Athens Bulldog Swim Club Swimmers Shine at Dual and Tri Meets



Athens Bulldog Swim Club athletes held their own in the pool against strong competition from Atlanta over the weekend as the Ramsey-based age group team hosted Gwinnett Aquatics on Friday night and the Marietta Marlins and Carrolton Bluefins on Sunday morning.

The golden relay team for the weekend was ABSC’s 10-under girls (Brynn Halbach, Marie Moore, Abigail Weimer and Karen Zhao), winning all of their relays, 100-yard medley and 100-yard freestyle.

Swimmers grabbing firsts in more than one of their individual events Friday night included Caroline Allen, Olivia Della Torre, Garrett Kennedy and Kate Massey.

Weeks of hard work resulted in major time drops for many swimmers on Friday night, including Kate Ash (50 back and 50 breast), Aiden Brook (500 free), Matthew Colquitt (100 back), Garrett Devaney (1000 free), Brynn Halbach (200 IM), Gavin Jones (200 IM), Mike Materne (200 back), Camille Porter (500 free), Alexis Shirley (200 back) and Katie Grace Upchurch (100 back).

Saturday morning those showing major improvement in the 200-yard freestyle included Harper Cline, Jacob Colquitt, Alex Hentenaar and Christina Vogt.  In the 200-yard Individual Medley: Nick Mauldin and Gunnar Churchwell.  In the 400-yard IM: Megan Measel, Anna Rose Moore, Madison Rogan, Skylar Rogan, Grace Mauldin, Garrett Devaney (and 200 back), Ian Hentenaar, Mike Materne, Aidan Brook, Fear Churchwell and Alex Hentenaar. Younger swimmers who stood out in shorter races included Julian Attaway (25 back) and Eileen Brook (50 fly). Anna Ash also made a notable dent in her 100-yard butterfly time.

ABSC’s next meet will be in Augusta, November 10-11.

For more information about the team, visit www.athensbulldogs.com

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