Jackson Suhre Leads The Way For Paddlers With Three Wins, Is Stillwater Senior Living Male Athlete Of Month For Granite City
EDWARDSVILLE - Jackson Suhre, who competed in the 11-12 age group for Paddlers Swim Club in Granite City, had one of the biggest days for an individual swimmer at the 60th Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association championship meet July 17 at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center at Edwardsville High School. Suhre won his three individual events - the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard individual medley and the 50-yard butterfly - along with a second with his team in the 200-yard freestyle relay and a third in the 100-yard medley relay in helping the Pirates finish third in the meet. Suhre is a Stillwater Senior Living Male Athlete of the Month for Granite City. In an interview conducted after one of his races, Suhre felt he had swam well, but also knew that he can improve in other aspects in his form. "I think I'm doing pretty well," Suhre said. "I could have done some things better, but it's always nice to come up here and have a good time." During the regular SWISA season, Suhre broke