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Butler YMCA swim team wins districts

The Butler YMCA swim team recently won the Western PA District Championship for the third year in a row.

Butler had 39 swimmers place among the top six in their respective events, automatically advancing them to the YMCA State Championship this weekend at Penn State.

Butler Y swimmers set 10 team records and 13 meet records at the Western PA meet.

Top six placers for the team follow:

Girls

Age 13-14

400-yard IM: 1-Emma Weiss 4:49.99, 2-Rachel Ledford

200-yard medley relay: 2-Hannah Knoll, Heather Wittmer, Emma Weiss, Rachel Ledford

200-yard free: 6-Lindsey Fanton

100-yard back: 4-Hannah Knoll

200-yard butterfly: 1-Emma Weiss 2:11.61 meet record

200-yard back: 2-Hannah Knoll, 3-Rachel Ledford

100-yard butterfly: 1-Emma Weiss 59.63 meet record

200-yard IM: 5-Lindsey Fanton

200-yard free relay: 6-Lindsey Fanton, Hannah Knoll, Hannah Bossinger, Rachel Ledford

15-over

400-yard IM: 1-Camryn Forbes 4:22.81 meet record

500-yard free: 3-Brooke Zukowski

200-yard medley relay: 1-Camryn Forbes, Brooke Zukowski, Jillian McElhaney, Abbie Jones 1:47.86 meet record

200-yard free: 1-Camryn Forbes 1:50.69 meet record

200-yard breast: 1-Brooke Zukowski 2:24.97, 2-Abbie Jones

200-yard IM: 1-Abbie Jones 2:13.11

200-yard free relay: 1-Camryn Forbes, Jillian McElhaney, Brooke Zukowski, Abbie Jones 1:39.34

10-under

100-yard butterfly: 5-Katie Ravasio

11-12

200-yard medley relay: 2-Morgan Casteel, Laura Goettler, Abbie Griffith, Emma Stewart

50-yard breast: 1-Laura Goettler 31.43 meet record

100-yard butterfly: 1-Abbie Griffith 1:04.28

100-yard breast: 1-Laura Goettler 1:07.34 meet record

200-yard IM: 1-Laura Goettler 2:11.09 meet record, 5-Abbie Griffith

Boys

13-14

400-yard IM: 1-Matthew Karenbauer 4:34.55

500-yard free: 4-Andrew Pierre

200-yard medley relay: 3-Alex Deemer, Matt Cummings, Matthew Karenbauer, Andrew Pierre

200-yard free: 3-Alex Deemer 1:51.88 meet record, 6-Andrew Pierre

100-yard back: 1-Alex Deemer 57.12 meet record

100-yard breast: 5-Matt Cummings, 6-Braden Zukowski

200-yard butterfly: 1-Matthew Karenbauer 2:11.76

200-yard back: 2-Alex Deemer, 4-Andrew Pierre

200-yard breast: 5-Braden Zukowski

100-yard butterfly: 4-Matthew Karenbauer

15-over

400-yard IM: 2-James Pierre, 4-Nathan Callithen

200-yard medley relay: 1-Natan Callithen, John Wilson, Chadd Cummings, Austin Wittmer 1:40.33

100-yard breast: 1-Chadd Cummings 58.05 meet record, 2-Alexander Wigton, 5-John Wilson, 6-Austin Wittmer

200-yard back: 1-Nathan Callithen 2:04.87, 2-James Pierre

200-yard breast: 1-Chadd Cummings 2:08.80 meet record, 3-John Wilson, 5-Alexander Wigton

100-yard butterfly: 4-Austin Wittmer

200-yard IM: 1-Chad Cummings 2:00.58, 3-Alexander Wigton, 5-John Wilson, 6-James Pierre

200-yard free relay: 5-Derek Ekas, Noah Gumto, Alexander Wigton, James Pierre)

10-under

200-yard free: 5-Gideon Goettler

50-yard back: 3-Drew Griffith

100-yard butterfly: 2-Gideon Goettler

100-yard free: 4-Drew Griffith

100-yard back: 3-Drew Griffith

100-yard IM: 4-Gideon Goettler

200-yard free relay: Gideon Goettler, Cooper McTighe, Bryce Sebring, Drew Griffith

200-yard free: 2-David Bocci

11-12

50-yard back: 4-Zachary Wilson

100-yard free: 6-Samuel Schirra

100-yard back: 1-David Bocci 1:03.93, 3-Sam Deemer, 5-Zachary Wilson

200-yard IM: 2-David Bocci 2:21.20 meet record

200-yard free relay: 2-Sam Deemer, Michael Phillips, Zachary Wilson, David Bocci

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