DATE: Saturday, January 18, 2025
LOCATION: Fork Union, VA | Fork Union Aquatics Center
SCORES:
- Swimming 114, Fluvanna County 49
- Swimming 126, Miller School 64
- Swimming 152, Louisa County 61
- Swimming 146, Christian Heritage Academy 44
RECORD: 10-2 Dual Record
SHORT STORY:
Fork Union Military Academy's Swimming program delivered an outstanding performance on Senior Day, earning victories against Fluvanna County, Miller School, Louisa County, and Christian Heritage Academy in their final home meet of the season. The Blue Devils' dominance in the pool was complemented by special recognition of their senior swimmers.
QUOTE:
"Being our last home meet of the season, we started off by highlighting our senior swimmers: Daley Adams, Seth Cella, Peyton Cottey, Sean Hurley, and Nic Willis," said head coach Jon Larson. "The highlight of the meet was Peyton Cottey achieving his first VISAA State qualifying time in the 50 Free, beating the mark by over a second—a significant margin in such a short race! Andres Olalla Casas also made a strong effort, just missing the state qualifying time in the 400 Free by half a second. For our newer swimmers, home meets are a great opportunity to compete, and all the coaches have been impressed by their improvement throughout the season. Our focus now is encouraging more swimmers to try different events."
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Blue Devils secured 12 top-three finishes, including four gold medals.
- Senior Peyton Cottey led with victories in the 50 freestyle (25.72) and 100 backstroke (1:11.17). His 50 freestyle win marked his first VISAA State qualifying time.
- Brandon Scheel won the 100 butterfly (1:10.18), took second in the 100 backstroke (1:11.25), and contributed to the 200 Medley Relay team's gold and state-qualifying time of 2:05.54.
- Andres Olalla Casas placed second in the 400 freestyle (5:00.75) and helped the 400 Freestyle Relay team achieve a state-qualifying time of 4:13.47.
UP NEXT:
The Blue Devils hit the road to face Trinity Episcopal School on Thursday, January 23, with a 6:15 p.m. start.
