Four swimmers compete in Alaska Junior Olympics

Four members of the Wrangell Swim Club went to Anchorage last month, in late April, to compete in the Alaska Junior Olympics. Over the course of the four day meet, from April 25 to 28, 24 different teams from across the state competed. The Wrangell team collectively made 18 personal best times.

Christina Johnson competed in the 10-years-old and younger category and made six personal bests. She took third place in the 50-yard breaststroke, fourth in the 100-yard butterfly, fourth in the 500-yard freestyle, fourth in the 100-yard breaststroke, sixth in the 100-yard individual medley, seventh in the 200-yard individual medley, and sixth in the 50-yard butterfly.

Jack Roberts competed in the 13-14-years-old category and made four personal bests. He took twenty-second place in the 50-yard freestyle, twenty-fifth place in the 100-yard freestyle, eleventh place in the 200-yard individual medley, twenty-second place in the 200-yard freestyle, and ninth place in the 100-yard butterfly.

Nikolai Siekawitch also competed in the 13-14-years-old category and made four personal bests. He took eighth place in the 1,650-yard freestyle, eighth place in the 100-yard breaststroke, fourth place in the 50-yard freestyle, fifth place in the 100-yard freestyle, eighth place in the 100-yard backstroke, ninth place in the 200-yard freestyle, and seventh place in the 100-yard butterfly.

Renee Roberts competed in the 15-years-old and older category and made four personal bests. She took tenth place in the 200-yard backstroke, tenth place in the 50-yard freestyle, twenty-third place in the 500-yard freestyle, seventh place in the 100-yard freestyle, thirteenth place in the 100-yard backstroke, twenty-fifth place in the 200-yard freestyle, and twenty-sixth place in the 100-yard butterfly.