Republic wins three COC swim medals; Martin medals at Springfield Invitational

All three Republic swimmers won an individual medal at the Central Ozark Conference
championship in Webb City. Brady Lewis and Seth Lock finished 1-2 in the 100-yard
butterfly with times of 1:00.03 and 1:02.27, respectively. Bryce Martin was the winner of
the 100-yard freestyle race. He cut nearly a second off his previous best this season and
set a new school record with a time of 52.44.
At the Springfield Invitational Saturday, Martin won Republic's only medal, finishing fifth
in a field of 26 swimmers in the 100-yard individual medley. Although he failed to medal
in the 100-yard breaststroke, his time of 1:07.92 was a team record.
Friday, he had set another team record, swimming the 50-yard freestyle in 23.32 to beat
his own previous mark of 23.55.