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Men's Swimming

Converse Swimming Continues to Shine on Day Two of Conference Championships

BRISTOL, TENN. – On the second day of the Conference Carolinas Swimming Championships the Valkyries men's swimming team maintained their lead atop the standings, while the women's team sits in fourth place after two days.
 
In the Women's 500 yard freestyle event Mayle Iwanski finished 12th overall with a time of 5:26.10, Valerie Perez finished 14th overall with a time of 5:28.91 and Kaitlin Williams finished 16th with a time of 5:31.60.
 
Henry Stockton won the men's 500 yard free event with a time of 4:37.68. This is the second individual championship for Stockton this year. Micah Lesley finished eighth in the 500 free event with a time of 4:48.91, Luigi Ballivian finished 11th with a time of 4:57.45 and Henry Winstead finished 12th with a time of 4:59.37.
 
In the women's 200 year individual medley event, Ember Hill placed 15th overall with a time of 2:22.25 and Liz Klanderman finished 16th overall with a time of 2:28.03.
 
In the men's 200 IM event, freshman Jay Owens finished seventh overall with a time of 1:55.91, Chris Olcott finished 13th with a time of 2:01.26 and Gavin Gordy finished 14th with a time of 2:01.47.
 
In the women's 50 yard free event, freshman Kayla Smith finished fifth with a time of 24.10 and Maya Guevara finished eighth with a time of 24.55 seconds. Alison Ludeman finished 16th with a time of 25.21 seconds.
 
In the men's 50 yard free event, Louis Milczynski finished second with a time of 20.75 seconds, Joey Lilley finished fourth with a time of 20.97 seconds and Keith Rogers finished sixth with a time of 21.10 seconds. Daniel Merzthal finished 16th in the event with a time of 21.90 seconds.
 
In the women's 200 yard free relay event, the Valkyries A team of Smith, Guevara, Ludeman and Iwanski finished third overall with a time of 1:38.02.
 
In the men's 200 yard free relay event, the Valkyries A team of Milczynski, Lilley, Rogers and Stockton won the event with a time of 1:22.23.   
 
The Converse swim teams will be in action today with the finals in the 400 IM, 100 Butterfly, 200 Free, 100 Breast and 100 back events.  
 
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Players Mentioned

Luigi Ballivian

Luigi Ballivian

5' 8"
Senior
Micah Lesley

Micah Lesley

5' 9"
Junior
Joey Lilley

Joey Lilley

Sophomore
Daniel Merzthal

Daniel Merzthal

5' 9"
Junior
Louis  Milczynski

Louis Milczynski

5' 6"
Senior
Keith  Rogers

Keith Rogers

Junior
Henry Stockton

Henry Stockton

Sophomore
Henry  Winstead

Henry Winstead

5' 10"
Junior
Gavin  Gordy

Gavin Gordy

Freshman
Jay  Owens

Jay Owens

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Luigi Ballivian

Luigi Ballivian

5' 8"
Senior
Micah Lesley

Micah Lesley

5' 9"
Junior
Joey Lilley

Joey Lilley

Sophomore
Daniel Merzthal

Daniel Merzthal

5' 9"
Junior
Louis  Milczynski

Louis Milczynski

5' 6"
Senior
Keith  Rogers

Keith Rogers

Junior
Henry Stockton

Henry Stockton

Sophomore
Henry  Winstead

Henry Winstead

5' 10"
Junior
Gavin  Gordy

Gavin Gordy

Freshman
Jay  Owens

Jay Owens

Freshman