Despeaux seeded third in state psych sheets

Addyson Despeaux of Springfield is chasing a state title within the 100 backstroke, seeded third within the PIAA Class 3A discipline, in line with pysch sheets launched this week.

Despeaux gained the District 1 title over the weekend in 55.09 seconds. She’s seeded third within the state behind District 7 champion Delaney O’Toole, a freshman from Fox Chapel who went 54.13, and Addison Buckman, the District 3 champion from Cumberland Valley with a time of 55.02.

Despeaux is one in all two medal threats for Delco within the Class 3A women 200 particular person medley, with Haverford’s Caroline Whitney seventh, a spot forward of Despeaux. Whitney can be seeded eleventh within the 500 free.

Whitney completed sixth within the 200 IM and fifth within the 500 free as a freshman final yr. Despeaux gained the B ultimate of the 100 again final yr for the ninth seed.

The PIAA Championships happen at Bucknell University. The Class 3A meet is March 11-12, with the 2A meet to comply with March 13-14.

The 50 free might have Delco swimmers make it again, with Kayla Reasons of Garnet Valley seeded eleventh and Morgan Peterson thirteenth. Reasons was twenty second at states final yr, Peterson twenty sixth.

Peterson is seeded eighth within the 100 free. She’ll additionally swim on Penncrest’s 200 medley and 400 free relays. Despeaux is on Springfield’s 200 medley relay.

Radnor has fairly a contingent headed to states on the women facet, qualifying all three relays. The 200 free, which is seeded sixth, has the perfect likelihood to medal. Alice Lake is seeded seventh within the 100 again. Elise Flannaan is 14th within the 100 fly and seventeenth within the 200 fly. Freshman Charlotte Quinones, who certified within the 100 again, provides the Raptors a 3rd particular person swimmer.

On the boys facet, Delco has three certified 200 medley relays, led by Radnor because the ninth seed and Haverford eleventh. Radnor additionally certified a 400 free relay, the one Delco faculty with two certified relays.

Alex Yu is the perfect place of the Delco boys swimmers because the seventh seed within the 50 free. He’s additionally seventeenth within the 100 breast. Aaron Neville of Garnet Valley is seeded eighth within the 100 again and sixteenth within the 100 fly.

Cardinal O’Hara has medal contenders in Class 2A. Brady Turner has the fourth-best time within the 500 free at 4:42.45.  Jason Kutufaris is the twelfth seed within the 200 free, as is Turner within the 200 IM. Kutufaris is seventeenth within the 100 free, and Colten Turner is fifteenth within the 100 again. The Lions are seeded tenth within the 400 free relay, with all three relays having certified at District 12 champions.

Kylie Arnot is chasing a fourth straight state title within the boys Class 2A diving discipline. The Interboro senior enters with the third-highest rating, the chief being Landyn Snook of Bishop Shanahan, who bested Arnot for the District 1 title.