YouTube Slideshow from Team Ohio

All-Star Teams: Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri Valley, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ozark
Date: July 31 - Aug 2, 2015
Location: Capital Federal Natatorium in Topeka, Kansas
Age Groups: 10 & under, 11-12, 13-14
Ohio Coaches: George Leatherman, BGSC (Toledo), Debbie Sheehan, MFY (Columbus), Kris Moellenberg SYL (Toledo), Brent Peaden, DR (Dayton), Russell Jurg, OSSC (Columbus), Katie Boyd, DR (Dayton), KC Vann USA (Columbus), Daniel Ave DCST (Columbus); Chaperones: Janna Warren, Chong Edge, Michele McCarty
Bus Driver: Tim Barker, Charles, and Dave Snyder (Buckeye Charters)
Ohio Team Coordinator: Brent Peaden
Number of Ohio Swimmers: 153
Ohio Age Group Demographics: 10 & unders: 42, 11-12s: 54, 13-14s: 57
Travel Athletes (11 & over): 48

Team Scores

Recap: Team Ohio assembles the largest team, 153 athletes, ever to travel over 500 miles to Topeka Kansas for the 2015 Zone Championships.  Outnumbered by Illinois, Ohio matches point for point with Indiana for second place through days 1 and 2.  On day 3, Ohio surges ahead and closes in on Illinois to lock in 2^nd place overall.  The 13-14 boys win the overall age group by winning 3 of the 4 relays with various combinations of the following athletes:  Jacob Eismann from OSSC, Tyler Babinec from MHSW, Chase Fisher from MHSW, Isaac Grinberg from SYL, Ian Mikesell from CAC.  In individual High Point scoring, the following athletes finished in the Top 3 overall for their age group:  10 & under girls – Sloan Antonetz from OSSC 3^rd, 10 & under boys – Chase Swearington from BKYS 2^nd, 11-12 girls – Ellie Andrews from DCST 1^st, 11-12 boys – Seth Young from CLPR 1^st, 13-14 girls – Madison Linstedt from MFY 2^nd.  Seth Young broke the all-time Central Zone record in the 11-12 boys 200 IM at  2:19.64.  Seth broke the Ohio record in the event at Junior Olympics 2 weeks prior with a 2:19.46, currently the 3^rd fastest time in the country this year with most meets already loaded to the National database.

Check out the detailed results reports and Ohio stats on the OHIO MEETPAGE

Results on Central Zone Swimming website