Three Sweet Home Swim Club athletes, Novaleigh (Nova) Adams, Sophie Burns and Ryder Parr, competed March 6-8 at the 11-14 Oregon State Championships.
Burns, 12 qualified for state in the 100 and 200 Individual Medley, 50 and 100 butterfly events, 50 Backstroke and 100 Freestyle. She dropped time in all of her races and qualified for finals in all six of her events.
She placed fifth in the 50 Butterfly, sixth in the 50 Backstroke, eighth in the 100 Butterfly, ninth in the 100 Freestyle and 10th in the 200 IM.
Two weeks later Burns competed at her first Northwest Age Group Regionals in Federal Way, Wash., which included swimmers from Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Montana and Hawaii. She qualified in the 100 and 200 IM, and 50 and 100 fly events.
“After having such big time drops two weeks prior, we didn’t expect all new best times – we wanted her to race her best and that’s what she did,” Coach Jessica Rice said. Burns finished 24th in the 200 IM, 21st in the 50 fly, 19th in the 100 fly, and 16th in the 100 fly.
In her first state meet, Adams, also 12, qualified in the 200 Individual Medley, and 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events, dropping time in all of her races. She placed fifth in the 50 Freestyle and 10th in the 200 Freestyle. She posted a 10-second drop in the 200 IM, placing 22nd; and placed 20th in the 100 free.We had 3 athletes compete at the 11-14 Oregon state championship meet March 6-8th.
Parr, 13, qualified for state in the 200 backstroke, and the 200 and 500 freestyle. He dropped time in all three races and placed 28th in the 200 back and 12th in both the 200 and 500 free.