The REPORTER
Action continued Thursday night at the IU Natatorium as the Phillips 66 National Championships reached its third day of competition.
Two Carmel swimmers were part of the “A” final in the women’s 100 butterfly race. Kelly Pash, a Greyhounds graduate who just finished her senior year at the University of Texas, placed fifth in that event with a time of 57.53 seconds. Alex Shackell, a junior-to-be at Carmel, was just a few hundredths of a second behind her, placing sixth in 57.59 seconds.
Another Carmel swimmer competed in the “B” final of the women’s 50 backstroke. Berit Berglund, a four-time high school state champion in the 100 backstroke, placed fifth in her Thursday race, clocking in at 28.49 seconds. Berglund just graduated from Carmel and will swim this coming school year at Texas.
In the men’s 400 medley race, Kyle Ponsler, a Fishers graduate who just finished his freshman year at North Carolina State, took seventh in that event’s “B” final with a time of 4 minutes, 22.04 seconds. Gregg Enoch, an incoming Carmel senior, finished second in the “D” final with a time of 4:20.19. Enoch dropped nearly five seconds from his qualifying heat time.
Today’s swimming events at the National Championships include women’s and men’s races in the 400 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke.