Manchester Swimmers Top Canterbury

The Manchester swim teams took a pair of meets over Canterbury Wednesday.

The Manchester girls varsity swim team capped off the dual meet portion of the season with a victory over Fort Wayne Canterbury. Josie Briner led the Squires with individual wins in the 50 and 100 freestyle events. Hannah Eberly captured first in the 200 freestyle and Nele Bichler took first place in the 100 breaststroke. The 200 medley relay team of Miriam Struble-Hedstrom, Hannah Eberly, Briner, and Kaesyn Lester took first and the 400 freestyle relay team of Gracie Dale, Briner, Eberly, and Bichler placed first. With the win, the Squires finish their season with a 5-6-1 dual meet record. Manchester will travel to Warsaw next Thursday to compete in the IHSAA sectional prelims.

The Manchester boys swim team finished the dual meet portion of the season with a victory over Fort Wayne Canterbury. The Squires were perfect on the night as each of the 4 Squire swimmers won two individual events and then teamed up to win the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays. Liam York won the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Jonathan Eberly won the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststoke. Caleb Smith captured first in the 200 freestyle and 50 freestyle and Cale Bennett was first in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle. The Squires will be in the pool practicing hard for the next few weeks as they prepare for the iHSAA sectional prelims in Warsaw on February 17th.