4A STATE SWIM: Sandpoint girls have a real shot at state title this year
Ryleigh Bamer
Photo by Jason Duchow Photography
BOISE — Six points, that’s how close the Sandpoint girls swim team was to bringing home a state title last year, as they ultimately settled for third place behind Skyview and Bishop Kelly. This year, the girls have another great opportunity to bring home that first-place trophy.
Out of last week’s 11 events at the district championship meet, Sandpoint’s girls dominated by placing first in six of them. Ryleigh Bamer took home medals in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly; freshman Reina Montecchi won the 100 freestyle; Sara Hogue won the 100 backstroke; and the 200-yard medley relay and 400 freestyle relay were both won by Sandpoint as well. The 400 freestyle relay, which consisted of Bamer, Montecchi, Ava de Leeuw, and Mia Driggs shattered the district record with a time of 3:54.22. The original record, set by Sandpoint in 2021, was 4:01.06.
As for the 200-yard medley relay, which consisted of Georgia Gedde, Lila Gedde, Adasyn Anderson, and Halle Wyman, they will also be a force to be reckoned with at the state meet. Last week, they only were behind Lakeland by .29 seconds and only three seconds behind the district record.
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