The Chieftain swimmers delivered an outstanding performance at Sectionals on Friday and Saturday, with both the girls and boys teams posting a wave of personal-best times and earning multiple spots at the district meet.
Nearly 70 percent of Bellefontaine’s swims resulted in new personal records, and several others were within a second of previous bests — a testament to the team’s preparation and late-season progress.
District Qualifiers (District Seed)
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Brooklyne Kuntz — Sectional Champion, 100 Butterfly (1st); 500 Freestyle (6th)
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Kaeleigh Flora — 100 Butterfly (30th)
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Andrew Myers — 200 Individual Medley (31st)
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Boys 400 Freestyle Relay (23rd) — Grady Feasel, Oliver Grandstaff, Will Myers, Cody Hudson
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Girls 400 Freestyle Relay (21st) — Kaeleigh Flora, Gillian Steele, Maddie Ullom, Brooklyne Kuntz
Kuntz continued her dominant season by resetting her own school records while positioning herself for a strong district performance. Flora delivered one of the most dramatic improvements of the weekend, dropping more than four seconds in the 100 butterfly to secure her district berth.
Top Time Improvements
Several swimmers posted major time drops at Sectionals:
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Kaeleigh Flora — 100 Fly (-4.21)
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Dalton Frazier — 100 Free (-5.80)
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Ella Fultz — 500 Free (-10.99)
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Oliver Grandstaff — 50 Free (-1.87), 100 Breast (-2.46)
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Leila Hammond — 50 Free (-2.88)
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Nicolas Herrera Diaz — 200 Free (-3.33), 100 Fly (-5.27)
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Ava Kunze — 50 Free (-2.33), 100 Free (-4.06)
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Andrew Myers — 200 IM (-5.68), 100 Breast (-2.76)
The relay teams also rose to the occasion, improving on their entry times to secure district qualification.
District competition will take place Friday, February 20 at Miami University. Boys events begin at 10:45 a.m., with the girls session scheduled to start at 5:45 p.m.
