The Perryville Piranhas swim team walked away with a third-place team finish at the Perryville SMSC meet held July 6 at the Perry Park Center in Perryville, falling to River City Aquatics, which led the field with 532.5 points. The Farmington area Swim Team was second with 376.5 points and Perryville turned in 267, led by 17 first-place finishes. Other teams competing in the event were the Ste. Genevieve Stingrays, the SEMO Blue Racers, the Jackson Barracudas, and the Poplar Bluff Piranhas. For Perryville, Emmitt Sander won the Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Freestyle in 20.34 seconds, the Boys 8 & Under 25 SC Meter Breaststroke in 28.17, and the Boys 8 & Under 100 SC Meter IM in 2 minutes, 3.74 seconds; Joshua Southard won the Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Freestyle in 39.76, the Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle in 1:30.47 and the Boys 9-10 100 SC Meter IM in 1:48.80; Kyler Gugel won the Boys 13-14 100 SC Meter Freestyle in 1:12.67, the Boys 13-14 50 SC Meter Freestyle in 31.42, and the Boys 13-14 200 SC Meter IM in 3:05.10; Mylia Redecker won the Girls 6 & Under 25 SC Meter Backstroke in 38.43; Derek Sander won the Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Backstroke in 58.03and the Boys 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke in 1:09.32; Sage Wolk won the Boys 11-12 50 SC Meter Backstroke in 45.91; Lux Meyer won the Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Breaststroke in 43.99, the Girls 9-10 50 SC Meter Butterfly in 36.22, and the Girls 9-10 100 SC Meter Freestyle in 1:16.48; Mackenzie Southard won the Girls 11-12 50 SC Meter Breaststroke in 46.38 seconds; Arias Talamantes won the Boys 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle in 53.71, and the Boys 8 & Under 50 SC Meter Freestyle in 53.71. The league championship meet will be held July 13 in Cape Girardeau.
