Locals Wrap Up Week at YMCA National Swim Meet
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Emma Whitney and Maeve Wilber posted strong showings on the final day of the 2014 YMCA National Long Course Championships.
Whitney, a Williamstown resident and student at Mount Greylock who swims for the Hoosac Valley cooperative team in the winter, finished 85th out of 121 competitors in the 50-meter backstroke with a time of 32.97 seconds.
Whitney, who swims for Monument Mountain, was 81st out of 105 swimmers in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:32.94.
Also on Friday, Monument's Brandon Louison finished 113th out of 168 finishers in the 100 freestyle (56.37).
Six Berkshire County swimmers in all were competing in the national championships as part of the team from the Greater Westfield YMCA.
On Thursday at the nationals, Wilber placed 51st out of 115 competitors in the 200 breas stroke with a swim of 2:27.79.
Monument's Emma Wilber and Rowan Rice were 85th and 92nd, respectively, in the 50 butterfly and 100 breast stroke.
