Oak Meadow Otters Vs Tri-State Stingrays 

OAK MEADOW VERSES TRI-STATE STINGRAYS

June 22, 2018

by Aulden Nance Sports Writer for the City-County Observer 

The Otters swimmers faced the Stingrays swimmers in a meet at Tri-State athletic club. The forecast was clear and a very humid day. We estimate that there were 125 swimmers swimming in the meet. We also estimate there were another 100 parents spectating at the meet.

We spoke with Oak Meadow head coach Jake Downs after the meet. He was happy how the meet went for the Otters, stating that, “I thought the meet went well. It’s always a good time when we get to swim against Tri-State, both teams like to have fun.

I was bummed we had to cut it short, but we had fun swimming in the rain while we could.” We also spoke to Tri-State Athletic club head coach Rickey Perkins also and he said: “I was happy with TSAC’s performance.”  “We had a lot of season-best times even swimming in a 25-meter pool(as opposed to yards at our other meets). But the thing I am most proud of is the improvement in our technique as a team.”  He also added that our strokes and our dives were much better.”

Lastly, we got a word in with Oak Meadow assistant coach Drew Payton, “The meet against Tri-State was fun, and I think everyone on both teams had great swims. It’s a little disappointing we had to end the meet early, but overall we did great and everyone is excited to practice for the next meet.”

Unfortunately, the meet was cut short as heavy rain bombarded the area. The Otters have their bye week next week.