Admirals swim past HVA on Senior Day
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The Farragut swim program celebrated its Senior Day during its meet against Hardin Valley Academy Sunday, Jan. 11. Pictured from left are FHS coach Marlee Sanders and seniors Aydan Skelton, Hisato Kurosaki, Stephen Xiao and Adam Webster. - Jake Nichols
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From left, Hardin Valley Academy swim seniors Marley Molchan, Cole McIntosh and Hayden Hall during the Farragut-HVA meet on Sunday, Jan. 11, at Allan Jones Aquatic Center. - Jake Nichols
KNOXVILLE — The Farragut High School and Hardin Valley Academy swim teams came together for a dual meet on Jan. 11.
FHS won 189-136, as the two high school teams met along with both middle school programs.
In the women’s 200-yard high school medley relay, Hardin Valley placed first with a time of 1:57.10.
The middle school version saw Farragut win at 2:05.50 while Farragut also swept both 200-yard medley relays on the men’s side with times of 1:49.14 and 2:08.70 for middle and high school, respectively.
Hardin Valley junior Emma Hackett won the women’s 200-yard freestyle event at 2:01.53 while HVA’s Alisa Yakuna claimed a win in the middle school version at 2:07.12.
HVA also swept this event on the men’s side, as junior Landon Cleland timed out at 1:49.31 with Hawks middle-schooler Parker Abraham finishing at 2:25.15.
In the women’s individual medley events, Farragut sophomore Katherine Buchanan and HVA middle-schooler Lauren Hackett finished first at 2:23.75 and 1:03.13, respectively.
On the men’s side, HVA senior Hayden Hall won the men’s 100-yard event with a time of 2:06.00 and FMS eighth-grader Lawrence Hung finished first in the 50-yarder at 1:08.82.
In the women’s 50-yard freestyle, Hardin Valley senior Marley Molchan finished first at 27.18 seconds while FMS sixth-grader Myla Saffles saw a time of 25.97 seconds to lead the middle-schoolers.
The men’s 50-yard event saw FHS senior Adam Webster take first with a time of 24.15 seconds, and sixth-grader Bo Gary led the middle school at 28.40 seconds.
Farragut freshman Caroline Johnson won handily in 1-meter diving, totaling 143.60 feet.
In the women’s 100-yard butterfly, HVA junior Emma Hackett finished first at 1:01.75 with Yakuna first in middle school’s 50-yard event at 29.22 seconds.
Cleland led the men’s high school side in this event at 55.65 seconds, and FMS sixth-grader Sam Vineyard led the middle-schoolers at 31.34 seconds in the 50-yarder.
Caroline Hackett won the women’s 100-yard freestyle event with 58.15 seconds, and HVA’s Scarlett Lamie won the middle school edition at 1:08.34.
The men’s event saw a first-place finish for Webster at 52.96 seconds while Hung won for the middle school with 59.87 seconds.
Hardin Valley’s Katie Dutrow paced the Hawks in the women’s 500-yard freestyle at 5:14.65, and Hall won on the men’s side, 4:58.91. HVA also won the women’s and men’s high school 200-yard freestyle relays at 1:47.56 and 1:37.72, respectively, while Farragut Middle won the men’s middle school version, 2:00.07.
Farragut senior Aydan Skelton won the women’s 100-yard backstroke with a time of 1:09.90 while Saffles claimed the middle school’s 50-yard edition at 30.78 seconds. The men’s version saw a win for FHS junior Jake Rohan at 59.82 seconds, and Dutrow won the women’s 100-yard breaststroke at 1:12.28. FHS freshman Petr Ievlev won the men’s event, 1:10.19, and HVA’s Hyunseong Hong won in the 50-yarder with 34.87 seconds.
Farragut won the women’s and men’s open 400-yard freestyle relays at 4:28.75 and 3:59.71, respectively, while HVA won the middle school’s mixed 200-yard freestyle at 1:48.97.
Between heats, the FHS and HVA programs each took time to recognize their seniors.
“This senior class is special to me because they are the first class that I’ve gotten the opportunity to coach in some capacity all four years,” Farragut coach Marlee Sanders said. “They have each been such an integral part of our team, scoring over 600 combined points since their
freshman year. Each of our seniors are multi-year state athletes, and being able to witness their personal achievements both in and out of the pool is something I’ve really enjoyed.”
Hall, the reigning 200-yard freestyle state champion, echoed Sanders’ thought on the Hawks’ side.
“I’m just really glad to be out here one last time,” he said. “It’s my last dual meet, so I’m excited to be able to celebrate with them. I’ve wanted to be the best leader I can for this team.”
