Ridout, Strong Shine In Pool To Highlight Area Action
Frewsburg/Southwestern’s Gannon Moore shows his winning form in the 100-yard backstroke during Thursday’s Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association swim meet against Fredonia/Cassadaga Valley at Southwestern Elementary School. P-J photos by Valory S. Isaacson
Nathan McDonald of Frewsburg/Southwestern competes in the 100-yard butterfly, an event he ultimately won with a time of 1:01.05.
Frewsburg/Southwestern’s Gannon Moore shows his winning form in the 100-yard backstroke during Thursday’s Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association swim meet against Fredonia/Cassadaga Valley at Southwestern Elementary School. P-J photos by Valory S. Isaacson
Nathan McDonald of Frewsburg/Southwestern competes in the 100-yard butterfly, an event he ultimately won with a time of 1:01.05.
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Tyler Ridout had quite a performance Thursday night for the Frewsburg/Southwestern swimming & diving team.
The senior diver from Frewsburg broke the Southwestern pool record with 263.55 points to highlight his team's 115-68 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association victory over Fredonia/Cassadaga Valley.
Ridout's performance surpassed the previous pool record of Alex Mara of Olean, who had 247 points.
Other standouts for Frewsburg/Southwestern (5-0) were Zachary Gifford, who doubled in the 200-yard freestyle (2:01.27) and the 500 freestyle (5:33.41); and Gannon Moore, who claimed the 200 individual medley (2:22.25) and the 100 backstroke (1:02.71).
Bill Osula of Fredonia/Cassadaga Valley doubled in the 50 freestyle (22.55) and the 100 breaststroke (1:08.01).
200-yard medley relay: Fredonia/Cassadaga Valley (Finn Frerichs, Matthew Brockelbank, Ronan Murphy, Bill Osula), Frewsburg, Fredonia/Cassadaga Valley. T--1:53.44.
200 freestyle: Zachary Gifford (Frews/SW), Nathan McDonald (Frews/SW), Jacob Stearns (Frews/SW). T--2:01.27.
200 individual medley: Gannon Moore (Frews/SW), Frerichs (Fred/CV), Eston Shedd (Frews/SW). T--2:22.25.
50 freestyle: Bill Osula (Fred/CV), Cooper Thomas (Frews/SW), Matthew Brockelbank (Frews/SW). T--22.55.
Diving: Tyler Ridout (Frews/SW), Jacob Lawton (Frews/SW), Alexander Pitts (Frews/SW). P--263.55.
100 butterfly: McDonald (Frews/SW), Murphy (Fred/CV), Max Kinkela (Fred/CV). T--1:01.05.
100 freestyle: Thomas (Frews/SW), Cole Carlson (Frews/SW), Diego Rey (Fred/CV). T-- 55.47.
500 freestyle: Gifford (Frews/SW), Noah Collins (Frews/SW), Jacob Stearns (Frews/SW). T--5:33.41.
200 freestyle relay: Frewsburg/Southwestern (Shedd, Gifford, Carlson, Collins), Fredonia/Cassadaga Valley, Frewsburg/Southwestern. T--1:46.33.
100 backstroke: Moore (Frews/SW), Frerichs (Fred/CV), Caleb Barber (Frews/SW). T--1:02.71.
100 breastroke: Osula (Fred/CV), Brockelbank (Fred/CV), Shedd (Frews/SW). T--1:08.01.
400 freestyle relay: Frewsburg/Southwestern (Thomas, Gifford, Moore, McDonald), Fredonia/Cassadaga Valley, Frewsburg/Southwestern. T--3:50.44.
STRONG SETS RECORD
PANAMA -- Austin Strong became the winningest swimmer in Panama history as the Panthers swam past Olean 96-79.
Strong claimed the 200-yard freestyle (2:01.45) and the 500 freestyle (5:36.68) and was part of the victorious 200-yard freestyle relay (1:43.27) and the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:55.18) to eclipse the old record held by his coach, Todd Conklin.
"It's kind of awesome to coach a kid (who) passes your record," Conklin said.
Also winning two individual events for the Panthers were RJ Helt in the 200 individual medley (2:23.73) and the 100 butterfly (1:08.64), and Elliott Johnson in the 50 freestyle (24.14) and the 100 freestyle (55.51).
200-yard medley relay: Olean (Mark Brown, Filip Morawski, Troy Brennan, London Parmalee), Olean, Panama. T--2:02.78.
200 freestyle: Austin Strong (Panama), Colby Pantell (Panama), Tyler Schlepko (Olean). T--2:01.45.
200 individual medley: RJ Helt (Panama), Mark Brown (Olean), Ethan Johnson (Panama). T--2:23.73.
50 freestyle: Elliot Johnson (Panama), London Parmalee (Olean), Daemon Hobson (Olean). T--27.60.
Diving: David Marshall (Panama). P--205.12.
100 butterfly: Helt (Panama), Jake Carlson (Panama), Gavin Weseman (Olean). T--1:18.99.
100 freestyle: Elliot Johnson (Panama), Evan Kiener (Olean), Hobson (Olean). T--55.51.
500 freestyle: Strong (Panama), Weseman (Olean), Shay Lippert (Olean). T--5:35.68.
200 freestyle relay: Panama (Eliot Johnson, Ethan Johnson, Helt, Strong). T--1:43.27.
100 backstroke: Brown (Olean), Pantell (Panama), Zachary Clayston (Olean). T--1:07.41.
100 breastroke: Ethan Johnson (Panama), Morawski (Olean), Michael Hallenback (Panama). T--1:14.90.
400 freestyle relay: Panama (Elliott Johnson, Helt, Carlson, Strong), Olean, Panama. T--3:55.18.