WAYNESVILLE – The food always tastes better when it’s a victory dinner.
Christ School swimmers refueled on the way home Friday after winning their first meet of the season, a five-team competition at the Waynesville Recreation Center.
Spencer Thompson ’26 (50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle) and Nolan Johnson ‘27 (100-yard backstroke) were individual event winners and the Greenies took first place in the medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay with the same combination of four swimmers – Nolan, Spencer, Owen Johnson ‘28, and Evan Reich ’26.
Friday at Waynesville Recreation Center
Team scores
1. Christ School 368; 2. Smoky Mountain 305; 3. Brevard 207; 4. Pisgah 32; 5. Tuscola 24.
Individual results (Christ School swimmers)
Medley Relay: 1. Christ School (Owen Johnson, Evan Reich, Spencer Thompson, and Nolan Johnson) 1:54.89; 3. Christ School (Ridge Ragland, Bowen Maggard, Alex Jarrett, and William Sharp) 2:18.62; 50-yard freestyle: 1. Spencer Thompson 24.40; 2. Alex Jarrett 26.09; 3. Owen Johnson 26.57; 6. Evan Reich 27.71; 8. William Sharp 28.05; 14. Ridge Ragland 39.19; 100-yard butterfly: 2. Nolan Johnson 1:04.81; 100-yard freestyle: 1. Spencer Thompson 56.01; 2. Owen Johnson 58.72; 8. William Sharp 1:05.25; 9. Bowen Maggard 1:06.63; 12. Ridge Ragland 1:34.70; 200-yard freestyle relay: 3. Christ School (Bowen Maggard, Ridge Ragland, William Sharp, and Alex Jarrett) 2:02.85; 100-yard backstroke: 1. Nolan Johnson 1:04.60; 5. Alex Jarrett 1:18.67; 100-yard breaststroke: 2. Evan Reich 1:12.76; 5. Bowen Maggard 1:24.46; 400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Christ School (Owen Johnson, Evan Reich, Nolan Johnson, and Spencer Thompson) 4:06.87.