While the nearby creeks, streams, and
river have been high and frothy, the waters of Lock Haven University’s Zimmerli
Pool have been pretty calm. That was
until the annual summer rivalry between Lock Haven and Jersey Shore swimmers
took place this past Wednesday. Even
though the action created a choppy scene within the pool, it appeared pretty
soothing for the Lock Haven Loggerheads, a YMCA sponsored team, as they cruised
to an 8-2 victory.
“The team looked very sharp tonight from top to bottom,” said Lock Haven’s head coach Jim Merinar. “Swims were fast, especially for early season, and the effort and teamwork was fantastic. The coaching staff was extremely impressed with the overall performance. There were great swims up and down the lineup.”
The girls were especially dominating as they won all five of their age groups. In fact, they were able to capture 27 of the 30 individual events and 7 of the 9 relays.
“The team looked very sharp tonight from top to bottom,” said Lock Haven’s head coach Jim Merinar. “Swims were fast, especially for early season, and the effort and teamwork was fantastic. The coaching staff was extremely impressed with the overall performance. There were great swims up and down the lineup.”
The girls were especially dominating as they won all five of their age groups. In fact, they were able to capture 27 of the 30 individual events and 7 of the 9 relays.
The 14-and-under girls had an
especially strong showing in their opening debut. Not only did they capture the top spot in all
of their events, they were able to go 1-2-3 in 4 of the 6 individual
races. Meaghan Keegan led the way with
wins in the 50 yard breaststroke and butterfly, plus the 100 individual
medley. She also was part of the winning
opening medley relay of Kylie Garman, Madison Bair, and Evie Rembold.
Bair and Rembold would also go on
to win the 50 backstroke and freestyle respectively. Emily Bartlett was Lock Haven’s only point
scorer in the 50 free as she touched the wall with a winning time of 29.87,
several seconds ahead of her competition.
The girls went on to a 57-15 win.
The boys were able to win the
majority of their age groups, only losing the 8- and 12-and-unders. Even then, there were reasons to be
optimistic. The 12-and-unders were
pretty thin this past week as they were only able to muster one swimmer for the
meet, Xavier Persun. He held up his end
of the bargain by winning all three of his individual events. His sole effort fell short as Shore was able
to win the three other individual events plus the 200 free relay. Shore ended the evening with a 32-15 win.
Action in the Greater Susquehanna
Valley Aquatic League continues for the Lock Haven Loggerheads as they travel
to Central Columbia on Saturday.
Lock
Haven’s Neil Kaluzny at the half-point in his 50 yard freestyle
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