Records fall at Erie Invite as Swan and Johnson Dominate

Records fall at Erie Invite as Swan and Johnson Dominate

BUFFALO, NY - Jamestown Community College has a trio of new records after women's diver Ashlynn Swan (Jamestown, NY / Southwestern Central School) and men's swimmer Maxim Johnson (Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa / King Edward VII School) put on a performance that won't soon be forgotten in the Erie Invite at Erie Communiy College.

Swan set new program records in the 1 meter 6 dive with a 259.45, winning the event by almost 40 points. She then went on to win and set another school record in the 6 dive 3 meter, scoring a 204.80.

Johnson put his name at the top of the Jayhawk leaderboard in the 1,000 meter free men's event, notching an 11:04.10.

Turning our attention back to the dive pool, Shaylyn Owens (Delevan, NY / Pioneer Central) put up a qualifying score in 1 meter diving, posting a 162.10.

Let's look at the rest of the JCC finishers in the order they occurred.

The team of Anna Jones-Carrillo (Jamestown, NY / Southwestern Central School), Lindsey Spitz (Jamestown, NY / Jamestown HS), Hayley Dawson (Papamoa, New Zealand / Tauranga Girl's College), and Paiden Wittmeyer (Stockton, NY / Cassadaga Central) took home first in the women's 200-yard medley relay.

On the men's side, Brady Lindstrom (Lakewood, NY / Southwestern Central School), Toby Gifford (Frewsburg, NY / Frewsburg HS), Colton Schuman (Allegany, NY / Allegany-Limestone HS), and Rinat Kalimullin (Kazan, Russia / Boarding Lyceum NO. 70) placed fourth.

In the women's 1,000-yard free, the Jayhawks captured the top two spots, with Ella Fosberg just edging out teammate Jones-Carrillo.

Wittmeyer took the top spot in the 200-yard women's free, while Owens earned second in the 50-yard free.

Johnson showed he could swim the quick events as well, taking first in the 50-yard men's free.

It was an all-Jamestown podium for the women's 200 IM, with Spitz taking gold, Dawson silver, and Fosberg bronze.

Lindstrom claimed the top spot on the men's side of the 200 IM.

Wittmeyer also brought home first in the 100-yard butterfly, teammate Max Johnson earned second on the men's side. Stacey Blackler (Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa / Edanvale HS) was the top finished in the women's 100-yard free.

Jamestown took fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and tenth in men's 100 free.

It was another podium sweep for the ladies in the 100-yard backstroke, where Spitz was first, Dawson second, and Fosberg third. Lindstrom took fourth for the men.

Flipping back to the distance swimmers, Jones-Cassillo and Wittmeyer scored second and third, respectfully, in the 500-yard freestyle. Schuman and Lukas Baer (Jamestown, NY / Maple Grove Central) were second and third in the men's event.

The penultimate event was the 100-yard breaststroke. Jamestown again captured the top three spots with Spitz, Jones-Cassillo, and Blacker. Meanwhile, the men took second from Lindstrom, seventh from Gifford, and tenth from Randall Hall (Olean, NY / Olean HS).

Lastly, the 400-yard free relay, where the ladies team of Jones-Carrillo, Ella Fosberg (Jamestown, NY / Southwestern Central School), Dawson, and Wittmeyer won, and the men took second with Lindstrom, Johnson, Kalimullin, and Gifford.

Next for both swim teams is a WNYAC Meet at Genesee Community College on Wednesday, January 24th, at 6:00.

 

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