Liberty’s girls swim team won 11 of 12 events in the Hurricanes’ 92-71 victory over Stroudsburg on Dec. 9 at Liberty.

“In a bunch of different races, we had kids who were racing the other team and not worried about the clock, so that was great,” said Liberty coach Reik Foust. “(Stroudsburg swim coach) BJ (Conklyn) had a lot of kids who really matched up well, and I think they had some really great swims.”

Lilah McClarin, Leah Onia, Audrey Bloss-Ferry, and Estella Mikovich led off with a 1:59.24 victory in the 200 medley relay.

Onia won two individual events: the 200 freestyle with a time of 2:17.73 and the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:14.77.

“That was a fantastic race,” said Coach Foust, referring to the 200 free. “It was nip and tuck right up until the last maybe 40 yards going into the turn and the last 25 going back where she really kicked it in, and then the Stroudsburg girl (Kayla Exil) couldn’t keep up.”

Bloss-Ferry was a double-event winner in the 200 IM with a time of 2:26.95 and the 500 free with a time of 6:06.63.

McClarin also won two individual events: the 100 free in 1:01.14 and the 100 backstroke in 1:06.45.

“I was aware of [Stroudsburg’s Brooke Henning] the whole time. We were talking before, and she’s a really nice girl,” said McClarin of the backstroker in the next lane. “I just needed to get comfortable with my stroke and really feel the rhythm and the flow as I was doing it. Once I knew I was in a good position, I went all out at the end.”

Liberty’s Mikovich took first place in the 50 free with a time of 27.95.

Onia, Sophie Terry, Rosalie Kutz, and Mikovich won the 200 free relay with a time of 1:57.54.

In the 400 relay, McClarin out touched Stroudsburg’s Exil to clinch the win with a time of 4:17.17 to Stroudsburg’s 4:17.79.

“When I dove in, we were maybe a second or two behind,” said McClarin. “In the first 25, I caught up a little bit. Second 25, I was maybe a body behind, and then, third 25, we were neck and neck when we hit the wall. By the end, I knew to go all out. When I was a little bit behind the flags, I couldn’t breathe anymore. I was trying to be more strong and grab the water more. It was a really cool feeling at the end, but before, I started to get a little nervous, and I was like, oh no, it’s gonna come down to me.”

Bloss-Ferry led off the 400 relay, followed by Ruby O’Hara and Terry.

“It’s turned out to be good for the first three weeks now,” said Foust. “We’re going real hard with yardage and real hard in the weight room now, and we’re doing dryland every day before practice. They’re buying into it, and they’re understanding it, and they need that strength.