By Cort Reynolds
ADA - The Ada Alligator swim team dove into the first home meet of its 2018 summer campaign with a boys and girls dual meet vs. West Ohio Aquatic League foe Bluffton on a warm Thursday evening.
The Gator boys lost a close battle to the Sardines by a 208-190 score. Meanwhile, the Ada girls were beaten by a 317-122 count. Bluffton thus won the combined meet team score, 525-312.
The Ada boys and girls each fell to 1-1 in dual meets this summer with the losses.
Several Ada swimmers won multiple events. Alligator Carlie Oldfield won five individual races in the girls 13-14 age class. Teammate Joey Spyker also finished first in five events in the boys 11-12 age group.
Max Baumgartner registered four firsts in the eight and under boys division. Tommy Spyker won four races in the 13-14 boys bracket, as did J.J. Spyker in the 11-12 boys age division. Charlie Spyker also won four individual races in the boys 15-18 age group.
Lily Baumgartner captured first in three races of the girls 11-12 age bracket. Rachel Reicherlderfer also won two events in the girls age group.
The Alligators swim at Wapakoneta Monday, June 18. Their next home meet is vs. Westside on Thursday, June 21 in the Ada pool at 6 p.m.
Ada first place finishes vs. Bluffton:
(Event, Place, Team or Individual, Time)
Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1st ADA B 4:34.77
1) Szippl, Jacob; 2) Callahan, Declan 3) Chrissobolis, Tim 4) Clum, Kaden
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Esguerra, Eli 9 ADA 42.72
Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Baumgartner, Max 8 ADA 20.17
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, Joey 12 ADA 32.29
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Oldfield, Carlie 13 ADA 30.67
Girls 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
1st Baumgartner, Lily 11 ADA 1:26.46
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, Tommy 14 ADA 29.34
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
1st Spyker, Joey 12 ADA 1:32.67
Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter IM
1st Oldfield, Carlie 13 ADA 1:19.23
Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter IM
1st Spyker, Tommy 14 ADA 1:14.06
Boys 15-18 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, Charlie 16 ADA 27.86
Girls 15-18 100 SC Meter IM
1st Reichelderfer, Rachel 17 ADA 1:23.89
Boys 15-18 100 SC Meter IM
1st Spyker, Charlie 16 ADA 1:14.47
Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter IM
1st Spyker, JJ 10 ADA 1:28.67
Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Baumgartner, Max 8 ADA 27.40
Girls 15-18 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Cole, Paige 15 ADA 34.93
Boys 15-18 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Spar, Isaac 16 ADA 33.47
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Spyker, JJ 10 ADA 41.19
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Baumgartner, Lily 11 ADA 36.70
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Crawford, Trey 12 ADA 46.93
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Oldfield, Carlie 13 ADA 36.36
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1st Spyker, Tommy 14 ADA 33.76
Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke
1st Baumgartner, Max 8 ADA 24.46
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1st Spyker, Joey 12 ADA 42.83
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1st Oldfield, Carlie 13 ADA 36.99
Boys 15-18 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1st Spyker, Charlie 16 ADA 33.22
Boys 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Baumgartner, Max 8 ADA 47.37
Boys 15-18 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, Charlie 16 ADA 1:02.53
Girls 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Griffith, Tea 7 ADA 31.80
Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, JJ 10 ADA 1:19.37
Girls 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Baumgartner, Lily 11 ADA 1:16.69
Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Oldfield, Carlie 13 ADA 1:11.79
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, Joey 12 ADA 1:19.0
Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1st Spyker, Tommy 14 ADA 1:07.73
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Spyker, JJ 10 ADA 56.01
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Spyker, Joey 12 ADA 44.16
Girls 15-18 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1st Reichelderfer, Rachel 17 ADA 42.49
Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
1st ADA A 3:20.76
Szippl, Jacob 9 2) Oldfield, Gavin 10 3) Bowden, Justin 10 4) Esguerra, Eli 9
Ada second-place finishes vs. Bluffton:
(Event, Place, team or Individual, Time)
Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle
2nd Griffith, Tea ADA 22.97
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
2nd Crawford, Trey 12 ADA 37.32
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
2nd Crawford, Trey 12 ADA 1:40.50
Boys 15-18 100 SC Meter IM
2nd Spar, Isaac 16 ADA 1:15.82
Girls 15-18 50 SC Meter Butterfly
2nd Reichelderfer, Rachel 17 ADA 36.60
Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly
2nd Nelson, Mallorie 10 ADA 1:00.68
Boys 15-18 50 SC Meter Butterfly
2nd Wells, Hunter 16 ADA 40.84
Girls 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke
2nd Griffith, Tea 7 ADA 29.28
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Butterfly
2nd Truman, Kaden 14 ADA 40.72
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke
2nd Spyker, JJ 10 ADA 46.31
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke
2nd Rausch, Vicky 11 ADA 53.59
Girls 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle
2nd Griffith, Tea 7 ADA 1:01.74
Girls 15-18 100 SC Meter Freestyle
2nd Cole, Paige 15 ADA 1:14.96
Boys 15-18 100 SC Meter Freestyle
2nd Spar, Isaac 16 ADA 1:10.23
Girls 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle
2nd Bowden, Kaitlin 13 ADA 1:28.22
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
2nd Baumgartner, Lily 11 ADA 48.68
Girls 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
2nd Bowden, Kaitlin 13 ADA 55.21
Boys 9-10 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
2nd ADA B 3:47.54
Griffith, TJ 9 2) Callahan, Declan 10 3) Chrissobolis, Tim 9 4) Clum, Kaden 10
Girls 15-18 200 SC Meter Freestyle Relay
2nd ADA A 2:31.78
1) Cole, Paige 15 2) Temple, Melina 16 3) Carman, Rosemary 15 4) Conley, Quinnlyn 18