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Smoky Mountain swim teams start year with pair of meets at Brevard
Smoky Mountain's swim team opened its season with a pair of meets at Brevard in November.
Several swimmers have already met regional qualifying times.
The season started Nov. 17 with the men finishing third and the women placing fourth among seven teams. Team scores were unavailable.
Those placing for the Mustang men included with * indicating a regional qualifying time and # indicating a personal best time:
200 medley relay – Anthony McDowell, Bryon Houghton, Nick Savell and Grayson Cooper, fourth, 2:25.56.
200 freestyle – Kyle McCay, fifth, 2:30.81.
200 individual medley – Nick Cox, first, 2:15.16*.
50 free – Grant Schallock, first, 26.05*#; Houghton, fifth, 28.59; Savell, sixth, 28.78; McCay, eighth, 30.08.
100 butterfly – Savell, third, 1:18.69#.
100 free – Schallock, fourth, 1:04.55; Will Cowan, eighth, 1:10.64; McDowell, 10th, 1:18.56; Cooper, 12th, 1:20.33#.
200 free relay – Schallock, Houghton, McCay and Cox, first, 1:49.45.
100 backstroke – Cox, first, 58.89*; Cowan, eighth, 1:51.47#.
100 breaststroke – Houghton, fifth, 1:28.93; Cooper, sixth, 1:40.62#.
400 free relay – Schallock, McCay, Savell and Cox, second, 4:14.77*.
Those placing for the Lady Mustangs included:
200 medley relay – Hazel Brewin, Megan Owens, Chesney Gilleland and Carrilea Potter, fourth, 2:14.53*; Sarah Thompson, Kaitlyn Kluge, Nikki Lookabill and Nozomi Kikuchi, seventh, 2:32.34.
200 free – Owens, second, 2:07.05*; Gilleland, third, 2:19.92*; Brewin, 11th, 2:38.2.
200 IM – Lookabill, 10th, 3:05.14.
50 free – Potter, seventh, 29.63*; Kelly Moore, eighth, 33.92; Thompson, ninth, 34.86; Kikuchi, 11th, 35.98.
100 fly – Owens, first, 1:10.17*#.
100 free – Potter, seventh, 1:08.94; Kluge, ninth, 1:13.78#; Paige Roberson, 12th, 1:21.93.
500 free – Gilleland, fourth, 6:27.51*; Bonnie Adams, 11th, 8:12.83.
200 free relay – Gilleland, Brewin, Potter and Owens, second, 1:56.01*; Moore, Katie Hayes, Catherine Toledo and Kikuchi, sixth, 2:30.31.
100 back – Brewin, seventh, 1:25.12; Thompson, 12th, 1:41.84#.
100 breast – Kluge, ninth, 1:32.51; Lookabill, 10th, 1:33.11.
"I was really proud of them," Coach Sandy Wade said. "They showed they're going to have a strong season."
SM returned to Brevard Nov. 20 with the Lady Mustangs second and the men third among four teams.
The West Henderson women won with 147 points to 74 for SM, 70 for Brevard and 14 for Murphy/Hayesville.
Placing for the Lady Mustangs were:
200 medley relay – Brewin, Owens, Gilleland and Potter, second, 2:12.43*.
200 free – Owens, first, 2:04.81*#; Gilleland, second, 2:22.34*.
200 IM – Lookabill, third, 3:05.11.
50 free – Gilleland, second, 28.83*; Potter, fourth, 29.85*.
100 fly – Owens, second, 1:09.44#.
100 free – Potter, third, 1:09.25; Kluge, sixth, 1:15.
500 free – Brewin, second, 7:12.53.
200 free relay – Gilleland, Brewin, Potter and Owens, second, 1:56.28*.
100 breast – Lookabill, second, 1:27.85#; Kluge, fifth, 1:33.03.
400 free relay – Roberson, Kikuchi, Adams and Kluge, third, 5:22.38.
Brevard won the men's meet with 129 points to 83 for West, 49 for SM and 16 for Murphy/Hayesville.
Placing for the Mustang men were:
200 medley relay – McDowell, Houghton, Savell and Cooper, second, 2:22.19.
200 free – McCay, fifth, 2:33.53.
50 free – Schallock, second, 25.6*#; Houghton, sixth, 27.88#.
100 fly – Savell, third, 1:16.42.
100 free – Schallock, fifth, 1:01.75#.
200 free relay – Schallock, Cowan, Houghton and McCay, second, 1:51.54.
100 breast – Houghton, third, 1:28.24#; Cooper, fourth, 1:35.36#.
400 free relay – Savell, Cowan, McCay, Grant, third, 4:22.12.
"We had a lot of sick swimmers, but they all stepped up and did so well despite that," Wade said. "Most of them had best times at least once."
She noted several swimmers had significant improvements in their best times. They included:
Kikuchi, nine seconds, 200 free; Brewin, two seconds, 50 free; Schallock, Houghton and Savell, one second, 50 free; Schallock, three seconds, 100 free; Hayes, 26 seconds, 100 back; Lookabill and Cooper, five seconds, 100 breast.
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