Waves swim in the state capital
AUGUSTA — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA Waves visited the Augusta YMCA on Saturday, Jan. 5 to compete against the Stingrays of Augusta and the Dolphins of Boothbay in a meet between the three teams. Being a small squad, the Waves didn’t rack up the highest point total but that didn’t stop them from some great individual swims.
STATELY MEET — PRYMCA Waves swimmers, from left, Wyatt and Ian Blackstone of Greenville were among those from the Dover-Foxcroft based team who competed at the Augusta YMCA against the home pool Stingrays and the Boothbay Dolphins on Jan. 5.
Waves swimmers with first-place finishes were Peyton Wellman in the 25 free, Ian Blackstone in the 25 breast, 50 free and the 200 free, Jill Annis in the 200 IM, Clay Carroll in the 200 IM, Avery Carroll in the 500 free, Wyatt Blackstone in the 100 IM and the 100 free, Julia Annis in the 100 back, Avery Carroll in the 500 free and Jenna Clukey in the 50 fly, 50 back and the 100 IM. Waves swimmers who picked up second-place finishes were Ateon Whitney, Kiya Cook, Julia Annis, Clay Carroll and Avery Carroll.
Waves swimmers with personal best times at the meet were Ian Blackstone, Wyatt Blackstone, Clukey, Hunter Atkinson, Jillian Annis, Julia Annis, Alyssa Boyd, Rachel Mullis, Erica Cole, Avery Carroll, Clay Carroll, Cook, Whitney, Peyton Wellman, Jasmine Sanchez, Abby Henderson, Amy Waugh, Hunter Kemp and Chloe Waugh.
The swimmer taking off the most time from their previous best time gets recognized as the “Biggest Loser.”
The swimmer taking the most time off a previous best time was Jillian Annis. She took the most time off a single event by taking an amazing 10.21 seconds off her 200 IM.
Honorable mentions for Biggest Loser were Hunter Kemp for an also amazing 10.08 seconds off his previous best time in the 100 free and Erica Cole for reducing her 200 free time by 8.65 seconds.
The Biggest Loser of all events combined was Kemp by taking a combined total of 13.76 seconds off two of his events.
The USA swimmers from the Y team will travel to Westbrook next weekend to compete in the Swim Your Own Age meet.
This meet is set up differently from most meets because swimmers are used to swimming in combined age groups but in this meet swimmers only swim against swimmers their own age. The Y Waves team will compete next in Bangor against the teams from Bangor and Ellsworth.
The Piscataquis Regional YMCA is a cause-driven organization that is committed to the community and dedicated to promoting healthy spirit, mind, and body for all, through programs and services grounded in Christian heritage and the core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.