The Cuyahoga Falls Riverfront YMCA Tigersharks swim team defeated the Jackson Township David YMCA Phantoms in a recent dual meet, capturing first place in 15 of 16 relay events and 51 of 58 individual events. Several Tigersharks swimmers saw major improvements in their individual times. The team also had success at a previous regional meet, with multiple swimmers qualifying for an upcoming zone championship meet.
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The Cuyahoga Falls Riverfront YMCA Tigersharks swim team defeated the Jackson Township David YMCA Phantoms in a recent dual meet, capturing first place in 15 of 16 relay events and 51 of 58 individual events. Several Tigersharks swimmers saw major improvements in their individual times. The team also had success at a previous regional meet, with multiple swimmers qualifying for an upcoming zone championship meet.
The Cuyahoga Falls Riverfront YMCA Tigersharks swim team defeated the Jackson Township David YMCA Phantoms in a recent dual meet, capturing first place in 15 of 16 relay events and 51 of 58 individual events. Several Tigersharks swimmers saw major improvements in their individual times. The team also had success at a previous regional meet, with multiple swimmers qualifying for an upcoming zone championship meet.
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The Cuyahoga Falls Riverfront YMCA Tigersharks swim team defeated the Jackson Township David YMCA Phantoms in a recent dual meet, capturing first place in 15 of 16 relay events and 51 of 58 individual events. Several Tigersharks swimmers saw major improvements in their individual times. The team also had success at a previous regional meet, with multiple swimmers qualifying for an upcoming zone championship meet.
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Cuyahoga Falls Riverfront YMCA Tigersharks
defeat David YMCA Phantoms
CUYAHOGA FALLS: The Cuyahoga Falls Riverfront YMCA Tigersharks swam to another victory this month against the Jackson Township David YMCA swim team. The Tigersharks captured first-place finishes in 15 of 16 relay events and 51 of 58 individual events against the Phantoms. “The swimmers are hitting their stride and showing great improvements on their times as we approach the mid-season mark,” Tigersharks head coach Dale Craddock said. “The victory against David YMCA was a great team effort with many outstanding individual performances.” The biggest individual time improvement of the meet came from Nathan Moretti, 10, of Stow, who dropped 24.50 seconds from his 200-yard freestyle time, finishing third in the 9-10 boys age group with a time of 3:10.11. Kevin Houk, 12, of Stow, also cut 21.93 seconds from his 200 freestyle time to capture second place in the 11-12 boys age group with a time of 2:48.56. Grace Turner, 10, of Hudson dropped 17.03 seconds in the 200 freestyle, finishing second in the 9-10 girls age group with a time of 2:35.48. Other swimmers with major improvements in their times included first-year Tigersharks swimmer Hannah Kirmeyer, 10, of Stow, who dropped 18.96 seconds in the 100 individual medley and Rebecca McClellan, 10, of Cuyahoga Falls, who cut 17.05 seconds in the 200 freestyle. The dual-meet victory followed an impressive showing by numerous Tigersharks swimmers during a regional competition last month in Cleveland. During the Mark J. Braun Fall Classic Invitational in November at Cleveland State University, several Tigersharks swimmers achieved qualifying times for the YMCA Great Lakes Zone Championships. The five-state competition will be held in March at Ohio State University. Among the Tigersharks who swam to zone times in one or more of their individual events were: Andrew Appleby, 15, of Silver Lake; Giovanna Cappabianca, 9, of Stow; Rebecca Hoffman, 15, of Solon; Richie Kurlich, 10, of Kent; Lauren Heller, 12, of Stow; Morgan Lydic, 16, of Cuyahoga Falls; Braden Nold, 11, of Cuyahoga Falls; Gaby Palazzo, 11 of Hudson; Ross Palazzo, 14, of Hudson; Marcella Spann, 12, of Cuyahoga Falls; and Macy Trattner, 12, of Hudson . A total of 12 Tigersharks team records were broken during the Braun meet, including nine by Lauren Heller in the 11-12 girls age group. Ross Palazzo set new team records among 13-14 boys in 100 breaststroke (1:03.18) and 200 breaststroke (2:19.06), and Andrew Appleby established a new Tigersharks record for 15 and older boys in 50 freestyle (22.50). Last month, the swim team also suffered its first loss of the dual-meet season. The Lake County West End YMCA Wildcats narrowly defeated the Cuyahoga Falls team 380-360, even though many Tigersharks achieved their personal best times of the season. ‘‘I'm proud of the efforts by all of our swimmers,’’ Craddock said. ‘‘Some of our team's top-ranked swimmers weren't at the dual meet because of another event that weekend, but we still managed to be very competitive and almost pulled out a victory.’’ The biggest improvement in an individual event came from Tierra Haas, 9, of Cuyahoga Falls, who dropped 13.22 seconds in the 50 butterfly. Rory Capriola, 13, of Cuyahoga Falls, cut 8.10 seconds in the 13-14 boys 100 backstroke, finishing second with a time of 1:19.69. Chloe Fritz, 7, of Cuyahoga Falls dropped 7.85 seconds in the 25 butterfly, while Tanner Nelson, 13, of Hudson cut 7.61 seconds in the 100 backstroke, finishing third with a time of 1:25.56. Evie Lewis, 7, of Cuyahoga Falls captured first place in 25 breaststroke with a time of 28.07 her first time swimming the event. Her sister, Lily Lewis, 10, also had a good meet, dropping 6.04 seconds in the 200 freestyle to swim to a second-place finish with a time of 2:41.39. The Tigersharks swim team is based at the Riverfront YMCA and competes in dual meets against other YMCA teams throughout the region. Tigersharks swimmers also can participate in events through USA Swimming, the national governing body for the sport. For more information about the program and for a list of upcoming meets, visit http://www.cfyntigersharks.com --30--