Twenty-three swimmers from Club Olympia competed against some of the top swim clubs in the country last weekend at Carmel Swim Club’s Fall Frenzy at IUPUI’s Indiana University Natatorium.
Nalanie Cortez, 13, battled five 14-year olds from Cardinal and Lakeside swim clubs in Louisville and the Ohio State Swim Club out of Columbus, Ohio, for high-point honors in the Girls 13-14 age group, with all six putting up over 100 points. Cortez ended up tying Martina Peroni, from the Ohio State Swim Club with 127 points for High Point honors. Cortez started off the meet swimming the 1,650 freestyle for the first time to place sixth in the Girls Open and break 18 minutes. She then placed sixth in the Girls 13-14 400 individual medley, dropping 2.5 seconds off her previous best time. She finished the evening with a third-place finish in the 13-14 500 freestyle, dropping 4.5 seconds off her previous-best time. Cortez also placed second in the 100 freestyle, third in the 200 freestyle, fifth in the 200 butterfly, with a 5 second time drop, sixth in the 50 freestyle and 200 IM and seventh in the 100 butterfly.
Misha Machavariani, competing against other 11-year old boys, was second in High Point scoring to Chase Dillon from the Cincinnati Marlins. Machavariani won the 100 breaststroke, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. He also was second in the 50 breaststroke, 100 freestyle and 200 IM, as well as third in the 50 butterfly and 100 butterfly.
Daniella Preston had the best meet of her career and ended up with 89.5 points. Preston dropped time and scored in all of her races, placing second in the Girls 11-year-old 200 freestyle; fifth in the 50 backstroke, 200 IM, and 500 freestyle; seventh in the 100 backstroke; ninth in the 100 butterfly, 10th in the 100 freestyle and 14th in the 50 butterfly.
Zoie Chandelkar scored 76.5 points in the Girls 9-year-old events, placing second in the 200 freestyle, fourth in the 50 backstroke, seventh in the 50 butterfly and eighth in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 Backstroke. Rachel Sabotin placed fourth in the Girls Open 1,650 freestyle, fifth in the 200 butterfly, 10th in the 200 backstroke and 400 IM, 19th in the 200 freestyle, and 23rd in the 500 freestyle.
Sanaa Kulkarni finished seventh in the Girls 9-year-old 50 breaststroke, 12th in the 50 butterfly, 16th in the 50 freestyle, 18th in the 100 backstroke, 20th in the 50 backstroke and 21st in the 100 freestyle. Erica Samuel scored by placing 10th in the Girls Open 1,650 freestyle and also took 46th in the 200 butterfly, 54th in the 400 IM, 71st in the 200 freestyle, 78th in the 100 backstroke and 89th in the 200 backstroke.
Jahnavi Venugopa placed 11th in the Girls 8-and-under 25 breaststroke; 13th in the 50 breaststroke; 25th in the 25 freestyle, 25 backstroke and 50 backstroke and 34th in the 50 freestyle. Brady Beyer finished in 13th in the Boys Open 1,650 freestyle, dropping 32 seconds from his previous best time, and also was third in the 13-14 200 breaststroke, eighth in the 200 butterfly, ninth in the 400 IM, 12th in the 200 backstroke, 16th in the 100 breaststroke, 20th in the 200 IM and 24th in the 100 backstroke.
Advika Badve, scored by placing 14th in the Girls 9-year-old 50 breaststroke and 16th in the 100 backstroke and also placed 19th in the 50 backstroke and 50 freestyle, 23rd in the 50 butterfly and 30th in the 100 freestyle. Tony Machavariani, 5, scored by finishing in 15th in the Boys 8-and-under 50 freestyle, 16th in the 25 backstroke and 50 backstroke and also placed 17th in the 25 freestyle.
Lovely Panda finished 17th in the Girls 9-year-old 50 breaststroke, 18th in the 50 backstroke and 50 freestyle, 24th in the 50 butterfly and 26th in the 100 freestyle. Brooklyn Pendleton took 18th in the Girls 10-year-old 200 freestyle and 21st in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
Aidan Castillo placed 21st in the Boys 12-year-old 500 freestyle, 24th in the 50 freestyle and 200 IM, 28th in the 200 freestyle and 38th in the 100 backstroke. Maggie Johnson was 23rd in the Girls 13-14 500 freestyle, 29th in the 400 IM, 41st in the 100 butterfly, 42nd in the 200 IM and 56th in the 100 Freestyle.
Shreyan Kulkarni, 6, finished 25th in the Boys 8-and-under 50 backstroke, 30th in the 25 backstroke and 50 freestyle and 36th in the 25 freestyle. Pratt Badve took 28th in the Boys 13-14 200 breaststroke, 40th in the 100 breaststroke, 43rd in the 200 backstroke, 44th in the 100 backstroke, 51st in the 400 IM, 60th in the 500 freestyle, 70th in the 50 freestyle and 75th in the 200 IM.
Jay Venugopal placed 29th in the Boys 11-year-old 200 freestyle, 41st in the 100 backstroke, 43rd in the 50 freestyle and 52nd in the 100 freestyle. Cole Ehara was 33rd in the Boys 13-14 200 breaststroke, 65th in the 100 freestyle and 70th in the 200 IM.
Arjun Bhadoria finished 52nd in the Boys 13-14 100 backstroke, 53rd in the 400 IM, 57th in the 100 breaststroke, 61st in the 500 freestyle, 64th in the 100 butterfly, 74th in the 50 freestyle, 78th in the 200 IM and 83rd in the 200 freestyle. Ayush Panda took 59th in the Boys Open 200 freestyle, 75th in the 200 backstroke and 86th in the 50 freestyle.
Hannah Manlie placed 87th in the Girls Open 100 backstroke. Abigail Castillo was 62nd in the Girls 13-14 400 IM and 85th in the 100 butterfly.
Nick Green, swimming unattached while he completes a 120-day transfer period, placed 11th in the Boys Open 1,650 freestyle, 35th in the 50 freestyle, 37th in the 200 butterfly, 38th in the 400 IM, 47th in the 200 IM, 48th in the 200 freestyle, 50th in the 100 freestyle and 57th in the 100 butterfly.
BOYS BASKETBALL
JC sweeps Sunman-Dearborn
Jennings County’s seventh- and eighth-grade boys White teams beat Sunman-Dearborn Thursday, with the seventh grade winning 56-24 and the eighth grade prevailing 47-30.
Keegan Manowitz led the Panther eighth-graders (2-0) with 24 points. Carter Kent scored 18 points, and Cole Sigler added 17 for the seventh-graders (1-0).
Jennings’ seventh-grade Blue team fell to St. Peter’s 33-24, and the eighth-grade Blue squad lost to St. Peter’s 53-41. Oscar Gonzalez led the Panther eighth-graders (0-2) with 10 points. Peyton Bragg led the seventh-graders (0-2) with nine points.
PRO WRESTLING
HPW nets bikes, toys for kids
Hoosier Pro Wrestling raised $2,879 in bikes, toys and raffles at its 20-year Anniversary Show and 14th Annual Firemen’s Cheer Fund Toy Drive.
Ace Jackson pinned Zack Pittman to win the HPW Cruiserweight belt. Scarecrow pinned Echo The Clown. Dewey Brown and Cooter beat Sign Guy, who stopped the match when Brown gave Sign Guy the stinkface.
Omega G pinned Duke the Nuke to win the HPW Tri State belt. Lightning Bolt with Miss Courtney pinned ROH wrestler J Rocc. Richard Sharkey kept the intergendere belt by beating Harley and Shawn Reed.
Fireball and War Machine beat Dynamite Dillen and Buck Sexton in a street fight match. Drax O’Brien sent Raul packing in a loser leaves HPW match. Kenny Kage kept the HPW Heavyweight belt by beating Butcher Manson in a reverse decision.
Promoter Jerry Wilson ended the night when Sign Guy hit the ring on him, and Sign Guy got a fireball.
HPW returns to the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds at 8 p.m. Dec. 1 after the Christmas Parade with Cheer Fund Toy Drive 2.
