Homer swimmers take first
• M’s still earning personal-best times
by Aaron Selbig
Homer Tribune
Photo by Quinten Arndt - Homer's Sara Bitterman competes in the 100-yard butterfly event at a quad meet held at Seward High Oct. 10.
For the Mariner girls, Katie Spence led the way with victories in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke, while Lydia Arndt dropped 18 seconds off her personal best time in the 100-yard backstroke.
Miron Martishev also had a personal-best time, taking 18 seconds off his 200-yard individual medley. Nathaniel Hardy also dropped four seconds off his best time in the 100-yard freestyle.
“Those are just phenomenal drops,” said Homer Head Coach Anna Borland-Ivy.
At this point in the season, it’s unusual to see so many personal-best times, said Borland-Ivy, as most swimmers are pushing themselves in practice to the point of exhaustion. As the team gets nearer to the season-ending regional and state meets, they will rest their bodies.
“That’s what we’re really shooting for – a good regional meet,” said Borland-Ivy. “I don’t expect a lot of personal best times this time of year so when it does happen, it’s a nice bonus.”
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Posted by Newsroom on Oct 14th, 2009 and filed under Sports. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.
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