The Dorados have been working hard this year and put the final strokes in the season with a meet against Chevington Woods Kingfish and the Pickerington Tiger Sharks on Wednesday, July 12th, at the Dresden Swim Center.
In the second event of the evening, the Dorados team of Carter Cunningham (7), Henry Hollingsworth (8), Henry Nicholson (8), and Matt Smith (8) swam up in second place in the Boy’s 8 & Under 100yd Medley Relay with a time of 2:01.42. Close behind in third place was their teammates Lane McNichols (8), Connor Novotny (8), Isaac Watson (7), and Jax Martin (8) who grabbed a time of 2:18.75.
For the Boy’s 9 – 10 100yd Medley Relay, the team of Kendrick Kimble (9), Kamden Buckner (10), Creed Fuhriman (10), and Ammon Martin (10) took second place for the Dorados with a time of 1:33.12.
The Dorados took first place in the Girl’s 13 – 14 200yd Medley Relay with the team of Leila Hawk (14), Lily Grewell (14), Riley Gottardi (14), and Nora Dillehay (13) swimming to the finish with a time of 2:14.25. Tanner Mohler (13), Avery Stewart (13), Brody Tuttle (14), and Kollin Buckner (14) grabbed second place in the Boy’s 13 – 14 200yd Medley Relay.
The Men and Women 15 – 18 200yd Medley Relays saw the Dorados take second and third places collectively with the Women’s team of Sarah Jacoby (15), Mia Fuhriman (16), Jesi Fuhriman (16), and Gabby Hensel (16) with the second-place time of 2:08.59. Following in third was the team of Britany Hammond (15), Dani Stewart (16), Kendyll Buckner (16), and Maya Bailey (14), with a time of 2:28.57. The boys team of Gabe Lentz (18), Tyler Mohler (15), Tillman Hawk (17), and Sam Wegner (15) got the second-place time of 2:03.56. Caden Blake (15), Owen Harney (15), Aiden Lentz (15), and Oliver Smith (11) had a time of 2:44.69.
In the Boy’s 9 – 10 100yd Individual Medley, Creed Fuhriman (10) took a second-place time of 1:26.40 missing the top spot by just over one second. Sophia Pape (12), and Camryn Cunningham (12) took third and fourth place in the Girl’s 11 – 12 100yd Individual Medley.
Leila Hawk (14) was the number one finisher in the Girls 13 – 14 100yd Individual Medley with a time of 1:09.12. Hawk was followed closely by teammates Lily Grewell (14) and Nora Dillehay (13) who had times of 1:15.44, and 1:25.88 respectively for the second and third place wins.
For the Boy’s 13 – 14 11yd Individual Medley, Dorado member Tanner Mohler (13) took first place with a time of 1:10.47, while teammates Kollin Buckner (14), and Brody Tuttle (14) swam in at third and fourth place.
Jessi Fuhriman (16) and Mia Fuhriman (16) took second and third place in the Women’s 15 – 18 100yd Individual Medley with times of 1:05.40, and 1:10.62. Tyler Mohler (15) took second in the Men’s 15 – 18 100yd Individual Medley at 1:02.53.
Jesi Fuhriman (16) swam in the top position in the Women’s 15 – 18 50yd Freestyle with a time of 25.84. Teammate Sarah Jacoby took third place in the same event.
In the Girl’s 11 – 12 50yd Freestyle event Dorado swimmer Lydia Collet (12) swam in second place with a time of 29.41. Riley Gottardi (14) and Lily Grewell (14) took first and second place in the Girl’s 13 – 14 50yd Freestyle with times of 29.44, and 30.06 respectively.
Creed Fuhriman (10) topped the court as he swam into first in the Boys 9 – 10 50yd Freestyle with a time of 32.31. For the Men’s 15 – 18 100yd Freestyle teammates Tyler Mohler (15), Sam Wegner (15), and Tillman Hawk (17) grabbed the top three podium spots with times of 53.41, 59.37, and 1:03.66.
The Dorados swimmer Stella Fuhriman (12) swam to the top in the Girl’s 11 – 12 50yd Backstroke with a time of 34.22. Riley Gottardi (14) outswam the competition in the Girl’s 13 – 14 50yd Backstroke with a time of 34.75. Teammate Tanner Mohler (13) took second in the Boy’s 13 – 14 50yd Backstroke with a time of 29.97.
Creed Fuhriman (10) once again grabbed a second-place finish, this time in the Boy’s 9 – 10 25yd Breaststroke with a time of 20.03. Lily Grewell (14), and teammate Nora Dillehay (13) celebrated first and second-place finishes in the Girl’s 13 – 14 50yd Breaststroke with times of 36.88 and 42.53.
For the Women’s 15 – 18 100yd Breaststroke it was once again Mia Fuhriman (16), and Leila Hawk (14) who took the top spots with the times of 1:19.00, and 1:19.06. Tyler Mohler (15), Owen Harney (15), and Tillman Hawk (17) took second, third, and fourth in the Men’s 15 – 18 100yd Breaststroke with times of 1:10.15, 1:21.06, and 1:22.59.
Matt Smith (8), and Henry Nicholson (8) were the top two finishers in the Boy’s 8 & Under 25yd Butterfly with times of 28.04, and 28.82. Likewise, Ruby McCoy (9) took second place in the Girl’s 9 – 10 25yd Butterfly with a time of 22.69.
In the Girl’s 11 – 12 50yd Butterfly, Lydia Collet (12) took first for the Dorados with a time of 35.03. Teammate Riley Gottardi (14) shot into first in the Girl’s 13 – 14 50yd Butterfly with a time of 31.25. For the Women’s 15 – 18 50yd Butterfly, Jesi Fuhriman (16) took first with a time of 27.97.
The Dorados team of Matt Smith (8), Jax Martin (8), Henry Nicholson (8), and Carter Cunningham (7) were the top scorers in the Boy’s 8 & Under 100yd Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:36.72. For the Boy’s 9 – 10 100yd Freestyle Relay, the Dorados team of Kamden Buckner (10), Ammon Martin (10), Kendrick Kimble (9), and Creed Fuhriman (10) were the second place team at a time of 1:21.53.
Alauna Emmert (8), Elijah Rule (7), Emery Stewart (8), and Madison Dougherty (8) took second place in the Mixed 10 & Under 100yd Freestyle Relay with a time of 2:06.34. In the Girl’s 11 – 12 200yd Freestyle Relay the team of Stella Fuhriman (12), Rylinn Martin (11), Sophia Pape (12), and Lydia Collet (12) took second place with a time of 2:20.12.
The winning Dorados team of Leila Hawk (14), Nora Dillehay (13), Lily Grewell (14), and Riley Gottardi (14) got the top time of 2:05.37. The Boy’s 13 – 14 200yd Freestyle had the team of Kollin Buckner (14), Brody Tuttle (14), Avery Stewart (13), and Tanner Mohler (13) taking second place for the Dorados with the time of 2:01.69.
Mia Fuhriman (16), Gabby Hensel (16), Sarah Jacoby (15), and Jesi Fuhriman (16) swam their way to second place in the Women’s 15 – 18 200yd Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:54.18. The Men’s 15 – 18 200yd Freestyle Relay also saw the Dorados take second place with the team of Gabe Lentz (18), Tillman Hawk (17), Sam Wegner (15), and Tyler Mohler (15) getting a time of 1:53.00.
Just days after finishing the meet with Chevington Woods Kingfish and Pickerington, the Dorados had the chance to face them both again in the Tri-County Aquatic League Championships held at the Dresden Swim Center on Tuesday, July 18th.
Although the field was packed with ten other great teams the Dorados had a great showing, picking up second place in Division II with a team score of 299.
For the Girl’s 13 – 14 200yd Medley Relay, the team of Leila Hawk (14), Lily Grewell (14), Riley Gottardi (14), and Nora Dillehay (13) won first place with a time of 2:11.08. The Dresden team also picked up second place in the Women’s 15 – 18 200yd Medley Relay when the team of Dani Stewart (16), Mia Fuhriman (16), Jessi Fuhriman (16), and Sarah Jacoby (15) swam in at a time of 2:05.92.
Leila Hawk (14) grabbed second place in the Girl’s 13 – 14 100yd Individual Medley with a time of 1:09.38. Teammate Jesi Fuhriman (16) took first in the Women’s 15 – 18 50yd Freestyle with a time of 26.15. She also took first in the Women’s 15 – 18 100yd Freestyle when she reached the finish with a time of 57.28.
Stella Fuhriman (12) reached the second place spot in the Girl’s 11 – 12 50yd Backstroke with a time of 34.99. Tanner Mohler (13) also got a second-place finish in the Boy’s 13 – 14 50yd Backstroke with a time of 29.70.
For the Girl’s 13 – 14 50yd Breaststroke, it was Lily Grewell (14) that showed up in second with a time of 36.87, while her fellow team member Mia Fuhriman (16) reached second in the Women’s 15 – 18 100yd Breaststroke with a time of 1:18.40.
Lydia Collet (12) dropped just behind the top spot in the Girl’s 11 – 12 50yd Butterfly missing top spot by two tenths of a second with a time of 33.29. Riley Gottardi (14) stepped up to the third place podium in the Girl’s 13 – 14 50yd Butterfly with a time of 31.57.
The Dorados team of Lily Grewell (14), Nora Dillehay (13), Leila Hawk (14), and Riley Gottardi (14) grabbed the second place spot in the Girl’s 13 – 14 200yd Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:59.96. Likewise in the Women’s 15 – 18 200yd Freestyle Relay it was the team of Mia Fuhriman (16), Gabby Hensel (16), Sarah Jacoby (15), and Jesi Fuhriman (16) that took the second place spot with a time of 1:51.40.
Ten-year-old Creed Fuhriman grabbed two top positions with a first-place finish in the Boy’s 9 – 10 50yd Freestyle with a time of 32.75, and a third-place spot in the Boy’s 9 – 10 100yd Individual Medley with a time of 1:27.63.
“Our third season at Dresden was so much fun! We had just over 100 swimmers, including 30 first-time Dorados, in 2023. This team worked hard, learned a ton, and swam fast! We finished 2nd of 7 teams in our TCAL division at Champs. Our Dorado coaching staff did a fantastic job with these kids. I can’t wait for next year!” stated head coach Christi Holmes.
All in all, the Dorados had a great season with good weather aside from some air quality issues that delayed a swim meet or two. We look forward to next season.
photo by Leonard Hill Photography
