Mantash still the man for Ridley Park
Ridley Park’s Tyler Mantash is making a name for himself in the Delco Swim League.
Mantash has been “the man” this season and he continued his success in the pool Saturday morning. The 12-and-under swimmer broke another team record, this time in the backstroke in 19.02 seconds, and helped Ridley Park to a 249-196 C Division victory over Clifton Heights.
The record was one of three wins for Mantash, who also bested the competition in the individual medley and freestyle relay.
Other triple winners for Ridley Park were Madelyn Spielberger (8U butterfly, breaststroke, relay), Braydan Saunders (8U fly, breast, relay), Ava Heinly (10U fly, freestyle, relay), AnnaMary Miller (12U fly, free, relay), Logan Swoyer (12U fly, breast, relay) and Paige Dyer (14U fly, free, relay).
In other Delco League C Division action: CREEKSIDE 276, RIDDLEWOOD 127 » Pushing Creekside to victory were triple winners Jayda Hargadon (12U IM, back, free), Andrew McManus (10U fly, back, free), Gibbs DiRomigio (12U fly, breast, relay), Julia Lawman (18U back, free, relay), Lily Taylor (18U IM, fly, relay) and Andrew McLaughlin (18U IM, back, free).
For Riddlewood, Jacob Barkowski (14U free, breast, IM), Nina Woods (8U fly, breast, relay) and Ainsley Richardson (8U free, back, relay) were triple winners.
In B Division meets: RIDLEY TOWNSHIP 250, HILLTOP 227 » Hunter Zimmerman (8U fly, breast, free), Rori Kennedy (10U fly, breast, relay), Chloe Hunold (10U back, free, relay), Madison Rae (14U IM, fly, free), Kayleigh Kennedy (14U back, breast, relay) and Eric Boeckx (14U IM, breast, free) each won three events for Ridley Township.
Jacob Muntz (10U fly, back, breast) and Kyle Given (14U fly, back, relay) were triple winners for Hilltop. BROOMALL’S LAKE 249, BRIARCLIFFE 173 » Three wins apiece from Conor Lake (8U back, free, mixed relay), Eva Graff (8U fly, breast, free), Ruby Schweim (10U fly, free, relay), Sofia Saulino (14U fly, free, relay) and JB Peterson (18U IM, back, free) showed the way for Broomall’s Lake.
The 14U relay of Sabella Saulino, Nicole Pepper, Ella Sleutaris and Sofia Saulino broke a team record with a time of 2:06.30.
Ava Despeaux (12U IM, fly, breast) and Jonathan Sandone (12U IM, breast, free) were triple winners for Briarcliffe.
In A Division action: SPRINGFIELD SWIM CLUB 316, KNOWLTON 160 » Helping Springfield to victory were triple winners Tristan Ronayne (12U IM, fly, relay), Owen Seifried (14U IM, back, relay), Matthew Seifried (18U IM, back, relay), Colin Christie (10U fly, free, relay), Jake Kennedy (12U back, free, relay) and Mary Kubiak (14U back, free, relay).
Brendan Dougherty (8U fly, breast, relay) had a big day for Knowton. LAWRENCE PARK 253, KARAKUNG 222 » Among the 10 triple winners for Lawrence Park were Annabel Bailey (10U fly, free, relay), Luiza Porto (12U IM, free, relay), Alexa Conner (12U fly, free, relay), Rose Huffman (14U IM, breast, relay), Sadie White (14U fly, free, relay), Allison Stewart (18U IM, breast, relay), Julia Curran (18U fly, free, relay), Xander Wroblewski (12U fly, back, free), William Bochanski (14U IM, fly, back) and Matthew Bochanski (18U IM, breast, free).
For Karakung, Madeline Clune (8U back, free, relay), Finlay Kent (8U back, breast, relay) and Rudi Timme (10U fly, breast, relay) each won three events. LANSDOWNE 288, CONESTOGA 189 » Lansdowne’s Kelly Mekoue, Ashley Foppa, Spencer Thorne and Alex Chan all made their mark at Conestoga. Mekoue broke the pool records in the 14U IM (1:11.20) and butterfly (29.65), and a 34-year-old team mark in the breaststroke. Foppa (10U fly, back, free) set the pool record in the backstroke (18.15), while Thorne (14U IM, breast, free) swam a pool record-breaking time in the individual medley (1:06.50). Chan set a pool record in the 12U individual medley (1:11.67) teamed with Gabe Green, Brock Green and Reilly Shaffer to shatter the pool record with a time of 1:59.64.
Other triple winners for Lansdowne included Jannah Rhysheck (8U fly, breast, relay) and Kaden Stokes (8U fly, free, relay).
Avery Barber of Conestoga set a team record in the 14U freestyle with a time of 28.64. She also topped the competition in the 14U back and free relay, which bested the pool and team record with a time of 1:58.68.
Grace Wakiyama (18U breast, IM, relay), Sophie Mlodzieski (12U back, IM, relay) and Jackson Farhy (10U fly, back, relay) were also triple winners for Conestoga.
In a crossover meet: BROOKHAVEN 320, ALDAN 246 » What a day it was for Brookhaven swimmers. They were led by 13 triple winners: Mackenna Dormer (10U breast, free, relay), Keeley Durkin (18U fly, free, relay), Abigail Falcone (8U breast, free, relay), Mirriella Fields (10U fly, back, relay), Ava Irvin (8U fly, back, relay), Jenna Johnson (18U IM, back, relay), Ava Socia (12U IM, free, relay), Andrew Cerami (18U back, free, relay), Jack Durkin (12U IM, fly, breast), Nick Fursman (14U IM, breast, relay), Tom Gauzza (14U fly, free, relay), Colin Lock (8U back, free, relay) and Austin Whittington (18U IM, breast, relay).
Grace McBlain (14U IM, free, relay) was the lone triple winner for Aldan.
Intra-County League
Sometimes a swimming meet is too close to call, like this one. Nassau and Primos swam to a 202-202 tie in a Gold Division contest.
Leading the way for Nassau were triple winners Evan Beck (18U fly, breast, relay), Liam Wettlaufer (12U fly, breast, relay), Steven Barnard (14U fly, back, relay), Mike Tittermary (12U back, free, relay) and Ethan Noll (14u IM, free, relay).
Skylar Street (18U IM, free, relay), Madison Smith (18U fly, back, relay), Calista Hoback (10U back, breast, free), Erin DeStefano (12U IM, back, relay) and Tori Smith paced Primos with three wins apiece. TINICUM 205, FOLCROFT 174 » Pacing Tinicum were triple winners Austin Sanders (18U back, breast, relay), Teddy Crossley (14U fly, free, relay) and Nate Buck (8U back, breast, free).
Morgan Joner (18U IM, breast, relay), Cassidy Joner (14U IM, back, free), Ceara Rush (18U fly, free, relay) and Payton Rush (8U back, breast, free) each won three events for Folcroft.
In Blue Division action: PROSPECT PARK 323, AQUATIC 145 » Triple winners for Prospect Park were Gianna Toland (12U IM, fly, free), Alex Schwab (14U IM, back, breast), Dylan Turoski (8U fly, breast, free), Julien Reardon (18U IM, fly, relay), George Lock (18U back, breast, relay), Connor Brooks (14U breast, free, relay) and Trey Lock (14U IM, back, relay).
Schuyler Gock (14U fly, free, 18U IM), Anthony Casey (12U IM, breast, 10U relay) and Nick Myers (10U back, free, relay) led Aquatic. SPRINGFIELD COUNTRY CLUB 272, DREXEL 206 » SCC was led by triple winners Clara Millers (8U back, breast, relay), Samantha Young (12U IM, back, free), Kiera Phelan (8U fly, free, relay), Nick Brattini (14U IM, breast, relay), Michael Brattini (14U back, free, relay), Josh Vitali (12U IM, back, relay) and Michael breast, free, relay).
For Drexel, Lia Abatangelo (18U IM, back, relay), Marisa Wachs (10U fly, back, relay), Ryan Moore (10U fly, breast, free), Ivie Enakhimion (10U breast, free, relay) and Kacel Bernardinelli (18U breast, free, relay) won three events apiece.
Suburban Swim League
Wyatt Hoke set a team record in the 8U backstroke (19.19) to help Hidden Hollow past Swarthmore, 263-229.
Hoke (8U medley relay, back, breast, free relay) was a quadruple winner along with Jimmy Greek (18U medley relay, back, butterfly, free relay), Jonathan Hoole (12U medley relay, breast, free, free relay) and Wyeth Cowan (10U medley relay, free, butterfly, free relay).
For Swarthmore, Clare Scharschan (14U medley relay, free relay, free, 18U breast), Ella Shifflett (14U medley relay, free relay, back fly) and Jamison Soerio (14U medley relay, free relay, back, fly) were quadruple winners.
Triple winners for Swarthmore included Alex Ivanovic (14U medley relay, free relay, free), Anna Karpyn (10U medley relay, free relay, back), Whitney Taylor (10U medley relay, free relay, free), Gigi Detweiler (8U medley relay, free relay, free)m Willow Huellemeier (8U medley relay, free relay, breast), Anne Reilly (8U medley relay, free relay, back). PLY MAR 276, ROSE TREE WOODS 224 » Jack Durkin broke a poll record in the 10 freestyle with a time of 31.03 seconds. Triple winners for Ply Mar included Durkin, Ella Paldino, Nina Ruggiero, Alec Tsaturyan, Mia Ruggiero, Caleb Kelly, Austin Alderfer and Anna Schroeder. Age groups for Ply Mar triple winners were not reported to the
Leading the way for Rose Tree Woods was quadruple winner Matthew Kerlin (148 medley relay, free relay, breast, free), as well as triple winners Olivia Cella (14U medley relay, free relay, back), Gabrielle Vanderslice (14U medley relay, free relay, breast), Lily Binder (8U back, free, fly), Nicholas Smith (14U medley relay, free relay, fly) and Zach Graaf (14U medley relay, free relay, fly).
Kevin Agger broke a record in the 8U backstroke (21.85). The foursome of Agger, Maach Rimler, Carmelo Grasso and Bobby Lythgoe set a mark in both the 8U medley relay and freestyle relay. In the 14U free relay, Madison Gibson, Cella, Emily Reynolds and Vanderslice made history with a time of 2:06.18.