Shortly after that, it was Keller Griswold who swam in the 200 free and broke a record of his own for the Millionaires. Oh yeah, and then Evan Summers claimed a school record in the 200 IM.

Three school records in one afternoon is far from a shabby performance, and the Millionaires are happy to have seen it all happen on the same day together.

“That was an unbelievable start to that meet. We won the medley relay first which they were a part of. And we broke a record on that one. And we won overall against teams that are ranked in the state and ranked in the country for their medley relays, so that was a huge kickoff to it. And then to have Keller (Griswold) go right into the 200 free after that, that momentum kept going and same thing with Evan (Summers),” Williamsport coach Brett Johnson said. “Evan shaved five seconds and broke that record. It was just a huge momentum we had going through. Even in the 50 free, Brady (Ross) took first place. It wasn’t a record, but we took first place. Just having that initial momentum and Keller kept it going and Evan kept it going and it was a huge rush to watch that happen and see their success.”

Griswold set the record in the 200 free with a time of 1:46.10 and Summers’ record in the 200 IM was a 2:01.79. Those two also were part of Williamsport’s 200 medley relay team which set the school record alongside Cooper Allmaras and Ross in 1:36.06.

Keller Griswold of Williamsport competes in the boys 200 yard IM during the swim meet at Williamsport High School. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

“The 200 free, I just wanted to go out fast,” Griswold said. “I knew I could probably break that record and I tried to swim my own race.”

“Evan, he’s been working pretty hard,” Griswold continued. “He’s an amazing breaststroker so I saw him when he swam the IM and when the breaststroke came up, I knew he had it.”

At Williamsport they often say that it’s a great day to be a Millionaire. Well, on Saturday it certainly was.

Griswold and Summers are two standout swimmers who have been to districts multiple times and are state qualifiers as well. As are Ross and Allmaras. They all mean a lot to the program and the success the last few seasons.

“(Griswold and Summers) both work hard. They both can be leaders for the team. They have competed at high levels with club (teams) and with us here. And they’ve both been to states,” Johnson said. “They’ve been in individual events at states, so it’s sort of a good rock to set everything on. And then with Brady and Cooper, they’re not too far behind, so it really ends up being a good group that started with the strength of Keller being a senior and going right now through all of them.”

Evan Summers of Williamsport competes in the boys 100 yard breaststroke during the swim meet at Williamsport High School. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

Griswold mentioned how those types of big meets with talented swimmers from all over the state are what help fuel him and Summers to compete at their best, and last Saturday was a prime example of that.

“I feel like the energy at some of these big meets, they definitely bring us together, especially in the relays. We all love that relay,” Griswold said. “Us four have never lost yet this year (in the relay). We try to keep getting faster.”

Griswold, Allmaras, Summers and Ross have the talent to keep winning in the 200 medley relay, as evident by the fact that foursome has yet to lose this season in a dual, tri-meet or invitational. On Saturday at Cedar Crest, they each swam their fastest split so far this year.

Both Griswold and Summers have become close friends over the last few years of varsity competition, and their success rubs off one on another.

“Me and him have been pretty close over these last couple seasons,” Griswold said of Summers. “We’ve been training real hard and trying to get faster and reach our goals, and that’s what’s been happening.”

Cooper Allmaras of Williamsport competes in the boys 100 yard backstroke during the swim meet at Williamsport High School. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette

Griswold, Summers and the relay teams record-breaking performance is a great indicator that Williamsport’s swimmers are competing and peaking at the right time as districts and states loom in the not-so-distant future. And not just for the boys swimmers, but the girls as well.

Last year, Williamsport had more than a dozen swimmers qualify for states and Johnson thinks it’s possible yet again this year.

“We are getting to the point where we are swimming consistently and I think by time we get to districts, I think it’ll even get up to a higher point,” Johnson said. “I really believe we will have a bunch of kids going to states this year, both individually and in relays. Both boys and girls, so I think we’re where we need to be right now.”

It’s a sentiment that Griswold agrees with.

“I feel like we’re at where we want to be, but we want to get faster,” Griswold said. “Our goal in the medley relay is to get a medal at states and I feel with how we’ve been doing. It’s definitely possible.”

As long as they keep swimming as well as they have this season, anything’s possible for the Millionaires’ swimming teams.