By JULIE CARLE
BG Independent News
The Bowling Green Swim Club broke two conference records in the Greater Northwest Ohio Aquatic Conference Championships over the weekend (July 13-14)and won their 14th consecutive championship.
According to Carolyn Strunk, head coach of the Bowling Green club, the Bowling Green Gators earned their 47th championship title in the conference that includes teams from Bryan, Defiance area, Napoleon, Putnam County, and Wauseon. The club has been competing in the conference for 53 years and has won the championship every year since 2010. There was no conference swim meet in 2020 because of COVID.
The women’s 15 years and older 200-yard medley team of Colleen Hildebrand, Abby Leatherman, Maggie Layne and Alayna Mahan swam in 1:56.90 to beat the 1998 conference record of 1:57.05 by a Napoleon Aquatic Club team.
Colleen Hildebrand broke the conference record in the women’s 15-16 years-old 100-yard backstroke race. She raced in 1:02.20 to best the 31-year record of 1:02.36 set in 1993 by E. Wernecke.
The Gators tallied a total of 2,806.50 points to win the meet which was held at the Bowling Green City Pool. Napoleon Aquatic Club placed second with 1,926 points, followed by Bryan Swim Team with 1,770 points, Putnam County YMCA Swim Team with 884 points, DAYS Blue Dolphins (Defiance Area) with 679.50 points, and Wauseon Wahoos with 474.50 points.
“Overall, our seniors did a great job of showing good leadership skills, helping the coaches with the younger swimmers and making sure they are where they need to be,” Strunk said.
She credited the “well-established senior practice group,” for those swimmers in 7th through 12th grades. “They are committed to practicing and looking to get better at swimming whether they are using it to build upon for the next season or to gain more confidence as they go into high school, knowing they can compete at that level,” she said.
Strunk thanked the coaching staff and the Bowling Green Parks and Recreation staff for making sure everything went well for the weekend meet. Because Bowling Green hosts the meet every seven years, it takes a lot of teamwork to manage all the logistics, she said.
She also praised the 12-year-old and under swimmers for listening to the coaches to learn what is needed for the competition. “They did what was needed in the water to be as prepared as they could be to help the team win another title,” she said.
BG Gators’ Results
Results for the championship meet follow, listing the Bowling Green Swim Club winners who placed in the top six. First-place times are listed for BG swimmers.
Men (8 & under) 100-yard Medley Relay—1) Bowling Green A: Angel Hernandez, Easton Coppes, Roman Zayak, Tony Duhamel, 2:05.10.
Women 500-yard Freestyle—1) Natalie Sanders, 5:22.88. 2) Maggie Layne. 3) Ava Weissling.
Men 500-yard Freestyle—1) Ewan Fisher, 5:00.80. 2) Logan Bublick. 3) Max Gottschalk.
Men (8 & under) 50-yard Freestyle—1) Nathan Plymale, 36.50. 2) Logan Shepherd. 5) Easton Coppes.
Women (9-10) 50-yard Backstroke—1) Joanna Lopez, 41.49. 3) Ruby Mierzejewski.
Men (9-10) 50-yard Backstroke—2) Kolten Doust.
Women (11-12) 50-yard Backstroke—2) Melody Hernandez. 4) Chloye Boehler.
Men (11-12) 50-yard Backstroke—4) Karter Doust. 5) Josh Hildebrand.
Women (8 & under) 25-yard Backstroke—5) Makayla Matheson.
Men (8 & under) 25-yard Backstroke—2) Logan Shepherd. 3) Angel Hernandez. 4) Easton Coppes.
Girls (13-14) 100-yard Backstroke—1) Macy Gottschalk, 1:07.84. 3) Quinn Bublick. 4) Jennifer Lopez.
Women (15-16) 100-yard Backstroke—GNOAC Record (1993): 1:02.36 by E. Wernecke, broken by: 1) Colleen Hildebrand, 1:02.20. 2) Mallory Syrek. 3) Ella Sigman.
Women (17 & over) 100-yard Backstroke—1) Kate Hildebrand, 1:03.40. 3) Abby Leatherman. 4) Claire Gerken.
Boys (13-14) 100-yard Backstroke—2) Stone Chamberlin. 3) Jash Patel. 4) Jonas Meyer.
Men (15-16) 100-yard Backstroke—1) Eric Sander, 58.73. 3) Max Gottschalk. 5) Brayden Miller.
Men (17 & over) 100-yard Backstroke—1) Tyler Foster, 57.77. 2) Aaron He. 3) Aiden Hildebrand.
Women (8 & under) 25-yard Freestyle—5) Sammy Simmons.
Men (8 & under) 25-yard Freestyle—1) Nathan Plymale, 17.03. 4) Angel Hernandez.
Women (9-10) 100-yard Freestyle—2) Joanna Lopez. 5) Georgia Phipps.
Men (9-10) 100-yard Freestyle—4) Kolten Doust.
Women (11-12) 100-yard Freestyle—1) Melody Hernandez, 1:04.78
Men (11-12) 100-yard Freestyle—4) Colin Jacks. 5) Damon Meade.
Girls (13-14) 100-yard Freestyle—2) Brooklyn Williams. 3) Jennifer Lopez.
Women (15-16) 100-yard Freestyle—1) Alayna Mahan, 54.57. 2) Colleen Hildebrand. 5) Ava Beuschlein.
Women (17 & over) 100-yard Freestyle—1) Natalie Sanders, 54.61. 3) Kate Hildebrand. 4) Claire Gerken.
Boys (13-14) 100-yard Freestyle—3) Aidan Jacks. 5) Jash Patel. 6) Stone Chamberlin.
Men (15-16) 100-yard Freestyle—1) Nate Barasch, 53.40. 4) Nick Kasiborski.
Men (17 & over) 100-yard Freestyle—1) Ewan Fisher, 51.03. 2) Aaron He. 3) Joel Hernandez.
Men (8 & under) 15-yard Butterfly—1) Nathan Plymale, 21.55. 2) Angel Hernandez.
Women (9-10) 50-yard Butterfly—1) Joanna Lopez, 40.23. 4) Georgia Phipps.
Men (9-10) 50-yard Butterfly—6) Duncan Lee.
Women (11-12) 50-yard Butterfly—3) Melody Hernandez. 5) Sophia Frias.
Men (11-12) 50-yard Butterfly—3) Colin Jacks.
Men (8 & under) 25-yard Breaststroke—1) Nathan Plymale, 24.98. 2) Logan Shepherd. 3) Roman Zayak.
Girls (13-14) 100-yard Butterfly—2) Jennifer Lopez. 4) Isabel Jacks.
Women (15-16) 100-yard Butterfly—1) Mallory Syrek, 1:03.48. 3) Tess Bublick.
Women (17 & over) 100-yard Butterfly—1) Natalie Sanders, 1:00.41. 3) Abby Leatherman. 4) Claire Gerken.
Boys (13-14) 100-yard Butterfly—4) Aidan Jacks. 5) Jonas Meyer.
Men (15-16) 100-yard Butterfly—1) Eric Sander, 57.60. 3) Nate Barasch. 4) Brayden Miller.
Men (17 & over) 100-yard Butterfly—1) AJ O’Brien, 57.40. 2) Caleb Grubbs. 3) Alex Xu.
Men (8 & under) 100-yard Freestyle—1) Logan Shepherd, 1:25.06. 2) Nathan Plymale. 4) Easton Coppes.
Women (9-10) 200-yard Medley Relay—3) Bowling Green A: Ruby Mierzejewski, Suri Patel, Georgia Phipps, Riley Nenadovich.
Men (9-10) 200-yard Medley Relay—3) Bowling Green A: Nolan Young, Aiden Xu, Duncan Lee, Logan Nenadovich.
Women (11-12) 200-yard Medley Relay—4) Bowling Green A: Sophia Frias, Jamie Donald, Chloye Boehler, Nina Galay.
Men (11-12) 200-yard Medley Relay—1) Bowling Green A: Damon Meade, Josh Hildebrand, Karter Doust, Cooper Lamb, 3:12.64.
Women (13-14) 200-yard Medley Relay—1) Bowling Green A: Quinn Bublick, Macy Gottschalk, Claire Drerup, Brooklyn Williams, 2:15.32. 3) Bowling Green B: Kaylee Meade, Isabel Jacks, Ava Gardner, Kylie Doust.
Men (13-14) 200-yard Medley Relay—1) Bowling Green A: Stone Chamberlin, Carson O’Brien, Jonas Meyer, Jackson Fallis, 2:19.01.
Women (15 & over) 200-yard Medley Relay—GNOAC Record (1998) by Napoleon Aquatic Club, 1:57.05, broken by: 1). Bowling Green A: Colleen Hildebrand, Abby Leatherman, Maggie Layne, Alayna Mahan, 1:56.90. 3) Bowling Green B: Pressli Krupp, Tess Bublick, Ella Sigman, Ava Beuschlein.
Men (15 & over) 200-yard Medley Relay—1) Bowling Green A: Tyler Foster, Caleb Grubbs, AJ O’Brien, Joel Hernandez, 1:45.03. 2) Bowling Green B: Max Gottschalk, Dillon O’Connell, Fernando Garcia, Nate Barasch.
Men (8 & under) 100-yard Freestyle Relay—1) Bowling Green A: Angel Hernandez, Eaton Coppes, Roman Zayak, Tony Duhamel, 1:48.62.
Women (9-10) 50-yard Breaststroke—2) Joanna Lopez. 5) Suri Patel. 6) Georgia Phipps.
Men (9-10) 50-yard Breaststroke—6) Duncan Lee.
Men (11-12) 50-yard Breaststroke—4) Colin Jacks. 5) Josh Hildebrand.
Women (13-14) 100-yard Breaststroke—2) Claire Drerup. 4) Quinn Bublick. 5) Ava Gardner.
Men (13-14) 100-yard Breaststroke—1) Aidan Jacks, 1:13.11. 2) Jash Patel.
Women (15-16) 100-yard Breaststroke—1) Alayna Mahan, 1:09.14. 2) Mallory Syrek. 4) Ella Sigman.
Men (15-16) 100-yard Breaststroke—1) Eric Sander, 1:04.45. 2) Fynn Sattig. 3) Sam Brose.
Women (17 & over) 100-yard Breaststroke—1) Abby Leatherman, 1:11.90. 2) Maggie Layne. 4) Ella Billiot.
Men (17 & over) 100-yard Breaststroke—1) AJ O’Brien, 1:03.70. 2) Ewan Fisher. 3) Aaron He.
Women (11-12) 200-yard Freestyle—2) Melody Hernandez. 5) Jamie Donald.
Men (11-12) 200-yard Freestyle—4) Colin Jacks. 5) Damon Meade.
Women (13-14) 200-yard Freestyle—1) Brooklyn Williams, 2:12.79. 2) Jennifer Lopez. 4) Claire Drerup.
Men (13-14) 200-yard Freestyle—2) Jonas Meyer. 3) Aidan Jacks. 6) Collin Mahan.
Women (15-16) 200-yard Freestyle—2) Colleen Hildebrand. 3) Mallory Syrek. 5) Pressli Krupp.
Men (15-16) 200-yard Freestyle—1) Eric Sander, 1:54.96. 2) Nate Barasch. 4) Sam Brose.
Women (17 & over) 200-yard Freestyle—1) Natalie Sanders, 1:56.99. 2) Claire Kemmere. 3) Kate Hildebrand.
Men (17 & over) 200-yard Freestyle—1) Ewan Fisher, 1:51.95. 2) Tyler Foster. 3) Logan Bublick.
Women (9-10) 50-yard Freestyle—4) Ruby Mierzejewski.
Women (13-14) 50-yard Freestyle—3) Brooklyn Williams. 4) Isabel Jacks (tie).
Men (13-14) 50-yard Freestyle—2) Jash Patel. 6) Stone Chamberlin.
Women (15-16) 50-yard Freestyle—1) Alayna Mahan, 24.98 (tie) 3) Colleen Hildebrand.
Men (15-16) 50-yard Freestyle—2) Max Gottschalk.4) Nate Barasch. 6) Brayden Miller.
Women (17 & over) 50-yard Freestyle—1) Natalie Sanders, 25.27. 3) Claire Kemmere. 4) Kate Hildebrand.
Men (17 & over) 50-yard Freestyle—1) Alex Xu, 23.71. 2) Colin Sargent. 4) Joel Hernandez.
Women (9-10) 100-yard IM—1) Joanna Lopez, 1:27.12.
Men (9-10) 100-yard IM—4) Duncan Lee.
Women (11-12) 100-yard IM—3) Melody Hernandez.
Men (11-12) 100-yard IM—3) Colin Jacks. 4) Josh Hildebrand. 6) Damon Meade.
Women (13-14) 200-yard IM—2) Jennifer Lopez. 4) Brooklyn Williams. 5) Ava Gardner.
Men (13-14) 200-yard IM—2) Aidan Jacks. 3) Jash Patel. 4) Jonas Meyer.
Women (15-16) 200-yard IM—1) Mallory Syrek, 2:22.57. 3) Ella Sigman. 4) Tess Bublick.
Men (15-16) 200-yard IM—1) Eric Sander, 2:09.03. 2) Max Gottschalk. 3) Brayden Miller.
Women (17 & over) 200-yard IM—1) Claire Kemmere, 2:21.67. 3) Abby Leatherman. 4) Maggie Layne.
Men (17 & over) 200-yard IM—1) Ewan Fisher, 2:05.57. 2) Aaron He. 3) Caleb Grubbs.
Women (9-10) 200-yard Freestyle Relay—5) Bowling Green A: Ruby Mierzejewski, Rylee Donald, Riley Nenadovich, Aria Coppes.
Men (9-10) 200-yard Freestyle Relay—4) Bowling Green A: Andrew Plymale, Arnie Phipps, Logan Nenadovich, Axel Hernandez-Munoz.
Women (13-14) 200-yard Freestyle Relay—1) Bowling Green A: Ava Gardner, Macy Gottschalk, Isabel Jacks, Claire Drerup, 1:58.30. 4) Bowling Green B: Quinn Bublick, Kaylee Meade, Leah Hildebrand, Kylie Doust.
Men (13-14) 200-yard Freestyle Relay—2) Bowling Green A: Stone Chamberlin, Carson O’Brien, Collin Mahan, Jackson Fallis.
Women (15 & over) 400-yard Freestyle Relay—1) Bowling Green A: Claire Kemmere, Kate Hildebrand, Alayna Mahan, Claire Gerken, 3:47.50. 4) Bowling Green B: Maggie Layne, Autumn Sowinski, Ela Ostrowski, Ella Sigman.
Men (15 & over) 400-yard Freestyle Relay—1) Bowling Green B: Logan Bublick, Colin Sargent, Caleb Grubbs, Alex Xu, 3:31.16. 2) Bowling Green A: Aaron He, Joel Hernandez, Tyler Foster, AJ O’Brien.
