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The swim team has completed their local competition season.
The GCA middle school and high school swim teams recently completed their local competition season at the KISL and KMSSL Championship Meet held at UT's Alan Jones Aquatic Center. This meet was attended by schools from all across the region - over 500 swimmers from 39 teams in the high school meet and almost 350 swimmers from 25 teams in the middle school meet.
Middle School highlights:
7th grader Caleb Knapper recorded two personal best times at the meet.
Upper School results:
Junior Briley Bube, sophomores Josh New and Colin Willis, and freshmen Wyatt Noe and Winston Woodard all recorded at least one personal best time at the meet.
Junior Caitlyn Perkey qualified 13th in the 200Y Individual Medley to advance to the finals session where she remained in 13th place. She automatically advanced to finals in the 500Y Free based on her seeding. She finished 9th in that event.
Perkey is the only swimmer to have qualified for the TISCA State Championship meet. Perkey has qualified in four events but will be swimming the 200Y IM and 500Y Free at the state meet in Nashville on February 11-12.
We are proud of all our swimmers and the growth they made during the 2021-22 season and hope to see our team grow during the 2022-23 school year!
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![GCA Swimmer R Eda]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1638296060/gcaramsorg/t4cyvk3cqblqmfp1xyy5/RiaE.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1638296060/gcaramsorg/t4cyvk3cqblqmfp1xyy5/RiaE.jpg","width":512}])
The GCA middle and upper school swim teams' season is underway.
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.
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![GCA Sophomore, Caitlyn Perkey, to Compete at Championship Swim Meet]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1618327247/gcaramsorg/ofp5z4vtgxiu6kped0ge/News_CaitlinPerkey.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1618327247/gcaramsorg/ofp5z4vtgxiu6kped0ge/News_CaitlinPerkey.png","width":450}])
Sophomore Caitlyn Perkey will represent GCA at the 2021 TISCA State Championship Swim Meet in Kingsport on April 24-25. We're so proud of her hard work and dedication and excited to see her compete!
Unfortunately, due to COVID restrictions, limited pool access, and a shifted season, GCA was unable to field a swim team to participate in the local KISL swim league this year. Caitlyn, however, has been practicing and competing with her club team and was able to achieve qualifying times to earn a trip to the high school state meet. This year’s meet is being held at four different venues across the state and they will combine results from each location to determine final results.
We wish Caitlyn the very best!
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![Freshman Caitlyn Perkey Prepares for State Competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580845065/gcaramsorg/qfd2cerorxnav0eaocsw/CaitlynPerkey_NewsPost.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580845065/gcaramsorg/qfd2cerorxnav0eaocsw/CaitlynPerkey_NewsPost.png","width":450}])
Freshman Caitlyn Perkey Prepares for State Competition
Freshman Caitlyn Perkey will be competing at the 2020 TISCA High School State Championship Swim Meet this Friday and Saturday (Feb 7 & 8) at UT’s Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Swimmers have to achieve state qualifying times in order to attend this meet.
Caitlyn will be swimming the 200 yard Freestyle and the 500 yard Freestyle. GCA has not sent a swimmer to the state meet since 2014. Congratulations on this noteworthy achievement, Caitlyn!
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![GCA Swim Teams Finish Strong]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1580163175/gcaramsorg/bhendt4kal0ru9gqrm8s/GCASwimTeam_NewsPost.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1580163175/gcaramsorg/bhendt4kal0ru9gqrm8s/GCASwimTeam_NewsPost.png","width":450}])
Congratulations to the GCA Middle and Upper School Swim Teams who ended their season with strong performances in the pool! One swimmer, Caitlyn Perkey, will compete at the state meet on Feb. 7-8. GCA diver, 8th grader Alex Sponcia, came in first place in the middle school diving portion and will continue competing at the regional level May 1-3. His next diving competition will be with USA Diving.
Read the full story at www.gcarams.org. Congratulations, Rams! We're so proud of your fantastic effort!
The swim and dive regular season concluded this weekend for all but one GCA swimmer, Caitlyn Perkey, in the KISL and KMSSL Swimming and Diving Championship Meets held at UT.
UPPER SCHOOL Swim Team Results:
There were 36 high school teams from across east Tennessee in attendance. All 5 GCA Upper School swimmers collected a season best time during the meet. Freshman Caitlyn Perkey made it to the Finals session in both the 200 yd Freestyle and 500 yd Freestyle event. She finished 15th place in the 200 Free, moving up one spot from the preliminary session. She finished 7th in the 500 Freestyle moving up 3 spots from her seed time. Caitlyn will swim these same two events at the State Meet to be held on Feb. 7-8. The 200 yd Free Relay team of Olivia Farmer, Emily Morgan, Briley Bube and Caitlyn Perkey made it back to Finals as an alternate in 17th place.
MIDDLE SCHOOL Swim Team Results:
There were 22 middle school teams from across east Tennessee in attendance. 8th grader Alex Sponcia finished 1st in the middle school diving portion of the meet. All 6 GCA Middle School swimmers collected a season best time during the meet and showed significant improvements over the season. The 200 yd Mixed Free Relay team of Kalynna Downward, Winston Woodard, Ella Greene & Noah Taylor finished in 13th place. The 200 yd Free Relay team of Wyatt Noe, Colin Willis, Noah Taylor & Winston Woodard finished in 15th place.
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- MS Swimming
The swim team has completed their local competition season.
The GCA middle school and high school swim teams recently completed their local competition season at the KISL and KMSSL Championship Meet held at UT's Alan Jones Aquatic Center. This meet was attended by schools from all across the region - over 500 swimmers from 39 teams in the high school meet and almost 350 swimmers from 25 teams in the middle school meet.
Middle School highlights:
7th grader Caleb Knapper recorded two personal best times at the meet.
Upper School results:
Junior Briley Bube, sophomores Josh New and Colin Willis, and freshmen Wyatt Noe and Winston Woodard all recorded at least one personal best time at the meet.
Junior Caitlyn Perkey qualified 13th in the 200Y Individual Medley to advance to the finals session where she remained in 13th place. She automatically advanced to finals in the 500Y Free based on her seeding. She finished 9th in that event.
Perkey is the only swimmer to have qualified for the TISCA State Championship meet. Perkey has qualified in four events but will be swimming the 200Y IM and 500Y Free at the state meet in Nashville on February 11-12.
We are proud of all our swimmers and the growth they made during the 2021-22 season and hope to see our team grow during the 2022-23 school year!
- MS Swimming
- Varsity Swimming
The GCA middle and upper school swim teams' season is underway.
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.
- MS Swimming
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Congratulations to the GCA Middle and Upper School Swim Teams who ended their season with strong performances in the pool! One swimmer, Caitlyn Perkey, will compete at the state meet on Feb. 7-8. GCA diver, 8th grader Alex Sponcia, came in first place in the middle school diving portion and will continue competing at the regional level May 1-3. His next diving competition will be with USA Diving.
Read the full story at www.gcarams.org. Congratulations, Rams! We're so proud of your fantastic effort!
The swim and dive regular season concluded this weekend for all but one GCA swimmer, Caitlyn Perkey, in the KISL and KMSSL Swimming and Diving Championship Meets held at UT.
UPPER SCHOOL Swim Team Results:
There were 36 high school teams from across east Tennessee in attendance. All 5 GCA Upper School swimmers collected a season best time during the meet. Freshman Caitlyn Perkey made it to the Finals session in both the 200 yd Freestyle and 500 yd Freestyle event. She finished 15th place in the 200 Free, moving up one spot from the preliminary session. She finished 7th in the 500 Freestyle moving up 3 spots from her seed time. Caitlyn will swim these same two events at the State Meet to be held on Feb. 7-8. The 200 yd Free Relay team of Olivia Farmer, Emily Morgan, Briley Bube and Caitlyn Perkey made it back to Finals as an alternate in 17th place.
MIDDLE SCHOOL Swim Team Results:
There were 22 middle school teams from across east Tennessee in attendance. 8th grader Alex Sponcia finished 1st in the middle school diving portion of the meet. All 6 GCA Middle School swimmers collected a season best time during the meet and showed significant improvements over the season. The 200 yd Mixed Free Relay team of Kalynna Downward, Winston Woodard, Ella Greene & Noah Taylor finished in 13th place. The 200 yd Free Relay team of Wyatt Noe, Colin Willis, Noah Taylor & Winston Woodard finished in 15th place.
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The middle school and upper school swimmers competed on Saturday at the Ray Bussard Invitational.
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 – 6th in 200 Freestyle
Middle School:
Alex Sponcia – 2nd in Diving
The swimmers return to competition on January 18 in Cocke County.
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![GCA MS Swimmer N. Taylor swims freestyle]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1574086035/gcaramsorg/pf633qr7b9jxh6csljnb/NTaylor.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1574086035/gcaramsorg/pf633qr7b9jxh6csljnb/NTaylor.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1574086035/gcaramsorg/pf633qr7b9jxh6csljnb/NTaylor.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1574086035/gcaramsorg/pf633qr7b9jxh6csljnb/NTaylor.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1574086035/gcaramsorg/pf633qr7b9jxh6csljnb/NTaylor.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1574086035/gcaramsorg/pf633qr7b9jxh6csljnb/NTaylor.jpg","width":2200}])
The swim team traveled to Clinton last Thursday for a dual meet.
The swim team competed against Clinton High School on Thursday night. Top 3 finishers were:
Upper School:
Briley Bube – 2nd in 50yd Freestyle, 2nd in 100yd Backstroke
Ria Eda – 1st in 100yd Breaststroke, 2nd in 200yd IM
Senior Olivia Farmer – 1st in 200yd IM AND 100yd Butterfly
Junior Emily Morgan – 2nd in 200yd Freestyle, 2nd in 100 Butterfly
These 4 girls finished 1st in the 200yd Medley Relay and 2nd in the 200yd Freestyle Relay.
Middle School:
Ella Greene – 3rd in 100yd IM, 3rd in 50yd Backstroke
Wyatt Noe – 3rd in 100yd IM, 3rd in 50yd Butterfly
Noah Taylor – 3rd in 50yd Backstroke
Colin Willis – 2nd in 50yd Backstroke
Winston Woodard – 2nd in 100yd IM, 2nd in 50yd Freestyle
Noah Taylor, Wyatt Noe, Winston Woodard & Colin Willis placed 2nd 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.
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