Tigers Triumph In Return To Pool
AKRON – The Warsaw boys swim team returned in fine form Wednesday evening following a long layoff.
The Tigers won 11 of 12 events to defeat host Tippecanoe Valley 138-44.
Warsaw, whose last meet was on Dec. 18 at conference foe Wawasee, improved to 8-1 on the season with the dominating win.
Andrew Thrasher won the 200 IM and 100 freestyle events in times of 2:16.78 and 55.41 respectively to pace the Tigers.
Also winning in individual events for coach Nate Long’s squad were Caleb Snyder in the 200 freestyle (2:01.80), Zach Taylor in the 50 freestyle (26.04), Adam Doyle in the 500 freestyle (6:22.30), Brett Fancil in the 100 backstroke (1:17.82) and Mac Pelo in the 100 breaststroke (1:10.56). Liam McCarrick won the diving with a score of 139.70 for the Tigers.
Warsaw also won all three relay events in the victory. The team of Taylor, Pelo, Josh Miller and Jayden Parrett won the 200 medley relay race in a time of 1:52.63. The foursome of Taylor, Parrett, Ethan Cook and Jacob Adley won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:45.01 and the team of Miller, Parrett, Taylor and Jacob Reynolds won the 400 freestyle relay in 3:53.14.
The Tigers, who are 5-1 in conference action, host league foe Concord Saturday at 9:15 a.m.