Red Tide Team Members Claim Top Spots

 Gracie Slifer got first while teammate Allie Wilhelms was third.

The Effingham Red Tide swim team hosted its 1^st annual Summer League Swimming Championship at the Workman Sports Complex on August 4^th. The event brought in 300 swimmers from central Illinois. Entry to the meet required swimmers to place in the top 6 at their conference swim meet. The Red Tide teamed up with teams from Champaign, Charleston, Tuscola and Shelbyville to represent the Central Illinois Swim Conference which won the meet with a combined score of 4165. The Illiana conference scored second with 2468, Southern Illinois Swim League was third with 2237.5 points, and Midstate Conference was fourth with 1938.5 points. The meet was a high point meet with awards going to the top 3 in each age group.

Alex Ciorna finished first while Juls Harden took second.

Winning high point trophies from Effingham were:

Gracie Slifer – 1^st place girls 9-10

Allie Wilhelms – 3^rd place girls 9-10

Marcus Geen – 3^rd place boys 9-10

Chloe Wells – 3^rd place girls 11-12

Aidan Braunecker – 1^st place boys 11-12

Tyler Sparks – 2^nd place boys 11-12

Alex Ciorna – 1^st place girls 13-14

Juls Harden – 2^nd place girls 13-14

Nikki Lee – 2^nd place girls 15-18

Austin Huebner – 2^nd place boys 15-18

Aidan Braunecker finished first while Tyler Sparks took second.

This was the last meet to end the Effingham Red Tide summer season. The Red Tide would like to thank its coaches, Elizabeth Braunecker, David Duncan and Leigh Ann Stuckemeyer, swimmers and parents for another successful swim season.

Individual Results:

Girls 6 & Under:

Miley Wilson – 9^th Backstroke, 6^th Butterfly, 11^th Freestyle

Girls 7-8:

Kiley Bloemer – 17^th Backstroke, 26^th Butterfly, 29^th Freestyle

Morgan Bloemer – 22^nd Backstroke, 31^st Butterfly, 32^nd Freestyle

Cece Passalacqua – 26^th Backstroke, 22^nd Butterfly, 28^th Breaststroke, 33^rd Freestyle

Lydia Aldrich – 27^th Backstroke, 13^th Butterfly, 8^th Breaststroke, 5^th Freestyle

Boys 7-8:

Aiden Bloemer – 10^th Backstroke, 9^th Butterfly, 15^th Freestyle

Chase Dorris – 12^th Backstroke, 11^th Butterfly, 4^th Breaststroke, 12^th Freestyle

Cameron Budde – 15^th Backstroke, 12^th Butterfly, 23^rd Freestyle

Thomas Slifer – 17^th Backstroke, 6^th Breaststroke, 18^th Freestyle

Girls 9-10:

Gracie Slifer – 1^st IM, 2^nd Butterfly, 1^st Breaststroke, 1^st Freestyle

Allie Wilhelms – 3^rd IM, 1^st Backstroke, 7^th Butterfly, 3^rd Freestyle

Mollie Slifer – 7^th IM, 2^nd Backstroke, 4^th Breaststroke, 5^th Freestyle

Isabella Keller – 8^th IM, 8^th Backstroke, 6^th Butterfly, 8^th Freestyle

Kaylee Sparks – 20^th IM, 16^th Butterfly, 23^rd Breaststroke, 20^th Freestyle

Elizabeth Hirtzel – 6^th Backstroke, 15^th Butterfly, 13^th Breaststroke, 19^th Freestyle

Avery Aldrich – 7^th Backstroke, 8^th Butterfly, 3^rd Breaststroke, 7^th Freestyle

Veronica Sudkamp – 20^th Backstroke, 24^th Breaststroke, 28^th Freestyle

Grace Lewis – 23^rd Backstroke, 21^st Freestyle

Boys 9-10:

Marcus Geen – 2^nd IM, 4^th Butterfly, 3^rd Breaststroke, 6^th Freestyle

Brady Wilson – 9^th IM, 8^th Backstroke, 3^rd Butterfly, 16^th Freestyle

Gabe Huebner – 10^th IM, 10^th Backstroke, 2^nd Breaststroke, 15^th Freestyle

Daniel Ramos – 3^rd Backstroke, 11^th Butterfly, 12^th Breaststroke, 14^th Freestyle

Juluis Ramos – 4^th Backstroke, 9^th Butterfly, 7^th Breaststroke, 9^th Freestyle

Girls 11-12:

Chloe Wells – 3^rd IM, 3^rd Backstroke, 6^th Butterfly, 6^th Freestyle

Kaitlyn Budde – 4^th IM, 9^th Butterfly, 2^nd Breaststroke, 5^th Freestyle

Cailey Dorris – 6^th IM, 5^th Backstroke, 5^th Breaststroke, 14^th Freestyle

Sarah Hirtzel – 9^th IM, 13^th Butterfly, 8^th Breaststroke, 9^th Freestyle

Boys 11-12:

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

Tyler Sparks – 2^nd IM, 3^rd Backstroke, 4^th Butterfly, 4^th Freestyle

Patrick Ciorna – 5^th IM, 2^nd Backstroke, 3^rd Butterfly,

Calvin Sudkamp – 10^th IM, 14^th Breaststroke, 17^th Freestyle

Girls 13-14:

Alex Ciorna – 1^st IM, 1^st Backstroke, 2^nd Butterfly, 2^nd Freestyle

Juls Harden – 2^nd IM, 4^th Backstroke, 1^st Butterfly, 1^st Freestyle

Elise Passalacqua – 9^th IM, 11^th Butterfly, 6^th Breaststroke, 11^th Freestyle

Bridget Sudkamp – 17^th Backstroke, 17^th Breaststroke, 27^th Freestyle

Boys 13-14:

Giovanni Bucio – 9^th IM, 14^th Butterfly, 6^th Breaststroke, 11^th Freestyle

Tyler Stuckemeyer – 1^st Backstroke, 5^th Butterfly, 3^rd Freestyle

Girls 15-18:

Nikki Lee – 2^nd IM, 1^st Backstroke, 5^th Butterfly, 2^nd Freestyle

Brooke Stuckemeyer – 6^th IM, 4^th Backstroke, 3^rd Butterfly, 8^th Freestyle

Claire Sudkamp – 11^th IM, 9^th Breaststroke, 14^th Freestyle

Boys 15-18:

Austin Huebner – 1^st IM, 3^rd Backstroke, 4^th Butterfly, 3^rd Freestyle

Austin Huebner claimed second place.

Chloe Wells finished third.

Marcus Geen claimed third place.

Nikki Lee took second place.