Winter swim team successful in opener

MUNCIE — The season is officially underway, and the tankers are coming in strong.

The Jay County Winter Swim team opened its season on Saturday at Delta High School, with two high point winners and 10 tankers that combined to make 26 divisional cuts.

Carsyn Guggenbiller led the way for Jay County as the 10-and-younger high point winner by winning five events, four of which she made state cuts in, while the other one was good enough for a divisional cut. Her state cuts came in the 50-meter freestyle, 50 backstroke, 50 breaststroke  and 50 butterfly. Her divisional cut was in the 100 freestyle.

Hayden Guggenbiller matched Carsyn Guggenbiller by being the 8-and-younger high point winner. She claimed first place in the 100 individual medley, 25 butterfly and 25 backstroke.

Addisyn Champ and Grant Glentzer followed Guggenbiller with four divisional cuts. Champs cuts came in the 50 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 backstroke and 100 breaststroke. Glentzer’s times from the 50 freestyle, 200 IM, 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle qualified.

Gabby Gibson (200 IM, 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle) and Maria Laux (50 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle) each made three divisional cuts.

Five more tankers made divisional cuts. They were:

•Cooper Glentzer in the 100 butterfly and 100 freestyle

•Kali Wendel in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle

•Roz Diller in the 100 breaststroke

•Isla Kaiser in the 50 freestyle

•Emme Thurer in the 50 breaststroke