BY NICK KAVALAUSKAS

The Fair Valley Fins summer swim team put on another dominating performance at their Greater Dayton Swim Association (GDSA) home opener Thursday, June 13, with a season high score of 596.76. The Pinecrest Piranhas swim team finished second with 427.33 points, and the 4 Seasons Swim Club finished in third place with a score of 392. The Fair Valley Fins took 1st place in 44 of the 74 events.

Notable 1st place results from all age groups are as follows:

·         Girls 9-10 100m Medley Relay- Vanessa Verhoff, Gemma Levi, Lola Taufmann, Paisley Krueger (1:32.54)

·         Boys 13-14 200m Medley Relay- Austin Kuhns, Stephan Lamb III, Logan Taylor, Hudson Mertens (2:34.54)

·         Men 15 & Over 200m Medley Relay – Dayne Schlagetter, Brodie Schlagetter, Alex Hale, Brendan Swinderman (2:02.11)

·         Girls 9-10 25m Breaststroke-Gemma Levi (23.73)

·         Girls 11-12 25m Breaststroke- Emilia Watkins (21.07)

·         Boys 7-8 25m Butterfly- Nolan Taylor (26.01)

·         Girls 11-12 25m Butterfly- Jenna Golde (17.93)

·         Boys 11-12 25m Butterfly- Zane Filc (16.91)

·         Girls 13-14 50m Butterfly- Lydia Knisley (32.59)

·         Men 15 & Over 50m Butterfly- Alex Hale (28.77)

·         Boys 7-8 25m Freestyle- Tyler Whittelsey (23.04)

·         Girls 9-10 25m Freestyle- Gemma Levi (18.35)

·         Girls 11-12 50m Freestyle- Rebekah Lamb (33.07)

·         Boys 11-12 50m Freestyle- Duke Walton (35.64)

·         Boys 13-14 50m Freestyle- Austin Kuhns (26.55)

·         Men 15 & Over 50m Freestyle- Brendan Swinderman (26.39)

·         Girls 11-12 25m Backstroke- Jenna Golde (18.48)

·         Men 15 & Over 50m Backstroke- Brendan Swinderman (30.95)

·         Boys 8 & under 100m Freestyle Relay- Trigg Taufmann, Vance Hillman, Luke Mckenna, Nolan Taylor (1:41.84)

·         Boys 11-12 200m Freestyle Relay- Lance Levi, Duke Walton. Elijah Kavalauskas, Zane Filc (2:26.89)

·         Girls 13-14 200m Freestyle Relay- Maggie Allgood, Danica Swinderman, Rosie Craine, Lydia Knisley (2:13.76)

The Fair Valley Fins summer swim team provides a positive environment for children to learn many valuable life lessons in addition to developing stronger swimming skills. Swimmers also learn how to be responsible teammates, how to push themselves individually, and how to compete in a healthy and fun manner. They train and host swim meets, locally at Fair Valley Swim and Tennis located at 5975 Brandtford Rd. in Dayton. Fair Valley is an affordable private swim club serving Vandalia/Butler and surrounding communities. Interested in joining? Please contact us at 937-890-3940, email: fairvalleymembers@gmail.com.