Monday, April 3rd, 2023
AMFY Waves head to YMCA nationals
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Members of the Auglaize-Mercer Family YMCA Waves swim team (back row, left to right: Versailles' Tiana Mescher, New Bremen's Andy Jiang, Celina's Jackson Newcomb, Versailles' Kyle Ahrens, St. Marys' Marcus McClain; front row, left to right: Versailles' Ava Shardo, Botkins' Bella Bucio, New Bremen's Annie Jiang, Marion Local's Kylie Niekamp) will compete in the YMCA Nationals in Greensboro, North Carolina starting today and running through April 7. The Waves are coached by Matt Reiss and Scott Newcomb. Mescher is competing in the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyle along with the 200 free relay, in which she's joined by Shardo, Niekamp and Annie Jiang. Andy Jiang is competing in the 100 and 200 butterfly, the 200 individual medley and the three boys relays, where he's joined by Newcomb, Ahrens and McClain. Newcomb is also swimming the 50 and 100 free and the 100 breaststroke and Ahrens adds the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Shardo is also swimming the 50 free and Bucio is competing in the 100 backstroke.