BHS Girls Swimming Opens Season in Tri-Meet at New Castle

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Batesville had a strong early-season showing with multiple event wins, key time drops, and impressive relay depth. Despite a couple of DQs on the relay side, the girls put up competitive swims across every event and continue trending upward.

TEAM SCORES

Women:

  • New Castle 74 – Eastern Hancock 51
  • Batesville 103 – New Castle 57
  • Batesville 96 – Eastern Hancock 45

Batesville’s depth, particularly in relays and mid-distance events, carried the day.

INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE NOTES

  • Alexis Schiller
    • Wins 200 IM and 100 Breast, anchors relays.
    • Breaststroke split of 1:20.44 is a strong early-season pace.
  • Emma Miller
    • Showed strong versatility: IM, distance, and relay
    • Great closing speed in the last 50 of her events.
  • Cora Miller
    • Wins the 50 Free, 2nd in Fly, and posts a sub-29 relay split
    • Continues to be one of Batesville’s most dangerous sprinters.
  • Samantha Adams
    • Multiple key mid-meet points: 2nd in 100 Free, 2nd in Breast.
    • Strong relay contributions.
  • Briley Broshears
    • Solid sprint free performances and relay reliability.
  • Grace Copley
    • Wins 100 Back and contributes on relays.
  • Lexi Harris
    • Big anchor legs and a strong 500 performance.

OVERALL TAKEAWAYS

  • Depth is the team’s superpower—Batesville had scoring swimmers in almost every heat.
  • Breaststroke and IM events were dominant.
  • Sprint group showed a lot of promise with multiple lifetime-pace swims.
  • A couple of relay DQs cost points but don’t overshadow the progress.
Up Next: BHS swimming will travel to Jennings County for a three-way meet on December 2.
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