By KEVIN HARRIS
INDIANAPOLIS – Jeffersonville’s Rachel Walker advanced to
Saturday’s championship race of the 500-yard freestyle by finishing fifth in
the event’s preliminaries Friday evening in the IHSAA State Finals at the
Indiana University Natatorium on the IUPUI campus.
The Red Devil junior’s time was 4:56.78. The top eight
swimmers in each of the preliminaries qualified for the championship race.
Positions 9-16 in the prelims moved on to Saturday’s consolation races. Walker
earned a spot in the 200 freestyle consolation race by posting the 13th-fastest
time in Friday’s prelims in 1:51.94.
Walker and teammates Jacqueline Richard, Hallie Dixon and
Adeline Dixon placed 18th in the 400 free relay prelims in a time of
3:37.25. Hallie Dixon finished 21st in the 500 free prelims in
5:09.65.
Jeff’s 200 medley relay squad of Walker, Richard, Megan
McEwen and Caroline Elliott placed 22nd in 1:50.53. Hallie Dixon
placed 26th in the 200 free prelims in 1:57, while Adeline Dixon was
32nd in the 100 breaststroke prelims in 1:11.35.
New Albany freshman Greer Manger ended up 30th in
the 50 free prelims in 25.16 seconds.
Floyd Central sophomore Lauren Thompson competed in two
prelims Friday. Thompson finished 19th in the 100 backstroke in
58.05 and 28th in the 100 butterfly in 59.43.
Corydon Central sophomore Gracie Saulman also swam in a pair
of prelims. Saulman placed 18th in the 100 free prelims in 52.45 and
19th in the 200 individual medley prelims in 2:07.41.
Saturday in the diving preliminaries, Floyd Central junior
Anya Davenport wound up 30th with a score of 150.50. The top 20
finishers in the diving prelims advanced to Saturday’s semifinals.
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