PIAA swimming championships: Mars’ Dom Davis wins silver in boys 50 free for first state medal
Mars’ Dom Davis has a state swimming medal secured. Another could be in hand within 24 hours.
The North Catholic sophomore, competing with the Planets in a co-op, has made the most of his first extended postseason run already and now has a silver medal in the boys Class 3A 50-yard freestyle in Wednesday’s PIAA Swimming and Diving Championships at Bucknell University.
Davis swam a 20.14, behind Upper Dublin’s Brady Manser’s blistering 19.99.
“It felt great. I could see everybody next to me,” Davis said of the pace of the race. “He was great, definitely brought out my best.
“I’m feeling pretty good,” he added.
His time is .12 seconds faster than his gold medal-winning performance at the WPIAL Swimming Championships last month.
Davis, who missed the postseason his freshman year because of injury, will swim in Thursday’s 100 free, where he’s also a title contender and the No. 2 seed behind Upper St. Clair’s Nazar Zoukovski. He finished second to Zoukovski in the WPIAL 100 free with a 44.89.
“I’m gonna get some rest tonight, and then tomorrow for prelims, it’s definitely (going to be all out),” Davis said.
Seneca Valley girls’ 200 freestyle relay finished 19th in the preliminary races in 1:39.93. SV’s William Feath came in 20th in the 50 free prelims in 21.69.
