"I could see he was close to me," said Melesh. "As soon as I finished, I looked right to the board (to see who won)."
The Annapolis sophomore not only won the 100-yard backstroke in 54.92 seconds, but captured the state record in the second-ever Maryland State 1A/2A/3A Championship in College Park. Melesh managed to beat Havre de Grace senior Jeff Riley, coincidentally the former record-holder, by about three-tenths of a second as his Panthers finished second overall on the boys side with 209 total...
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