Swimming: Astoria rules the pool in meet at Seaside

Published 6:41 pm Wednesday, January 3, 2018

SEASIDE — The Astoria and Seaside swim teams met for a Clatsop Splash dual meet Thursday at the Sunset Empire pool in Seaside. Gladstone also took part in the meet.

Astoria was the big winner, as the Fishermen scored a pair of wins over the Gulls — 82-79 for the girls, and 105-34 on the boys’ side. Astoria also defeated Gladstone (85-81 for the girls, 118-20 for the boys).

Seaside defeated the Gladiators, 82-78 on the girls’ side, and 73-35 for the boys.

The Astoria girls highlighted their meet with wins in all three relays, finishing the 200-yard medley relay in 2 minutes, 14.60 seconds, followed by victories in the 200-yard freestyle (2:14.45) and the 400-yard freestyle (4:41.80).

Individually, Astoria freshman Grace Peeler was a double winner, taking first in the 500-yard freestyle (6:22.18) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:20.63).

Seaside junior Anna Huddleston had the best time out of 25 entries in the 50-yard freestyle, winning the event in 30.05, ahead of teammate Kimberly Mella (31.78).

Kendy Lin provided another individual win for the Gulls, as the junior swam a 1:10.35 to take the 100-yard backstroke.

In the boys’ meet, the Fishermen also swept all three relays, while freshman Davis Wingard won two events — the 200-yard freestyle (2:12.78) and the 100-yard butterfly (1:10.98).

Astoria sophomore Riley Cameron took first the 200-yard individual medley (2:30.58) and 500-yard freestyle (6:01.55).

The Fishermen added big points with wins by Ryder Dopp in the 50 freestyle (25.76); Thayne Covert in the 100-yard freestyle (59.01); and Aleks Matthews in the breaststroke (1:16.03).

Isaiah Collins scored a win for the Seaside boys in the backstroke (1:11.30).