The Boiling Springs relay teams stepped up big late at the Oconee Invitational on Saturday grabbing victories in both 400y relay events to secure the Bulldogs second place finish at the event on Saturday afternoon.
Boiling Springs finished second out of thirteen teams in both the men's and women's standings as well as second in the combined results. "We had a great outing at the Oconee Invitational on Saturday as our men's, women's, and combined teams all finished second place overall," said Bulldogs head coach Lanie Peden. "I am so proud of the kids and the way they stepped it up." With the chance to secure their second place spot at the meet both relay teams knew they had to win their events and the women's 400y relay team (Laney Moore, Reagan Shaw, Camryn Duncan, and Morgan Greenlee) was the first up. With the meet on the line the relay team swam in a time of 4:06.87 finishing over five seconds ahead of second place. As their teammates won the 400y women's relay, the men's 400y relay team (Will Humphreys, Cameron Duggins, Garrett Watson, and Ashton Threadgill) used the momentum from that victory to go out and capture a victory of their own by winning the men's 400y relay in a time of 3:31.39 finishing over twenty-two seconds ahead of second place. "When we were going into the 400y relay events we knew we needed to win both events to secure second place and both teams did just that," said Peden. "The women's relay team swam their hearts out and had a stellar performance. I think the momentum and adrenaline from that win gave our men's team just what they needed to grab the win in their race as well." The Bulldogs picked up the second place finish after just one day of rest, as they also competed on Thursday at Clover, which Peden said made her even proud of her team on how they rebounded. "After a late night region trip to Clover on Thursday night our kids only had one day to recover and get ready for the invitational," said Peden. "All of our kids are continuing to swim best times and I can't complain about that. When we go into swim meets we know that we are at a disadvantage because we have a smaller team so every swim counts for us." The Bulldogs also got wins on the men's side in the 100y breaststroke by Ashton Threadgill, the 200y and 500y freestyle by Will Humphreys, the 100y butterfly by Garrett Watson, and a team win in the 200y medley relay. Boiling Springs will continue their journey on the road when they travel to Fort Mill on Tuesday to compete against Fort Mill, Gaffney, South Pointe, and the Governor's School. Comments are closed.
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