Republic swimmers captured a handful of medals and broke two school records at the Central Ozark Conference meet in Webb City Tuesday. Bryce Martin (second place in the 100 yard backstroke) broke his own school mark with a time of 1:01.74. That was nearly a half-second faster than his previous
The Tigers competed Friday at Foster Natatorium. Seth Lock’s 3rd place finish in the 200 yard individual medley was the top finish in the swim events. (See photos below.) Diving Justice Murray 193.20 (2nd) 200 Yard Medley Relay Bryce Martin, Shael Wilson, Seth Lock, Brady Lewis 2:03.24 (5th) 200 Yard
Four Republic swim records fell the last time the Tigers were in the pool. One relay mark and three individual records went down during the Tigers’ meet in Springfield. The 200 yard medley relay team of Bryce Martin, Seth Lock, Shael Wilson, and Easton Bruton swam their race in 1:58.23.
Bryce Martin led Republic with individual second- and third-place finishes Tuesday night at Foster Natatorium. Martin’s best result was in the 100 yard breaststroke, where he placed second with a time of 1:13.28. He took third in the 200 yard individual medley with a time of 2:24.85. Seth Lock had
Republic swimmer Seth Lock already held school records in the 50 yard freestyle and 100 yard butterfly. Now he’ll have to work even harder to break them again. Lock broke both marks during Republic’s weekend meet. He finished the 50 yard freestyle in 24.68, beating his old record of 24.91.
The Tiger swimmers opened the season with the Springfield All-Relay meet Tuesday. Participating schools also recognized their seniors, including Republic’s Shael Wilson. Republic broke a record in its first race of the season. The 200-yard medley relay team of Bryce Martin, Shael Wilson, Seth Lock, and Easton Bruton finished in
Republic wrapped up its inaugural girls swimming and diving season Saturday by earning points in two different events at state competition in St. Peters. Mady McCrea finished 11th in the 200 individual medley, and Karissa Metzger finished 16th in the same event. In the 100 breaststroke, Metzger matched McCrea’s finish
Both of Republic’s state-qualifying swimmers advanced to finals at the Class 1 state swim and dive championships in St. Peters Thursday. Karissa Metzger and Mady McCrea are the first swimmers to qualify for state from Republic, and now they’re the first swimmers to earn points for Republic in state competition.
Two swimmers break new ground for the Republic High School swim and dive program when they head to state competition this weekend. Senior Mady McCrea and sophomore Karissa Metzger are the first swimmers from Republic to qualify for state. (Two divers on the boys team, Dylan and Justice Murray, qualified
