Butler YMCA swimmers shine at states
The Butler YMCA swim team recently completed its most successful showing ever in the state championship meet held at Penn State University.
The Butler Y boys team placed second overall. Butler placed third as a team overall.
Butler’s senior girls (ages 15-18) placed first in their division. The cadet boys (ages 9-10) and prep boys (ages 11-12) placed second in their respective divisions.
Camryn Forbes was involved in a pair of age 15-18 girls meet records. She won the 100-yard butterfly in 55.52 seconds and teamed with Brooke Zukowski, Mallory Marzolf and Taylor Petrak to swim the 200-yard individual medley in a record time of 1 minute, 35.24 seconds.
Butler swimmers placing among the top 10 in their respective events follow:
Girls15-over400 IM: 2-Brooke Zukowski, 9-Emma Weiss500 freestyle: 1-Mallory Marzolf 5:11.89200 medley relay: 1-Camryn Forbes, Brooke Zukowski, Jillian McElhaney, Abbie Jones 1:46.90200 freestyle: 1-Camryn Forbes 1:50.3150 freestyle: 2-Taylor Petrak100 back: 9-Jillian McElhaney100 breast: 2-Abbie Jones200 butterfly: 8-Emma Weiss100 freestyle: 1-Taylor Petrak 52.18, 6-Mallory Marzolf200 back: 3-Mallory Marzolf, 6-Jillian McElhaney, 7-Rachel Ledford200 breast: 2-Brooke Zukowski, 8-Abbie Jones100 butterfly: 1-Camryn Forbes 55.52 (meet record)200 IM: 1-Taylor Petrak 2:06.80200 freestyle relay: 1-Camryn Forbes, Brooke Zukowski, Mallory Marzolf, Taylor Petrak 1:35.24 (meet record)13-14200 IM: 8-Lindsey Fanton10-under200 freestyle: 7-Sarah Szebalskie100 butterfly: 3-Sarah Szebalskie11-12200 freestyle: 4-Abbie Griffith100 butterfly: 5-Abbie Griffith50 butterfly: 7-Abbie Griffith
Boys13-14400 IM: 10-Braden Zukowski500 freestyle: 1-Andrew Pierre 4:55.78200 freestyle: 5-Andrew Pierre200 back: 7-Andrew Pierre200 breast: 10-Zachary Wilson15-over400 IM: 9-James Pierre, 10-Nathan Callithen200 medley relay: 9-Nathan Callithen, John Wilson, James Pierre, Derek Ekas100 breast: 2-John Wilson200 butterfly: 10-Matthew Karenbauer200 breast: 1-John Wilson 2:08.58200 freestyle relay: 10-Derek Ekas, John Wilson, Matthew Karenbauer, James Pierre10-under200 freestyle: 3-Bruce Sebring, 5-Gideon Goettler50 back: 2-Drew Griffith, 9-Bryce Sebring100 freestyle: 4-Drew Griffith, 5-Bryce Sebring100 back: 2-Drew Griffith100 breast: 4-Gideon Goettler100 IM: 6-Gideon Goettler200 freestyle relay: 7-Drew Griffith, Bryce Sebring, Landon Kelly, Gideon Goettler11-12200 freestyle: 1-David Bocci 1:56.44100 back: 1-Sam Deemer 57.93, 2-David Bocci50 butterfy: 1-Sam Deemer 26.64200 IM: 2-David Bocci200 freestyle relay: 1-Sam Deemer, Benjamin Borvendeg, Justin Walls, David Bocci 1:45.03
