Gator Lydia Demascio, pictured here, won three events at Monday's meet
By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY __ The Ada Gators summer swim team competed at Findlay on a warm Monday evening, June 24, roughly midway through the 2024 West Ohio Aquatic League calendar.
The team lost a very close boys dual meet. The Findlay Frogs nipped the Gator boys by the narrowest of margins, 225-224. The Findlay females beat the Gator girls, 351-146.
The Frogs won the combined boys/girls team meet, 576-370.
The Gator boys fell to 1-4 with the loss, while the Ada girls are 0-5 in dual meets.
Gator brothers Luke Harriger (boys 8-and-under) and Landry Harriger (boys 11-12) each touched first in four races.
Ada boys Kaden Clum and Jacob Szippl both won three events in the boys 15 & over age group.
Adaite Lydia Demascio (girls 15 and over) also captured first in three races.
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Ada’s Derek Dennis (boys 11-12) touched first in two races.
Ada lost at Van Wert last week. The VW boys edged the Gators 144-126, while the Marlin females beat Ada, 216-49. VW won the combined meet, 360-175.
Lincoln Harriger (13-14) touched first in five individual races. Luke Harriger (7-8) won four events, while Landry Harriger (11-12) took first in two races.
Szippl (15 and over) won one race at Van Wert, as did Max and Charlie Wile.
Ada hosts local rival power Bluffton Thursday evening, June 27.
The Gators will host a makeup home meet with the Wapakoneta Waves Monday, July 1.
A fun non-scored, tune-up dual meet before the league championships will be held at Kenton July 8.
The WOAL championship meet will be held at the Bluffton pool July 12-13.
Gator 1st-place finishers vs. Findlay
Name Age Team Finals Time
Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Harriger, Luke 8 ADA-OH 16.89
Boys 11-12 200 SC Meter Medley Relay
1 ADA-OH A 3:33.59
1) Huber, Landon 12
2) Harriger, Landry 11
3) Dennis, Derek 12
4) Clemons, Waylon 11
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Harriger, Landry 11 ADA-OH 36.34
Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Demascio, Lydia 16 ADA-OH 35.03
Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Szippl, Jacob 15 ADA-OH 32.25
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter IM
1 Harriger, Landry 11 ADA-OH 1:32.60
Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter IM
1 Szippl, Jacob 15 ADA-OH 1:24.62
Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Butterfly
1 Harriger, Luke 8 ADA-OH 19.22
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 Dennis, Derek 12 ADA-OH 51.45
Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 Demascio, Lydia 16 ADA-OH 37.64
Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Butterfly
1 Clum, Kaden 16 ADA-OH 43.47
Boys 7-8 25 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Wile, Max 8 ADA-OH 27.77
Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Wile, Charlie 10 ADA-OH 56.11
Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Francis, Amelia 11 ADA-OH 53.40
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Harriger, Landry 11 ADA-OH 43.31
Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Demascio, Lydia 16 ADA-OH 40.54
Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Backstroke
1 Szippl, Jacob 15 ADA-OH 39.98
Boys 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Harriger, Luke 8 ADA-OH 38.61
Boys 11-12 100 SC Meter Freestyle Name
1 Dennis, Derek 12 ADA-OH 1:26.09
Boys 15 & Over 100 SC Meter Freestyle
1 Clum, Kaden 16 ADA-OH 1:18.84
Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Harriger, Luke 8 ADA-OH 24.36
Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Harriger, Landry 11 ADA-OH 45.06
Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Harriger, Lincoln 13 ADA-OH 38.74
Girls 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Smith, Jordyn 15 ADA-OH 45.70
Boys 15 & Over 50 SC Meter Breaststroke
1 Clum, Kaden 16 ADA-OH 43.73
