Trio of local swimmers compete at state meet
Three swimmers from the Three Rivers Swim Club in Rome recently put together some impressive performances in the 14-Under Long-course State Championship Meet from July 14-17 at Georgia Tech’s Mcauley Aquatic Center.
Jake Medley, 13, competed in four events in the boys 1314 year-old division, earning personal record times in each event. He dropped 2.93 seconds in the 100-meter butterfly during the finals with an AAA time of 1:03.41, landing him in 13th place, and 18th in the 100 freestyle with an AAA time of 58.68, which was a 3.33-second drop from his seed time.
In the 50 freestyle, Medley placed 15th overall when he dropped 0.51 seconds from his seed time, finishing the race with an AAA time of 26.72 seconds. Medley placed 35th in the 100 backstroke during preliminaries with an A time of 1:11.14, when he dropped 0.90 seconds from his seed time.
Medley’s AAA times in the 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle and 50 freestyle earned him Georgia All-star Honors.
Kadey Clonts, 14 competed in the girls 13-14 year-old division. She placed 22nd in the 100 freestyle during preliminaries with an AA time of 1:04.17 and 42nd in the 50 freestyle with an AA time of 30.12. She also placed 52nd in the 100 breaststroke when she dropped 1.69 seconds from her seed time, earning a personal record time of 1:29.08.
Westlynn Epps, 14, also competed in the girls 13-14 year-old division. She placed 24th in the 100 backstroke during the finals with an AA time of 1:13.62, which was a 3.54-second drop from her seed time. She placed 20th in the 100 freestyle with an AA time of 1:04.67 and 16th in the 200 backstroke with an AA time of 2:35.77, which was a time improvement of 0.84 seconds. Epps placed 49th in the 50 freestyle during preliminaries with an AA time of 30.36 seconds.