He's off! Oracle swimmer Andrew Burton, seen entering the water, holds more records than any swimmer in DCHS history. He has set five individual records and three as a member of relay teams. Bill Stauffer photo Delphi's 400-meter freestyle relay team of Andrew Burton, Jeremy Sterrett, Jared Kelly and Kyle Price, broke a 32-year old school record last Wednesday at home against Twin Lakes. The record dates back to 1977.

The new record time is 3:27.86.

Burton's father, Brian Burton, was a member of that '77 state-qualifying relay team that set the previously unbroken benchmark. He is now an assistant swim coach and the team's scorekeeper. He was on hand to witness the feat by his son's team. Also witnessing the feat was TLHS assistant swim coach Ed Glick, who was an Oracle swim coach in '77.

Not only did they break a long-standing record, but the varsity boys defeated an undermanned Indian team 122- 49. The girls, however, came up short to the host Indians, 112-74. Brianna Walters and Monica Hutsell were double winners for the girls.

Burton, Sterrett and Andy Flora were triple winners. Kyle Price, Jared Kelley, Brent Kremer were double winners and Austin Goodman and Clint McLeland had a win apiece.

Both teams defeated Clinton Central Thursday night with the boys winning 111-69 and the girls, 97-88. Hutsell was a double winner while Annie Mose picked up the girls' other first. For the boys, Burton, Kelley and Kyle Price were quadruple winners, Sterrett had three firsts, McLeland, Alex Price, Kremer and Goodman each placed first.