Red Tide Captures Olney Invitational Swimming Title

The Red Tide shows off the hardware they won at the Olney Invitational.

The Effingham Red Tide took first place over 12 teams at the Olney Invitational June 24. The Invitational was a swim your own age meet with high points awarded for the top three swimmers in each age group.

The Red Tide remain undefeated for the season. The Red Tide will swim next at the Workman Sports Complex July 8.

Team records were set by Tyler Sparks in the boys freestyle and backstroke. Isabella Keller broke the girls backstroke record and Gavin Braunecker broke the boys backstroke record.

Those winning individual high points for their age group are as follows:

Lydia Aldrich 1st place 6 & under

Rylee Fearday 3rd Place 7 year olds

Isabella Keller 1st place 8 year olds

Avery Aldrich 2nd place 8 year olds

Marcus Geen 1st place 8 year olds

Gabe Huebner 3rd place 8 year olds

Allie Wilhelms 1st place 9 year olds

Gracie Slifer 2nd place 9 year olds

Juluis Ramos 2nd place 9 year olds

Tyler Sparks 1st place 10 year olds

Olivia Copple 2nd place 11 year olds

Aidan Braunecker 1st place 11 year olds

Alex Ciora 1st place 13 year olds

Juls Harden 2nd place 13 year olds

Paige Brown 2nd place 15 year olds

Gavin Braunecker 1st place 15 year olds

Austin Huebner 2nd place 15 year olds

Emma Pitcher 1st place 16 year olds

Ian Copple 2nd place 16 year olds

Nicole Homann 1st place 17 year olds

Tyler Homann 1st place 17 year olds

Anna Sophia Keller 1st place 18 year olds

Gabe Oetting 1st place 18 year olds

Individual Results:

6 & Under Girls

Lydia Aldrich – 1st Freestyle, 3rd Backstroke, 2nd Breaststroke, 1st Butterfly

Miley Wilson – 8th Freestyle, 8th Backstroke, 5th Breaststroke

6 & Under Boys

Aiden Bloemer – 4th Freestyle, 4th Backstroke

7 & Under Girls

Rylee Fearday – 2nd Freestyle, 4th Backstroke, 8th Breaststroke, 1st Butterfly

Kiley Bloemer – 10th Freestyle, 10th Backstroke

8 & Under Girls

Isabella Keller – 1st Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 1st IM, 2nd Butterfly

Avery Aldrich – 2nd Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke, 1st Breaststroke, 3rd Butterfly

Allison Kroenlein – 7th Freestyle, 5th Backstroke, 2nd Breaststroke, 4th Butterfly

Kaylee Sparks – 9th Freestyle, 7th Backstroke, 9th Breaststroke, 10th Butterfly

8 & Under Boys

Marcus Geen – 2nd Freestyle, 1st IM, 1st Breaststroke, 2nd Butterfly

Gabe Huebner – 4th Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke, 3rd IM, 2nd Breaststroke

Brady Wilson – 6th Freestyle, 5th Backstroke, 2nd IM, 1st Butterfly

Daniel Ramos – 7th Freestyle, 4th Backstroke, 4th Breaststroke, 7th Butterfly

9 & Under Girls

Allie Wilhelms – 1st Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 1st IM, 3rd Breaststroke

Gracie Slifer – 3rd Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke, 1st Breaststroke, 2nd Butterfly

Mollie Slifer – 5th Freestyle, 3rd Backstroke, 4th Breaststroke, 4th Butterfly

Veronica Sudkamp – 13th Freestyle, 8th Backstroke, 8th Breaststroke

9 & Under Boys

Juluis Ramos – 1st Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke, 2nd Breaststroke, 4th Butterfly

AJ Pitcher – 6th Freestyle, 3rd Backstroke, 5th Butterfly

10 & Under Girls

Chloe Wells – 4th Freestyle, 5th Backstroke, 3rd IM
 
10 & Under Boys

Tyler Sparks – 1st Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 1st IM, 1st Butterfly

Weldon Dunston IV – 2nd Freestyle, 7th Backstroke, 1st Breaststroke

Patrick Ciorna – 2nd IM

11 & Under Girls

Olivia Copple – 1st Freestyle, 2nd IM, 1st Breaststroke, 4th Butterfly

Kaitlyn Budde – 6th Freestyle, 7th Backstroke, 5th Breaststroke

11 & Under Boys

Aidan Braunecker – 1st Freestyle, 1st IM, 1st Butterfly

Patrick Ciorna – 2nd Freestyle, 2nd Butterfly

Calvin Sudkamp – 5th Freestyle, 3rd Backstroke, 3rd Breaststroke,

12 & Under Girls

Cadence Florida – 12th Freestyle, 8th Backstroke, 6th IM, 9th Breaststroke

Bridget Sudkamp – 18th Freestyle, 10th Backstroke, 12th Breaststroke

12 & Under Boys

Giovanni Bucio – 5th Freestyle, 5th Backstroke, 4th Breaststroke, 8th Butterfly

Aidan Braunecker – 1st Backstroke,

13 & Under Girls

Juls Harden – 1st Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke, 2nd IM, 2nd Butterfly

Alex Ciorna – 1st Backstroke, 1st IM, 1st Breaststroke, 1st Butterfly

Boys 13 & Under

Patrick Ciorna – 1st Backstroke,

14 & Under Girls

Ellie Waymoth – 6th Freesyle, 4th Backstroke, 5th IM, 5th Breaststroke

Claire Sudkamp – 7th Freestyle, 8th IM, 6th Breaststroke

14 & Under Boys

Ben Pitcher – 2nd Freestyle, 4th IM, 4th Breaststroke

15 & Under Girls

Paige Brown – 2nd Freestyle, 3rd IM, 1st Breaststroke, 3rd Butterfly

Annika Koester – 4th Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke, 4th IM, 5th Butterfly

Nikki Lee – 5th Freestyle, 3rd Backstroke, 5th IM, 4th Butterfly

15 & Under Boys

Gavin Braunecker – 1st Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 1st IM, 1st Butterfly

Austin Huebner – 2nd Freestyle, 2nd Backstroke, 2nd IM, 1st Breaststroke

16 & Under Girls

Emma Pitcher – 1st Freestyle, 1st IM, 1st Breaststroke, 1st Butterfly

16 & Under Boys

Ian Copple – 2nd Freestyle, 2nd IM, 1st Breaststroke, 3rd Butterfly

17 & Under Girls

Nicole Homann – 1st Freestyle, 1st IM, 1st Breaststroke, 1st Butterfly

17 & Under Boys

Tyler Homann – 1st Freestyle, 1st IM, 1st Breaststroke, 1st Butterfly

18 & Under Girls

Anna Sophia Keller –1st Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 1st IM, 1st Butterfly

18 & Under Boys

Gabe Oetting – 1st Freestyle, 1st Backstroke, 1st IM, 1st Butterfly