Mercury Swimming Roundup (Jan. 16): Daniel Boone’s Guiliano breaks two pool records in meet with Reading

Boys Swimming

Reading High 92, Daniel Boone 84 >> Daniel Boone’s Chris Guiliano broke two pool records to highlight the Blazers’ Berks Conference outing with the Red Knights Thusday.

Guiliano won  the 200 free in 1:44.27 and the 50 free (21.27) as part of Boone’s 200 free relay. Reading High’s Rick Tolland held the old 200 free record at 1:45.10 since 1985, and Muhlenberg’s Eric Hillbish held the old 50 free record at 21.73 since 1999.

Owen J. Roberts 101, Methacton 77 >> With four swimmers each winning pairs of individual events, the Wildcats outswam the Warriors in Thursday’s PAC meet.

Nathan VanNatter took the 200 free (1:48,92) and 100 breast (1:03,16) for Owen J, with similar performances turned in by Jonah Kasznay (200 IM, 500 free), Will Cano (50 free, 100 free) and Dalton Fink (100 fly, 100 back). Methacton’s lone first was turned in by the 400 free relay team of Tommy Gibbs, Christopher Groff, Dylan Pham and Jan Perez Bonilla, who combined for a 3:26.74 clocking.

Boyertown 96, Pope John Paul II 74 >> Justin Morris was a two-event winner for the Bears in Thursday’s PAC meet with the Golden Panthers.

Morris headed the 50 free (24.71) and 100 fly (59.18). PJP got an individual first from Hugh Trexler in the 100 back (1:34.05) and a win from the 400 free relay foursome of Bobby McCauley, Matt Brun, Owen Bator and Trexler (5:15.75).

Spring-Ford 93, Upper Perkiomen 74 >> Headed by the two-win outings of Luke McKenna and Brendan Baganski, the Rams handled the Indians in Thursday’s PAC meet.

McKenna won the 200 IM (2:08.80) and 500 free (5;05.14) while Baganski headed the 50 free (22.60) and 100 free (49.59). Kevin Kovalenko got UP an individual first in the 100 breast (1:02.45).

Hun school 121, Perkiomen School 40 >> Hun School took first in all events on the way to Thursday’s non-league victory over the Panthers.

Girls Swimming

Owen J. Roberts 97, Methacton 81 >> Abbey Malmstrom won two individual events to head the Wildcats in Thursday’s PAC meet with the Warriors.

Malmstron took the 200 free (2:03.34) and the 500 free (5:34.06). For Methacton, Amanda Tsai headed the field in the 100 back (1:03.24).

Boyertown 86, Pope John Paul II 65 >> Hannah Shaner’s two individual-event wins keyed the Bears’ PAC victory over the Golden Panthers Thursday.

Shaner’s firsts were in the 200 IM (2:20.79) and 100 free (58.05). Scoring firsts for PJP were Hillary Pope in the 100 back (1:24.40) and Maggie Sullivan in the 100 breast (1:23.37).

Spring-Ford 100, Upper Perkiomen 70 >> Anna Curran, Meredith Ruckelshaus and Ashley Gutshall figured on a combined five firsts by the Rams as they outswam the Indians in PAC meet action Thursday.

Curran won the 500 free (5:41.86), Gutshall the 50 free (25.99) and Ruckelshaus the 109 fly (1:05.56); they also swam legs of Spring-Ford’s winning 200 medley (2:00.38) and 200 free (1:46.28) relays. For UP, Noel Fresa headed the 200 free (1:59.26) and 100 free (54.10) as well as swimming the lead leg of its 400 free relay (;57.78).

Reading High 105, Daniel Boone 65 >> Rachel Bozenhard accounted for the Blazers’ lone first-place showing in Thursday’s Berks Conference meet with the Red Knights.

Bozenhard won the 100 fly in a time of 1:11.76.

Hun school 104, Perkiomen School 36 >> Hun School took first in all events on the way to Thursday’s non-league victory over the Panthers.