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Fredonia/Dunkirk/Forestville/Pine Valley/Cassadaga Valley’s Olivia Burlingame is cheered on by teammates on deck, from left to right, Leah Waite, Julianna Wieczorek and Gigi Novelli, after winning the 200-yard individual medley against Frewsburg/Falconer at the Fredonia pool on Thursday.
FREDONIA — Alexandra Waid claimed two individual events to lead Frewsburg/Falconer to 113-73 victory over Fredonia/Dunkirk/Forestville/Pine Valley/Cassadaga Valley in a Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association swimming & diving meet Thursday.
Waid claimed the 200-yard freestyle (2:24.83) and the 500-yard freestyle (6:30.94) for the Bears. Leah Waite doubled for the Hillbillies, winning the 50-yard freestyle (28.30) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:22.54).
“I knew they were going to get us,” Fredonia coach Allie Saye said. “Most of their team are veterans, but we held them to only a 40-point win. That’s our best against Frewsburg/Falconer yet, boys or girls, and we got two Class A performances.”
They were Olivia Burlingame in the 100-yard backstroke, and she missed the 200-yard individual medley by about 1.5 seconds; and Waite in the 100-yard breaststroke, and she just missed the 50-yard freestyle by .16 seconds.
Other highlights for the Hillbillies were Gabby Spaulding for covering the 500-yard freestyle (dropping more than 50 seconds), the 100-yard breaststroke (dropping 16 seconds) and swimming a leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay
Fredonia senior Elizabeth Pucci-Schaefer twists through the air en route to a first-place finish in the diving competition.
200y medley relay: Fredonia/Dunkirk/Forestville/Pine Valley/Cassadaga Valley (Olivia Burlingame, Leah Waite, Georgie May, Carlie Ward), Frewsburg/Falconer, F/D/F/PV/CV. T — 2:15.69.
200y freestyle: Alexandra Waid (F/F), Kaylee Melquist (F/F), Bell Kerr (F/D/F/PV/CV). T — 2:24.83.
200y individual medley: Olivia Burlingame (F/D/F/PV/CV), Taylor Yost (F/F), Sydney Canfield (F/F). T — 2:41.25.
50y freestyle: Leah Waite (F/D/F/PV/CV), Riley Spoon (F/F), Mickey Hartley (F/F). T — 28.30.
Diving: Elizabeth Pucci-Schaefer (F/D/F/PV/CV), Elayna Pitts (F/F), Leah Marsh (F/D/F/PV/CV). P — 335.10.
Leah Marsh executes a dive for the Hillbillies in Thursday’s meet against Frewsburg/Falconer at the Fredonia pool.
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100y butterfly: Zoe Chitester (F/F), Bell Kerr (F/D/F/PV/CV), Sydney Canfield (F/F). T — 1:32.01.
100y freestyle: Riley Spoon (F/F), Mickey Hartley (F/F), Olivia Hollenbeck (F/F). T — 1:08.08.
500y freestyle: Alexandra Waid (F/F), Zoe Chitester (F/F), Genevie Bussman (F/F). T — 6:30.94.
200y freestyle relay: Frewsburg/Falconer (Mickey Hartley, Olivia Hollenbeck, Riley Spoon, Alexandra Waid), F/D/F/PV/CV, F/F. T — 1:59.51.
100y backstroke: Taylor Yost (F/F), Olivia Burlingame (F/D/F/PV/CV), Sydney Gregory (F/F). T — 1:08.16.
100y breastroke: Leah Waite (F/D/F/PV/CV), Gigi Novelli (F/D/F/PV/CV), Syerra Yeskey (F/F). T — 1:22.54.
400y freestyle relay: Frewsburg/Falconer (Riley Spoon, Alexandra Waid, Olivia Hollenbeck, Taylor Yost), F/D/F/PV/CV, F/F. — 4:26.53.