Karissa Metzger and Mady McCrea topped the results for Republic at the Ozarks Swim Invitational in Springfield Saturday. Metzger recorded the team’s best finish of the day in the 100-yard freestyle, finishing third out of 45 competitors.
Metzger also finished fourth (in a 37-competitor field) in the 200-yard freestyle, knocking more than 3 1/2 seconds off her previous best time.
McCrea finished fourth in two different individual events. In the 200-yard individual medley, which included 26 swimmers, she bested her previous fastest time by more than three seconds. In the 100-yard breaststroke, she was .31 seconds off her best time, but finished fourth out of 31 swimmers.
The best relay finish for Republic came in the 200-yard medley relay. Sarah Baker, Mady McCrea, Marissa Metzger, and Kathryn Flippin finished seventh.
Event Results
200-yard medley relay
Sarah Baker, Mady McCrea, Karissa Metzger, and Kathryn Flippin
7th (2:13.36)
200-yard freestyle
Karissa Metzger
4th (2:11.05)
200-yard individual medley
Mady McCrea
4th (2:21.40)
50-yard freestyle
20th Quinn McCrea (32.04)
21st Kathryn Flippin (32.21)
100-yard freestyle
3rd Karissa Metzger (58.51)
23rd Sarah Baker (1:13.73)
25th Kathryn Flippin (1:14.17)
27th Lena Mais (1:15.47)
200-yard freestyle relay
Kathryn Flippin, Karissa Metzger, Quinn McCrea, Mady McCrea
8th (2:00.67)
100-yard backstroke
18th Sarah Baker (1:23.19)
19th Quinn McCrea (1:23.86)
20th Lena Mais (1:24.65)
100-yard breaststroke
4th Mady McCrea (1:14.93)
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