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Marlboro's Josh Johnson sets Section 9 mark in 100 butterfly, Pine Bush claims team title

Ken McMillan, Middletown Times Herald- Record
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Marlboro senior Josh Johnson established a Section 9 and meet record, winning the 100-yard butterfly in 49.89 seconds at the Section 9 boys swimming championships on Saturday at Valley Central.

Johnson’s time ranks No. 4 in the state, according to the timing website SwimCloud. Johnson won the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the 2023 meet.

Perennial contender Pine Bush captured the team championship with 319 points, edging Newburgh Free Academy (303) and outdistancing Washingtonville (208). The Bushmen posted wins by senior Tomek Oakes (200 individual medley) and 200-yard medley and 200 freestyle relays.

Marlboro's Josh Johnson sets a Section 9 record in the second heat of the 100-yard butterfly during the sectional championships at Valley Central High School on Feb. 17, 2024.
Marlboro's Josh Johnson sets a Section 9 record in the second heat of the 100-yard butterfly during the sectional championships at Valley Central High School on Feb. 17, 2024.

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Cornwall senior Zachary Rothman was a double winner, capturing the 200 freestyle (1:42.72, ranked No. 9 in state) and 500 free (4:37.98, No. 9 in state).

Additional wins were posted by Monroe-Woodbury senior Ariel Koyfman (100 breaststroke), Kingston senior Mason Crowley (100 free), Roosevelt senior Troy Speare (50 free) and Red Hook senior Owen Daniels (100 backstroke, improving more than a second in the 100 backstroke). Newburgh Free Academy won the 400 free relay. Goshen senior Grant Moore won the 1-meter diving on Friday.

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The state championships will be held March 1-2 in Ithaca.

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Section 9 championships

Team scores: 1. Pine Bush (PB) 219 points; 2. Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) 303; 3. Washingtonville (Wash) 208; 4. Monroe-Woodbury (MW) 184; 5. Red Hook (RH) 183; 6. Kingston (King) 177; 7. Warwick (War) 171; 8. New Paltz (NP) 151; 9. Cornwall (Corn) 139; 10. Goshen (Gosh) 96; 11. Marlboro (Marl) 66; 12. F.D. Roosevelt (FDR) 65; 13. Middletown (Mid) 63; 14. Valley Central (VC) 37; 15. Onteora (Ont) 35; 16. Beacon (Bea) 32; 17. Minisink Valley (MV) 31; 18. Our Lady of Lourdes (OLL) 17; 19. (tie) Rondout Valley (RV) and Chester (Ches) 0

Pine Bush reacts to its championship at the Section 9 boys swimming finals at Valley Central High School in Montgomery, NY on Saturday, February 17, 2024. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD
Pine Bush reacts to its championship at the Section 9 boys swimming finals at Valley Central High School in Montgomery, NY on Saturday, February 17, 2024. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD

200-yard medley relay: 1. Pine Bush 1:36.85; 2. Red Hook 1:39.27; 3. New Paltz 1:39.81; 4. Cornwall 1:40.80; 5. Newburgh 1:42.62; 6. Washingtonville 1:43.81

200 freestyle: 1. Zachary Rothman (Cor) 1:42.72; 2. Jack Mummery (NFA) 1:46.03; 3. Peyton Tuttle (NFA) 1:47.32; 4. Connor Holland (War) 1:48.12; 5. Cooper Wright (Wash) 1:50.91; 6. Vinny Velasquez (NFA) 1:52.70

200 IM: 1. Tomek Oakes (PB) 1:55.20; 2. Owen Daniels (RH) 1:56.27; 3. Sam Button (RH) 2:00.23; 4. Nick Bruno (MW) 2:00.80; 5. Josh Johnson (Marl) 2:01.70; 5. 6. Joshua Insdorf (MW) 2:03.70

50 free: 1. Troy Speare (FDR) 21.33; 2. Bryce Sloley (PB) 21.69; 3. Mason Crowley (King) 21.78; 4. Angelo Reade (NFA) 21.93; 5. Jack Vuksanovich (PB) 22.25; 6. Koby Wulfmeyer (NP) 22.33

1-meter diving: 1. Grant Moore (Gosh) 539.50 points; 2. Lars Poutsma (MW) 539.00; 3. Drew Voloshin (War) 515.80; 4. Kaeden Fisher (PB) 497.35; 5. Thomas Bertocchi (Wash) 407.65; 6. Lucas Langone (War) 401.85

100 butterfly: 1. Josh Johnson (Marl) 49.89; 2. Troy Speare (FDR) 49.96; 3. Bryce Sloley (PB) 51.17; 4. Aidan Domanico (NFA) 53.83; 5. Philip Lettre (King) 54.92; 6. Josh Gallagher (PB) 56.19

100 free: 1. Mason Crowley (King) 46.96; 2. Tomek Oakes (PB) 47.25; 3. Koby Wulfmeyer (NP) 48.07; 4. Michael Kelly (War) 48.52; 5. Angelo Reade (NFA) 48.58; 6. Jack Vuksanovich (PB) 48.69

500 free: 1. Zachary Rothman (Corn) 4:37.98; 2. Jack Mummery (NFA) 4:51.49; 3. Ayden Baxter (Marl) 4:52.69; 4. Luke Sanchez (Wash) 5:05.78; 5. Joshua Insdorf (MW) 5:0-9.58

200 free relay: 1. Pine Bush 1:28.78; 2. New Paltz 1:29.73; 3. Newburgh 1:29.82; 4. Kingston 1:30.03; 5. Warwick 1:33.69; 6. Washingtonville 1:34.67

100 backstroke: 1. Owen Daniels (RH) 51.72; 2. Nick Bruno (MW) 53.33; 3. Connor Holland (War) 53.67; 4. Devin Rothman (Corn) 54.31; 5. Edmund Wilson (RH) 54.54; 6. Liam Blackwell (PB) 54.79

100 breaststroke: 1. Ariel Koyfman (MW) 58.49; 2. Sam Button (RH) 1:01.06; 3. Liam Young (Ont) 1:01.68; 4. Henry Shannon (King) 1:02.37; 5. Caden Salamone (NP) 1:02.51; 6. Paddy Dineen (MW) 1:02.59

400 free relay: 1. Newburgh 3:14.15; 2. Red Hook 3:20.54; 3. Kingston 3:21.91; 4. Washingtonville 3:24.30; 5. Monroe-Woodbury 3:28.85; 6. Cornwall 3:29.85

This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Pine Bush wins Section 9 boys swimming championship