The Clinton YMCA Otters swim team concluded their regular season at the Illini YMCA District Championship swim meet held at the Gus & Flora Kerasotes Branch of the Springfield, IL, YMCA this past weekend.

In the combined team results, both boys and girls, they finished in 8th place with the boys finishing in 7th place and the girls finishing in 8th place out of 15 teams from across the District, covering much of central Illinois.

Clinton YMCA took 41 swimmers to Districts receiving many medals and 2 trophies, one for the 9-10 year old boys (consisting of Nick Zenger, Nate Zenger, Carter Bugner, Drew Moser, Kaine Trimble, and Dalton Glynn) placing 3rd overall in their age group and one for the 15-18 year old girls (consisting of Claire Benton,Dana Herman, Allison Herman, Alivia Hay, Riley Donelson, Victoria Wayne, and Hanna Hickman) who also took 3rd place overall in their age group.

Special recognition went to Dalton Glynn who won 1st place in the 9-10 year old boys division of the 50 breaststroke with a time of 38.39, the only Clinton swimmer to receive a 1st place.

There were many swimmers who swam a personal best with a few surprises.

Kaine Trimble dropped 7 seconds off his best time in the 9-10 year old boys 100IM to put him into finals where he finished in 7th place with a time of 1:25.47. 6-year old Caleb Zirkelbach dropped almost 2 seconds off his best time in the 8 & under boys 25 breast stroke to make finals and placed 6th with a time of 28.74.

First year swimmer, Mabry Bruhn, finished 5th in the 9-10 year old girls 100 IM after dropping more than 2 seconds off her best time to finish with a time of 1:28.73.

Veteran swimmer, Riley Donelson, placed 4th in the 15-18 year old girls 200 breast stroke with a time of 3:06.50 after dropping 7 seconds off her previous best time.

Clinton YMCA Otters competed in several relay events. The 11-12 year old girls 200 medley relay (Ella Korneman, Maddison Stoffel, Maddison Becker, and Payne Turney) dropped 3 seconds to make a time of 2:14.96, which qualified them for the Illinois State YMCA Swimming Championship.

The 15-18 year old boys 200 free relay (Blaise Willoughby, Isaac Fabris, Collin Underwood, and Jt Harrold) also dropped over a second to qualify for the upcoming state swim meet with a time of 1:44.07.

Several Athletes from the Clinton YMCA Otters will be competing in the Illinois State YMCA Swimming Championship that will be held at Lake Central High School in St. John, Indiana on March 21 and 22, 2015.

The Otters have 23 swimmers that have qualified for the state championship, including 10 relay teams and 8 swimmers competing in 19 individual events.

More on the upcoming Illinois State YMCA Swimming Championship next week on 95.9 WEZC, AM 1520 92.3 FM WHOW and online at Dewittdailynews.com.

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Individual Results:
Charlotte Ball
Girls 10 & Under 100 Free - 1:27.55
Girls 10 & Under 50 Breast - 50.54
Madison Becker
Girls 12 & Under 50 Free - 27.57
Girls 12 & Under 50 Fly - 33.07
Claire Benton
Girls 21 & Under 100 Free - 1:13.61
Girls 21 & Under 100 Breast - 1:30.09
Laura Benton
Girls 12 & Under 50 Breast - 48.36
Olivia Benton
Girls 21 & Under 200 Breast - 3:20.57
Girls 14 & Under 100 Breast - 1:32.24
Mara Bobek
Girls 8 & Under 25 Back - 28.10
Mabry Bruhn
Girls 10 & Under 100 IM - 1:28.73
Girls 10 & Under 50 Free - 35.53
Girls 10 & Under 50 Fly - 44.48
Mylin Bruhn
Girls 8 & Under 25 Free - 24.32
Girls 8 & Under 25 Back - 30.13
Carter Bugner
Boys 10 & Under 50 Back - 45.82
Tyler Costa
Boys 8 & Under 25 Free - 25.21
Riley Donelson
Girls 21 & Under 200 Breast - 3:06.50
Girls 21 & Under 100 Breast - 1:25.04
Aliyah Ellison
Girls 8 & Under 100 IM - 1:42.34
Girls 8 & Under 25 Fly - 22.10
Girls 8 & Under 25 Breast - 25.73
Isaac Fabris
Boys 21 & Under 200 Free - 2:22.15
Boys 21 & Under 100 Breast - 1:23.27
Sarah Fabris
Girls 12 & Under 50 Free - 33.68
Girls 12 & Under 50 Back - 41.47
Girls 12 & Under 50 Breast - 45.37
Dalton Glynn
Boys 12 & Under 200 IM - 2:55.67
Boys 10 & Under 50 Breast - 38.39
Jt Harrold
Boys 21 & Under 50 Free - 25.86
Boys 21 & Under 100 Free - 59.27
Alivia Hay
Girls 21 & Under 200 IM - 2:25.25
Girls 21 & Under 100 Back - 1:04.86
Allison Herman
Girls 21 & Under 50 Free - 26.45
Girls 21 & Under 100 Fly - 1:05.93
Dana Herman
Girls 21 & Under 100 Free - 1:00.46
Girls 21 & Under 100 Back - 1:08.69
Hanna Hickman
Girls 21 & Under 50 Free - 29.22
Girls 21 & Under 100 Free - 1:08.05
Girls 21 & Under 100 Breast - 1:24.86
Ella Korneman
Girls 12 & Under 200 IM - 2:59.57
Girls 12 & Under 50 Back - 36.70
Girls 12 & Under 50 Breast - 42.63
Elizabeth Lukach
Girls 14 & Under 50 Free - 30.30
Girls 14 & Under 100 Free - 1:10.11
Drew Moser
Boys 10 & Under 50 Free - 33.59
Boys 10 & Under 100 Free - 1:17.74
Audrey Rodriguez
Girls 8 & Under 25 Free - 21.34
Girls 8 & Under 25 Fly - 31.47
Jack Shaw
Boys 14 & Under 50 Free - 32.10
Boys 14 & Under 100 Free - 1:11.83
Cassidee Stoffel
Girls 8 & Under 25 Free - 18.29
Girls 8 & Under 25 Back - 21.89
Madison Stoffel
Girls 12 & Under 50 Free - 28.44
Girls 12 & Under 100 Free - 1:03.98
Kaine Trimble
Boys 10 & Under 100 IM - 1:25.47
Boys 10 & Under 50 Fly - 38.57
Payne Turney
Girls 12 & Under 50 Free - 30.25
Girls 12 & Under 50 Breast - 42.56
Collin Underwood
Boys 21 & Under 50 Free - 27.70
Boys 21 & Under 100 Breast - 1:24.59
Victoria Wayne
Girls 21 & Under 50 Free - 28.05
Girls 21 & Under 100 Free - 1:06.20
Jessica West
Girls 12 & Under 200 IM - 3:29.00
Girls 12 & Under 50 Free - 37.11
Girls 12 & Under 50 Breast - 44.79
Justyn West
Boys 12 & Under 200 IM - 3:23.56
Boys 12 & Under 50 Free - 37.55
Boys 12 & Under 50 Breast - 49.19
Blaise Willoughby
Boys 21 & Under 50 Free - 23.62
Nathan Zenger
Boys 10 & Under 50 Free - 37.07
Boys 10 & Under 50 Fly - 49.30
Boys 10 & Under 100 Free - 1:24.78
Nicholas Zenger
Boys 10 & Under 50 Free - 35.67
Boys 10 & Under 100 Free - 1:22.46
Boys 10 & Under 50 Back - 46.74
Caleb Zirkelbach
Boys 8 & Under 25 Back - 27.49
Boys 8 & Under 25 Breast - 28.74
Samantha Zocher
Girls 12 & Under 50 Free - 31.61
Girls 12 & Under 50 Fly - 39.50
Girls 12 & Under 100 Free - 1:16.48

Relays:
Girls 8 & Under 100 Medley – 1:45.25 Y
Mara Bobek, Cassidee Stoffel, Audrey Rodriguez, Mylin Bruhn
Boys 8 & Under 100 Medley - 2:02.82Y
Kaelym Upton, Timothy Bugner, Caleb Zirkelbach, Tyler Costa
Boys 10 & Under 200 Medley - 2:38.65Y
Carter Bugner, Dalton Glynn, Kaine Trimble, Drew Moser
Girls 12 & Under 200 Medley - 2:14.96Y
Ella Korneman, Madison Stoffel, Madison Becker, Payne Turney
Girls 21 & Under 200 Medley - 2:01.43Y
Alivia Hay, Hanna Hickman, Dana Herman, Allison Herman
Boys 21 & Under 200 Medley - 2:01.31Y
Jt Harrold, Isaac Fabris, Blaise Willoughby, Collin Underwood
Girls 8 & Under 100 Free - 1:21.86Y
Mylin Bruhn, Aliyah Ellison, Audrey Rodriguez, Cassidee Stoffel
Boys 8 & Under 100 Free - 1:42.57Y
Timothy Bugner, Caleb Zirkelbach, Tyler Costa, Kaelym Upton
Boys 10 & Under 200 Free - 2:17.88Y
Drew Moser, Nicholas Zenger, Kaine Trimble, Dalton Glynn
Girls 12 & Under 200 Free - 2:01.96Y
Madison Stoffel, Madison Becker, Samantha Zocher, Payne Turney
Girls 21 & Under 200 Free - 1:47.72Y
Alivia Hay, Allison Herman, Dana Herman, Victoria Wayne
Boys 21 & Under 200 Free - 1:44.07Y
Isaac Fabris, Jt Harrold, Collin Underwood, Blaise Willoughby

Information Courtesy of Darren Moser