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Kennedy leads Panther swimmers
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Panther swimmer Kasey Kennedy

Great Bend Panther Kasey Kennedy placed third in the 50-yard freestyle (25.21) and fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:14.2) at Monday’s Great Bend swimming invitational at the Barton Community College pool.

Great Bend (287) placed fourth behind Manhattan (578) and Garden City (487).

The Panthers’ 200-yard medley relay team Andrew McQuade, Matthew Williams, Kennedy and Adam Hall finished third (2:06.19).

McQuade finished fifth in the 500-yard free in 7:12.74.

The 200-yard free relay team of Hall, Williams, McQuade, and Kennedy placed fifth (1:52.75). 

GREAT BEND INVITATIONAL

GREAT BEND RESULTS

50 freestyle—3—Kennedy, 25.21; 7—Hall, 26.65; 13—McQuade, 27.77; Kalivoda, 42.93

100 backstroke—7—Mermis, 1:26.69; 11—Kalivoda, 1:52.91; 12—Heath, 2:04.97

100 breaststroke—4—Kennedy, 1:14.2; 10—Williams, 1:31.2; 12—Thurman, 1:44.04

100 freestyle—7—Hall, 1:01.49; 11—Sharpe, 1:10.24; 12—Heath, 1:29.19

200 freestyle—7—Sander, 2:32.47; 10—Sharpe, 2:51.23

200 IM—7—Williams, 23:04.34; 8—Mewrmis, 3:07.31; 10—Thurman, 3:28.5

500 freestyle—5—McQuade, 7;12.74; 6—Sander, 7:20.97

200 free relay—5—Great Bend A, 1:52.75 (Hall, Williams, McQuade, Kennedy); 8—GB B, 2:13.51 (Mermis, Thurman, Sander, Sharpe)

200 medley relay—3—Great Bend A, 2:06.19 McQuade, Williams, Kennedy, Hall);

400 free relay—7—Great Bend A, 5:01.48 (Mermis, Thurman, Sander, Sharpe)