Ionia hosted Charlotte at home and won 99-71 for Purple Week!  Every swimmer in the water tonight swam a best time in at least one event, and many girls also swam events that were new to them.  It was an electric night on the pool deck with some exciting races and $247 raised for Ionia Community Awareness.

Madeline McGee took first in the 200 yard freestyle.  

Amelia McGee took first in the 200 yard individual medley and the 100 yard breaststroke.

Eily Martinez, Riley Browne and Isabelle Robinson went 2, 3, 4 in the 50 yard freestyle.

Mimi Wegener took first in diving. 

Katelyn Lamphere, Alexis Burns and Kennedy Batista went 1, 2, 3 in the 100 yard freestyle.

Lamphere, Alexis Burns and Robinson went 2, 3, 4 in the 100 yard backstroke.

Amelia McGee, Brynn Labadie and Johnah Hixon went 1, 2, 3 in the 100 yard breaststroke.

We rounded out the meet with a win the 400 yard freestyle by Martinez, Robinson, Browne and M. McGee.

In celebration of the Purple Meet, winners of every heat also got a purple duck.   There was a duck toss during the diving warm-up with many people tossing their ducks!  Following the meet, the swimmers presented their loved ones with their purple shirt in a touching shirt ceremony.  Then all of the girls swam in a purple t-shirt relay.  Volunteer contestants participated in a canonball contest to end the night of festivities.  It was a special night to honor the survivors, fighters and the taken.  Together, we are stronger than cancer.

Overall record 4-1; CAAC Red conference record 2-0

Ionia will travel to Lansing next week for the next conference meet.