Archive: Sports

Thea Lansing Community Swimming Team (LCATs) usually competes at meets in lane-divided, indoor pools. In a departure, the swimmers, ranging from age 7 to 21, participated this past weekend outdoors in an open water meet held in Whitney Point’s Dorchester Park capturing numerous awards. The meet featured a triangular course in a scenic man-made lake. Events ranged in distances from .5K to 5K.

“Coach (Bob) Terry and I decided it was time to give the kids an opportunity to compete in open water swimming which is an Olympic event. The swimmers did exceptionally well and had a great time at the lake on a beautiful day” noted coach Reed Dewey.

The LCATs won the overall team competition. In the .5K event, 8-year old Wil Dewey placed 2nd and 7-year old Cyrus Browning placed 3rd in their age group while Grace Ferris took 2nd place among 11-12 year old swimmers. The Lansing swimmers were well represented in 1K event. Annika Browning won the 9-10 age division, John and Mike Koch came in 2nd and 3rd in the 11-12 division, and Chelsea Boles and Gabriella Gomez placed 2nd and 3rd in the 13-14 age group. Joe Koch won the 11-12 competition in the 2K event, while Kenna Hartman and Isabelle Corgel came in 2nd and 3rd in the 13-14 group.


The 3K event was swept by the LCATs. Adele Ferris, Ella Graffin, and Lucas Zelehowsky each took 1st in their respective age divisions. Also, Anna Conte, Alex Conte, and Erin O’Brien placed in the top three in their divisions.

The 3.2 mile 5K event required over an hour of continuous swimming and some hazards not encountered during indoor meets.

One LCAT swimmer commented, “Now I know why my mother told me to pack suntan lotion in my swim bag.”

The Lansing team swept the first two age groups in the event. Among 13 and 14 year olds, LCAT Ronan Corgel placed first and the Browning sisters, Karinna and Cecile, took second and third. Adam Zelehowsky won the 5K in the 15 and 16 division while Erin McElfresh and Emily O’Brien earned second and third positions. Finally, Clement Towner took third in the 17 and over group.

The LCATs travel to Buffalo this coming weekend for competition within the Niagara District, which includes teams from Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and other parts of Central and Western New York, as well as teams from Canada, Ohio, Michigan, and beyond.

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