On Monday, November 29, the swim team traveled to the Clinton Community Center to face the Clinton Dragons.  The Rams were unable to come home with a win, but there were many bright spots on the evening as well as a few learning opportunities to bring home and grow from.

Middle school swimmers finishing in first place were Caroline Thornton (50 Back & 50 Breast) and Kylie Krohn (50 Free).  Caleb Knapper dropped 3.5 seconds in 50 Breast.

Upper school swimmers finishing in first place were Briley Bube (200 IM & 100 Breast), Wyatt Noe (200 Free), Winston Woodard (200 IM & 100 Free), Colin Willis (100 Back), and Caitlyn Perkey (200 Free, 50 Free and 100 Back).  Willis (100 Free), Ria Eda (100 Breast), Josh New (50 Free), and Isaiah Spoon (50 Free) each dropped over 4 seconds in their events since the last meet.

The season opener was held on November 14 at UT against Berean Christian School and Christian Academy of Knoxville.  

The swim team returned to competition this weekend at the Ray Bussard Invitational held at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus.  This is a large meet as there were over 30 high school teams and over 15 middle school teams competing – including some from out of the area and even out of state.  This was the first meet for the GCA swimmers in a month. 

Almost all swimmers picked up some personal best times.  Top (scoring) finishers for GCA were:

Upper School:

Caitlyn Perkey – 6^th in 200 Freestyle 

Middle School:

Alex Sponcia – 2^nd in Diving

The swimmers return to competition on January 18 in Cocke County.

The swim team competed against Clinton High School on Thursday night.  Top 3 finishers were:

 Upper School:

Briley Bube – 2^nd in 50yd Freestyle, 2^nd in 100yd Backstroke

Ria Eda – 1^st in 100yd Breaststroke, 2^nd in 200yd IM

Senior Olivia Farmer – 1^st in 200yd IM AND 100yd Butterfly

Junior Emily Morgan – 2^nd in 200yd Freestyle, 2^nd in 100 Butterfly

These 4 girls finished 1^st in the 200yd Medley Relay and 2^nd in the 200yd Freestyle Relay.

 Middle School:

Ella Greene – 3^rd in 100yd IM, 3^rd in 50yd Backstroke

Wyatt Noe – 3^rd in 100yd IM, 3^rd in 50yd Butterfly

Noah Taylor – 3^rd in 50yd Backstroke

Colin Willis – 2^nd in 50yd Backstroke

Winston Woodard – 2^nd in 100yd IM, 2^nd in 50yd Freestyle

Noah Taylor, Wyatt Noe, Winston Woodard & Colin Willis placed 2^nd in 200yd Medley Relay

The swim team will be back in action on Saturday, December 14 in the Ray Bussard Invitational at UT's Allan Jones Aquatic Center.

The swim team was back in action this weekend at the Student Aquatic Center on the University of Tennessee campus.   Top 3 finishers in the meet are as follows:

Upper School:

Briley Bube (9) – 2^nd in 100yd Butterfly AND 100yd Breaststroke

Olivia Farmer (12) – 3^rd in 100yd Freestyle

Emily Morgan (11) – 2^nd in 200yd Individual Medley

Caitlyn Perkey (9) – 1^st in 200yd Freestyle and 2^nd in 100yd Backstroke

The 200yd Medley Relay of Emily Morgan, Briley Bube, Caitlyn Perkey & Olivia Farmer finished 2^nd.

The 200yd Freestyle Relay of Briley Bube, Ria Eda, Olivia Farmer & Caitlyn Perkey finished 2^nd.

Middle School:

Alex Sponcia (8) – 1^st in 1M Diving

Noah Taylor (7) – 3^rd in 50yd Freestyle

Wyatt Noe (7) – 1^st in 50yd Butterfly, 2^nd in 50yd Backstroke, & 3^rd in 100yd Freestyle

Colin Willis (8) – 3^rd in 50yd Backstroke