FAST TIMES AT NEB REEB
Coaches Brower and Beerman took 8 athletes to the prestigious Ned Reeb meet hosted by Columbus St. Charles and held at Ohio State's McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion. A prelim/finals format featured many of Ohio's best swimmers.
All 8 of the AquaBombers finaled in every swim. Leading the way were
Brandon Hylton [SR], Will Farrell [FR] and
Aidan Smith [SR] who placed in the championship heat in both of their individual efforts. The top finish was turned in by
Sam DeMarco [SR] with a runner-up showing in the 100 Free.
Both relays finished 4
th.
200 Medley Relay – (
Brayden Scott [SR],
Safet Hatic [JR], Farrell and DeMarco)
200 Free Relay – (Hylton, Smith,A., Farrell and DeMarco)From a scoring standpoint, the Long Blue Lane finished 4
th in a field of 35.
On December 5
th, senior divers
Andrew Policastro and
Nick Petrocelli finished 17
th and 18
th respectively in the diving portion of the Ned Reeb.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Class Act – Seniors (4), Juniors (2), Sophomores (1), Freshman (1)All 21 swims would have qualified for Districts last year8 swims would have qualified for State last year100% had at least one BLT (Best Lifetime)Â
COACHES COMMENTSÂ
"Great pool and great competition. We continue to learn," offered coach
Tim Beerman."Prelims/final format is a test of physical and mental aspects of our sport. Certainly fast meet for early December," concluded head coach
Jim Brower.
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