Photo by Rudy Marquez
Plymouth girls edged by Rochester
PLYMOUTH — Plymouth, and Rochester battled in the pool with a photo finish on Tuesday night with Rochester taking a razor-thin three-point win 93-90.
The first race of the meet had Plymouth out touching Rochester by just .05 seconds. After the diving event, Plymouth held just a 1 point lead 43-42.
Heading into the final event, the roles switched and Rochester was up by 1 point going into that final relay.
The Zebras held tightly to that advantage and despite Plymouth finishing in 2nd and 3rd place in the final event, Rochester edged the Pilgrims by 3 points to win with a final score of 93-90.
Notable Highlights of the meet were:
200 Medley Relay — 1st place finish 209.68
Graci Holm, Rachel Jacobs, Marley Houin, Lizzy Bacon (Lizzy Bacon fought off the Rochester comeback to keep the victory)
200 Free — Rachel Jacobs, 1st place (Out touched Rochester)
200 IM — Graci Holm, 2nd place finish, Avery Christy (Best time by three seconds)
50 Free — Marley Houin, 1st Place and best time
Summer South — Varsity Best time
JV Best times: Kendalle Verkler, Vandalyn Daniels, Lauren Manges, Elli Schaller, Karissa Hall
Diving – Lyndsey Price, 1st place, Claudia Marohn, 2nd place
100 Butterfly — Marley Houin 1st Place and best time.
Stephani Galindo — Best time.
100 Free — Lizzy Bacon, 1st Place
Summer South — Best time
500 Free — Kelsey Vanlue, best time.
200 Free Relay — 2nd Place, Avery Christy, Summer South, Stephani Galindo, Sarah Youngs
100 Backstroke — Graci Holm, 2nd Place
100 Breastroke — Rachel Jacobs, 2nd Place
400 Freestyle Relay – 2nd Place
Marley Houin, Graci Holm, Lizzy Bacon, Rachel Jacobs
