Over 100 special athletes from McKean, Warren, Elk and Cameron Counties gathered last Friday at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Sport and Fitness Center pool for the annual Special Olympics Swimming Invitational.
The invitational is the culmination of the swimming season for most of the athletes, who have been in training for several months for this event. Six swimmers, whose names will be announced, will advance to the Pennsylvania Special Olympics Summer Games at Penn State, June 11-13.
Gold medal winners were:
15 yd Walk: Adrianna Phillips, Renee Chittester, Alex Gordon, Seth Carberry, Matt Latshaw, Paul Lein.
10 yd Assisted: Adrianna Phillips, Katelynn Carpenter, Levi Causer, Franklin Fleming, Ed Maletta.
15yd Unassisted: Rochelle Thompson, Matt Latshaw, Franklin Fleming
15yd Float: Levi Causer, Kaleb Harp, Art Garcia, Adrianna Phillips, Katelynn Carpenter
25yd Float: Paul Lein, Linda Porter, Matt Bond
25yd Freestyle: Shauna Bailey, Dawn Tanner, Nan Nelson, Brittany Bailey, Patty Price, Kiley Haight, William Dies, Jonah Schmidt, Eugene McMahon, Shawn Albaugh, Bradley Szymanski
25yd Backstroke: Hannah Oknefski, Kiley Haight, Ginger Smith, Brittany Bailey, Patty Price, Stephanie, Tyger, Shawn Albaugh, Eric Irons, Carmine Calderone, William Dies, Mike Monti, Thomas Walker
25 yd. Breaststroke: Heidi Venal
50yd Freestyle: Shauna Bailey, Morgan Nelson, Nan Nelson, Julie Boyle, Shawn Albaugh, Jonah Schmidt, Bradley Szymanski
50yd Backstroke: Kiley Haight, Shawna Bailey, Ethan Menteer
4×25 yd Free Relay: Patty Price, Anthony Clancy, Ken Burlingame, Rochelle Thompson, Julie Grinnell, Margie Kibby, Julie Gregg, Jennifer Kersey
