Pirate Bowlus advances to OHSAA swim final, Downey swims in prelims
UPDATED with photos by Charles Wright on Feb. 22. CORRECTION Bowlus placed 21st in 50 freestyle.
By Cort Reynolds
CANTON – Bluffton High School junior Jackson Bowlus qualified to the state B finals in one event with a solid preliminary heat performance in the Ohio Div. II swimming meet at Canton’s C.T. Branin Natatorium Thursday evening, February 20.
Bowlus took 15th amidst a field of 32 boys in the 100-yard backstroke preliminary heats Thursday evening. He swam a 53.78 to advance to the B Finals Friday night. Hamilton Ross senior Cooper Burt captured first in the 100 back prelims with a time of 48.94.
Bowlus touched 21st out of 32 boys in the 50 freestyle prelims Thursday evening. He recorded a time of 22.12 to miss the B Finals by .11. Senior Mason Francis won the 50 free prelims in 19.79.
Bluffton junior Jenna Downey finished 18th out of 32 girls in the 50-yard freestyle preliminaries Thursday with a time of 24.94. Bexley freshman Katie Drummond won the 50 free prelims in 23.48.
Downey also took 21st in the 32-swimmer 100 butterfly heats Thursday night. Senior Carrie Furbee of Grandview Heights won the 100 fly preliminary with a time of 53.58.
The Div. II state meet finals are set for Friday evening from 5-9 p.m. A top-eight finish in the preliminary heats confers a spot in the A Finals. Preliminary round 9-16 finishers qualify for the B Finals.
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