Swim & Dive Takes Third in Conference

The Wauseon Swim & Dive Team proved dominant at the Northwest Ohio Aquatic Conference Championships last weekend at Fremont Ross, placing third in both the boys and girls competitions.

The boys took third with 283 points, while the girls tallied 240.5 to place third. Fremont Ross won the boys meet and Napoleon the girls meet.

In the boys meet, Wauseon was led by Tony Schweinhagen who won the diving competition with a 449.25 score after breaking numerous school and meet records this season. Austin Schuette was runner-up in the 500 yard freestyle, finishing with a time of 4:59.29. He was also fourth (1:53.21) in the 200 yard freestyle. Nicholas Dilworth of Wauseon took third (1:52.07) in the 200 yard freestyle.

Wauseon’s 400 yard freestyle relay team of Austin Schuette, Ryan Scherer, Branden Arredondo and Dilworth won with a time of 3:27.6 and their 200 yard freestyle relay team of Mac Warncke, Scherer, Dilworth and Arredondo finished third.

The girls were led by Sydney Darnell who won the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 59.78, and was runner-up (2:15.32) in the 200 IM while Brooke Schuette was runner-up (5:20.41) in the 500 yard freestyle and fourth (2:00.71) in the 200 yard freestyle.

Wauseon’s 200 yard freestyle relay team of Sarayna Russell, McKenzie Darnell, Brooke Schuette and Sydney Darnell was the meet runner-up (1:42.81). The 400 yard freestyle relay of Daisy Giguere, McKenzie Darnell, Brooke Schuette and Sydney Darnell finished third (3:45.82).