We know that it is still early in the Swim season calendar as the state meet isn't until February, but what we had last night at the Elise Cerami Aquatic Center was a good old fashioned dual meet rivalry.

For those of you who are new to the area swim scene, for decades the Dragons dominated the Battle of 1709, but for the last two seasons the Keller Indians have claimed the state title. Last night, in what will be the first of several meetings this year, Dragon Swimming/Diving served notice that they might be on the comeback trail as they defeated the Indians 192-122, winning 11-12 events. Our Dragon Men "swept" the relays.

Top 3 relay finishes for our Dragon Men included:

1st 200 medley relay with Dylan Heldenbrand, Pierce Chapman, Finn McAteer and Colin Heintz
3rd 200 medley relay with Grayson Sullivan, Alex Diller, Thomas Paskvan and Sebastian Bastidas
1st 200 free relay with Dylan Heldenbrand, Ethan Jetty, Kobe Dickheiser and William Zhang
3rd 200 free relay with Colin Heintz, Thomas Paskvan, Aaron Dong and Levi Keojampa
1st 400 free relay with William Zhang, Ethan Jetty, Finn McAteer and Kobe Dickheiser
2nd 400 free relay with Aaron Dong, Sebastian Bastidas, Grayson Sullivan and Colin Heintz

Top 3 individual finishes for our Dragon Men included:
1st 200 free William Zhang
2nd 200 free Kobe Dickheiser
3rd 200 free Aaron Dong
1st 200 IM Grayson Sullivan
2nd 200 IM. Sebastian Bastidas
1st 50 free Dylan Heldenbrand
2nd 50 free Ethan Jetty
3rd 50 free Colin Heintz
1st Diving Jack Ma
1st 100 fly William Zhang
2nd 100 fly Finn McAteer
1st 100 free Kobe Dickheiser
3rd 100 free Ethan Jetty
2nd 500 free Finley Laurence
3rd 500 free David Hill
1st 100 back Dylan Heldenbrand
3rd 100 back Grayson Sullivan
1st 100 breast Pierce Chapman

The Dragon swimmers/divers will be the first to tell you that there is much work to do before championship season. After all there are 36 Dragon swimmers competing tomorrow in the Mansfield Non-Tisca Meet. And the Lonestar Tisca Meet on Nov. 21-22 is considered the biggest and most competitive meet of the fall, but what took place last night was a great first building block as Dragon swimming/diving looks to build on their championship aspirations!

For on this night The Battle of 1709 belonged to Dragon Swimming once again!!