COUNTY — The Pickens County YMCA Piranhas Swim Team captured a home meet in Pickens, where numerous swimmers improved their times.

Teams attending the meet were YMCAs from Pickens County, Anderson County, Cherokee County and Greenwood County. Pickens won the meet with 649 points, followed by Anderson with 353, Cherokee 170 and Greenwood 65.

Pickens had 22 swimmers in the meet. All swimmers improved their times from previous meets. One swimmer from Pickens County, Avery Woodall, swam in her first meet at Pickens after beginning swim team practice less than a week earlier!

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The Pickens Piranhas Swim Team is coached by Rachel Rahn, left, and Larry McMahan. Rachel has been swimming with the Piranhas for eight years and also coaching for the last two years. June 25 was the final Pickens home swim meet for Rachel, who begins her college career this fall at Anderson University.

Many Pickens County YMCA swimmers made impressive gains at the June 25 swim meet:

Mallie Couch (11) cut an impressive 48.73 seconds from her 200 Free

Karlee Richardson (9) improved her times by 29.35 seconds

Heidi McKever (4) improved her times overall by 27.96 seconds

Tamara Boysworth (12) made the A time standard in 50 Back and 50 Free

Ivy Hyder (9) made the A time standard in 50 Back, 200 Free, and the 50 Fly

Davia Simmons (10) has made the AA time standard in the 50 Back and the A time standard in 50 Free

The next swim meet will be at the Laurens County YMCA on July 2, followed by the Central YMCA Swimming League Summer State Championship Meet hosted by Georgetown YMCA July 16-17.

The Pickens Piranhas Swim Team is coached by Larry McMahan and Rachel Rahn. Rahn has been swimming with the Piranhas for eight years and also coaching for the last two years. The June 25 Pickens meet was the final home meet for Rahn, who begins her college career this fall at Anderson University.

The Pickens County Piranhas Swim Team practices every weekday at 4:15 p.m. at the Pickens branch of the YMCA. The swim team accepts new swimmers all season long, no matter the level of their swimming ability. For more information, call (864) 878-8380 or visit pcymca.net/swimteam.php.