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After Day 1, Trojan boys lead District 3 swim team race

After Day 1, Trojan boys lead District 3 swim team race

NEW KINGSTOWN — Going into the second day of the District 3 Class 3A boys swimming championships, Chambersburg leads the team standings.

The Trojans had one first-place effort — from Derek Estep in the 200 freestyle — and several other high finishes to end the first day with 187 points, which was more than Wilson (175) and Cumberland Valley (100).

Saturday's five events begin at 3 p.m. and the Trojans have several potential place-winners entered, plus in the 400 freestyle relay — the final event — Chambersburg has recorded the best time of any school.

Friday, the Trojans completed two particularly strong events.

In the 200 freestyle, Estep took first place in a time of 1:40.71. Teammate Amir Tasker was right behind in second place (1:41.80) and Alex Kaczmark placed fourth in 1:43.05.

In the 100 butterfly, Wilson's Kai Boyer took the gold medal with a clocking of 49.97. Estep was the runner-up in 50.14, Cristian Pong placed fourth in 50.64, and Kaczmark took fifth in 51.10.

In the 200 free relay, Chambersburg placed second behind Wilson, although the Tronans' time of 1:26.07 was a school record. The team included Pong, Tasker, Jed Ritchie and Estep. In the 200 IM, Ritchie placed fourth in 1:55.73, while Cullen McGraw was 12th (2:00.17).

The Trojans' 200 medley relay team (Pong, Ethan White, Kaczmark and McGraw) was seventh in 1:37.34.

In the 50 free, Waynesboro's Brenner McIlquham took seventh in 21.52, while Sean Detwiler of Greencastle-Antrim took 10th in the 200 IM in 1:57.84.

Chambersburg's girls team also had a high place-winner. Margot Ritchie hit the wall in 1:53.99, a school record time, to capture third place. The Trojan girls also took a 12th in the 200 freestyle relay.

Eve Phillips won a first place for Waynesboro, capturing the 50 free in 23.37. In the 200 free relay, the Maidens' team of Ruth Phillips, Belle Hess, Eve Phillips and Maddy Stoops) took sixth in 1:40.75.