Leopards Make Splash in Regular Season Finale – Swimming
The Louisville Leopards Swim Teams hosted the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish and the Our Lady of the Elms Panthers in their final meet of the regular season Saturday at the Louisville YMCA. LHS won all three team matchups during the meet.
The Louisville Boys defeated St. Vincent-St. Mary 73-21 to finish the year with an even record of 4-4. The Lady Leopards defeated the Irish 156-41 and the Panthers 156-23 to finish the season at 4-5. The Louisville Girls had started the season off at 0-5 before winning four straight matches to end the campaign.
Boys: Louisville 73, St. Vincent-St. Mary 21
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The Leopards won 5 of the 7 events at Saturday’s Meet including both relays.
Michael Conway led Louisville by winning the 200 meter freestyle and 400 meter freestyle individually. Bryson Puckett captured the only other LHS first place finish individually in the 100 meter freestyle.
Ty Hopkins topped all other individual Leopard efforts with second place finishes in the 200 meter freestyle and 100 meter freestyle. Isaac Budinski also came in second in the 50 meter freestyle and Mason Carrington placed second in the 400 meter freestyle for Louisville.
Both Leopard relay teams swam unopposed. The 200 meter medley relay team included Budinski, Carrington, Conway, and Hopkins. The 200 meter freestyle relay team was made up of Budinski, Conway, Hopkins, and Puckett.
Brendan Tomaszewski was the only victor for St. Vincent-St. Mary. He won the 50 meter freestyle and then claimed the 100 meter backstroke unopposed.
Girls: Louisville 156, SVSM 41, Our Lady of the Elms 23
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The Lady Leopards captured 9 of the 11 events, which included taking first place in all three relay races.
Ashley Menegay led Louisville with a pair of individual first place finishes in the 200 meter IM and 400 meter freestyle. Other winners included Taylor Dimmerling in the 100 meter breaststroke, Jenna McIntyre in the 200 meter freestyle, Delaney Phillips in the 100 meter butterfly, and Sophia Warner in the 100 meter backstroke.
Three Lady Leopard swimmers who capture first place in one individual event also took second in another. They included Dimmerling in the 400 meter freestyle, Phillips in the 100 meter breaststroke, and Warner in the 50 meter freestyle.
Jenna Girton also placed second in both the 200 meter IM and the 100 meter butterfly. Other second place finishers included Shaelyn Clark in the 100 meter freestyle and Marilyn Greathouse in the 200 meter freestyle.
Louisville opened the meet by capturing first and second place in the 200 meter medley relay. The first place team consisted of Chloe Cole, Dimmerling, McIntyre, and Menegay. The winning 200 meter free relay squad was made up of Girton, McIntyre, Phillips, and Warner.
The Lady Leopards also swam unopposed in the 400 meter free relay and thus took the top two spots in that relay as well. The combination of Clark, Cole, Dimmerling, and Menegay was victorious in that Louisville only matchup.
The only events not won by the Leopards were won by Elena Farah of Our Lady of the Elms. She won the 50 meter freestyle and 100 meter freestyle individually.
Louisville Vs. SVSM Vs. Elms Full Results
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