Over 2,000 swimmers from 120 high schools, swimming at 9 preliminary sites are the numbers for the largest high school swimming event in the country: The Southwest Ohio High School Swimming and Diving Classic. Teams are assigned one of the nine preliminary sites with the goal of making the evening finals in Cincinnati. It is said that it is harder to make the evening finals of the Classic as everyone competes against everyone. There are no divisional breakdowns.
The Warriors of the Water were paired up with some of the state’s best swimmers, competing against Oakwood, Alter, Fairmont and others. The Warriors rose to the occasion with 25 Personal Records and two season best relay times. Leading the charge were Sophomores Grayson Littlejohn and Adalyn Holbrook. Littlejohn placed third in the 50 Breaststroke with a personal record 32.25, and 4th in the 100 IM with another personal record of 1:04.55. In the 200 Free Relay, Grayson, along with Kai Millar, Sam Garrett, and Heath Conely swam a season best 1:46.43, smashing their previous best time by almost 4 seconds! Leading the girls, Holbrook also swam two personal records, placing 3rd in the 100 IM with a 1:12.92, and finishing 6th in the 100 Butterfly with a 1:11.64. Adalyn, along with Evelyn Garrett, Maddie Dubusky, and Ellie Ross also swam a season best time in their 200 Free Relay with a 1:57.74, besting their previous best time by almost 4 seconds as well.
The Dayton Christian Swim Team will return the blocks on Saturday, January 24 at the Dayton Raiders Aquatic Center. The Warriors will be taking part in the Bellbrook Invitational with a start time of 5:15pm. Come out and support your Warriors of the Water!

Below are the Warrior swimmers that finished in the Top 10 followed by Warriors that set a Personal Record in their events.

Top 10 Finishes:
Girls
100 IM – Adalyn Holbrook 1:12.92, (PR) 3rd Place
50 Freestyle – Maddie Dubusky 29.26 9th Place
100 Butterfly – Adalyn Holbrook 1:11.64 (PR) 6th Place
100 Backstroke – Chloe Payne 1:24.79 9th Place
50 Breaststroke – Kessa Jablonski 41.87 (PR) 8th Place
400 Medley Relay – Chloe Payne, Sophie Fogt, Adalyn Holbrook, Maddie Dubusky 5:08.35 7th Place
200 Free Relay – Evelyn Garrett, Maddie Dubusky, Ellie Ross, Adalyn Holbrook 1:57.74 (Season Best Time) 7th Place
Boys
100 IM – Grayson Littlejohn 1:04.55 (PR) 4th Place
100 IM – Heath Conely 1:10.25 (PR) 9th Place
100 Backstroke – Austin Wiener 1:24.45 (PR) 10th Place
50 Breaststroke – Grayson Littlejohn 32.25 (PR) 3rd Place
400 Medley Relay – Austin Wiener, Grayson Littlejohn, Heath Conely, Porter Clemens 4:45.83 7th Place
200 Free Relay – Grayson Littlejohn, Kai Millar, Sam Garrett, Heath Conely 1:46.43 (Season Best Time) 7th Place

Warriors Personal Records
200 Free
Miah Curtner 2:43.44
Elise Douglas 2:54.04
AJ Blatz 2:43.49
100 IM
Ellie Ross 1:28.42
50 Freestyle
Sophie Fogt 30.57
Kiana Hill 31.67
Ellie Ross 31.68
Kessa Jablonski 31.96
Elise Douglas 34.69
Luci Cherolis 40.25
Kai Millar 26.77
AJ Blatz 28.19
Sam Garrett 28.58
Levi Garman 30.70
100 Backstroke
Allie Slouffman 1:28.68
Madelyn Hendricks 1:37.40
Anika Stewart 1:39.59
50 Breaststroke
Kiana Hill 42.26
Ezra Stahley 1:12.28