The Harvester Swim Team competed at the Lawton Oklahoma Invitational on Friday November 14th. The boys and girls teams both finished 2nd overall in points. Each team had great individual performances.
The girls team was led in points by Madilyn Paul. She finished 1st in the 50 yard freestyle and 3rd in the 100 yard butterfly setting personal bests in both events. Emery Lowenstein was also a big contributor earning 2nd in the 500 yard freestyle and 3rd in the 200 yard individual medley. Aria Taylor also managed a top 3 performance finishing 2nd in the 100 yard backstroke setting a new mark on her best times.
The girls had 2 relays that finished top 3. The 200 yard Medley relay placed first; made with Aria Taylor, Zayannah Baker, Madilyn Paul, and Emery Lowenstein. The 400 yard Freestyle Relay placed 3rd; made up of Aria Taylor, Faith Robles, Kimberly Sims, and Emery Lowenstein. With the Relays performances, all the girls managed to finish in a race within the top 3 which helped them secure 2nd place overall.
The boys team was led in points by Archer Schroeder. In a close 50 yard freestyle race he tied 1st place with a time that was .08 from his personal best. He finished 1st place outright in the 100 yard freestyle besting his own time and the 2nd place finisher by 2 seconds. Close behind in points was Orion Taylor with a 2nd place finish in the 100 yard backstroke, dropping his own pervious best by 100 seconds. Orion also placed 3rd in the 200 yard individual medley. Another boy who finished in top 3 was Emmett Flood placing 3rd in the 100 yard butterfly.
The boys also had 2 relays that finished top 3 helping them secure their second place in team points. The 400 yard freestyle relay placed 2nd; made up of Orion Taylor, James McLatchy, Emmett Flood, and Archer Schroeder. The boys placed 3rd in the 200 yard freestyle; made up of Juaquin Chavez Badillo, Kevin Stagliano, Juan Mendoza, and Archer Schroeder. Thanks to the relays, all the boys had a top 3 finish in at least one race. With the final race, the boys finished in 2nd place in points.
