La Porte High School's swim team competed in their second meet of the season against Iowa Colony and Galveston Ball, both of which are in the same district as La Porte. La Porte Girls took first and La Porte Boys took 2
nd.
In the Girls 200-yard Freestyle event, Senior
Alexandra Pilkerton finished in 5th place with a time of 3:09.27.
Jake Gazaw improved his time in the Boys 200-yard Freestyle, finishing first with a time of 2:19.72. Senior
Amelie Mastan and Junior
Jaime Reyes participated in the 200-yard Individual Medley, one of the most challenging events as it entails swimming all four strokes at 50 yards each. Amelie finished 4th, lowering her time by 6.87 seconds to 3:18.66. Jaime secured first place, improving his time by 5.38 seconds to 3:05.93.
In the 50-yard Freestyle, four La Porte Girls and three Boys competed.
Natalie Chavez took first place with a time of 28.99 seconds,
Skylir Taylor finished second at 30.66 seconds,
Adilyn Smith placed 6th with 33.03 seconds, and Senior
Isabella Huerta finished 10th at 34.76 seconds. On the boys' side,
Lucas Prigmore finished 4th with 27.69 seconds,
Cole Bailey placed 6th at 29.76 seconds, and
Ean Lopez finished 7th with 30.06 seconds.
Julina Michel was the only Bulldog in the 100-yard Butterfly, finishing first with a time of 1:21.71.
The next event was the 100-yard Freestyle.
Amelie Mastan and
Isabella Huerta finished 2nd and 6th respectively, while on the boys' side,
Lucas Prigmore and
Cole Bailey placed 2nd and 3rd. In the distance 500-yard Freestyle, swimmers completed 20 lengths of the pool in an endurance race.
Alexandra Pilkerton improved her time by 4.72 seconds, finishing in 8:57.69.
Jake Gazaw secured first place, and
Ean Lopez finished 7th.
In the 100-yard Backstroke,
Julina Michel swam a time of 1:10.70, earning first place and improving her time by 2.86 seconds.
Natalie Chavez finished second with a time of 1:19.96. During the 100-yard Breaststroke, both
Skylir Taylor and
Adilyn Smith improved their times, finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. On the boys' side,
Jaime Reyes was the only La Porte swimmer in this event, taking first place with a time of 1:34.05.
Next Swim Meet
October 25
th, Surfside Splash at 9:30am
Overall Finish
Iowa Colony – 249
La Porte – 193
Galveston Ball - 163
Personal Best (High School)
Natalie Chavez – 100 yard Backstroke
Julina Michel – 100 yard Backstroke, 100 yard Butterfly
Alexandra Pilkerton – 200 yard Freestyle
Jaime Reyes – 200 yard Individual Medley, 100 yard Breaststroke
Adilyn Smith – 50 yard Freestyle, 100 yard Breaststroke
Skylir Taylor – 50 yard Freestyle, 100 yard Breaststroke