Republic’s two divers, Justice and Dylan Murray, nabbed the highest finishes among the Republic swim and dive team at the southwest Missouri regionals over the weekend. Justice Murray placed 3rd overall with a score of 351.05. Dylan Murray finished fifth, at 303.40.
(Photo gallery below.)
Republic qualified for the finals in two events: the 100-yard breaststroke and the 400-yard freestyle relay. Bryce Martin finished 12th and Shael Wilson was 17th in the breaststroke. The relay team of Dylan Murray, Easton Bruton, Martin, and Seth Lock finished 8th, with a time of 3:44.19. That was an improvement over their previous best time of over three seconds, and more than 10 seconds better than their best time before the weekend started.
Finals
100-yard Breaststroke
Bryce Martin 1:11.53 (12th)
Shael Wilson 1:16.34 (17th)
400-yard Freestyle Relay
Dylan Murray, Easton Bruton, Bryce Martin, Seth Lock
3:44.19 (8th)
Preliminaries
200-yard Freestyle
Shael Wilson 2:11.56 (20th of 50)
50-yard Freestyle
Seth Lock 24.91 (20th of 99)
Bryce Martin 25.17 (21st)
Easton Bruton 26.95 (43rd)
100-yard Freestyle
Seth Lock 56.16 (19th of 85)
Easton Bruton 1:00.51 (32nd)
100-yard Breaststroke
Bryce Martin 1:10.97 (12th of 41)
Shael Wilson 1:16.22 (17th)
400-yard Freestyle Relay
Dylan Murray, Easton Bruton, Bryce Martin, Seth Lock
3:47.21 (8th of 17)
Photos edited by Jazzy Kirby
