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Boyle swimmers sweep final home meet; Danville, other schools compete
Published 3:12 pm Thursday, January 27, 2022
Luke Hamon, top, and Ethan Gover of Boyle County race toward the finish of the boys 200-yard freestyle Wednesday. They finished first and second, respectively. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Ivy Sadler, left, and Ellie Pennington of Danville cheer on a teammate during the girls 200-yard individual medley Wednesday. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Swimmers from Boyle County and Danville wait their turn to swim the 200-yard medley relay Wednesday. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Abigail Heath of Boyle County catches her breath following her first-place finish in the girls 100-yard freestyle Wednesday. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Nancy Haddad of Boyle County swims to a first-play finish in the anchor leg of the girls 200-yard medley relay Wednesday. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Anchor leg swimmer Ethan Gover, right, talks to a teammate after Boyle County’s win in the boys 200-yard medley relay Wednesday. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Avery Holman, front, and McKenna Sallee of Boyle County race toward the finish of the girls 200-yard freestyle Wednesday. They finished first and second, respectively. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Jacob Earle of Danville swims in the boys 200-yard freestyle Wednesday. He finished fifth. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Cora Gilbert of Boyle County swims the backstroke during the girls 200-yard individual medley Wednesday. She finished first. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Lucy Beauman, front, Emilee Beauman and June Goodwin of Danville await the start of the girls 50-yard freestyle Wednesday. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Clark Coyle, center, of Boyle County talks to brother and teammate Corbin Coyle after they finished second and third, respectively, in the boys 50-yard freestyle Wednesday. Alex Lockhart, top, of Boyle won the race. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Maggie Schommer of Danville checks her phone as she awaits her next race Wednesday. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Danville assistant coach Brent Beauman hugs daughter Lucy as he talks with her and Emma Erwin on Wednesday. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Sydney Brown of Lincoln County swims to a first-place finish in the girls 100-yard butterfly Wednesday. - Photo by Mike Marsee
Boyle County swept the competition in the final home meet of the season for local swim teams Wednesday at Centre College.
Swimmers and divers from Danville and Boyle, Garrard, and Lincoln counties competed in the senior night meet at Boles Natatorium.
Boyle swimmers and divers won 17 of the 22 events and outscored second-place Danville 166-76 in the girls’ competition and 170-70 in the boys’ competition.
Individual winners for the Boyle boys were: Luke Hamon (200-yard freestyle, 100 backstroke), Alex Lockhart (50 freestyle, 100 butterfly), Beau Bostick (200 individual medley), and Coyle Clark (100 freestyle).
Individual winners for the Boyle girls were: Cora Gilbert (200 individual medley, 100 breaststroke), Abigail Heath (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle), Avery Holman (200 freestyle), Nancy Haddad (500 freestyle), Maggie Gnann (100 backstroke) and Halee Shepherd (1-meter diving).
Individual winners for the Danville boys were: Keegyn Wilcher (boys 1-meter diving) Brady Bischoff (100 breaststroke).
Sydney Brown won the girls 100 butterfly for Lincoln, and Cole Hardwick won the boys 500 freestyle for Garrard.
Eight seniors — five from Danville, three from Boyle, and one from Lincoln — were recognized during the meet.
