Seven swimmers glide toward region meet
With few meets left before UIL, Redhawk swim took it to the pool for a competition against Reedy, Centennial, and Memorial High Schools. Junior Maria Oushalkas feels she did well, placing third overall.
January 21, 2020
The Redhawks swim team placed 3rd (girls) and 9th (boys) in the District 10-5A meet Friday and Saturday at the Bruce Eubanks Natatorium, with seven swimmers advancing to the 5A Region II Meet Jan. 31-Feb. 1 in Mansfield.
“As a team we did well,” senior Hannah Nguyen said. “We had a lot of best times and broken records for the girls relay.”
That record came in the girls 200 yard medley relay as Nguyen, juniors Mallory Showalter, Rachel Eason, and freshman Maria Oushalkas finished in 1:51:51.
Oushalkas helped pace the team as she also finished first in the 200 yard freestyle and second in the 100 yard butterfly.
“We were all pretty ecstatic for winning especially since we broke the record and I’m pretty happy since I got best times and I am also close to beating both records,” Oushalkas said. “At regionals the competition is pretty good but I’m going to keep training and see how I do.”
