In the final swim meet of the season, every swimmer on the combined Lapeer East/Lapeer West swimming team improved in at least one individual event and some in more than one.“The team dropped almost 50 seconds off its total best time for the meet,” said Coach Pat Thomas. “That’s almost as long as the 100 freestyle event being eliminated. The whole team and every member improved all season long but really had some dramatic drops in their times at this final meet.”
The team’s overall record, 2 wins and 6 losses, second place finishes at the Vehicle City Relay and Mt. Morris Invitational and a tenth place finish at the Glen County Invitational is not a full picture of how much the team accomplished and how it sets up for next year.
“Every member of the team made giant strides to become well-rounded swimmers who can swim all the strokes and are prepared to go the distance to be a force to be dealt with in the future,” said Coach Thomas. “I am very proud of what our team has done since the onset of the season on November 23rd.”
At the Flint Metro League meet in Fenton in late February, the swim team finished in sixth place in the seven-team field.
Personal best finishes and scores were posted at the meet by: Patrick Martindale (200 free); Mason Sornson (diving); Alex Hart (100 butterfly – also a school record); Ryan Tuckfield (100 fly); Eric Bevers (100 free); Mark Wells (100 backstroke); John Turner (100 backstroke); John Nestor (100 breaststroke); and Mason Sornson (100 breaststroke).
Season best results were posted in: 200 Medlay relay, Mark Wells, John Nestor, Mason Sornson and Neil Denver; 200 Free relay, Alex Hart (broke school record in lead-off part of relay), Pat Martindale, Ryan Tuckfield and John Nestor; 400 Free relay, Alex Hart, Pat Martindale, Eric Bevers and Ryan Tuckfield.
