Sandpoint Sharks open short course season with strong showing
(Courtesy photo) The Sharks swim team poses for a group photo this weekend at the CAST Fall Splash in Coeur d’Alene.
The Sandpoint club swim team kicked off the short course portion of its season this weekend in Coeur d’Alene.
The Sharks sent 19 swimmers to compete in the CAST Fall Splash this Friday through Sunday inside the Kroc Center and 15 of them walked away with new personal bests.
Fresh off helping the SHS boys swim team to a fourth place finish at state, Hayden Norling took eighth in the boys 15 and over 1000 free, 100 back and 100 back.
His younger brother, Caleb Norling, dominated capturing first in the 13-14 100 free, second in the 200 back and 50 free and third in the 200 free, 100 fly, 1000 free and 100 back.
Sharks head coach Mike Brosnahan was particularly impressed with 8-year-old Athena DeLeeuw, who secured two fourth, fifth and eighth place finishes at the meet.
Emily Ballard and Ayiana Prevost, who competed at state for the SHS girls team that placed first, had strong showings as well.
Ballard took sixth in the girls 13-14 100 free, 200 free and 200 breast while Prevost captured fifth in the 1000 free, seventh in the 200 breast and eighth in the 200 free.
Ryleigh Bamer also shined on the girls side. Competing in the 11-12 races, Bamer took home a top five finish in six of her 10 events including a third place result in the 50 free and 100 fly.
“It was the first meet of our short course season and it was a big success,” Brosnahan wrote in an email.
CAST Fall Splash
Nov. 15-17
Top 5 finishers
GIRLS
25 fly (8 and under) — 5, Athena DeLeeuw, 24.13.
50 free (8 and under) — 4, Athena DeLeeuw, 44.50.
50 fly (8 and under) — 4, Athena DeLeeuw, 55.14.
50 breast (8 and under) — 5, Athena DeLeeuw, 1:00.02.
50 free (11-12) — 3, Ryleigh Bamer, 27.71.
50 fly (11-12) — 4, Ryleigh Bamer, 30.94
50 breast (11-12) — 5, Ryleigh Bamer, 39.36.
100 free (11-12) — 4, Ryleigh Bamer, 1:03.14.
100 fly (11-12) — 3, Ryleigh Bamer, 1:17.21.
100 IM (11-12) — 5, Ryleigh Bamer, 1:14.84.
1000 free (13-14) — 5, Ayiana Prevost, 13:02.94.
BOYS
200 breast (13-14) — 4, Gabriel Lester, 2:46.85.
200 back (13-14) — 5, Gabriel Lester, 2:27,07.
200 free (13-14) — 3, Caleb Norling, 1:57.20.
100 fly (13-14) — 3, Caleb Norling, 1:00.93.
100 free (13-14) — 1, Caleb Norling, 53.45.
200 back (13-14) — 2, Caleb Norling, 2:19.35.
1000 free (13-14) — 3, Caleb Norling, 10:51.28.
100 back (13-14) — 3, Caleb Norling, 1:02.29.
50 free (13-14) — 2, Caleb Norling, 24.98.
100 breast (13-14) — 4, Caleb Norling, 1:14.79.