Eighth-grader Amelie Johnson had a pair of top-three finishes for Murray at Sunday's Region I Swim Meet
Katelynn Stanczyk was a part of six first place finishes for Murray High Sunday at the Region I Swim Meet at Hopkinsville High.
The Lady Tiger senior won two individual events, swam on two relay champions, hoisted a region champion trophy for a second straight year, and helped Murray win the combined title. Stanczyk was voted the outstanding swimmer by the region’s coaches.
Stanczyk won the 100-yard freestyle in 54.07 seconds and won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:58.14.
Meg Robinson won the 200-yard IM in 2:17.93 and took first in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:12.86.
Coral Brogan won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 59.21, breaking her own region record set last year by .74 seconds. She also won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:17.30.
Jenna Turley was second in the 50-yard free in 24.89 seconds.
Amelie Johnson finished second in the 100-yard butterfly in a time of 1:01.83 and took third in the 200-yard free (2:07.50)
Sasha Patel was second in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:08.86 and was fifth in the 50-yard free (27.13)
Anne-Marie Atkins was fourth in the 200-yard IM in 2:36.91 and fourth in the 100-yard freestyle.
Ava Podrovitz was fourth in the 100-yard backstroke in a time of 1:17.75.
Tatum Faulkner was fifth in the 100-yard free (1:04.77)
The 400-yard freestyle relay team of Katelynn Stanczyk, Meg Robinson, Coral Brogan, and Jenna Turley took first place and set a new region meet record with a time of 3:43.36, beating Paducah Tilghman’s two year-old record by over 1.5 seconds. They also won the 200-yard medley relay in a time of 1:54.57.
The 200-yard freestyle relay team of Sasha Patel, Anne-Marie Atkins, Amelie Johnson, and Jenna Turley rallied to win the event, with Turley swimming a 25-second split in the final leg. Their time was 1:46.74.
Murray’s point total of 541 points was 197 more than second place Hopkinsville. It was the second straight year Murray and Hoptown finished 1-2 at region.
Sunday’s region meet at the Rick Cohn Aquatic Center was delayed two days due to the winter weather that left many roads in western Kentucky ice covered. Because of the delay, the preliminary round was scratched and Sunday’s event was a timed final.
First and second place finishers automatically qualify for the KHSAA Girls’ State Swimming Championships presented by UK HealthCare on February 19 at the University of Kentucky. The next 22 fastest times statewide will also qualify.
