Sand Mountain Reporter

St. Bernard Prep swimmers Louis YuTiamco, of Boaz, and Bennett Glasscock, of Cullman, recently made their first appearance in the AHSAA State Swim Meet at the Auburn University Aquatic Facility.

St. Bernard coach Carson Glasscock said their showing at the state level was incredible.

“I am very proud of Louis and Bennett for their hard work and dedication to the sport,” he said.

Both young men made super fast qualifying times in two events (which is the maximum for individual events).

In individual events, YuTiamco finished 22nd with a time 1:01.16 in the 100-yard butterfly and 27th with a time of 1:10.54 in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Glasscock finished 26th with a 1:01.71 in the butterfly and 32nd with a 1:02.98 in the backstroke.

There are no classifications in swimming. It is all based on qualifying times.

However, YuTiamco and Bennett have participated in swim meets on community teams for several years.

YuTiamco and Glasscock trained this fall with the Cullman Swim Association at the newly constructed Wellness and Aquatic Center in Cullman to prepare for the state meet.

CSA is a USA Swimming registered team.

Carson Glasscock said to qualify for state competition, the high school swimmers had to make the AHSAA qualifying times at USA swimming sanctioned meets.

Entering the competition, Glasscock said he knew his novice team would be facing the best in the state with very seasoned teams of athletes.

“It’s a process, and in a couple of years, SBP can be competing with the best,” he said.

All eligible St. Bernard students, both male and female may participate.

“Hopefully next year we will add more students who have swimming experience to our team,” Glasscock said.

“Our goal this year was to get SBP swimmers qualified for the meet. Next year we should be even more competitive and hopefully have enough for a relay. Relays have no qualifying times — just individual events.

“On behalf of the swim team, we thank Fr. Marcus Voss, Fr. Joel Martin and Coach James Tolbert for the opportunity to represent St. Bernard Prep. Swimming is a lifetime sport, and can be enjoyed at any level.”

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