Butler Y swimmers fare well at nationals
Four swimmers recently represented the Butler YMCA at the national competition in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Josh Barthlow, Matt Galante, Brendan McGregor and Daniel Young all did well on the trip, with Barthlow leading the pack.
The Butler graduate placed second in the nation in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1 minute, 50.61 seconds.
His time of 50.72 in the 100 backstroke was good for third and set a new team record.
Barthlow also set a team record in the 100 butterfly with a mark of 52.16.
All four swimmers combined to set yet another team record in the 400 freestyle relay with an eighth-place finish of 3:12.27.
More than 1,200 swimmers competed in the meet.
Following are the remaining results from the four swimmers.
Josh Barthlow
50 freestyle:
26th-22.02
Matt Galante
50 freestyle:
112th-22.78
100 freestyle:
74th-49.21
Brendan McGregor
100 backstroke:
52nd-55.31
200 backstroke:
26th-1:57.72
50 freestyle:
132nd-22.88
200 freestyle:
61st-1:47.69
Daniel Young
50 freestyle:
140th-22.93
100 freestyle:
95th-49.46
100 butterfly:
67th-54.06
Relays
200 medley:
33rd-1:40.93
200 freestyle:
12th-1:27.55
400 medley:
27th-3:37.22
