MACON — Taylor Carnes has already racked up two new state championship qualifying times at the team’s first swim meet at Swim Macon Invitational last month.
Carnes, a veteran of the Georgia Swimming State Championships, added the 50- and 100-meter backstroke events to her repertoire in the 11-12 girls age group. Carnes also set three new Americus team records at the event, swimming the Blue Tide’s fastest 200 individual medley, 50 backstroke and 100 freestlye for her age group.
On Saturday, the Blue Tide took third place in the Kirt Myers Classic held at Georgia Southwestern’s Deriso Pool. A large contingent from Tifton won the team race with 659 points. Albany’s Flint River Rapids took second place (484), followed by the Blue Tide (455), Darton Aquadarts (189), Albany YMCA (26) and Moultrie Sharks (13).
Drew Wohrley was the only triple winner for Americus, taking the 25-, 50- and 100-yard freestyle events in the 11-12 boys age group.
Photo: Taylor Carnes
Kirt Myers Classic
Girls 6 & Under 25 Yard Freestyle:
2. Kelli Hill, 21.97.
Girls 6 & Under 50 Yard Freestyle:
2. Kelli Hill, 54.73.
Girls 6 & Under 25 Yard Backstroke:
1. Kelli Hill, 25.39.
Girls 9-10 25 Yard Freestyle:
3. Allie Murphy, 15.81; 5. Caroline Hardin, 16.08;
16. Maggie Tu, 20.16.
Girls 9-10 50 Yard Freestyle:
3. Caroline Hardin, 34.71; 4. Allie Murphy, 35.15.
Girls 9-10 100 Yard Freestyle:
3. Caroline Hardin, 1:18.51; 4. Allie Murphy, 1:20.99.
Girls 9-10 25 Yard Backstroke:
7. Maggie Tu, 24.38.
Girls 9-10 25 Yard Breaststroke:
1. Allie Murphy, 20.78; 8. Maggie Tu, 25.60.
Girls 9-10 25 Yard Butterfly:
3. Caroline Hardin, 17.22; 17. Maggie Tu, 26.93.
Girls 9-10 100 Yard IM:
3. Caroline Hardin, 1:30.70; 4. Allie Murphy, 1:31.49.
Girls 11-12 25 Yard Freestyle:
2. Taylor Carnes, 13.92; 3. Alex Hernandez, 18.21; 5. Sol Pomeroy, 20.03.
Girls 11-12 50 Yard Freestyle:
2. Taylor Carnes, 30.45; 6. Alex Hernandez, 40.42; 7. Sol Pomeroy, 40.90.
Girls 11-12 100 Yard Freestyle:
2. Taylor Carnes, 1:09.38; 6. Alex Hernandez, 1:35.48; 7. Sol Pomeroy, 1:40.06.
Girls 11-12 50 Yard Backstroke:
1. Taylor Carnes, 34.69; 5. Alex Hernandez, 50.76.
Girls 11-12 50 Yard Butterfly:
1. Taylor Carnes, 34.70.
Girls 13-14 100 Yard Freestyle:
5. Alina Yemelyanov, 1:13.24.
Girls 13-14 50 Yard Backstroke:
3. Alina Yemelyanov, 38.25.
Girls 13-14 50 Yard Breaststroke:
2. Alina Yemelyanov, 43.03.
Girls 13-14 50 Yard Butterfly:
4. Alina Yemelyanov, 36.40.
Girls 13-14 100 Yard IM:
4. Alina Yemelyanov, 1:22.98.
Girls 15 & Over 25 Yard Freestyle:
3. Jewell Copland, 21.87.
Girls 15 & Over 50 Yard Freestyle:
3. Jewell Copland, 54.91.
Girls 15 & Over 50 Yard Backstroke:
3. Courtney Sutton, 50.59; 4. Jewell Copland, 52.55.
Boys 7-8 25 Yard Freestyle:
6. Jon Anderson, 20.67; 7. Reid Brinson, 28.54.
Boys 7-8 50 Yard Freestyle:
6. Jon Anderson, 47.67; 8. Ches Lapeza, 57.34; 9. Reid Brinson, 1:10.24.
Boys 7-8 100 Yard Freestyle:
4. Jon Anderson, 1:52.35; 5. Ches Lapeza, 2:23.84.
Boys 7-8 25 Yard Backstroke:
3. Jon Anderson, 25.10; 6. Reid Brinson, 29.86; 7. Ches Lapeza, 30.80.
Boys 9-10 25 Yard Freestyle:
2. Tyler Wiley, 15.99; 5. Sam Copland, 19.15; 7. Hugh Pomeroy, 20.10; 10. Turner Ingrassia, 23.70;
11. Caleb Pless, 25.62; 12. Jason Trujillo, 27.18; 13. Tyler Long, 35.47.
Boys 9-10 50 Yard Freestyle:
1. Tyler Wiley, 35.53; 4. Sam Copland, 42.44; 7. Hugh Pomeroy, 52.41; 8. Turner Ingrassia, 58.79; 9. Caleb Pless, 59.19; 10. Tyler Long, 1:44.22.
Boys 9-10 100 Yard Freestyle:
2. Tyler Wiley, 1:18.46; 5. Hugh Pomeroy, 1:45.12; 6. Sam Copland, 1:45.93; 8. Turner Ingrassia,
2:29.66.
Boys 9-10 25 Yard Backstroke:
1. Tyler Wiley, 19.10; 2. Jason Trujillo, 21.38; 5. Sam Copland, 24.06; 8. Tyler Long, 37.56.
Boys 9-10 25 Yard Breaststroke:
2. Jason Trujillo, 26.14.
Boys 9-10 25 Yard Butterfly:
2. Jason Trujillo, 19.77.
Boys 9-10 100 Yard IM:
2. Tyler Wiley, 1:34.69; 4. Jason Trujillo, 1:52.56.
Boys 11-12 25 Yard Freestyle:
1. Drew Wohrley, 14.45; 2. David Murphy, 14.53; 3. Josh Eastwood, 15.34; 4. Josiah Copland, 15.68.
Boys 11-12 50 Yard Freestyle:
1. Drew Wohrley, 32.02; 2. David Murphy, 32.53; 3. Josh Eastwood, 34.53; 5. Josiah Copland, 36.46.
Boys 11-12 100 Yard Freestyle:
1. Drew Wohrley, 1:11.93; 2. David Murphy, 1:13.50; 3. Josh Eastwood, 1:14.49; 6. Josiah Copland,
1:25.62.
Boys 11-12 50 Yard Backstroke:
1. David Murphy, 35.70; 2. Drew Wohrley, 39.20; 3. Josh Eastwood, 40.33; 5. Josiah Copland, 45.08.
Boys 11-12 50 Yard Breaststroke:
1. Josiah Copland, 50.62.
Boys 11-12 100 Yard IM:
1. David Murphy, 1:21.98.
Boys 13-14 25 Yard Freestyle:
4. Walter Cornwell, 14.69; 5. Clay Copland, 14.73.
Boys 13-14 50 Yard Freestyle:
3. Walter Cornwell, 30.33; 7. Clay Copland, 33.17.
Boys 13-14 100 Yard Freestyle:
3. Walter Cornwell, 1:10.96; 6. Clay Copland, 1:16.67.
Boys 13-14 50 Yard Backstroke:
4. Clay Copland, 41.62.
Boys 13-14 50 Yard Breaststroke:
1. Walter Cornwell, 39.90; 7. Clay Copland, 48.82.
Boys 13-14 100 Yard IM:
2. Walter Cornwell, 1:18.17.
Boys 15 & Over 25 Yard Freestyle:
2. Jay Buchanan, 11.06; 9. Allen Garrett, 12.93; 11. Edson Rodrigez, 15.18.
Boys 15 & Over 50 Yard Freestyle:
2. Jay Buchanan, 24.04; 8. Allen Garrett, 27.62; 9. Michael Spears, 27.65; 13. Edson Rodrigez, 32.69.
Boys 15 & Over 100 Yard Freestyle:
3. Jay Buchanan, 54.79; 8. Michael Spears, 1:01.61; 9. Allen Garrett, 1:03.19; 12. Edson Rodrigez, 1:15.13.
Boys 15 & Over 50 Yard Backstroke:
1. Jay Buchanan, 28.31; 4. Michael Spears, 32.59.
Boys 15 & Over 50 Yard Breaststroke:
3. Michael Spears, 38.22; 4. Allen Garrett, 39.29.
Boys 15 & Over 50 Yard Butterfly:
2. Jay Buchanan, 27.08.
Boys 15 & Over 100 Yard IM:
6. Allen Garrett, 1:12.75.
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