YMCA SWIMMERS MAKE BIG SPLASH AT NATIONALS

Fort Lauderdale, FL – Evan Reed set a National YMCA record in the 100 Freestyle to lead the Upper Main Line YMCA Men to a 5th place finish at the 2008 National YMCA Short Course Swimming and Diving Championships held April 1-4 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The UMLY Women placed 23rd thanks to Anna Munger’s 9th place in the 50 and 11th place in the 100 Freestyle. Munger teamed up with Kate Durkan, Jenny Dalmonte and Sophia Graesser for 10th and 11th places in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays.

Lionville Community YMCA’s Matt Salig swam to a 10th and 11th place finish in the 200 Individual Medley and the 200 Butterfly.

UMLY’s Megan Happ earned top 20 honors in the distance events placing 18th in the 500 Freestyle, 20th in 1000 Free and 13th in the 1650.

The four-day meet brought out top performances. UMLY Head Coach Glenn Neufeld said his athletes swam personal best times in 80 percent of their races. UMLY sent 17 swimmers while the Lionville Community YMCA sent four.

Congratulations swimmers on a job well done!

Results for all of our YMCA athletes.

Complete Meet Results

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