Day 1 Swimming thoughts…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Here I was anticipating getting home around 8 or 9 at night. This is not too bad. I reserve the right to complain tomorrow with all the award ceremonies.
Definitely not the same electricity without Samantha Woodward, but that doesn’t mean Your Friendly Neighborhood Boneman didn’t have a fun time at OCCC’s Aquatic Center.
Thoughts, observations, who shocked, etc, so away we go…
- Standing by my McGuinness winning the 5A girls and Heritage Hall winning the 5A boys. The Chargers were especially confident following the day 1 events. More than anything with the Irish girls is they have someone competing in every event. Not all of the 5A contenders can say the same, and all that means is a bevy of points going to McGuinness.
- Jenks is ridiculous (boys and girls). Talking with Edmond coach Steve Riggs after the meet, he said Saturday will be even more absurd for Jenks. Freshman Montana Gaffney really stood out to me as did Jacob Pearce. You see the names, but it’s great to actually get the chance to see them in action.
- Same can be said for Classen’s Chelsea Ye and Union’s Eastman Holloway. Both are freshman and both should walk away with some titles. Look for a story about Ye in Saturday’s paper.
- Their teams won’t be in the hunt, but what Deer Creek’s Typ Whinnery and Westmoore’s Dakota Wheeler are doing needs to be noticed. Whinnery right now has a 40-second advantage over his nearest 5A competitor in the 500 freestyle and is four seconds better than Holloway overall.
As for the breaststroke, both are dominating there with Wheeler having a slight advantage. Whinnery has a four-second edge while Wheeler has a two-second edge in 6A.
- One of the more intriguing finals will be the boys 100 backstroke. Norman coach Kent Nicholson said it would be a battle between Norman’s Bruno Lipiani and Union’s Nelson Head. After the first, it is. Lipiani holds the edge after day 1.
- Stillwater was a little disappointing today. Maybe the Pioneers are saving themselves for the finals, but I was maybe a little too high on them.
- Could this be the year for Putnam North’s Parris Schoppa? Heavy favorite going into the 50 and 100 free and didn’t disappoint on day 1.
- Norman’s 400 free relay team being DQ’d really hurts the Tigers…duh. That lineup of Jack Hardwick, Nathan Sheely, Bradley Quy and Bruno Lipiani was going to make some noise in the finals.
- In terms of your Oklahoma City area studs, the expected fine results from the likes of Edmond Memorial’s Jill and Daniel Enge, Edmond North’s Nikki Colton and Ryan Adams, Norman North’s Wilson Wei and Ian McKenzie and Putnam West’s Kaylee Steffen.
- Hope day 2 is as smooth as day 1. Be back either late Saturday or Sunday with championship thoughts.
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