Jay swimmers beat Fort Recovery

FORT RECOVERY — Jay County made a short trip to Fort Recovery and came away with a big victory.
The Jay County Summer Swim Team defeated the Fort Recovery Eels 831-566 on Tuesday at Ambassador Pool.
Maddy Snow, Sophie Hoevel, George Clemmons, Mara Bader, Ben Nichols and Sok Vormohr were each triple-event winners for Jay County. Snow (8-and-younger) won the 50-yard freestyle, 100 individual medley and the 25 breaststroke. In the same age group, Hoevel took first in the 25 butterfly, 25 backstroke and 25 freestyle.
George Clemmons (8-and-younger) was victorious in the 25 butterfly, 25 backstroke and 100 IM races. Bader (11-12-year-old) won the 100 IM, 50 breaststroke and 50 freestyle events, with Nichols (11-12-year-old) taking the top spot in the 50 freestyle, 100 IM and 50 breaststroke.
Dual winners for Jay County included Jesse Brown (8-and-younger) in the 50 freestyle and 25 breaststroke, Morgan DeHoff (9-10-year-old) in 25 backstroke and 25 freestyle, Konner Sommers (11-12-year-old) in the 50 butterfly and 50 freestyle, Eliza Bader (13-14-year-old) in the 50 butterfly and 100 IM and Ashlyn Dow (13-14-year-old) in the 100 freestyle and 50 breaststroke.
Also earning two wins were Griffin Mann (13-14-year-old) in the 50 breaststroke and 50 freestyle, Ben Strausburg (13-14-year-old) in the 100 freestyle and 100 IM, Alex Bader (15-and-older) in the 50 butterfly and 50 freestyle, Sophie Bader (15-and-older) in the 100 IM and 50 breaststroke and Anne Vormohr (15-and-older) in the 100 freestyle and 50 backstroke.
with single event victories were Joseph Dow (9-10-year-old – 25 butterfly), Creed Beiswanger (9-10-year-old – 25 freestyle), Hannah Laux (9-10-year-old – 25 breaststroke), Elayna Paro (11-12-year-old – 100 freestyle), Erica Hathaway (13-14-year-old – 50 freestyle), Christopher McDowell (15-and-older – 50 backstroke) and Chase McFarland (15-and-older – 100 freestyle).
Tiegen Fortkamp was the lone three-time winner for Fort Recovery. She competed in the 9-10-year-old division, taking first in the 50 freestyle, 25 butterfly and 100 IM. Eli Lennartz (9-10-year-old) and Kyra Clark (11-12-year-old) won two events each in their respective age groups. Lennartz beat the competition in the 50 freestyle and 25 breaststroke, with Clark finishing first in the 50 butterfly and 50 backstroke.
Picking up individual victories for Fort Recovery were Mitchell Pugh (13-14-year-old – 50 butterfly), Nolan Thobe (15-and-older – 50 butterfly), Clayton Bertke (9-10-year-old – 25 backstroke), Riley Hiser (11-12-year-old – 50 backstroke), Paige Fortkamp (13-14-year-old – 50 backstroke), Jacob Acheson (13-14-year-old – 50 backstroke), Sage Wendel (9-10-year-old – 100 IM) and Grant Fortkamp (8-and-younger – 25 freestyle).
Jay County moves to 4-0 on the season, while Fort Recovery falls to 0-2 after losing to South Adams 613.5-335.5 on June 9.