LONG BLUE LANE GRABS SECTIONAL #56
Ohio is one of the few states that requires a 4-tier championship format. Friday, February 13, the AquaBombers were in action at history Keating Natatorium for the first leg of the journey. The program claimed its 56th consecutive title. St. X scored 685 with Elder in the runner-up spot (367 points).
As importantly, the team qualified all 35 swims plus 4 divers for the District meet. It marks the 18th consecutive year the program has advanced the maximum number of swimming entrants. Posting wins for the "Men in Blue" were:
- Diving – Nick Petrocelli [SR]
- 200 Medley Relay – Tucker Charles [JR], Safet Hatic [JR], Owen Gee [SO],
- 200 Free – Chase Grisi [SR]
- 200 IM – Will Farrell [FR]
- 50 Free - Clippard
- 100 Fly – Grisi
- 100 Free - Charles
- 500 Free – Gee
- 200 Free Relay – Grisi, Clippard, Brandon Hylton [SR],Sam DeMarco [SR]
- 100 Breast – Farrell
- 400 Free Relay – Alex Nixon [SR], Grisi, Aidan Smith [SR], Charles
The home team had 1 – 2 finishes in Diving, 200 IM, 50 Free, 100 Fly, 500 Free.Â
- Medal Count: Gold 11 – Silver 6 – Bronze 3
- 21 athletes in line-up – 7 rookies
- Attendance sheet - Seniors (11), Juniors (4), Sophomores (4), Freshmen (2)
- 90% of returnees had a faster time than in '25
- 5 Top 50 Times
- 6 events fast than last year
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"A challenging meet, but we stayed focused and punched every ticket for Districts. Saturday morning, we were back in training mode," noted head coach
Jim Brower.
"Part of the process is adjusting as we move forward. We continue to evaluate and refine our efforts in many ways," commented coach
Tim Beerman.
"Our journey continues and we are pleased that all of our guys made it to Districts," concluded assistant head coach
Tom Keefe.
