The Prattville Swim League Competes in the Southeastern Swimming Championships

From Joe Reynolds

Prattville Swim League

The Prattville YMCA Swimming Team (Prattville Swim League – PSL) recently competed in the Southeastern Swimming Championships consisting of over 40 teams and 800 swimmers from Alabama, Tennessee, and the panhandle of Florida.  PSL sent six swimmers: Bo Bindewald, Lannom Bowman, Chase Woodard, Anna-Claire Murdock, Emmy Wesch, and Hoyt Hatch. 

Finishes in the top 16:

• Hoyt Hatch, 10 & U Boys – 12^th in 200 Yard freestyle
• Anna-Claire Murdock, senior girls – 16^th in 50 breastroke
• Emmy Wesch, 13-14 girls – 13^th in 100 backstroke, 4^th in 50 backstroke
• Chase Woodard, 13-14 boys – 8^th in 50 butterfly, 6^th in 100 breastroke, 10^th in 50 freestyle, 5^th in 200 breastroke, 5^th in 50 breastroke, and 6^th in 100 butterfly

Woodard continues his epic swimming career, this time as the highest scoring 13-year-old boy in all southeastern swimming.  Notable too was Lannom Bowman’s 100 butterfly; with a time of 52.67 seconds, he qualified to compete in the YMCA national championships in Greensboro, NC this April.

PSL is a year-round competitive swimming team that competes in USA swimming, YMCA swimming, and Alabama Parks and Recreation swimming.  The summer season will begin in mid-May.  New swimmers can join the team after being evaluated by the coaching staff.  For information about PSL contact the Prattville YMCA, 365-8852.