Newberry Swimming kicked off the 2025 season last night against: Blythewood, Lexington, Mid-Carolina, Newberry Academy, Richland Northeast, and Westwood. The bulldogs individually and in combined effort accomplished a total of 69 seconds dropped from last year’s best times. The following are members of the Newberry High School Swim Team and their individual highlights:
Kindel Jaeger - 2 state consideration times in 200 IM and 100 Butterfly
Peirce Reed- First time event milestone
Julia White - 15.33 second time drop from her 2 individual events combined
Jacob Bouknight - 16.88 second time drops from his 2 individual events combined
Tristan Chaplin - 7.79 second time drop on his 100 Freestyle to get a state consideration cut time
Brantley Counts-Wohnig - 2 First time event milestones:
Jack Edwards - 17.12 second time drop and only falling shy of a state cut by 0.12 seconds on his 100 yard freestyle
Aarush Kumar - Aided in both male relays which dropped time
The following are the team scores for each dual match.
Combined Team Scores
NEW 100 vs Richland Northeast 32
NEW 98 vs Newberry Academy 18
Mid-Carolina 109 vs NEW 76
Westwood 89 vs NEW 78
Lexington 268 vs NEW 47
Blythewood 261 vs NEW 46
Women's Division Scores
NEW 28 vs Richland Northeast 26
NEW 30 vs Newberry Academy 0
Mid-Carolina 33 vs NEW 26
Westwood 32 vs NEW 23
Lexington 129 vs NEW 16
Blythewood 135 vs NEW 12
Men's Division Scores
NEW 72 vs Richland Northeast 6
NEW 68 vs Newberry Academy 18
Mid-Carolina 76 vs NEW 50
Westwood 57 vs NEW 55
Lexington 139 vs NEW 31
Blythewood 126 vs NEW 34
Event Result Break Down (Odd events = Women's; Even Events = Men's)
Event 2 - 200 Medley Relay
6th Place - Jacob Bouknight, Aarush Kumar, Tristan Chaplin, Jack Edwards
Event 4 - 200 Freestyle
9th Place- Tristan Chaplin
12th Place - Aarush Kumar
Event 5 - 200 Individual Medley
6th Place - Kindel Jaeger -State Consideration Time
Event 7 - 50 Freestyle
26th Place - Peirce Reed - First time milestone
Event 8 - 50 Freestyle
12th Place - Jacob Bouknight with a 2.85 second time drop
23rd Place - Brantley Counts-Wohnig - First time milestone
Event 9 100 Butterfly
3rd Place - Kindel Jaeger - State Consideration Time
Event 11 - 100 Freestyle
10th Place - Julia White with a 5.83 second time drop
Event 12 - 100 Freestyle
6th Place - Tristan Chaplin with a 7.79 second time drop
10th Place -Jack Edwards with an
11.44 second time drop
20th Place - Brantley Counts-Wohnig - First time event milestone
Event 16 - 200 Freestyle Relay
8thPlace - Jack Edwards, Brantley Counts-Wohnig, Aarush Kumar, Tristan Chaplin
Event 18 - 100 Backstroke
7th Place - Jack Edwards with a 5.68 second time drop
10th Place - Jacob Bouknight with a 14.03 second time drop
Event 19 - 100 Breaststroke
8th Place - Julia White with a 9.50 second time drop
Event 20 - 100 Breaststroke
11th Place - Aarush Kumar
Our next regular season meet will be at Quail Valley next Wednesday against Irmo, Richland Northeast, Fox Creek, AC Flora and Keenan.
A Huge Thank you to Mrs. Harvey for coming out to show her support last night!
And of course, none of this would even be possible without our FANTASTIC parents who volunteered who helped make sure we got started on time and that our meet ran efficiently. Know that we love and appreciate each of your commitment to our team!
Meet Manager/Time entries:
Chuck Weatherly
Timers:
Beth Jaeger, Mike Jaeger, Anne Edwards, Jason Edwards, Laura Bouknight, and Rachel Reed
Photographers:
Dani Garcia Guzman, Maripaz Lucas, Perla Mendez Morraz
Thank you everyone!
With pride,
Coach Leslie McDuffie and McKensey Cantrell