Ohio’s Swim Team Breaks Records with Stellar Performance at Recent Meet

CHS Swimming claimed victory in four events and established three meet records during an exceptional outing in Ohio on Saturday.

The Crusaders excelled at the Falcon Invitational, a meet comprising of 25 teams from Ohio and Pennsylvania, hosted by Jefferson Area High School at the Spire Institute Aquatics Center in Geneva, Ohio.

Gabe Russell-Webster ’27 from Amherst established a meet record by triumphing in the 200-yard freestyle, while Atticus Young ’26 from Buffalo and Peter Peyser ’25 from Williamsville secured the top two spots in the 200 individual medley.

Russell-Webster, Peyser, and Young were accompanied by Joseph Skoumpris ’25 from Williamsville in clinching victories in both the 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays with record-breaking times. Main photo, from left to right: Young, Russell-Webster, Peyser, Skoumpris.

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Freshman Duke Neal ’28 from Youngstown secured second place in both the 500 freestyle and the 200 breaststroke, where Skoumpris finished seventh.

Russell-Webster also achieved second place in the 100 butterfly.

The 22-time reigning Monsignor Martin Athletic Association champion Crusaders, coached by Christian Balkin ’18, will commence league competition against St. Francis at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Canisius University.