Records fall, new personal bests for swim team in Owensboro

Max Brown checks his time after completing a race. Brown placed ninth in the 100 freestyle setting a new personal best time. Photo – Kaye Travis

Two Marshall County records were broken and eight new personal best times were set by several members of the swim team at Saturday’s Candy Cane Classic at the Owensboro Health Park.

Madelyn Travis swimming the butterfly event Saturday at the Owensboro Health Park. Photo – Kaye Travis

Clara Bradley broke two school records on Saturday in the 100 freestyle in 59.30, breaking the old record of 59.41 set in 2006 by Kristen Jones. Bradley also broke her own record in the 50 freestyle set in the first meet of the season. Bradley broke her old record time of 26.87, setting a new record time of 26.85. This was also a record held since 2006 by Jones.

This was the team’s third meet this season. They will compete at the Madisonville YMCA Tuesday and Saturday at the MSU Wellness Center in the Murray Invitational.

Candy Cane Classic Results
Girls 200 Medley Relay
5th (2:12.06) Sofia Bayer, Mary Grace Thompson, Madelyn Travis, Clara Bradley
Girls 50 Free
5th Clara Bradley 26.85 (New School Record) (New p/b)
16th Madelyn Travis 30.79
19th Maidie Siress 31.05 (New p/b)
24th Chelsea Erbacher 32.60
Boys 50 Freestyle
14th Jacob Rushing 26.37 (New p/b)
18th Ethan Delaney 29.25
20th Andrew Wilson 29.37 (New p/b)
26th Kyle Hall 30.81
Girls 100 Fly
14th Madelyn Travis 1:23.29
Boys 100 Fly
15th Ethan Delaney 1:27.69
Girls 100 Freestyle
3rd Clara Bradley 59.30 (New School Record) (New p/b)
12th Sofia Bayer 1:05.91
15th Mary Grace Thompson 1:07.64 (New p/b)
Boys 100 Freestyle
8th Jacob Rushing 59.37
9th Max Brown 59.81 (New p/b)
Girls 200 Free Relay
5th (1:55.05) Sofia Bayer, Mary Grace Thompson, Madelyn Travis, Clara Bradley
Boys 200 Free Relay
9th (1:55.06) Max Brown, Kyle Hall, Andrew Wilson, Jacob Rushing
Girls 100 Backstroke
5th Sofia Bayer 1:14.50
8th Chelsea Erbacher 1:18.76
Girls 100 Breaststroke
15th Mary Grace Thompson 1:28.24
21st Maidie Siress 1:35.10 (New p/b)
Boys 100 Breaststroke
12th Andrew Wilson 1:20.48
13th Kyle Hall 1;20.89
14th Max Brown 1:21.06
Boys 400 Free Relay
5th (4:25.35) Max Brown, Kyle Hall, Andrew Wilson, Jacob Rushing