Waves swim at the YMCA state championship

ORONO — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA Waves concluded a successful swim season with a visit to the Wallace Pool on the University of Maine campus March 3-5 to compete against YMCA teams from across Maine. The state meet is set up with seven different gender and age group sessions running at different times throughout the weekend.

The top eight swimmers in each event receive trophies for their efforts. For the Waves Jenna Clukey came in sixth place in both the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly and she finished seventh in the 100 free with personal records in the events.

Swimmers finishing in the top 16 get points for their respective teams. Point-earning swimmers for the Waves were Clukey along with Sam Gidman, 14th place in the 100 backstroke, and Elise Inch, 16th place in the 25 back.

Waves swimmers with personal best times at the meet were Clukey, Chloe Waugh, Amy Waugh, Ian Blackstone, Kassidy Parker, Gidman, Elise Inch, Peyton Wellman, Jaxson Zimmerman, Chase Fletcher, Riley Inch, Dylan Coy, Gwyneth Rhoda, Hunter Kemp, Meghan Inch, Jack Gallagher, Hannah Vail, Abby Kemp, Kayla Parker, Rachel Mullis, Maddie Myers, Olivia McCorrison, Meriel Willey and Dean Gallagher.
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 mark during the state meet was Coy. Coy was on fire taking the most time off a single event by reducing her time in the 100 IM by an amazing 10 seconds.

Honorable mentions for “Biggest Loser” were Clukey for taking 8 seconds off her 200 free time, Hunter Kemp for dropping 8 seconds off his 100 breaststroke mark and Mullis for taking 8 seconds off her time in the 50 breaststroke.

Zimmerman was the “Biggest Loser” for the whole meet with a total time drop of 12 seconds combined in the 50 free and 50 back.

Photo courtesy of PRYMCA
MAKING WAVES — The Piscataquis Regional YMCA Waves swim team concluded the season by taking part in the YMCA state championship on March 3-5 at the University of Maine.