Four Bluffton swimmers - Riley Verb, Jackson Bowlus, Jenna Downey, June Essinger
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 18, 2018 - 4:12pm
Four local swimmers will compete at the Ohio Junior Olympics long course championship meet July 19-22 in Oxford, Ohio, at Miami University.
They will represent the Lima Y USA Swimming team, and the Putnam County USA Swimming Team. All four swimmers are students in the Bluffton school district.
Here are the Bluffton Sardine swim team 11/12 girls relay team that has beaten both the 200 medley relay record and the 200 free style relay record this summer.
From top left is Rory Youngpeter and Izzy Stechschulte. From bottom left is Ella Armstrong and Macy Wilson. (Rae Staton photo).
With 115 swimmers, Bluffton’s Sardines have high expectations for a top-team finish at the Western Ohio Aquatics League championships July 13-14 at the Wapakoneta city pool.
The eight teams make up the WOAL are from Ada, Bluffton, Kenton, Shawnee, Sherwood/Lima, VanWert, Wapakoneta, and Westside/Lima.
“The Bluffton Sardines have grown into a very competitive swim program and we have high hopes for a strong showing at the WOAL championship meet this year,” said Bob Verb, head coach.
Bluffton Sardines proved they can swim with the big fish as the swim team keeps winning. On July 2 in a home meet, Bluffton defeated Kenton Stingrays 884 to 372. The girls' team outscored the visitors 437 to 189. The boys outscored Kenton 447 to 183.
