Perry PAWS swim team makes strong showing at State contest

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Taking first place in the 15-18 Girls Freestyle and Medley Relay at the GISL State Meet were PAWS team members, from left, Natalie Kent, Sophia McDevitt, Zoe Hibbert and Lilly Riley. Photo courtesy Jim Dowd

The Perry Area Winter Swim (PAWS) team competed March 11 in the Greater Iowa Swim League (GISL) state swim meet at the Wellmark YMCA in downtown Des Moines.

Perry sent 41 swimmers to the GISL state meet, and the team broke two state records and had a number of first-place finishers. This year’s full PAWS roster of 95 swimmers was led by coaches Dana Stein and Weston Lucht.

New GISL State records were set by Sophia McDevitt in the 15-18 Girls 100 Individual Medley and the 15-18 High Point and by Isabella Stein in the 9-10 Girls 500 Freestyle.

Overall the PAWS team finished in fourth place among the 17 swim teams in GISL state  competition:

  1. Spencer
  2. Carroll
  3. Denison
  4. Perry
  5. Boone
  6. Harlan
  7. Clarinda
  8. Newton
  9. South East Aquatics
  10. Des Moines East
  11. Grinnell
  12. Estherville
  13. Knoxville
  14. Emmetsburg
  15. Trident Swim Club
  16. Mast Winter Team
  17. LifeTime Iowa Swim Team

PAWS swimmers took first place in the following GISL events:

  • 15-18 Girls 200 Individual Medley- Sophia McDevitt 1st place- 2:23.09
  • 15-18 Girls 100 IM- Sophia McDevitt- 1st Place-1:05.40 (GISL record)
  • 15-18 Girls 100 Butterfly- Sophia McDevitt- 1ST Place- 1:02.63
  • 15-18 Girls 100 Freestyle- Lily Riley- 1st place- 1:00.43
  • 9/10 Girls 500 Freestyle- Isabella Stein- 1st place- 8:01.93 (GISL record)
  • 15-18 Girls 500 Freestyle- Natalie Kent- 1st place-6:12.12
  • 15-18 Girls 50 Freestyle- Zoe Hibbert-1st place-26.29
  • 8U Girls 100 Freestyle Relay- 1st place-1:22.60- Arizona Astley, Mora Moreno, Maya Anderson, Sophia Stein
  • 15-18 Girls 200 Freestyle Relay- 1st place-1:49.34- Zoe Hibbert, Lilly Riley, Natalie Kent, Sophia McDevitt
  • 15-18 Girls 200 Medley Relay- 1st place- 2:03.82- Zoe Hibbert, Sophia McDevitt, Natalie Kent, Lilly Riley

PAWS swimmers took second place in the following GISL events:

  • 13-14 Boys 50 Backstroke- Issac Winey-2nd place-32.57
  • 15-18 Girls 50 Butterfly- Zoe Hibbert-2nd place- 29.34
  • 15-18 Girls 50 Backstroke- Zoe Hibbert- 2nd place-31.53
  • 11-12 Girls 500 Freestyle- Ellie Hughes- 2nd place-6:48.09
  • 15-18 Girls 100 Butterfly- 2nd place- Natalie Kent-1:12.83
  • 13-14 Boys 100 Butterfly- Bryan Anderson- 2nd place-1:41.70
  • 15-18 Girls 200 Freestyle- 2nd place- Lilly Riley- 2:16.67
  • 13-14 Girls 200 Freestyle Relay- 2nd place-2:05.93- Aleah Karolus, Harper Peterson, Rylee Robson, Meranda Gruber
  • 13-14 Boys 200 Medley Relay- 2nd place- 2:19.91- Issac Winey, Preston Kent, Diego- Diaz Cardenas, Bryan Anderson

PAWS swimmers took third place in the following GISL events:

  • 9-10 Boys 50 Butterfly – Meyer Chance-3rd place-45.25
  • 13-14 Girls 500 Freestyle- Aleah Karolus-3rd place- 6:44.29
  • 8U Girls 100 IM- Sophia Stein-3rd place-2:01.86
  • 8U Girls 100 Medley Relay- 3rd place- 1:46.98- Arizona Astley, Cloe Hernandez, Sophia Stein, Maya Anderson
  • 9/10 Boys 200 Freestyle Relay- 3rd place-2:35.62- Ray Hughes, Lyle Jacobson, Deacon Crawley, Meyer Chance
  • 11/12 Girls 200 Freestyle Relay- 3rd place- 2:18.07- Malia Jacobson, Lauren Riley, Kilee Hughes, Ellie Hughes
  • 13-14 Girls 200 Medley Relay- 3rd place- 2:18.21-Aleah Karolus, Olivia Mahaffey, Illana Baumert, Meranda Gruber
  • 13-14 Boys 200 Freestyle Relay- 3rd place-2:08.02- Diego Diaz-Cardenas, Bryan Anderson, Preston Kent, Issac Winey

PAWS swimmers took fourth place in the following GISL events:

  • 13-14 Girls 100 Freestyle- Aleah Karolus- 4th place-1:02.43
  • 15-18 Girls 500 Freestyle- Emily Dowd- 4th place- 6:24.01
  • 9-10 Girls 50 Backstroke- Lillian Lucht- 4th place-42.93
  • 9-10 Boys 50 Backstroke- Deacon Crawley- 4th place-43.42
  • 9-10 Girls 100 Backstroke- Isabella Stein- 4th place-1:33.61

PAWS swimmers took fifth place in the following GISL events:

  • 13-14 Boys 500 Freestyle- Bryan Anderson-5th place-7:22.00
  • 11-12 Girls 100 Breaststroke- Malia Jacobson-5th place-1:34.76
  • 13-14 Boys 100 Breaststroke- Preston Kent-5th place- 1:23.28
  • 8U Boys 50 Freestyle- Drake Strehle- 5th place- 45.62
  • 15-18 Girls 200 Freestyle- 5th place- Emily Dowd-2:21.07
  • 13-14 100 Backstroke- Issac Winey-5th place- 1:12.57

PAWS swimmers took sixth place in the following GISL events:

  • 13-14 Boys 50 Butterfly- Issac Winey-6th place-33.01
  • 11-12 Girls 100 Butterfly- 6th Place- Kilee Hughes- 1:43.00

GISL Sportsmanship Awards were presented to swimmers Emily Dowd and Preston Kent, and the GISL Volunteer Award went to Jim Dowd of Perry.

Registration for Perry Summer Swim Team opens April 1 online and team suit fittings and in-person registration is April 29 at the McCreary Community Building from 10 a.m. until noon.

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