Swimming Chargers Crush Cavaliers

Varsity Swimming: Chancellor Chargers vs. Caroline Cavaliers

*-All times are not official, and are times that I recorded.

The men and women swimming Chancellor Chargers cruised to victories Friday night against the Caroline Cavaliers. The men benefited from big performances from Dylan Peck and Brandon Bolick, who swam their way to a combined four first place finishes and great relay times that helped with a 80-42 win. On the women's side, Abigail Cook and Sierra Gibson scored high and swam intensely against each other, to help their side of the team to an uncontested 113-18 win.

The Chargers get ready to race.

The night started of with the 200 Medley Relay, swam by boys Brandon Bolick, Dylan Peck, Ryan Hudak, and David Hinegardner. In the lane nearby the girls competed with Abby Cook, Brooke Similia, Jordan Shearer, and Sierra Gibson. Both teams cruised to first place finishes, the girls uncontested and the boys winning by 28 seconds. Next at the 200 Freestyle, Brandon Bolick swam uncontested with a quick 2:23 final time. Erin Lipkin and Lily Zeets raced nearby against a lone Cavalier, with Lipkin coming out on top dominantly with a 26 seconds win.

With the 200 IM, the men Chargers saw their only race without a first place finish, while the girls Jordan Shearer swam uncontested to an easy 6 points. Still leading 24-10, the men Chargers dominated the 50 Freestyle race with 3 place finishes, and a first place finish by Tyler Young at 26 seconds. The girls also dominated with 4 place finishes, and a first place finish by Katie Hinegardner just barely beating her teammate Sierra Gibson by 1 second.

The Chargers cheer on, and confuse their swimmers
to an extra 50 meters!

The 100 Fly hosted a close first place win by Dylan Peck, who beat the Cavalier opponent by just 3 seconds. Meanwhile, Jordan Shearer collected another first place finish with a 1:01 time, increasng the Chargers lead to 43-6. The 100 Free was next, the most popular race, and the Cavaliers found their way with 3 finishing placements. The Chargers' Brandon Bolick still collected the first place finish for the Chargers however, which helped keep a 50-26 strong lead. On the girls side, the second heat dominated as Megan Mesick grabbed a first place finish and the lady Chargers took the first four finishes overall.

Teammates Abigail Cook and David Hinegardner swam against each other in the 500 Free race, both being uncontested winners but Abigail finished first with a strong 6:37 time. The 200 Free Relay was next, and the men Chargers smoked the Cavaliers, winning by 2 minutes and 18 seconds led by a consistent time that averaged around 22 seconds for all four Charger swimmers. The women similarly dominated, filling the top two spots and the relay team of Abigail Cook, Sierra Gibson, Jordan Shearer, and Brooke Similia took the top position with a time of 1 minute and 50 seconds. The closest Cavalier relay team was 36 seconds away.

Halfway through the final relay of the night!

In the 100 Back race, Dylan Peck grabbed a first place finish against a tough Cavalier opponent. It wouldn't look that way however, as Dylan recorded a 1 minute time, beating his opponent by 13 seconds and finished seemingly all by himself. For the women, the Chargers took the top four spots again growing their lead to an unreachable 101-16. In the final race which the boys didn't swim in, the 400 Free Relay, the Chargers swept the competition away led by a team consisting of Caeley Short, Megan Mesick, Cora Kuschel, and Erin Lipkin who fought from behind to the last first place finish of the night.

Great night, Chargers!