Vidor Swim Team finishes up strong

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Vidor Swim Team finishes up strong

Van Wade

The Orange Leader

BEAUMONT — It was a great way to finish up a spectacular season for the Vidor Swim Team recently as members claimed several top-notch medals at the Golden Traingle Swimming Association Swim Meet held at L.L. Melton YMCA.

The Vidor swimmers placed third overall in the meet with 227 points. The always powerful West End YMCA team won the team trophy with 648 points. Spindletop Swimming was second with 340 points and the Pinewood Swim Team placed fourth with 180 points.

In the boys 8-and-under 100 intermediate Eddie Dyess captured first place with a winning time of 2:00.14 and he also nailed down first-place in the 25 breaststroke in 29.69. Dyess was also second in the 25 backstroke with a time of 23.88.

In the girls 9-10 100 yard intermediate,Carly Bessire claimed second place with a clocking of 1:40.65. In the girls 11-12 100 intermediate Meredith Chilton nabbed third with a time of 1:34.03.

In the girls 6-and-under 25 freestyle, Gabrielle Leglue was third in 26.04 seconds, Leglue also captured third in the 6-and-under 25 butterfly and third in the 6-and-under 25 backstroke in 35.14. Garrett Healy was victorious in the boys 6-and-under 25 freestyle, winning with a 21.62 and also won the 25 butterfly in 27.51 and the 25 backstroke in 25.41. Teammate Timothy Ball placed third in the 25 backstroke in 39.11.

Macy Chilton continued the winning way for Vidor by winning the girls 7-8 25 freestyle in 17.88 seconds.

In the boys 7-8 25 freestyle, Lawson Flores claimed third in 24.11.

In the girls 7-8 25 butterfly, Zoe Bahl finished second in 28.03 and teammate Gabriella Duke was third in 28.57.

Vidor went 1-2 in the girls 25 backstroke as Emily Christman won the event in 23 seconds while teammate Macy Chilton was hot on her heels in second place with a 23.03. The team went that wxtra yard in the girls 9-10 25 backstroke as both Madison Chilton and Carly Bessire tied for first-place by swwimming the distance in 20.71.

In the boys 9-10 25 backstroke James Conner, Jr. placed third with a 23.40. Vidor went 2-3 in the girls 11-12 50 backstroke with Meredith Chilton claiming second in 41.53 and Loren Mahana nabbing third in 43.65. In the boys 11-12 50 backstroke Seth Rice captured second in 41.71.

In the girls 11-12 50 breaststroke Bailey Rogers was second with a time of 48.52 and Kayla Lee placed third with a 58.28.

In the relays, Vidor racked up. The Vidor ‘A’ Team in the mixed 10-and-under 100 freestyle relay claimed first in 1:13.72 and the mixed 8-and-under ‘A’ Team also won with a sparkling finish of 1:19.41, winning by nearly 10 seconds. The mixed 12-and-under 100 freestyle relay nabbed second in 1:08.35.

The Vidor team had several more outstanding kids that participated in the big meet, including Cameron Mayo, Lucas Wolfe, Ashley Mann, Timothy Brown,, Mallory Chilton, Judah Rice, Bailey Bunch, Tia Laforge, Kasey Leglue, Lauren Stout, Joel Schiesler, Korbyn Lee, Carly Bunch, Morgan Mayo, Kaitlyn Lea, Breana Bailey, Jaron Morton, Hunter Heidleberg, Taylor Roark, Kathryn Bost, Damian Mann, Christopher Montoya, Chase Bunch Stephani Dyess, and Tyler Thompson.

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