January 16, 2015 at 2:14 p.m.
Rhinelander Swim Club wins Freezin' Season Invite
Rhinelander Swim Club wins Freezin' Season Invite
Seventy-two swim club members got on the blocks against swimmers from Tomahawk, Lakeland, Marathon Area, Wittenberg Area, Ironwood, Mich. and Iola-Scandinavia.
Rhinelander took home first place with 2,954 points, nearly 700 points better than runner-up Lakeland. Adding to the excitement, the Hodag swimmers won both the boys' and girls' 450 yard Freestyle Crescendo relays. The club has not won those two events at its home invite in over a decade.
The crescendo relays are an excellent gauge of the competitive strength, cooperation, and unity of the entire swim club," RSC coach Lindsay Byrka said. "Each age group is represented in the relay by its top athlete. Those athletes compete on behalf of their teammates, family, and friends that support, encourage, and train with them throughout the year. We are so proud of these kids and the entire club."
The winning boys' team in the 450 crescendo was comprised of Sam Schoppe, 8, Mathias Fugle, 8, Jack Antonuk, 10, Thaddeus Heck, 12, Joseph Heck, 12, and Russell Benoy, 13, who clocked in with a time of 5 minutes 11.42 seconds. Bringing home the trophy for the girls were Abi Winnicki, 8, Sophia Miljevich, 8, Noelle St. Pierre, 10, Makenna Winnicki, 11, Taylor Macak, 14, and Grace Heck, 13, with a winning time of 5:09.76.
The following RSC swimmers recorded individual first-place finishes at the meet:
• Jack Antonuk - 100 individual medley (1:24.31), 50 backstroke (38.98)
• Russell Benoy - 50 freestyle (26.91), 100 freestyle (59.68), 50 breaststroke (35.58)
• Mathias Fugle - 25 butterfly (19.96), 50 freestyle (42.17)
• Grace Heck - 100 IM (1:11.21), 50 butterfly (30.22)
• James Heck, 9 - 50 butterfly (43.61)
• Martin Hoger, 13 - 50 backstroke (34.34)
• Sam Schoppe - 100 IM (1:49.20), 25 backstroke (21.97)
• Abi Winnicki - 25 freestyle (15.60), 50 freestyle (37.49), 25 backstroke (19.79)
• Makenna Winnicki - 100 IM (1:17.43), 50 butterfly (32.78)
Swimmers earning personal best times in each individual event swam during Saturday's meet included: Claire Caselton, Madeline Ewan, Oliver Ferdinand, Allie Fugle, Joe Fugle, James Heck, Maria Heck, Hannah Hoffhein, Martin Hoger, Ava Lamers, Taylor Macak, Marissa Martin, Nora Rutkowski, Sam Rutkowski, Jaida Salaam, Jacob Schoppe, Samson Shinners, Miller Solome and Liana Teter.
The club will conclude its regular season this Saturday in Tomahawk. The Central Wisconsin Swim Conference divisional meet will be held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Lakeland while the CWSC Championship will take place Feb. 7-8 in Phillips.
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