Jay Co. rolls by 603 in Berne

BERNE — The Jay County Summer Swim Team cruised through its first dual meet of the season, winning 71 of 82 events in an 873-270 victory Tuesday over host South Adams.

It swept three divisions, with Maria Laux and Elly Byrum handling the 9-10-year-old girls events, Kaitlyn Fisher and Brooklyn Byrum taking the 11-12-year-old girls races, and the Bader sisters — Eliza and Mara — owning the 15-and-older competition.

Laux was first in the long freestyle, individual medley and breaststroke while Elly Byrum picked up her victories in the butterfly, backstroke and short freestyle. Fisher won the backstroke, individual medley and short freestyle, and Brooklyn Byrum’s first-place efforts came in the long freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke. Eliza Bader, who will swim at Ball State University next season, took the top spot in the butterfly, backstroke and short freestyle while Mara Bader, a Jay County High School junior, won the individual medley, breaststroke and open 200 freestyle.

Ben Fisher added three wins for the 9-10-year-old boys by taking the long freestyle, individual medley and breaststroke while Raif Beiswanger was first in the 11-12-year-old boys backstroke, breaststroke and individual medley.

Addisyn Champ earned victories in the 8-and-younger girls long freestyle, butterfly and individual medley, and Matthew Fisher was first in the 13-14-year-old boys butterfly, individual medley and short freestyle.

Earning two wins apiece were Anna Fisher, Noah Wentz, Finn Hemmelgarn, Rockland Beiswanger, Lauren Fisher, Morgan DeHoff, Lincoln Clamme, Kyle Sanders and Josh Monroe. Single event winners were Sam Benirschke, Abram Lee, Carson Westgerdes, Jacob Monroe, Aubrey Millspaugh and Timo Minnich.

Jay County will compete in its first home meet of the season at 6 p.m. Thursday at Portland Water Park.