Ellianna Smith made history last weekend at the Pioneer Athletic Conference Swimming Championship Meet. The Upper Perkiomen sophomore
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Nolan McCloskey posted a third in the 100 backstroke and
Beatriz Santos finished third in the 100 backstroke at the
PAC Swimming Championships at Upper Merion.
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became the first female performer in school history to earn a PAC gold medal.
Smith finished first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 56.08 seconds. She added three other medals during the meet on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8 at Upper Merion High School in King of Prussia.
Beatriz Santos finished third in the 100 backstroke (1:02.17). The junior earned three medals.
Nolan McCloskey posted the top individual performance for the Tribe boys by finishing third in the 100 backstroke (54.07). The senior finished with four medals.
Hunter Francisco and Jackson Kelly also earned four medals. Francisco, a 12th grader, ended up in sixth place in the 200 free (1:49.76). Kelly, a ninth grader, finished fifth in the 200 free (1:49.71) and sixth in the 100 backstroke (55.31).
Smith edged Boyertown's Elisabeth Seip by 0.06 seconds to become the school's first girl to win an individual gold medal since the formation of the PAC 23 years ago. She added a ...