Pittsford Lady Panther Swimmers and Divers Extend Record to 4-0

The Pittsford Girl’s Swimming and Diving team extended their record to 4-0 with wins over Batavia and Greece (Athena/Olympia) Lightning. Batavia traveled to Pittsford last Tuesday and found themselves over-powered by the strength of Pittsford. The Lady Panthers dominated the first 10 events, swimming the last 2 events of the meet as exhibition. The opening event of the meet garnered the top two places for Pittsford, with the 200 medley relay teams of Susan Allen, Katie Harris, Libby Brush, and Kate Wilson placing 1^st, and teammates Lindsay Wahl, Jesse Ward, Courtney Brayman, and Jenna Arington placing 2^nd. The team of Amanda Lang, Becca Hazen, Emily Wells, and Lindsay Richardson touched in 4^th.

In the individual events, Brayman placed 2^nd in the 200 free, Hazen touched in at 3^rd place, and Ward earned the 4^th place finish. In the 200 IM, Hailey Weniger touched in 1^st, Harris placed 2^nd, and Richardson earned 4^th placed points. The sprint 50 free went to Pittsford’s Emily Wells, with Erin Bankey placing 2^nd, and Lang touching in at 4^th.

In the diving portion of the meet, Eliza Massie turned in a 1^st place performance, with teammate Ashley Slaughter earning the 2^nd place win. At the conclusion of diving, Pittsford led 55 to 23.

The 100 fly was won by Weniger, with Allen and Harris placing 2^nd and 4^th respectively. Pittsford swept the 100 free, with Stephanie House, Brush, and Lisa Prezzano earning the top three finishes. The distance 500 free went to Wilson, with Richardson and Hazen placing 3^rd and 4^th.

The 200 free relay earned the strong Pittsford team the top two finishes, with House, Allen, Arington, Weniger placing 1^st, and Prezzano, Lang, Wahl, and Richardson touching in at 2^nd. The team of Alison Kant, Hazen Dianna Newman, and Lauren Wilson touched in 4^th with a strong performance. Pittsford swept the 100 backstroke, with Brayman, Katie Wilson, and Brush earning the top three scores. After the 100 backstroke, Pittsford lead 116 to 53, and the breaststroke and 400 free relay were swam exhibition by Pittsford.

Pittsford hosted the Greece (Athena/Olympia) Lightning team on Thursday, and repeated a strong performance, swimming the last three events as exhibition. Eliza Massie dominated the diving competition, placing 1^st with a score of 189.05. Ashley Slaughter placed 2^nd earning 137.10 points. Pittsford took 1^st in eight of the nine scored events. The 200 medley relay teams of Allen, Harris, Brush, Wilson, and Wahl, Brayman, Ward, and Richardson placed 1^st and 2^nd, with Lang, Wells, Hazen and Bankey touching in 4^th. In the 200 free Wahl placed 1^st, with Arington, touching in 2^nd and Richardson touching in at 4^th. The 200 IM was won by Pittsford’s Prezzano, with Ward placing 3^rd, and Lang 5^th. Brayman touched in 1^st in the 50 free, with Brush placing 3^rd, and Harris 4^th. In the 100 fly Bankey placed 2^nd, and Hazen 3^rd. The 100 free was won by Allen, with Harris placing 3^rd, and Wells 4^th. Stephanie House turned in a strong performance in the 500 free, placing 1^st in a time of 5:32.99. Wahl placed 2^nd, and Ward placed 5^th. The 200 free relay of House, Allen, Weniger, and Wilson placed 1^st, with Arington, Brayman, Wahl, and Prezzano at 2^nd. Emily Wells, Diana Newman, Lauren Wilson, and Allison Kant touched in 5^th with a strong performance. Pittsford led 96 to 38 at the conclusion of the 200 free relay, and the last three events were swam exhibition by Pittsford.

The Lady Panthers contest three meets this week against Irondequoit, Rush Henrietta, concluding on Saturday with a five-team invitational in New Hartford, New York.