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Tiger swimmers fare well at Springfield
Nevada Daily Mail
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Nevada Tigers boys' swim team got back into action Saturday at Hillcrest High School for the Ozarks Invitation Saturday and finished the day giving head coach Ryan Watts a lot to be happy about.
"The team looked good and kept composure around some of the best talent we will see all season," Watts said. "Most of my swimmers either broke their personal best or swam right at their best time."
Jesse Claypool posted the best time of the day for the Tigers in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 24.11 seconds, but Dalton Eador, wasn't far behind as he finished the race in 24.72. The Tigers' other 50 freestyle competitor, Bryson Leftwich, finished in 25.99.
In the 100 breastroke, Claypool took third place with a time of 1:05.48, while Morgan Hold finished 15 seconds behind him at 1:20.4. Leftwich posted the Tigers' best 100-meter butterfly time at 1:17.4, followed by Michael Matthews at 1:56.4.
Matthews also had a strong showing in the 200 freestyle, finishing in 2:46.9. Andrei Ziabchenko posted strong finishes for the Tigers in both the 100 backstroke, when he finished at 1:08.3 and the 200 individual medley in which he finished with an overall time of 2:28.76, while Eador posted a final time of 54.88 in the 100 freestyle.
The Tigers had equal success in the 200-meter freestyle relay, when Ziabchenko, Eador, Hold and Claypool finished in 1:41.9.
"It was good for the team to compete against such high quality competition, to both see how we stack up against some very good swimmers as well as motivate them to try and get that much better," Watts said. "All in all, it was a great experience for our young team."
The Tigers are scheduled to get back into the pool today, when they head to Seymour, Mo., for a meet against Springfield Parkview, Lamar and Seymour high schools, beginning at 4:30 p.m.