Pirate records continue to fall

The Bluffton High School boys and girls swim teams finished strong at Ottawa Glandorf on Monday night, Jan. 9. The boys finished first and the girls finished second. Teams from Kalida, McComb, Miller City, Ottawa Glandorf, Pandora-Gilboa, Saint Marys Memorial and Van Wert High School competed.

The boys were followed by Saint Marys Memorial and Ottawa Glandorf. The girls finished second with Ottawa Glandorf taking first and Saint Marys taking third.

Freshman Jenna Downey reset her 100 backstroke record with a new time of 1:07:21.

The teams also competed in a double dual at Napoleon on January 3, 2023 against Napoleon and Whitehouse Anthony Wayne. The boys finished first against Anthony Wayne and second to Napoleon. The girls finished second to Anthony Wayne and second to Napoleon.

Two records were set at this meet:

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Junior Izzy Stechschulte set a new 100 free record with a time of 58.04.

The boys 200 free relay of Riley Verb, Landon Armstrong, Xavier Diller and Jackson Bowlus set a new record of 1:37.98.

The team will compete on January 14 at the Wapakoneta Lion’s Invitational against 17 teams.