Anna Blue Dolphins compete at Salem event

The Anna Blue Dolphins swim team competed in the Salem Pentathlon on Saturday, July 20.  

In the pentathlon, each swimmer participates in each swim stroke plus an individual medley.  

The combined times of five events were then calculated to place the swimmer in their age group.  

The top three swimmers in each age group were awarded trophies.  

Blue Dolphins placing in the top three included:

Niah Chotner: Girls 6&under 1st Place

Nile Chotner: Boys 13-14 2nd Place

Michael Marggraf: Boys 7-8 3rd Place

Agent Inman: Girls 11-12 3rd Place

Jamison Marggraf: Boys 6&under 3rd Place

Overall, the Blue Dolphins placed third at the invitational, with 21 swimmers earning team points.  

Swimmers who attended the event included:

Sophie Barnhart, Callysta Borders, Katryna Borders, Sabryna Borders, Trystan Borders.

Leah Buchheit, Lakelyn Carter, Myan Carter, Niah Chotner, Nile Chotner, Noah Chotner, Adam Clark, Megan Clark, JJ Dallas, Luke Dallas, Tilman Dallas.

Isabella Hawk, Alexis Houseman, Agent Inman, Ben Marggraf, Jamison Marggraf, Michael Marggraf, Drue Teske, Christian Thompson.

Christian Thompson had the most improvement by dropping 10.63 seconds during the butterfly event. 

The Blue Dolphins are scheduled to compete at the SISL championship meet this Saturday in Carbondale. 

The Gazette-Democrat

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