Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott
The 2017 YMCA National Short Course Championships splashed into action with the men’s and women’s 1000 yard free.
York delivered a 1-2 punch in the women’s 1000 free with top finishes from Courtney Harnish and Leah Braswell. Harnish stopped the clock at a 9:39.92 for first, while Braswell was second with a 9:48.55. Sunbury’s Abigail Doss finished third overall with a time of 9:49.11.
Event 103 Women 1000 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Courtney Harnish 17 York-PA 9:45.66 9:39.92
2 Leah Braswell 16 York-PA 9:35.71 9:48.55
3 Abigail Doss 15 Sunbury-PA 10:04.21 9:49.11
4 Sarah Grinalds 16 Westport/Weston 9:58.90 9:53.94
5 Abbey Erwin 17 Boise-ID 9:47.37 9:54.59
6 Emma Weyant 15 Sarasota-FL 10:05.49 9:59.18
7 Nicole Welch 16 North Shore-MA 10:06.17 9:59.54
8 Catherine Buroker 17 Wilton-CT 10:12.41 9:59.74
On the men’s side it was Ross Dant of Hickory with the only sub-9 minute swim. Dant turned in a final 8:57.64 to finish more than three seconds ahead of the competition. Wilton’s Robby Giller was second overall with a 9:01.12, followed by Somerset Valley’s Ryan Waters’ 9:07.48.
Event 104 Men 1000 Yard Freestyle
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Name Age Team Seed Finals
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1 Ross Dant 16 Hickory -nc 9:07.66 8:57.64
2 Robby Giller 17 Wilton-CT 9:11.01 9:01.12
3 Ryan Waters 17 SomersetValleyNJ 9:11.43 9:07.48
4 Arik Katz 15 Sarasota-FL 9:28.68 9:08.96
5 Christopher Smith 18 Red Bank - NJ 9:06.44 9:14.59
6 Brendan Firlie 17 Sarasota-FL 9:29.30 9:18.35
7 Josh Cohen 16 FanwoodScotch-NJ 9:21.85 9:18.74
8 Nicolas Ortega 17 Westport/Weston 9:28.27 9:18.82
Harnish moves into #26 all time in 17-18 ranks;
Dant, possibly deserving a bit more acknowledgement than just “…the only sub-9 min swim,” moved into #7 all-time in 15-16 ranks.