(2-4-23) The 2023 WBL Swimming & Diving Championships, hosted by Defiance, were competed at non-member Napoleon’s pool.

Boys

Wapakoneta outdistanced Shawnee270-209 to pick up their 5th Western Buckeye League Swim and Dive championship (2023, 22, 21, 16, 15) and their 3rd in a row.

The Redskins picked up six event wins in an impressive meet

  1. Wapakoneta 270, 2. Shawnee 209, 3. St. Marys 199, 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 186, 5. Van Wert 92.5, 6. Kenton 86, 7. Celina 83.5, 8. Bath 82, 9. Defiance 53, 10. Elida 28

WBL Individual Champions

200 Yard Medley Relay: Wapakoneta (Owen Becker, Ross Honigford, Aidan Schneider, Luke Wierwille)
200 Yard Freestyle: Alex Honigford, Wapakoneta
200 Yard IM: Reese Triplett, St. Marys
50 Yard Freestyle: Luke Wierwille, Wapakoneta
1 mtr Diving: Dylan Hertenstein, St. Marys
100 Yard Butterfly: Jayden Welker, Van Wert
100 Yard Freestyle: Sam Houg, Van Wert
500 Yard Freestyle: Alex Honigford, Wapakoneta
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Wapakoneta (Gannon Casebolt, Julian Jordan, Owen Becker, Alex Honigford)
100 Yard Backstroke: Owen Becker, Wapakoneta
100 Yard Breaststroke: Jackson Newcomb, Celina
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Wapakoneta (Alex Honigford, Aidan Schneider, Luke Wierwille, Gannon Casebolt)

Girls

O-G outdistanced Shawnee 285.2 to 215.3 to win the Western Buckeye League Swim and Dive title. The Titans pick up their 7th WBL title (2023, 22, 21, 20, 19, 16, 14) and 4th in a row.

  1. Ottawa-Glandorf 285, 2. Shawnee 215, 3. Wapakoneta 186, 4. St. Marys 140, 5. Elida 131, 6. Kenton 126, 7. Celina 85, 8. Van Wert 69, 8. Defiance 69, 10. Bath 43

WBL Individual Champions


200 Yard Medley Relay: Shawnee (Morgan Schimmoeller, Ansley Newman, Addisyn Newman, Kayla Frost)
200 Yard Freestyle: Morgan Schimmoeller, Shawnee
200 Yard IM: Marissa Beckett, Ottawa-Glandorf
50 Yard Freestyle: Addisyn Newman, Shawnee
1 mtr Diving: Riley Hunt, Kenton
100 Yard Butterfly: Katie Bauer, Wapakoneta
100 Yard Freestyle: Brooklyn Bourne, Celina
500 Yard Freestyle: Haley Chiles, Van Wert
200 Yard Freestyle Relay: Ottawa-Glandorf (Olivia Fenbert, Morgan Maag, Taylor Knott, Marissa Beckett)
100 Yard Backstroke: Arleigh Amspoker, Elida
100 Yard Breaststroke: Addisyn Newman, Shawnee
400 Yard Freestyle Relay: Elida (Avery Bowers, Ally Sharp, Vivian Elrod, Arleigh Amspoker)

(7): 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 16, 14

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