Local Swimmers Make Final Push Before State

Local Swimmers Make Final Push Before State

Dylan Witt. SweetwaterNOW photo by Jayson Klepper

GREEN RIVER — Green River, Rock Springs and Lyman swimmers turned in several top-five performances Thursday at the Green River last-chance meet, the final competition before next week’s state swimming and diving championships in Gillette.

Green River collected four event victories, led by Zoie Gilmore, who won the 100-yard freestyle in 58.17 seconds and the 200-yard freestyle relay with teammates Leighton Bailey, Baylee Cochrun and Kaylin Uhrig. Gilmore also finished second in the 50-yard freestyle in 26.65 seconds.

Uhrig added an individual victory in the 100-yard breaststroke, finishing in 1:11.59. Green River also won the 200-yard medley relay, with Cochrun, Gilmore, Uhrig and Bailey combining for a time of 2:11.30.

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The Lady Wolves had several other top-five finishes. Dylan Witt placed third in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:20.97 and second in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:15.30. Bella Anderson finished second in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:13.90, while Brylee Price placed fifth in the 50-yard freestyle in 28.75 seconds. Uhrig also finished fourth in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:00.17. Green River freshman Remy Plaisted placed fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:30.64.

Rock Springs freshman Kendall Moore won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:11.23, while teammate Mabel Mathis captured the 1-meter diving competition with 185.30 points. Moore also placed fifth in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:01.23.

Kaylee Moore added a third-place finish in the 100-yard freestyle in 59.74 seconds and placed second in the 100-yard backstroke in 1:12.91. Brooklyn Jackson-Dunn finished fifth in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:49.64 and fifth in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:16.84. Abbi Scott placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly in 1:16.63, while Gracie Meagher finished fifth in the 500-yard freestyle in 6:42.46. Rock Springs’ Bree Ruiz added a fourth-place finish in diving with 133.65 points.

Lyman also had several strong finishes, including a second-place showing in the 200-yard medley relay. The team of Abigail Bitter, Gemma Cox, Madilyn Taylor and Oaklee Crane finished in 2:23.75.

Milly Bentley placed second in the 100-yard freestyle in 59.02 seconds and third in the 50-yard freestyle in 26.97 seconds. Lindsey Golden finished second in the 200-yard freestyle in 2:20.95, while Brooke Gossard placed second in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:43.03.

Taylor and Gossard finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 100-yard backstroke. Taylor clocked a 1:14.44, followed by Gossard in 1:14.60. Brynlee Shell added a fourth-place finish in the 200-yard individual medley in 2:48.40 and fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:27.88.

Lyman’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of Avery Sill, Golden, Gossard and Bentley finished second in 1:55.71, while the 400-yard freestyle relay team of Alicia Aleman, Sill, Taylor and Bentley placed third in 4:20.60.