MorGantown, W.VA – One day where the state champions were fixed in 12 programs between boys and girls, Kin McCler of Huntington and Jordan Cleepool of Parkersberg South stood the most in the first two days of the first two days of the WVSSAC State Swim Meat at the Malan Park Aquatic Center.
A junior, McCler won the 200-yard freestyle at 1: 45.07 for his first title. In the last program of the evening, McClaler claimed his second state championship with the end of 47.35 in 100 freestyle, allowing Junior to be narrowly allowed by Quad Harris (47.53) of Edge Parkersburg South (47.53) and Highlander Teammet Luke Edkins (47.75).
“With 200, I felt that I had to speed it up and be stronger and strong, but not too strong,” McCler said. “Was 100 sprinkling. I would have found Quad that I did not put everything in it that I did in it.”
Between the two first -ranked finish of McClaler, Edkins completed his own state championship when the senior completed 50 freestyle in 21.01 to agreed to Elkins’s Isaac Kroda (21.10) in 21.01.
“Winning 50 free in states has actually been my goal for a few years,” Edkins said. “Through hard work and through listening to coaches, I completed it.”
The efforts of McCler and Edkins enabled Huntington’s boys team to finish first in half of the six incidents on Thursday.
“Keon is one of my best friends and one of the most difficult workers I know,” Edkins said. “After winning 200 for free, I had to follow that up and win 50.”
“It was great,” said McCler. “Stop paying our hard work.”
For Clapol, PSHS Senior won 50 freestyle comfortably at 23.84 and 100 butterfly with a wide margin with a finish of 57.31. Clapol, who would soon start swimming at the University of Ohio, considered it a strong change, which he felt that there was a great performance on Thursday in the early stages of the last time of 24.04 and 58.07 respectively.
“I described my underwater and the stroke wrong, which made me glide to my walls, which definitely adds time,” said Clapol. “I tried to focus more on the count of my stroke during warm ups and it really helps. It’s a personal thing for me to maintain my heart rate and I did not do it well, so I tried to make sure that I have done so.”
Clapol felt that it was important to re -gather between sessions.
“In the prelims, a lot of things went wrong and I did not necessarily feel myself. I made a lot of mistakes. We went back to the hotel and I eaten properly, rested and received a good shower,” Cleepol said. “I thought a lot about my mistakes and imagined how to make those mistakes again and it helped a lot.”
The remaining three individual state championships were decided in girls on day 1, they went to Amelia Romano of Bridgeport in 200 freestyle (1: 58.96), 200 individual medals (2: 08.05) Lily Patano of Charleston Catholic in 200 Individual Medley (2: 08.05) and Charleston Catholic in 100 Freestyle (54.14).
Roman’s closest Challenger Elkins’ Rachel Shirrock was at 1: 59.62.
My initial strategy was to maintain it first for a long time and to loosen the previous 100. When I saw that I was able to pull away from other people in the pool, it inspired me to continue it. Even though it was not close to a race, they were all PBS for all, which is good to know.
“My early strategy was to maintain a long and strong first 100 and loose it to the last 100,” Romano said. “When I saw that I was able to pull away from other people in the pool, it inspired me to continue it. Even though it was not close to a race, they were all. [personal bests] For all, what is good to know. ,
The victory of the householder came in major fashion – from more than 10 seconds, while Patno also finished first in comfortable fashion.
On behalf of the boys, Kenneth McGlothen of George Washington won at 200 IM 1: 51.92 and Nick Lugo of Jefferson finished first in 100 butterfly at 50.58.
The Lugo 200 IM also had McGlothane’s closest challenger, although he was in more than 5 seconds.
Parkersburg was runner -up at 51.30 in Anthony Oat 100 butterfly in South.
The first two state championships were decided that there were 200 Medley relay, with Srikok, Emma Ujwagi, Lily Iron and Lily Anger’s Elkins Chaudi for the first time in girls on 1: 54.61.
Parkersburg South’s Harris, OTT, Madox Radar and Gender Quinn first claimed 1: 38.65 in 200 Medley relay in boys.
On Friday, State Swim Meat ended with five incidents in both girls and boys – 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and 400 freestyle relay.