PREP SWIM: Sandpoint swim team dives into action

by MAX OSWALD
Sports Reporter | September 10, 2023 1:00 AM

- Saturday, Sept. 9

COEUR d’ALENE – The Sandpoint swim team kicked off their season at the IEL Icebreaker swim meet held at the Kroc Center Saturday. The boys finished fourth out of eight teams while the girls placed third out of seven teams.

Junior Ryleigh Bamer, captain of the swim team this year, continues to excel posting strong early season swims in the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard butterfly, and multiple relays.

“She has proven to be an excellent leader in and out of the pool,” Sandpoint head coach Greg Jackson said. “Her leadership is directly correlating to the success of herself and her teammates.”

Jackson also noted how he was impressed with sophomore capitan McCoy Jensen’s dedication and is excited to see his potential play out over the years, and with junior Terra Converse for trusting in her plan, supporting her team, and working hard to improve her technique.

Just as impressive for the Bulldogs, sophomore Kai Leavitt had arguably one of the biggest performances on the day, improving his 100-meter freestyle by over three seconds since last season.

The Sandpoint swim team will be back in action at the University of Idaho on Saturday, Sept. 16.

BOYS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lakeland 129. 2, Lake City 126. 3, Coeur d’Alene 106. 4, Sandpoint 66. 5, Post Falls 47. 6, Moscow 28. 7, Lewiston 15. 8, Wallace 1.

200-yard medley relay — 1, Lake City (Benjamin Linford, Elijah Brown, Eli Shaw, Owen Bennett), 1:44.35. 2, Lakeland, 1:46.50. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 1:51.01.

200 freestyle — 1, Michael Mamola, Lakeland, 1:51.99. 2, Benjamin Linford, Lake City, 1:59.09. 3, Andrew Davis, Coeur d’Alene, 1:59.36.

200 IM — 1, Elijah Brown, Lake City, 2:03.62. 2, Noah Crossler, Moscow, 2:10.70. 3, McCoy Jensen, Sandpoint, 2:10.79.

50 freestyle — 1, Isaac Thorpe, Coeur d’Alene, 23.13. 2, Eli Shaw, Lake City, 23.89. 3, Jeremiah Couper, Lakeland, 24.56.

100 butterfly — 1, Zach Linford, Lake City, 55.95. 2, George Lavy, Post Falls, 58.76. 3, Dawson Cushman, Coeur d’Alene, 59.39.

100 freestyle — 1, Isaac Thorpe, Coeur d’Alene, 50.29. 2, McCoy Jensen, Sandpoint, 53.42. 3, Micah Minix, Lakeland, 54.88.

500 freestyle — 1, Michael Mamola, Lakeland, 4:54.60. 2, Owen Bennett, Lake City, 5:05.58. 3, Andrew Davis, Coeur d’Alene, 5:23.72.

200 freestyle relay — 1, Lake City (Zach Linford, Eli Shaw, Steven Griffith, Ben Linford), 1:38.54. 2, Sandpoint, 1:39.87. 3, Post Falls, 1:46.62.

100 backstroke — 1, Elijah Brown, Lake City, 57.00. 2, Ethan Abbott, Lakeland, 58.60. 3, Zach Linford, Lake City, 59.91.

100 breaststroke — 1, George Lavy, Post Falls, 1:10.30. 2, Ethan Harrell, Lakeland, 1:10.31. 3, Ben Linford, Lake City, 1:11.06.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Lake City (Owen Bennett, Zach Linford, Steven Griffith, Elijah Brown), 3:32.68. 2, Lakeland, 3:36.09. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 3:36.50.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Lake City 198. 2, Coeur d’Alene 133. 3, Sandpoint 69. 4, Lewiston 37. 5, Lakeland 31. 6, Post Falls 28. 7, Moscow 22.

200-yard medley relay — 1, Lake City (Riley Taylor, Quinn Taylor, Malynn Sobek, Clara Strow), 1:53.16. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 2:03.14. 3, Sandpoint, 2:06.66.

200 freestyle — 1, Makena Mamola, Lakeland, 1:59.16. 2, Malynn Sobek, 1:59.66. 3, Ava de Leeuw, Sandpoint, 2:08.07.

200 IM — 1, Quinn Taylor, Lake City, 2:17.64. 2, Delaney Snell, Coeur d’Alene, 2:23.99. 3, Karsten Towery, Coeur d’Alene, 2:28.76.

50 freestyle — 1, Pema Anain, Lake City, 25.76. 2, Camden Cotant, Coeur d’Alene, 26.61. 3, Sylvia Strow, Lake City, 26.69.

100 butterfly — 1, Riley Taylor, Lake City, 59.87. 2, Malynn Sobek, 1:04.39. 3, Ryleigh Bamer, Sandpoint, 1:07.16.

100 freestyle — 1, Quinn Taylor, Lake City, 56.01. 2, Camden Cotant, Coeur d’Alene, 59.25. 3, Demi Blaylock, Lake City, 59.46.

500 freestyle — 1, Makena Mamola, Lakeland, 5:18.32. 2, Ava de Leeuw, Sandpoint, 5:37.68. 3, Delaney Snell, Coeur d’Alene, 5:48.02.

200 freestyle relay — 1, Lake City (Demi Blaylock, Sylvia Strow, Quinn Taylor, Pema Anain), 1:45.28. 2, Sandpoint, 1:49.97. 3, Lake City, 1:51.61.

100 backstroke — 1, Riley Taylor, Lake City, 1:00.12. 2, Alena Gonzalez, Coeur d’Alene, 1:04.75. 3, Kaylynn Misner, Post Falls, 1:07.88.

100 breaststroke — 1, Trista Slife, Lake City, 1:10.75. 2, Demi Blaylock, Lake City, 1:11.33. 3, Pema Anain, Lake City, 1:15.36.

400 freestyle relay — 1, Lake City (Pema Anain, Trista Slife, Malynn Sobek, Riley Taylor), 3:48.22. 2, Coeur d’Alene, 3:59.31. 3, Coeur d’Alene, 4:10.80.