in previous weeks, the final freestyle relays were critical for several age groups. Shore’s 8-and-under started off the evening on a positive note when Alex Butzler, Tayven West, Tycen Whitman, and Caleb Stemler posted the fastest time in the opening 100 yard medley relay.
Over the next two events, Williamsport was able to leap over Jersey Shore in the points column by winning the 25 yard freestyle and backstroke. West returned Shore’s lead by swimming a clean race and capturing the 25 yard breaststroke. Butzler increased the lead slightly, 22-19, with a narrow win in the 25 yard butterfly. The final 100 yard freestyle relay of Butzler, West, Whitman, and Stemler finished 1.5 seconds ahead of Williamsport and secured the age group win, 28-23.
Their female counterparts didn’t have to worry about the final relays as the 8-and-under girls dominated Williamsport from start to finish. The foursome of Morgan Geyer, Allison Moore, Natalie Charnego, and Haley Shadle along with their teammates Jordan O’Connor, Jessica Creveling, Sadie Griswold, and Taylor Fleming delivered a 1-2 punch in the opening 100 yard medley relay that Williamsport could not recover from. They went on to win ever individual event and went 1-2-3 in two of those events; the 25 yard freestyle (Fleming, O’Connor, Charnego) and 25 yard backstroke (O’Connor, Geyer, Keegan).
Although the regular season is over, Jersey Shore swimmers will wrap up the season with All-Stars tomorrow and Championships on July 31.
Ian Endresen captured first place in the boys 15-and over 100 yard breaststroke
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