BUTLER TWP - Never mind the record. It's all about the competition.

And the Butler's swimmers and divers have been getting a lot of it lately.

In Thursday's meet against Fox Chapel, Tornado coach Amber Schmeider said she was more concerned about getting her athletes set for bigger things down the road after the Foxes came away with a 95-84 decision in the girls meet and 106-70 in the boys matchup.

"I told them coming in that I'm not interested about the season record," said Schmeider. "Our goals are the state meet, the WPIALs and who can get there, but we also want personals bests along the way.

"Every meet, we've had five or six personal bests from both the boys and girls teams," she added.

"I did some research and I wanted the meet to be competitive. I moved some of the kids to other races," said Foxes coach Todd Clark.

"We've been progressing very nicely," he added.

The Butler girls team (2-5, 0-2) received first-place performances from Jessica Schnur in 1-meter diving (217.55 points), Jessica Vernon in the 100 butterfly (1 minute, 5.71 seconds), Molly Evans in the 500 freestyle (5:28.82) and Sarah Clouse in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.19).

The 200 freestyle relay team of Sam Harris, Brittany Vogel, Clouse and Evans also (1:47.02) also was victorious.

Vogel's time of 5:38.38 in the 500 freestyle and 2:04.78 in the 200 freestyle also met the WPIAL qualifying standard.

Other personal bests on the girls side included Harris in the 50 freestyle and Schnur in diving.

For the Tornado boys team (1-6, 0-2), first-place finishers were Matt Galante in the 50 freestyle (23.34) and 100 freestyle (52.06), Eric Clouse in the 200 IM (2:18.12) and John Rhodaberger in diving (184.10).

Gilliland was third in the 100 freestyle, but shaved five seconds off his personal best, while Dan Bellis (50 freestyle), Zach Reiser (200 IM), Brad Duke and Roberto Ferrasi (200 freestyle), John Rhodaberger (diving) and Cliff McKee (100 backstroke) also set personal records.

"I'm looking for those personal best," said Schmeider. "That's a constant throughout the meets.

"In the past four years, we've had an individual or a relay make it to states and not just make it, but do better and swim their best time."

Fox Chapel improved to 6-1, 1-1 (boys) and 5-2, 1-1 (girls).

Girls

Fox Chapel 95, Butler 84

(Butler placewinners)

200 medley relay:

2-Butler 2:23.83

200 freestyle:

2-Brittany Vogel 2:04.75

200 individual medley:

1-Molly Evans 2:18.95; 3-Sarah Clouse 2:25.36

50 freestyle:

2-Sam Harris 22.01

1-meter diving:

1-Jess Schnur 217.55; 2-Liz Rhodaberger 201.60

100 butterfly:

1-Jess Vernon 1:05.71

500 freestyle:

1-Molly Evans 5:28.82

200 freestyle relay:

Butler (Sam Harris, Brittany Vogel, Sarah Clouse, Molly Evans) 1:47.02

100 backstroke:

2-Jess Vernon 1:08.24; 2-Sam Harris 1:08.42

100 breaststroke:

1-Sarah Clouse 1:13.19

400 freestyle relay:

2-Butler 3:59.73

Boys

Fox Chapel 106, Butler 70

(Butler placewinners)

200 medley relay:

2-Butler 1:52.16

200 individual medley:

1-Eric Clouse 2;18.12

50 freestyle:

1-Matt Galante 23.34; 3-Shane Gilliland 25.02

1-meter diving:

1-John Rhodaberger 184.10; 3-Jade Werth 127.0

100 butterfly:

3-Clif McKee 1:08.52

100 freestyle:

1-Matt Galante 52.06; 3-Shane Gilliland 55.50

200 freestyle relay:

2-Butler 1:40.21

100 backstroke:

3-Clif McKee 1:04.83

100 breaststroke:

3-Zach Reiser 1:13.28

400 freestyle relay:

2-Butler 4:02.67