JCC Dominates Home Swimming and Diving Invite

JCC Dominates Home Swimming and Diving Invite

JAMESTOWN, NY - The Jamestown Community College (JCC) men's and women's swimming and diving teams continued their dominance against Region 3 competition with a sweep of their home invite on Saturday.

Jamestown jumped out to an early lead on both sides; the ladies executed a beautiful 400-yard medley relay, with the team of Desiree Putt, Addison Lawson, Willow Chase, and Emily Swan winning by over five seconds. The men followed that up with a win of their own from the team of Christian Merrill, Zach Johnson, Sam Hersom, and Dan Peterson, winning by almost five seconds as well.

Sticking with the ladies, Lawson and Sophia Gervasio captured first and second in the 1000 free.

Then it was all JCC in the 50 back as Putt and Chase earned first and second.

Lawson returned to the top of the podium in the 50 breast, taking first by over two seconds.

The duo of Roxanne Lothian and Swan were on top of the 200 free as well.

In the 50 free, it was a second and third for the Jayhawks, as Putt was just edged out for the top spot and Gervasio brought home third.

Putt didn't waste much time getting back to the gold, winning the 100 individual medley.

The 100 free saw JCC swim the top two times; Swan beat Lawson by just over five seconds for the win.

The trend of Jamestown taking first and second continued in the 200 back, where Lothian swam a blistering 2:25:87 to beat teammate Willow Chase by nearly 15 seconds.

It was a second and third for Swan and Gervasio in the 500 free, respectively.

JCC secured another second and third in the 50 butterfly, with Lothian just missing catching Mikayla Yohon from Genesee and Chase right behind in third.

Lastly, the ladies grabbed another relay win in the 400 free behind Putt, Lawson, Chase, and Swan.

Flipping to the men, Cameron Milewski stayed perfect in the one-meter diving competitions with his score of 202.73.

JCC's Sam Hersom tackled the grueling 1000, where he took first with a time of 13:04:00.

Merrill was back in the water for the 50 back for another second-place race.

Johnson beat his seed time by almost two-tenths in the 50 breast to claim another Jayhawks victory.

In the 200 free, Peterson clocked another top spot by over six seconds.

Milewski not only won diving but was also in the water for the 50 free, where he swam by the competition by over two seconds in a sprint.

JCC saw a first and third in the 100 individual medley, with Johnson being on top and Merrill in third.

Peterson and Milewski kept the momentum going in the 100 free, where the duo once again finished first and second, over four seconds ahead of third.

Johnson and Hersom each grabbed another win in the 2200 breast and 500 free, respectively.

That combo took second and third in the 50 butterfly, with Peterson failing to win by less than a second.

Lastly, the men secured another relay win in the 400 free from Hersom, Johnson, Milewski, and Peterson.

The Jayhawks are right back in the competitive waters on Wednesday, January 21st, when they travel to Erie Community College for a meet at 5:00 PM.

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