BRIDGEPORT — The Buckhannon Swim Club Splashers traveled to Bridgeport on Tuesday, June 21 for a date with the Bridgeport Swim Team. Through 80 events on Tuesday evening, the Splashers saw 2 mixed relay team picked up victory, had the girls team win nineteen event wins, while the boys combined for eight event wins for a total of 29 wins.
The Splashers Mixed 13-14 200-meter Freestyle Relay pairing, consisting of: Rylee Yardley (13), Sammie Shay (13), Liz Hurst (13), and Brody Jeran (13) picked up the team’s first win of the day, with the four combining for a time of 2:25.53. This mixed relay picked up their second win of the day in the very last event of the meet, the 13-14 200-meter Medley Relay with a combined time of 2:53.55.
Augusta Richardsheld off the Bridgeport pair of Scotlin Snell and Amelia Horne for the win in the girls 6-under 50-meter Freestyle, touching the wall in just 1:13.42. In her next event, Richards coasted her to her second win of the day, this time in the girls 6-under 25-meter Backstroke. Richards’ time of 39.06 seconds bested her closest competition in the race to the finish by over 10 seconds. Richards’ dominance of her events was capped off with her third and final win of the day in the girls 6-under 25-meter Butterfly with a blazing fast time of just 42.14 seconds.
Splasher and Lady Buccaneer swimming star Cadence Vincent matched Richards’ dominance by also earning three event wins last Tuesday against Bridgeport Swim Team. Vincent won the girls 15-18 50-meter Backstroke with a time of 30.20 seconds, the girls 15-18 50-meter Freestyle with a time of 26.96 seconds before completing her hat trick of victories in the girls 15-18 50-meter Butterfly with a time of 29.33 seconds; tying with Richards three event wins on Tuesday to lead all Splashers in terms of event wins.
Sammie Shay earned her first of two wins on Tuesday in the girls 13-14 year old 100-meter Freestyle with a time of 1:20.80 before crushing to her second in the in the girls 13-14 50-meter Backstroke with a time of 42.92 seconds.
Aubry Shay was the fourth Splasher girl to win at least two events, first earning a victory in the girls 11-12 year old 50-meter Backstroke with a time of just 42.23 seconds before winning the girls 11-12 year old 50-meter Breaststroke with a time of 44.17 seconds.
Rylee Yardley was the fifth and final girl Splasher to win multiple events, winning the girls 13-14 year old 50-meter Freestyle with a time of 37.42 seconds then the girls 13-14 year old 50-meter Butterfly with a time of 46.79 seconds.
Eight-year old Holden Cabrera continued his strong Summer in the pool on Tuesday evening, earning the boy Splashers first event win of the day in the boys 8-under 50-meter Freestyle with a time of 1:10.78.
Buccaneer swimming star and 2021-22 state champion Preston Bennett enjoyed a near perfect evening on Tuesday, dominating the field of 15 to 18 year old boys. Bennett won the boys 15-18 100-meter Freestyle with a time it 56.61 seconds, beating out Bridgeport’s Mason Titchenal’s time of 58.30 seconds in a thrilling race. Tichenal again found himself below Bennett on the podium, as Preston won the boys 15-18 100-meter IM with a time of 1:06.37 for his second victory of the day. Bennett completed his trifecta of event wins in the boys 15-18 50-meter Breaststroke with a time of 35.80 seconds.
Up-and-coming Splasher star fourteen year old Brody Jeran picked up a pair of events wins in the boys 13-14 year old 50-meter Backstroke and boys 13-14 year old 50-meter Freestyle with times of 40.04 seconds and 29.72 seconds, respectively.
Thomas Wilsoncroft won the boys 9-10 year old 25-meter Breaststroke with an outstanding time for his age group, touching the wall in just 26.95 seconds, while five-year old Roy Gentry also impressed for the little Splashers winning the 6-under boys 25-meter Freestyle with a time of 28.50 seconds.
See a full list of BSC Splashers winners and times below:
Mixed 13-14 200-meter Freestyle
Brody Jeran (13)
Sammie Shay (14)
Rylee Yardley (13)
Liz Hurst (13)
Time: 2:25.53
Girls 8-under 50-meter Freestyle
Tori Wilsoncroft (7)
Time: 47.46 seconds
Girls 6-under 50-meter Freestyle
Augusta Richards (6)
Time: 1:13.42
Boys 8-under 50-meter Freestyle
Holden Cabrera (8)
Time: 1:10.78
Girls 13-14 100-meter Freestyle
Sammie Shay (14)
Time: 1:20.80
Girls 9-10 25-meter Backstroke
Cora Cottrill (10)
Time: 21.77 seconds
Girls 9-10 25-meter Breaststroke
Cora Cottrill (10)
Time: 27.80 seconds
Boys 15-18 100-meter Freestyle
Preston Bennett (17)
Time: 56.61 seconds
Girls 6-under 25-meter Backstroke
Augusta Richards (6)
Time: 39.06 seconds
Girls 11-12 50-meter Backstroke
Aubry Shay (11)
Time: 42.23 seconds
Girls 13-14 50-meter Backstroke
Sammie Shay (14)
Time: 42.92 seconds
Boys 13-14 50-meter Backstroke
Brody Jeran (14)
Time: 40.04 seconds
Girls 15-18 50-meter Backstroke
Cadence Vincent (17)
Time: 30.20
Girls 11-12 100-meter IM
Aspen Manning (11)
Time: 1:55.91
Boys 15-18 100-meter IM
Preston Bennett (17)
Time: 1:06.37
Girls 9-10 25-meter Breaststroke
Cora Cottrill (10)
Time: 27.80 seconds
Boys 9-10 25-meter Breaststroke
Thomas Wilsoncroft (9)
Time: 26.95 seconds
Girls 11-13 50-meter Breaststroke
Aubry Shay (11)
Time: 44.17 seconds
Girls 15-18 50-meter Breaststroke
Alayna Whitehair (17)
Time: 39.12 seconds
Boys 15-18 50-meter Breaststroke
Preston Bennett (17)
Time: 35.80 seconds
Boys 6-under 25-meter Freestyle
Gentry Roy (5)
Time: 28.50 seconds
Girls 13-14 50-meter Freestyle
Rylee Yardley (13)
Time: 37.42 seconds
Boys 13-14 50-meter Freestyle
Brody Jeran (13)
Time: 29.72 seconds
Girls 15-18 50-meter Freestyle
Cadence Vincent (17)
Time: 26.96 seconds
Girls 6-under 25-meter Butterfly
Augusta Richards (6)
Time: 42.14 seconds
Girls 9-10 25-meter Butterfly
Berkeley Jeran (9)
Time: 21.00 seconds
Girls 11-12 50-meter Butterfly
Makenzie Egress (12)
Time: 59.11 seconds
Girls 13-14 50-meter Butterfly
Rylee Yardley (13)
Time: 46.79 seconds
Girls 15-18 50-meter Butterfly
Cadence Vincent (17)
Time: 29.33 seconds
Mixed 13-14 200-meter Medley Relay
Brody Jeran (13)
Sammie Shay (14)
Rylee Yardley (13)
Liz Hurst (13)
Time: 2:53.55