McComb’s Ramswell wins 5 gold, units 4 swimming information at State Games

Prebble Ramswell of McComb captured gold in all 5 of her particular person occasions and set new state information in 4 on the State Games of Mississippi Masters Swimming Meet on Saturday in Meridian.

Competing within the 50-54 age bracket, Ramswell swam the 50m breast, 100m again, 50m fly, 50m again and 100m particular person medley.

Her time of 1:31.71 shattered the earlier ladies’s 50-54 age group mark of 1:57.73 set by Beverly Henson in 2002. Ramswell additionally broke a 15-year outdated report within the 50m again, a ten-year outdated report within the particular person medley and set a brand new mark in 50m fly.

Ramswell, a former NCAA Division I and USA Swimmer and Coach, lately returned to swimming after 20 years, coaching by herself at Fitlife Sportsplex in McComb.

“I started swimming again last summer and felt like I had found that missing piece of a puzzle,” Ramswell said. “The great thing about swimming is that it is something you can do your entire life. There are literally 100-year olds who still swim competitively.”

This 12 months’s grasp’s swimming occasion noticed a number of information fall throughout age brackets starting from 18-24 to 70-79.

Marion Geissinger of Brandon set 5 information within the ladies’s 65-69 age division and Tedd Gilbert of Clinton set 5 within the males’s 55-59 age bracket.

Twelve cities throughout Mississippi have been represented on the meet.

Meridian had the best mixed workforce rating with 674 factors; Jackson was second with 358 factors and Brandon was third with 200.

Ramswell, the lone swimmer representing McComb, scored 100 factors to safe a fifth place spot for McComb.

The State Games of Mississippi are the state’s largest novice sportsfest, welcoming athletes from throughout the state of all ages to take part in 38 totally different sporting occasions. This 12 months the Games is celebrating its thirty fifth 12 months.

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The State Games started in 1992 with 1,200 athletes competing in 12 sports activities. Now, greater than 40 sports activities have attracted novice athletes from throughout the state for high competitors.

It is a privately sponsored, non-profit group that promotes novice athletics and wholesome life for Mississippians of all ages and skills.

The State Games of Mississippi is a member of the National Congress of State Games and is affiliated with the U.S. Olympic Committee. Mississippi is one in every of 37 states that maintain State Games competitions annually.

Competitors within the State Games are eligible to compete within the bi-annual Southeast Sports Festival. Medalists within the State Games of Mississippi are eligible to compete within the bi-annual State Games of America.

The State Games of Mississippi are ruled by a 15-member Board of Directors. A statewide Advisory Board offers enter to the group. A four-person workers conducts the day-to-day actions of the group.

The State Games of Mississippi is a non-profit group funded by sponsorships, donations and entry charges.