Swim Teams Splits With Dover in Season Opener

Louisville Dover Swimming

Boys: Dover 101, Louisville 65

The Louisville Leopards boys swim team was handed a 101-65 loss by the Dover Tornadoes to open the season Friday.  The win is Dover’s 10th straight over Louisville, a streak that began during the 2003-04 season.

In the loss, Louisville’s Alex Wesley captured first place in the 100 Meter Butterfly (1:08.33) and Jacob Cummings won the 100 Meter Freestyle (1:06.40).  Dover captured first in the other 10 events which ultimately gave them the meet.

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Girls: Louisville 88, Dover 82

The Louisville Lady Leopards girls swim team improved their winning streak to 14 with an 88-82 opening meet win against Dover Friday.  The Lady Leps have now defeated the Tornadoes the last 5 seasons.

Beatty's Winter HoodiesFreshman Allison Richmond captured first place in both the 200 Meter Freestyle (2:23.05) and the 400 Meter Freestyle (5:00.44).  Her mark in the 400 Meter Freestyle set a new LHS record for that event in just the first swim meet of her high school career.

Amy Yu also took first place in the 100 Meter Butterfly (1:17.60) and Ashley Brookens won the 100 Meter Freestyle (1:11.04) to round off Louisville’s first place finishes.  The Lady Leopards won the meet despite Dover claiming first place in 8 of the 12 events.

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UP NEXT: The Leopards Swimmers will next host St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday, December 4 at 5:00 PM at the Louisville YMCA.

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